Syn comes to KL - LeVain Boulangerie Pattiserie

A friend of mine who's currently working in Singapore came to KL for a short weekend trip. Decided to give Levain Boulangerie a try. So here we are..  for our brunch and long chats. Levain Boulangerie is housed in a posh bungalow with classy interiors. We went there on a Saturday and it was quite packed. We chose the upstairs seat, as the ground floor was fully occupied.

real stone oven bakery

the selection of breads

LeVain has a diverse selection of pastries, breads and sandwiches. I couldn't help but to load my tray with almost everything :P (we actually shared all these)

piggying out : mash potato bun with ham bits, curry donut, cheese tart, pizza etc.

sausagey bread, turkey ham & eggs, egg sandwhich, cute squid bread

 bolognaise spaghettini

syn killing the "squid"

It's self-service in LeVain, however you can request the staff at the payment counter to cut the breads/pastries into desired number of pieces.

After trying out, I highly recommend the Turkey Ham & Egg, Curry Donut and Mashed Potato with ham bits. (I have yet to try many other pastries, but I'll be back for more. Stay tune for revisits)

We sit and chatted for few hours, while we wait for more friends to join us.

Apart from pastries and bread, they do have macaroons, cookies and cakes. I tried the noisette cake and it was fantabulous :P This lovely cake consists of a layer of hazelnut dacquoise, dark chocolate mouse and flourless, crumbly cake at the bottom. Even a friend of mine, PH who doesnt like cakes compliments the texture of this noisette cake. :) yay!

noisette cake

More photos:

me, syn

ph, jy

UPDATED : REVISIT, May 2011

Had my lunch in Levain with my mum when she came over to KL. I tried the macarons.

triple chocolate and orange macarons

I find the macarons here abit too sweet, unlike the one at Canele's which are really good, not too sweet. The triple chocolate macaron however is quite chocolatey. Good if u feel like getting a chocolate therapy to make you happy ;)

Address:

LeVain Boulangerie Pattiserie

No. 7, Jalan Delima (off Jalan Imbi),
55100 Kuala Lumpur.
http://www.levain.com.my/
Opening time : Monday to Sunday, 7.30am -9pm


Pre Christmas 2010 - Hong Kong trip - Disneyland

This is part of my Hong Kong trip post, starting with Disneyland!! Hong Kong Disneyland is my 2nd trip to disneylands after Japan's back in 2004.

It is much smaller compare to the Japan one (Disneyland + Disney sea), nevertheless it is still a whimsical and lovely park. I always ♥ disneylands, fairy tales, cutsie stuffs and pure fun, at least for a day~

Sunny Bay station (even the station before Disneyland sounds happy)

MTR to HK Disneyland Resort

Everything Mickey~

Mickey's fountain - Almost there..

Welcome~

We reached there early to catch the buffet breakfast at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel's Enchanted Garden. HK Disneyland Hotel has Victorian style deco, the buffet breakfast (HKD230++ per pax) allows you to meet and greet with several characters including Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto and Daisy. The characters come up to your table to greet you and you can snap, snap away!~

The buffet breakfast has a wide selection of western breakfast, which include waffle, pancake, muesli, cornflakes, pastries etc. They do have chinese dimsum and asian style noodles.



Enchanted door :)

Mickey shaped waffle and pancake

enchanted maze, outside the restaurant

victorian-christmas deco

Goofy

Mickey~

Outside the restaurant there is a garden, very pretty with a lot of flowers, and since christmas is around the corner, red poinsettias are everywhere. You can even have a good view of the sea from here. Nice place to have a stroll before the park opens.

We then took the hotel shuttle bus to the the park's entrance. If you manage to reach early, disneylands always have a small ceremony for their opening, usually a guest family is invited to join in this special ribbon cutting ceremony. (One-day ticket HKD350)

entrance

Main Street U.S.A

Duffy bear's house!~  Duffy is Minnie's gift to Mickey

From here onwards, I shall let the photos do the talking. But don't forget to snap your Disney's FastPass for these three attractions :

• Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
• Space Mountain
• The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

example of a FastPass

These FastPass does reduce your waiting time significantly, especially during peak time. Check here for more information on FastPass terms & conditions.

City Hall - place to get all info needed

Main street antique cars

TomorrowLand

Astro Blasters - laser game

Space mountain - thrilling indoor roller coaster

FantasyLand

It's a small world -christmas edition

I reach USA already~

The Disney It's A Small World:

The Golden Mickey show -Fabulous! Must-see show~

Mickey Philharmagic

3D Mickey philharmagic show

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Wanders into the Winnie the Pooh story book in the Pooh's hunny-pot

i luv Tigger!~

Flights of Fantasy Parade

These are the few very fascinating 'cars'. The Disney parade in HK Disneyland is superb~

The majestic castle

Adventureland

Tarzan's Treehouse

Christmas 2010 candy-licious decorations

Mickey & Minnie Christmas 2010

Meet the characters at Fantasy Garden

 ♥ Duffy~

There goes the bits and pieces of the memories I collected from HK Disneyland. Whimsical isn't it?

Everything here is happily ever after...~ so, wish u all readers out there happiness always~

Note : Remember to check out the Star Guest Program which runs occasionally. You can get lots of extra goodies~

Website : http://park.hongkongdisneyland.com/hkdl/en_US/home/home?name=HomePage

Tickets can be purchased from MTR stations or shops along Avenue of Stars (may have additional gifts, I got shirt pins :P) and at the park entrance.

Update: HK Disneyland is celebrating their 5th anniversary this year. !!~ Hot air baloon magical airship for the fantasy parade.