So we got up and had breakfast. After having a bit of a kerfuffle with how to get there and how to buy tickets, we finally arrived at Disneyland Paris at about 11:30.
DISNEYLAND!!! (Paris).
Okay, I'm in my 30's. I'm a mature, responsible adult. But I really didn't care! I was grinning from ear to ear, squee-ing with the best of them in sheer childhood joy. We did all the standard stuff - Space Mountain, Indiana Jones, Thunder Mountain, Pirates of the Carribean, plus a whole lot of little, fun stuff - Buzz Light Year, It's a small World...
And then at the end of the day, they lit up Sleeping Beauty's Castle with an amazing light show - fire works, flame balls, water projection. Absolutely a stunning way to finish a great day.
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| Me about to go SQUEEE!! |
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| Star Wars! |
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| Who's cuter? |
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| Pretty pink castle! |
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| O-arrgh! Pirates! |
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| Had to be done... |
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| Bye-Bye Disneyland, you were AWESOME!!! |
So, after a great day at Disneyland, the following day we spent at Versailles. It's an absolutely amazing palace set in what has to be one of the largest gardens that I have ever seen in my life. From the Hall of Mirrors to the King's bed chambers, the absolute majesty and sheer luxury of the facilities is overwhelming. And this is after a lot of the furnishings were destroyed or given to the people after the Revolution.
You can understand why the populace was getting disillusioned with the Monarchy when they were living in such unadulterated wealth and they were living in such squalor.
Still, an amazing experience and I'd highly recommend anyone having a look around should they head to Paris - well worth a day trip out of the city.
So... for now we say goodbye to Continental Europe - next step, ol' London Town.
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