Thursday in Disneyland was a bit showery and overcast (a welcome respite from the unexpectedly hot sunshine of the day before - next time I'll be taking sunscreen with me!!) My sister and I managed to persuade DN to ride on the little train which takes you all round the outskirts of the park. It was a real steam train and called at dinky little stations in each of the four different 'lands'. We did a whole circuit plus one more stop as we wanted to get off at Frontierland!! We all had a great time there as there was something for all of us. A shooting gallery for DN and a lovely sedate cruise around a large lake on a Mississippi Paddle Steamer for my sister and me. The wildlife on the lake was amazing - not just ducks and ducklings who were incredibly tame, but herons as well. That was something I hadn't expected to find at Disneyland - wonderful floral displays, beautiful garden areas and wildlife.
After lunch there were two trips around the haunted mansion ride (DN was very taken with the ghosts), and then on to Fantasyland where we had to go and visit the Dragon again and then we went on a few of the lovely rides they've got there - the spinning tea cups of the Mad Hatters Tea Party and the Dumbo carousel. Afterwards we found a fantastic Ice Cream Parlour where there was every flavour you could imagine and DN ate a vanilla ice cream cone that was almost as big as him!!
Friday was much warmer again and we spent most of the day revisiting DN's favourite rides - including the, for me, stomach-churning Star Tours ride. DN loved it and really believed he'd been on a trip through outer space. There was a trip on one of my favourite rides - It's A Small World. I'd been on the same ride in Disneyworld in California many many years ago and it was just as pretty and magical as I remembered it. Although it was a bit 'girly' even DN seemed to enjoy it. Then it was back to the ice cream parlour where DN yet again managed to eat a huge cone of ice cream.
The three days there went by in the blinking of an eye. We all had a lovely time and I suspect there may be a return visit next summer. I'll leave you with a photo of a souvenir I brought back, a huge cereal bowl featuring my all-time favourite Disney cartoon characters - Chip'n'Dale the Chipmunks. Apparently they're known as Tic & Tac in France.
That bowl is so cute! Glad you all had such a good time at disney!
Posted by: Heather | 06/05/2008 at 08:44 AM