Disneyland Paris - Day 1

Blog Entry - 3rd December 2007

As the title suggests, we decided to go to Disneyland Paris (on a whim, of course!) to celebrate WS's birthday this year.. hehe.. well, originally thought of going down to London and celebrating it there but it cost too much so we thought we might as well go to Disneyland Paris.. hehe.. we were only there for 2 nights with J & CY, but had soooooooo much fun! I've only been to Disneyland LA as a child so I barely remember the experience.. Can't wait to visit the other Disneylands!!!!

Plus, this year was Disneyland Paris' 15th anniversary so they had extra special stuff all year round! It was amazing!!! More characters wandering the streets, lots of meet and greets, and of course, many many amazing parades!

Anyway, they say a picture is worth a thousand words so here's a million of them! (I seriously need to sharpen my writing skills.. haven't written a proper piece on this blog for ages!!!)

'Twas a beautiful sunny day when we arrived in the magical land.. but don't be fooled, cos' it really was smack in the middle of winter! Ah well, at least we got pretty pictures, eh?

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As we stepped into the magical kingdom, it was like being whisked to a different world altogether! First stop: Main Street, USA!
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Guess who was the first 'person' we met? Haha.. unfortunately we were too late to join the queue.. to sit with with him in his special sleigh of course!

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Main Street, USA - every bit as magical as I remembered! It was literally like stepping into a cartoon, everything was so brightly coloured and pretty! Goosebumps!

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As it was Christmas season, they put up this humongous Christmas tree on Main Street!

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And finally.. at the end of Main Street, we find the most magical thing of all - Sleeping Beauty's Castle!!! Sighhh...

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:)

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Minnie decided to come out and give us a great performance! She was so cute and could dance really well too! Did I mention that she speaks French too?

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Oh my gosh, the merchandise shops in Disneyland were absolutely amazing!!! I wanted to buy this beautiful Princess Ariel tiara but everyone said it won't go with anything I currently own.. annoying!!
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Then I thought I'd go for Princess Jasmine, but no...

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In the end, CY and I just settled for Minnie Mouse ears.. :P

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Ahhh.. the magical Disney parade.. it was absolutely magical!!! This particular parade was the 15th Anniversary parade...

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Alice in Wonderland!!!

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A trip to the future lets us meet up with the guys from Toy Story!

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The pride of Pride Rock.. it's Simba and the gang! (PS: Can you see how many people are gathered around? I was cheeky enough to run to the front so ended up sitting on the road itself, watching these people walk by right in front of me!)

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We did get a chance to meet Goofy after all!!! :)
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Making a trip to Belle's Village.. unfortunately, we missed meeting the Beauty & the Beast!

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Enjoying the bright lights and fun atmosphere of Disney Village.. it had loads of restaurants, shops and stuff - all with specific Disney themes!

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One of the hundreds of Disney Stores at Disneyland..

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So do you think Goody And Winnie the Pooh make a good pair?

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The magical land comes alive as the sun sets, with bright beautiful lights lit all over... breathtaking and just.. goosebumps!!!

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And that concludes Day 1.. tiring? Nope, just extremely exciting!!! ;) Next up.. Day 2!!!

Resurrection!

Greetings everyone!!! It has been awhile, hasn't it? Anyway, I am here to make a proclamation: I have decided, with the revival of the Internet in my oh-so-hollow life, that it is time for a resurrection.. of my blog, of course!

I have been 'MIA' for a good while now (I heard the FBI is looking for me.. :P) and I blame it all on the lack of Internet at arms' reach. I've just moved out from my hospital accommodation into a brand spanking new flat (ok, I exaggerate, it's not brand spanking new, just new.. oh, and I don't own it, of course, am just a poor tenant), so instead of having to share a communal computer and Internet connection (which was always full and in which I had to walk 50 steps including climbing a flight of stairs), I now have the luxury of Internet at home, at my fingertips, 24/7. Definitely a welcomed change.. so this year, I can blog to my heart's delight! (Time permitting, of course.. which nowadays, I'm finding very difficult to find time to cook for myself, let alone blogging!)

Ok, updates.. for those of you who actually care.. I'm still working, I'm still pretty, I'm still hip and hot and of course, funky and finally, I'm still not single.. (only difference is, I'm not living with WS anymore, he had to move further south for a new job.. :( Guess there were perks with living and working in the same hospital after all!) Oh by the way, and I'm still as narcissistic as ever!

Work has gotten more demanding.. Being upgraded to a second year doctor isn't as exciting as I thought, in fact, it means more responsibilities and a heavier workload and that, I do not enjoy. I'm back late every evening from work and am always, always knackered. That means I end up lounging in front of my new TV watching reruns, thus, I'm way way behind on the work I have to do outside of working hours. Sighh.. sounds like excuses? Maybe it is, maybe it is...

It doesn't help that my social life has expanded to become a little more interesting nowadays, as I've picked up a few good friends along the way.. We've befriended 2 of WS's fellow IMU-Manchester people, AT and YJ, so we have been hanging out quite a lot with them.. our daily/weekly activities include gossiping, makan-ning, playing Wii, Monopoly, Pictionary, swimming and well, just chilling really.. it's really fun for me, as at least I've got good company when WS's not around and don't get too lonely. :)

Ok, so that's the latest news from my front.. the next few posts that I will put up will be sorta backdated entries.. from our trip to Disneyland to Amsterdam and London.. so do look out for my fabulous pictures!! Until then.. toodles and welcome back!!!