A quick recap of our trip to Disneyland Paris in early February... yes, the trip that PeeWee booked without my consent, because really, who wants to go to Disney in northern Europe in the middle of winter?
Well, turns out lots of people do, lots of people like us who paid a lot of money and are determined to have fun despite the awful weather. And the weather was indeed awful the first two days - the picture above is taken at breakfast, when we could not even go into the park because it was closed (due to heavy wind). That did not stop the kids from chasing every character they spotted, hounding them for pictures and autographs, and when the park did open up, from lining up for up to 1-1/2 hour for the popular rides. We also had a great heated pool at the hotel, which was a welcome relief after a day of freezing one's butt off outside.
Manolee stayed mainly in Fantasyland, enjoying Peter Pan, Dumbo, and the merry-go-rounds. Hanaya was disappointed that she was short 2 cm to go on Space Mountain, but she braved the ones that she could do, like the Aerosmith Rock n Roll (her favorite), the Tower of Terror, the Thunder Mountain, and the Pirates of the Caribbeans.
The characters' French names threw me off quite a bit though. Well, Mickey is Mickey (pronounced Mickay) and Minnie is Minnie, but Eyeore is Bourriquet, Goofy is Dingo (pronounced Dango), Chip n Dale are Tic et Toc, Scrooge McDuck is Picsou.
The third day was actually sunny, albeit freezing cold. Look how happy the kids look:
I have to admit, even though I am the biggest cynic I know, I think the Disney Magic is still out there, even in midst of a rain/windstorm, even in freezing northern Europe!
