"DISNEYLAND PARIS" France by mickeyjane1

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I TOOK MY LITTLE GIRL TO DISNEYLAND PARIS, AS A TREAT. IT WAS JUST THE TWO OF US.
WE FLEW FROM MANCHESTER: THIS WAS ANOTHER STORY: WE TRAVELLED TO MANCHESTER BY COACH ON THE MONDAY INTENDING TO STAY OVERNIGHT READY FOR OUR FLIGHT TO PARIS EARLY THE NEXT MORNING.
WHEN WE GOT TO THE HOTEL THERE WAS A PHONECALL FROM WHERE I WORK, TO TELL US THAT THERE WAS TO BE A BA STRIKE THE FOLLOWING DAY SO OUR HOLIDAY WOULD HAVE TO BE CANCELLED SO KNOWING HOW DISAPPOINTED WE WOULD BOTH BE MY COLLEAGUES BOOKED ME ON A FLIGHT TO LEAVE MONDAY AFTERNOON.
SO WE HAD TO FORGET STAYING OVERNIGHT IN MANCHESTER, WE HAD TO RUSH BACK TO THE AIRPORT FOR OUR FLIGHT TO PARIS. HOORAY WE GOT AN EXTRA NIGHT THERE ASWELL.

I AM STARTING TO REGRET COMING!

FINALLY GOT TO MANCHESTER AIRPORT ONLY TO FIND OUT OUR FLIGHT WOULD BE DELAYED A COUPLE OF HOURS... OH WELL AT LEAST ITS BETTER THAN NOT GOING AT ALL.
EVENTUALLY WE GET ON THE FLIGHT, AS SOON AS WE GET OFF AT CDG AIRPORT I RACE TO GET OUR LUGGAGE....ONLY TO GET LOST AND NOT BEING ABLE TO FIND THE CARROUSEL, FINALLY FIND MY LUGGAGE, THEN WE HAVE TO RUN TO FIND WHERE TO GET THE SHUTTLE TO DISNEYLAND,
I FIND THE STATION JUST AS ONE IS PULLING OUT, I AM RUMMAGING IN MY BAG, FOR THE DOCUMENTS, WHEN A TAXI MAN SHOUTED WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE? I SAID OH ITS OK IM JUST WAITING FOR THE SHUTTLE FOR DISNEYLAND. HE SAID "SORRY LOVE YOU'VE JUST MISSED THE LAST ONE." WELL I DIDNT BELIEVE HIM THOUGHT HE WAS JUST AFTER A FARE. SO I STOOD AROUND THEN DECIDED TO FIND A PHONE TO SEE IF SOMEONE ELSE COULD TELL ME, HE FOLLOWED ME AND SAID THAT THE PHONE DIDNT WORK EVENTUALLY I GAVE IN REALISED HE WAS TELLING THE TRUTH AFTER FINALLY READING THROUGH MY DOCUMENTS AND REALISING THE LAST SHUTTLE WAS 10PM IT WAS JUST AFTER BY NOW, AND HAD TO PAY ABOUT 85 EUROS TO GET HIM TO TAKE US TO DISNEYLAND..... I FELT LIKE CRYING IT HAD BEEN SUCH A LONG DAY, I WAS RATTY, CHLOE WAS RATTY WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A MAGICAL TIME WAS TURNING INTO A DISASTER.

WHAT A MAGICAL SIGHT.

WE HAD BEEN IN THE TAXI ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHEN THE DRIVER SAID" LOOK CAN YOU SEE IT?"
WE TURNED AND THERE IT WAS.... A BEAUTIFUL PINK CASTLE...ALL LIT UP.... WELL THE STRESS AND UPSET OF THE DAY, WAS PUT TO ONE SIDE FOR A MOMENT WHEN I WATCHED CHLOE'S FACE....SHE ABSOLUTELY LOVES ALL THE DISNEY PRINCESSES, THIS WAS AMAZING TO HER.
WE PULLED UP AT THE SANTA FE..
A MEXICAN STYLE HOTEL IN THE GROUNDS OF DISNEY.
THANKED THE DRIVER THEN CHECKED IN THE HOTEL.

  • Last visit to France: Jun 2003
  • Intro Updated Mar 31, 2005
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