A Bird's Eye View of London and Paris March 2012 TR NEW! The END 1/12 p35 - The DIS Discussion Forums

Mndisneygirl · 04-07-2012, 08:14 PM

Hi and

Or should I say "Bienvenue"!

Some of you came over from my PTR, so you know all about me and my family. For the rest of you:
I’m Sheree. I have a fabulous (read: Disney-loving!) family! My DH, Dave introduced me to Walt Disney World in 1998. I had been to Disneyland twice as a child, but never set foot in Florida before that. He had lived in FL for a while as a child back when Magic Kingdom was the only park there. We have been back to WDW 10 times together, 8 times with our children, Sarah (11) and Paige (9).

This is us last March on the Dream. Sarah's on the left, Paige on the right.

I’ve been to Europe once before – back in 1995 I went to Scotland and England. None of the rest of my family had been to Europe, so this was a huge adventure!!

Here’s the short version of the story of how our Disneyland Paris trip came to be: (Go check out the PTR linked below for the long version!)
My dear friend Jenny, whom I’ve known since 4th grade, was going to move to London, England for 3 years with her husband’s job. We wanted to go and see London, and we’d have free accommodations just outside the city. We thought about going in summer 2011, but airfare was just outrageous. I took on a second job as a Pampered Chef consultant to try to earn some extra $$ to help pay for it. We decided to go during spring break in March 2012, and found decent airfare if we stopped in Philadelphia on the way. Since London and Paris are a mere train ride apart, we thought, “hey why not?” It was DH’s idea to add on Disneyland, and then to decide to stay at DLP too! I think it was easier on us to stay at a place we felt we’d be comfortable since neither of us really knows any French!
I had heard about the DIS Unplugged team going on an Adventures by Disney trip - the City of Knights and Lights tour to London and Paris, and I would have loved to take that trip with them. But, being a lowly government employee, that was way out of our budget. So we fashioned our own tour of the City of Knights and the City of Lights!!

So the plans were eventually set:
Fly to London on February 29, arrive March 1.
Stay in London until March 4, take the train through the chunnel to Paris and stay at DLP until March 9 (Sarah’s 11th birthday) and take the train back to London to stay with our friends until March 15 and head home!

We booked air, DLP Hotel NY, train tickets and we were set!!

I know this is a Disney board, but we will be taking you to London too on this trip! I have a ton of pictures, and a lot of stories to share! I hope you’ll join me as I relive this wonderful, adventure!!

wigdoutdismom · 04-07-2012, 09:09 PM

Can't wait to read about this one!!!

RinkyTinkyTinky · 04-07-2012, 09:22 PM

I'm in! Sounds great to me so far! Can't wait to hear all the details...

uncw89 · 04-07-2012, 09:41 PM

I'm in!

Disney Mommy 3 · 04-07-2012, 10:40 PM

Yay!!

I am so excited!! I can go to London thru y'all now!! LOL!!!

Carrie_Cat · 04-08-2012, 02:09 AM

Couldn't miss this one !

MeMom · 04-08-2012, 05:45 AM

Looking forward to hearing about your adventures and seeing pictures of places I have never seen!

Charleston Princess · 04-08-2012, 06:05 AM

Here, Sheree!!!

Ms Poppins · 04-08-2012, 07:18 AM

So glad you've started this, I've been looking forward to it

We visited London prior to our DLP trip in 2010 and I added it to the TR. I love re-reading it now, it brings back lots of happy memoires.

NancyLuvsMickey · 04-08-2012, 08:20 AM

My first TR to Disneyland Paris!!! I'm here and ready to go!!!

Lady Lallie · 04-08-2012, 08:41 AM

I'm so excited to be reading this TR and I am going to do my very best to keep up.

I'm counting on tons of tips and advice so I can start planning my European getaway!

2xcited2sleep · 04-08-2012, 08:48 AM

Can't wait to hear all about your adventure!

jenseib · 04-08-2012, 09:41 AM

I'm here!

Dancegrl624 · 04-08-2012, 11:44 AM

I'm in! Can't wait to read all about your trip!

Momof2Disneyboys · 04-08-2012, 01:04 PM

I'm in!!

Looking very forward to reading all about your trip!

04-07-2012, 08:14 PM	#1
Mndisneygirl DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Minnesota Posts: 6,719	A Bird's Eye View of London and Paris March 2012 TR NEW! The END 1/12 p35 Hi and Or should I say "Bienvenue"! Some of you came over from my PTR, so you know all about me and my family. For the rest of you: I’m Sheree. I have a fabulous (read: Disney-loving!) family! My DH, Dave introduced me to Walt Disney World in 1998. I had been to Disneyland twice as a child, but never set foot in Florida before that. He had lived in FL for a while as a child back when Magic Kingdom was the only park there. We have been back to WDW 10 times together, 8 times with our children, Sarah (11) and Paige (9). This is us last March on the Dream. Sarah's on the left, Paige on the right. I’ve been to Europe once before – back in 1995 I went to Scotland and England. None of the rest of my family had been to Europe, so this was a huge adventure!! Here’s the short version of the story of how our Disneyland Paris trip came to be: (Go check out the PTR linked below for the long version!) My dear friend Jenny, whom I’ve known since 4th grade, was going to move to London, England for 3 years with her husband’s job. We wanted to go and see London, and we’d have free accommodations just outside the city. We thought about going in summer 2011, but airfare was just outrageous. I took on a second job as a Pampered Chef consultant to try to earn some extra $$ to help pay for it. We decided to go during spring break in March 2012, and found decent airfare if we stopped in Philadelphia on the way. Since London and Paris are a mere train ride apart, we thought, “hey why not?” It was DH’s idea to add on Disneyland, and then to decide to stay at DLP too! I think it was easier on us to stay at a place we felt we’d be comfortable since neither of us really knows any French! I had heard about the DIS Unplugged team going on an Adventures by Disney trip - the City of Knights and Lights tour to London and Paris, and I would have loved to take that trip with them. But, being a lowly government employee, that was way out of our budget. So we fashioned our own tour of the City of Knights and the City of Lights!! So the plans were eventually set: Fly to London on February 29, arrive March 1. Stay in London until March 4, take the train through the chunnel to Paris and stay at DLP until March 9 (Sarah’s 11th birthday) and take the train back to London to stay with our friends until March 15 and head home! We booked air, DLP Hotel NY, train tickets and we were set!! I know this is a Disney board, but we will be taking you to London too on this trip! I have a ton of pictures, and a lot of stories to share! I hope you’ll join me as I relive this wonderful, adventure!! __________________ Sheree, Mom to Sarah (DD12) Paige (DD10) and married to Dave Beauty and the Beach ~ Deluxe Edition PTR ; Resorts, Relatives & Restaurants - and a 3 day cruise My December 2009 TR ; What Are You Celebrating?? Air Conditioning!! A July 2010 TR; Someday is sooner than you think! A March 2011 PTR The Drive, the Dream and DVC - A March 2011 Birthday Surprise TR Sound the Twilight Bark and Pass the Chocolate Croissants A London/Paris PTR A Bird's Eye View of London and Paris March 2012 TR WDW in October vs. HHI in March TR Last edited by Mndisneygirl; 01-12-2013 at 11:58 AM. Reason: title

04-07-2012, 09:09 PM	#2
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04-08-2012, 02:09 AM	#6
Carrie_Cat I'm a Rive Gauche person Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: 13 km from Disneyland Paris Posts: 4,928	Couldn't miss this one ! __________________ The Frog The Rosbif Vive la différence

04-08-2012, 05:45 AM	#7
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04-08-2012, 06:05 AM	#8
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04-08-2012, 07:18 AM	#9
Ms Poppins I'm sure I'm very affected by all this Disney talk Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Glasgow Posts: 2,357	So glad you've started this, I've been looking forward to it We visited London prior to our DLP trip in 2010 and I added it to the TR. I love re-reading it now, it brings back lots of happy memoires. __________________ Julie Hotel Cheyene - May 1998 Hotel New York - July 2001Disneyland Hotel - April 2004Hotel New York - July 2005 Hotel New York - June 2009Disneyland Hotel - Oct 2010Hotel New York - July 2011**Hotel New York May 2012 Our first 4 trips Hotel New York 2009 Halloween at DLH 2010Summer at HNY 2011 Abbey's Birthday HNY 2012

04-08-2012, 08:20 AM	#10
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04-08-2012, 08:41 AM	#11
Lady Lallie DIS Veteran Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 18,576	I'm so excited to be reading this TR and I am going to do my very best to keep up. I'm counting on tons of tips and advice so I can start planning my European getaway! __________________ Jan. '13 PTR: Counting Our Nuts Like Chip & Dale, a Financially Aware PTR. Jan. '11: Down By The Boardwalk, Out By The Mouse. Sept. '10 Trip Report: We Invite You to Relax as the Dining Room Proudly Presents a Trip Report! Jan. '10 Trip Report: Dreams Do Come True in Port Orleans. May '09 Trip Report: Tut-Tut, it Looks Like Rain! Sept. '08 Trip Report: It's a Jolly Holiday with LL.

04-08-2012, 08:48 AM	#12
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04-08-2012, 09:41 AM	#13
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04-08-2012, 01:04 PM	#15
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