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Before all the rehearsal and show madness takes over I thought Id get one more update in.
Day 4, part 7:
You are all going to hate this update because its mostly castle pictures
So anyway when I left you we were getting ready for to watch Dreams again. I went back to get Momma and asked her if she was ok to stand for another while or would she prefer to stay by the rail so she could rest against it. We were both getting pretty tired and had sore feet from all the walking but when I explained about the front of the castle she was happy to move for a better view.
I took out the poncho for a while and knelt down on it to rest my feet before the show started but the view was so much better it was worth moving and once it started to get more crowded I stood up so I wouldnt get walked on. More Dreams pictures:
OMG the castle is on fire
oh no wait its just something else added to the show because the projections, fireworks, fountains and lasers werent enough
For those that linger theres a kind of small after show with projections probably just to amuse those that dont want to fight their way through the stampede towards the exit.
Back to normal
And back to Christmas lights.
A friend of mine from college is now working in Disneyland Paris in one of the restaurants. She was working all the week we were there but she started texting me during Dreams to see where we were. She had just finished her shift so we agreed to meet after Dreams for a quick catch up. First we said near Discoveryland entrance but then we agreed to meet at the Storybook store. Momma had a bit of shopping to do and the CMs have all these rules they have to obey so it was easier for her to meet there. We chatted while Momma shopped. I mentioned already some of the shops had special offers on like if you bought so much you could get something else cheaper than normal in the Storybook store if you spent 30 euro you could get this dude for 15 euro:
I wanted him so Momma bought this, which actually became my Christmas present:
So then I could get the other Christmas Duffy cheaper. Momma came out of the store and I introduced her to my friend and the three of us just stood chatting for a while and catching up. When we were nearly the last ones left on Main Street we said our goodbyes both to my friend and the park and Momma and I headed to Disney Village until the bus crowd died down.
We went into the Christmas shop because Momma wanted some glasses they had in there. There was a display table and chairs and every time I was in the shop someone was sitting on one of the chairs so being close to collapsing at this point and because the chair was already pulled away from the table display I sat. Well there was a stairs behind this area going into the next shop and while I was sitting I could hear someone going Bonjour, Bonjour, BONJOUR BONJOUR, BONJOUR, BONJOUR. (again for those that dont know any French this would be the equivalent to someone coming over to you and just going HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO) Needless to say I didnt look around because I would presume nobody would be speaking that rudely to me. Then a passing random dude looked at me and looked up over me which made me turn around and there was a CM standing there and the BONJOURS were coming from her. She started gabbling in French and well I was so shocked that her BONJOURS seemed to be directed at me that my reaction was eh sorry WHAT? So she went TUT JUST GET UP! At this point Momma had spotted what was going on and came over towards me I turned around and was like Momma we are leaving and stormed out. Even today I am still raging that I didnt take the CMs name and report her. It wasnt the fact that she asked me to get up off the chair but the manner in which she did it; it was like oh for gods sake why am I even dealing with this type of thing. I work in a supermarket and am dealing with customers every day and I can tell you if I spoke to one the way she spoke to me Id be getting my marching orders five minutes later. Momma was equally shocked by the manner that the CM had and as we walked away we both said we would go back the next day to find out her name and report her. I knew I was already losing patience with the rudeness and fast so if I had of stayed in the shop I would have just let rip and they probably wouldn't have been such a good idea so it was alot easier to walk out at that point.
After picking up some drinks and snacks we headed for an over-crowded bus and back to the hotel. Tonight was our last night in Paris and we were more than ready to go home. Once we got back to our hotel room we packed our cases and took out what we needed for the airport and for the next day in general before collapsing into bed completely exhausted. We had enjoyed the Christmas stuff but the rudeness just ruined the magic.
Next up: Can we salvage this break at all?!
Day 4, part 7:
You are all going to hate this update because its mostly castle pictures
So anyway when I left you we were getting ready for to watch Dreams again. I went back to get Momma and asked her if she was ok to stand for another while or would she prefer to stay by the rail so she could rest against it. We were both getting pretty tired and had sore feet from all the walking but when I explained about the front of the castle she was happy to move for a better view.
I took out the poncho for a while and knelt down on it to rest my feet before the show started but the view was so much better it was worth moving and once it started to get more crowded I stood up so I wouldnt get walked on. More Dreams pictures:
OMG the castle is on fire
oh no wait its just something else added to the show because the projections, fireworks, fountains and lasers werent enough
For those that linger theres a kind of small after show with projections probably just to amuse those that dont want to fight their way through the stampede towards the exit.
Back to normal
And back to Christmas lights.
A friend of mine from college is now working in Disneyland Paris in one of the restaurants. She was working all the week we were there but she started texting me during Dreams to see where we were. She had just finished her shift so we agreed to meet after Dreams for a quick catch up. First we said near Discoveryland entrance but then we agreed to meet at the Storybook store. Momma had a bit of shopping to do and the CMs have all these rules they have to obey so it was easier for her to meet there. We chatted while Momma shopped. I mentioned already some of the shops had special offers on like if you bought so much you could get something else cheaper than normal in the Storybook store if you spent 30 euro you could get this dude for 15 euro:
I wanted him so Momma bought this, which actually became my Christmas present:
So then I could get the other Christmas Duffy cheaper. Momma came out of the store and I introduced her to my friend and the three of us just stood chatting for a while and catching up. When we were nearly the last ones left on Main Street we said our goodbyes both to my friend and the park and Momma and I headed to Disney Village until the bus crowd died down.
We went into the Christmas shop because Momma wanted some glasses they had in there. There was a display table and chairs and every time I was in the shop someone was sitting on one of the chairs so being close to collapsing at this point and because the chair was already pulled away from the table display I sat. Well there was a stairs behind this area going into the next shop and while I was sitting I could hear someone going Bonjour, Bonjour, BONJOUR BONJOUR, BONJOUR, BONJOUR. (again for those that dont know any French this would be the equivalent to someone coming over to you and just going HELLO, HELLO, HELLO, HELLO) Needless to say I didnt look around because I would presume nobody would be speaking that rudely to me. Then a passing random dude looked at me and looked up over me which made me turn around and there was a CM standing there and the BONJOURS were coming from her. She started gabbling in French and well I was so shocked that her BONJOURS seemed to be directed at me that my reaction was eh sorry WHAT? So she went TUT JUST GET UP! At this point Momma had spotted what was going on and came over towards me I turned around and was like Momma we are leaving and stormed out. Even today I am still raging that I didnt take the CMs name and report her. It wasnt the fact that she asked me to get up off the chair but the manner in which she did it; it was like oh for gods sake why am I even dealing with this type of thing. I work in a supermarket and am dealing with customers every day and I can tell you if I spoke to one the way she spoke to me Id be getting my marching orders five minutes later. Momma was equally shocked by the manner that the CM had and as we walked away we both said we would go back the next day to find out her name and report her. I knew I was already losing patience with the rudeness and fast so if I had of stayed in the shop I would have just let rip and they probably wouldn't have been such a good idea so it was alot easier to walk out at that point.
After picking up some drinks and snacks we headed for an over-crowded bus and back to the hotel. Tonight was our last night in Paris and we were more than ready to go home. Once we got back to our hotel room we packed our cases and took out what we needed for the airport and for the next day in general before collapsing into bed completely exhausted. We had enjoyed the Christmas stuff but the rudeness just ruined the magic.
Next up: Can we salvage this break at all?!