DAY FIVE... OUR FINAL DAY!
Well We had packed everything mostly the night before, so I rushed everyone out of Bed so we would be at the baggage stop in Sante fe for 7am. It was FREEZING! And we were all really underdressed for such weather... but we knew we would be in a boiling hot airport later.. so left it as we were. We dropped bags off at 7 and went straight for Breakfest... we didnt make our ususal "picnic" today.. as I had barely spent ANY money on this trip, so figured I would buy us lunch later.
We went into Park and Did Peter Pan a few times, Tea cups and then headed over to Buzz for our final go... which was CLOSED
.. People were making quite a fuss... but it didnt really bother me, ques for space mountain were 5 mins, so we had a quick ear bashing on that again
then went into the Lion king Stage to look around, got some pics, then went and got into the que for Star Tours for opening!!
After this we went around a few shops in the park and went and had an early lunch in The pizza post... I think thats what it was called. Ben had the box of pasta.. which he loved.. (think he had missed pasta!) And Matthew and I shared a Pizza. Milo was being fussy with everything.. then ended up sharing Bens pasta too.. I just chopped it up a bit.
We then went to post Father Christmas a letter before we went home. SO we did a few, From Ben, Milo, Their Step sister Olivia and one of Bens friends.. then headed back to Central Plaza area where we saw the express coming past, great timing again! Then the snow started to fall!
We never get snow down here in Cornwall... so Ben was running around in pure excitment... as was I!!
We kind of spent the next hour walking around in a daze!! Disney Daze lets call it! The rides were too busy anyway.. and I just wanted to take everything in.. so we walked around in the snow.. drinking hot choc and eating popcorn..was total bliss!!
Now... at this point I must tell you, most of this was caught on camcorder... and we have lost lead to put it on pc... so when this error has been sorted I will add some clips for you all to see. My mum also Has lots of photos of the snow..as our camera battery started to die at this point! So I have a few, but Il pinch her memory card in the next week and add more pics then!
All I can say is it was gorgeous!! It was light and fluffy when we were in park, by the time we made it to village for a bit of light shopping before we left... it was so heavy we were drenched in snow! After shopping we took the most beautiful walk back to sante fe, very slowly along the river, the ground was thick with snow, we even made a mini snow man!! The trees were frosted in white... it was just gorgeous! And made for the most wonderful exit from our beautiful Christmas trip to
Disneyland Paris. By the time we got to Sante fe... the Buggy was officaillly and iglu! It was so covered in snow we couldnt see through the raincover!! we were drenched and cold.. but still smiling huge smiles, as it had been so much fun.
Here is pic taken from mobile! Will give you an idea of how the snow fell! Will get more pics when I can!
We didnt wait long for transfer Bus, and we were then off to CDG. Milo was not in the best of moods on this trip! haha.. but it didnt last long and we kept him entertained with his brand new Sulley teddy.... which of corse he picked... with no encouragment from mummy at all.......
Ben sat with his brand new panther teddy....
When we got to airport.... we had issue after issue... the air france staff were not the friendly bunch we had had at Bristol! They would not allow me to keep buggy.. we had 3 hours to wait before flight with a baby!! As flight been delayed by snow a bit. They made the security check alot more complicated... not that I minded really.. as its nice to know they are doing a good job! But even smiling seemed to offend?? It was really hard coping with a tired baby with no buggy for so long, esp as I saw so many other mums with older children still had theirs... we literally had just got some random person on a power trip..as we had ben allowed to keep our buggy right up to boarding before! But it was ok....
If I was to give advice to those with children going to cdg.... take food!! It makes Disneyland Paris look cheap! And the food is not really child friendly... the only thing I found for ben to eat was some pasta and pesto ..tiny portion that cost me 11 euros! coke was nearly 4 euros! So in case your flight is delayed.. amke sure you are well stocked up... on the plus side though... they had a play area for milo to bum shuffle around and a playstation area ..which kept Ben and Matthew entertained for 2 hours! haha
Once on plane we found they had made yet another complication.. we had requested 2 times to make sure we were all sat together... and he said, yes your first to check in... thats fine you're all together... it was only when handing over boarding passes that I saw we were all over the place! Even Ben who was 4! On his own!!! I was so furious... first time whole trip anything got to me! The people on board would not help... but kindly the other guests felt so sorry for us they very kindly swapped their seats around.. so Ben sat with nanny one end and I sat with matthew the other with Milo on my lap... But i really didnt like not being near Ben.. it made me feel very anxious throughout trip.
Once sat down Ben was fast asleep... and amazingly so was milo.. i was very carefully trying to put the baby seat belt on milo...so as to not wake him up.. when the air hostess came past.. and I think trying to help just pulled milo forward!! MY BABY!! I said.. "excuse me, dont you dare touch my child! I will do it", she apoligised... she was very young and I think realised what an idiot thing to do she just did. I was very polite to her throughout the trip..we all make mistakes. Luckily I got milo back to sleep with just a bit of crying.
Then we were off.... the flight was fast and we were quickly back at Bristol. You think the drama may have stopped... but nooo.. as I saw my new twin buggy come around.. I had boguht for this trip.. as Ben too bug to need it... I saw it had been snapped in half on one side... the metal literally snapped! So off to baggage enquiries I went.. exhausted... by this time I had a bad case of the giggles!! An just laughed it off....am now in process of trying to get compensation for the damage...
The ironic thing being... that they said they took buggy off me 3 hours before our flight.. to insure it was safe!
I was then informed we had to take broken buggy home with us, as they may want to collect it! so we had two children to carry now who were asleep... couldnt sit them in anything.. and all our luggage... getting to the car was a barrel of laughs! haha
Well we finally got home to our house ..excited as our central heating was meant to be put in while we were away.... nothing done... heating had been turned off for 5 days.... condensation sogging every window... smelt damp... joy! so was up cleaning and making house nice until 4 in the morning! haha
sooooooo... as you can see... the min I left Disneyland Paris it all went a bit mad! hahaha... It was a sign from Mickey not to leave I just know it!!
SO once this trip has been paid off, the car has new tyres, mot and all those boring things that soak money up.. I will be booking another trip!! Matthew is going to work out extra hours to save up too.
It was a magical holiday! And fit for a child of any age. Even milo who is barely one... loved the parades! Since we have been home we have watched our footage on tv, and Milo and Ben have sat there clapping and smiling... like we are there watching it all over again!
I would like to thank everyoe for all the advice, as even with 5 days we didnt get it all done! But with you help I managed to do everything important with greater ease and information!
Babys- Not all the loo's have a changing area! There is the baby centre.. which is located in the Central Plaza area near the sign directed to Lost Children. Also the loo in Discovery land near Autopia has a changing area on the tops near the sinks... if that helps anyone!
baby food and napppies cost a fortune... and i bought milo one baby jar..as i was worried he was not eating enough.. and he hated it! haha
oh yes.. if you are planning on going when it is likely to be wet.. make sure your children have shoes with amazing grip! My son was wearing ugg style boots and is covered in bruises from slipping over on certain floor types outside.. not hat he minded... he said he was ice skating! haha
Pizza planet is a life saver to warm up and let little ones have a crawel and a play before going off to parade.... it was so large that even on saturday when we went in.. there was plenty of room available.
Tip: If your taking baby... i took boiled water over on the plane in a flask.. then topped up water already in bottles, so milk was nice and warm.. just had to take a sip of it to prove it was safe water. This way you can then use that flask either for the same purpose in park... or fill up with a nice warm drink from your breakfest buffet!
Hope you have enjoyed my first trip report covering the 19th to 23rd of November 2008. It was an amazing experience that I will treasure forever. I hope I can return again soon...and I will be lingering around the site until then, to keep the memories and planning alive!
