If we can DREAM it, we can do it! ..... another 30 day vacation Update 02/07

[dizneeat]

Guess I've been Catholic too long! My brain is set to the 1st Sunday of Advent!

That's what I thought, Christine, you wanted to start with the first Sunday of Advent, but I did not want you to miss out on a day's fun!

 

[dizneeat]

Disneyland Paris November 2012

Day 2, November 17

Plans? What plans? - Part 6

I was guessing it would just be the Character caravan, but instead they opened up the gates and they had a cute little Christmas Parade.

We were so stunned as we had never seen anything like it and were happy we had been caught and stopped. It only lasted for about five minutes and then we fought the crowds and walked towards the exit. Since it was nearly midday we decided to stop at Earl of Sandwich for lunch.

Advent's/Christmas Calendar - FOOD

Advent's/Christmas Calendar - HATS​

 

[Mom&RN]

I can't wait for tomorrow for the advent calender to start! What a nice little Christmas parade, so glad you caught it. Is Disneyland Paris similar in size to Disneyland in California? The dragon in the castle basement is really neat!

 

[pas130]

I loved seeing the park all decked out for Christmas. Just right to get you into that Christmas mood.

It really is perfect! When I got back I was definitely bitten by the holiday bug

YAY December 1st!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got to open up 2 calendars!!!!!!!!!!!! And that Princess Pasta!! Too cool!

 

[dizneeat]

I can't wait for tomorrow for the advent calender to start! What a nice little Christmas parade, so glad you caught it. Is Disneyland Paris similar in size to Disneyland in California? The dragon in the castle basement is really neat!

Yeah! It's the first of December, time to open the calendars!
We were so surprised to see that kind of parade and since we were a bit back we vowed to see it again ... and we did.
I tried to find information on how large the park really is, but was unsuccessful so far. Tom and I haven't been to DL in a few years, so I don't want to compare the two parks.
The dragon is super fun! It looks pretty real too.

It really is perfect! When I got back I was definitely bitten by the holiday bug

YAY December 1st!!!!!!!!!!!!! I got to open up 2 calendars!!!!!!!!!!!! And that Princess Pasta!! Too cool!

Hope you enjoyed the calendars. I thought about HRH when I saw the princess pasta - would have been perfect for the pas girls.

 

[Wicket's Mom]

The dragon in the castle is the coolest thing! He does look real & fun. The parade was pretty good looking as was Pere Noel! Loove the luxe look of his sled!

 

[englishrose47]

The Parade looked really great !! I love the Christmassy Floats !! Yes I have checked out the calendars !!Great job Tom !!!

 

[MEK]

Wow - those are some major crowds and everyone looks cold and bundled up. Oh well. I guess that's live in DLP! I'm glad you got to ride Pirates.

The Christmas Parade looks really cool. I agree - those floats are really neat!

 

[WDisneyMom]

Great update! I don't know why I'm so shocked that smoking is allowed right in line?! I would not like that at all!!

Loved the first calendar(s) day!

 

[dizneeat]

The dragon in the castle is the coolest thing! He does look real & fun. The parade was pretty good looking as was Pere Noel! Loove the luxe look of his sled!

The dragon is pretty cool. It adds so much to the story to have it there. And since it is pretty dark down there it looks very real.
The parade was really fun and so special to see something different than the afternoon parade they have done for years.

The Parade looked really great !! I love the Christmassy Floats !! Yes I have checked out the calendars !!Great job Tom !!!

It was so fun to see this additional little parade! I was VERY happy.
Glad you enjoyed the calendars!

Wow - those are some major crowds and everyone looks cold and bundled up. Oh well. I guess that's live in DLP! I'm glad you got to ride Pirates.

The Christmas Parade looks really cool. I agree - those floats are really neat!

We were definitely stunned by the crowds. But that's the good thing about having an AP .... you can always "flee" if the crowds are too much without having to worry about wasting a ticket.

Yip, it was damp, but not really all that cold. We have been to DLRP when we had lots of snow, the real stuff, on Main Street.

Great update! I don't know why I'm so shocked that smoking is allowed right in line?! I would not like that at all!!

Loved the first calendar(s) day!

Well, actually smoking is NOT allowed in the park and/or lines, but people usually just don't care and don't stick to those rules. CM can't be bothered to interfere with smokers, so it just goes on. I am NOT happy about it.

Glad you like the calendars.

 

[WDisneyMom]

Wow!! People are bold in Paris! Haha

 

[englishrose47]

Going to check the 2nd on the calendars !!!!

 

[dizneeat]

Wow!! People are bold in Paris! Haha

Going to check the 2nd on the calendars !!!!

Hope you enjoyed it, Rosie!

 

[dizneeat]

Disneyland Paris November 2012

Day 2, November 17

Plans? What plans? - Part 7

Since it was nearly midday we decided to stop at Earl of Sandwich for lunch. And while we walked through the village we stopped at the fancy clothes store as they had one item I was not sure about if I wanted to buy it. Another Dooney and Burke bag.
Well, customer service is not on everyone’s agenda there, so we had to really hunt down a Cast Member to help us look at the one they had there. It is VERY pink, but a different style than the ones I already have, so we wanted to have a closer look. Finally we managed to find a Cast Member willing to show it to us and after closer inspection we decided to buy one. So the Cast Member went to the back room to get one. It took a few minutes and she came back empty handed.
She told us that we could buy the one they had in the showroom or leave it, as this was their last one. To be honest, as much as I like my Dooneys, but I do NOT buy one that was not all that new looking from all the sticky fingers that had touched it. Not even at a reduced price, that she didn't even offer, would I have bought it. The Cast Member was a bit “unhappy” with my decision of not buying that one, but I knew I would be able to buy one anyway. They sold them at the new Disneystore.de and it was exactly the same price. All I would lose would be the 20% discount I would get using my AP. Now, fast forward to the end of November when I finally got around to order the bag. Turns out the store had a 20% discount on purchases over 75€, plus free shipping. Now I am waiting for it to arrive. Back to the trip report now.
We got in line and ordered, got into another line, paid, picked up our fountain drinks and found seats. Not long after the beeper went off and Tom went to pick up the sandwiches. We had ordered two different sandwiches which we shared, one of them was

the All American, Roasted Turkey, Buttermilk Ranch, Cranberries, Cheddar Cheese, Lettuce & Roma Tomatoes and the other one

The Original 1762, Freshly Roasted Beef, Sharp Cheddar Cheese & Creamy Horseradish Sauce. Both were really good and once we had finished our lunch we walked back to our hotel for a short break.

And after a bathroom break and freshening up we picked up our shopping bags and went to the car park, got into the car and drove over to the shopping center. We found a spot at the far end, then picked up a trolley and took it with us inside the supermarket. There used to be a small Disney Store in there, and we were disappointed to see that it had closed its doors.
We walked over to Auchan and had a look at the Disney merchandise they had, then went over to check out the Christmas decorations they sold. We had had a nice light up Christmas string of lights, which we had purchased there, and it was now no longer working. They still had the same one and we happily put a box of those lights into our cart. Then there was something else that had gotten Tom’s attention, a blow up Santa, who was moving in and out of a chimney. We discussed for a while and then I had finally talked him into buying it. Those purchases in the cart, we used the moving walkway downstairs and did the rest of our shopping.

We needed some salt, Tom wanted to buy some of their flavoured coffee and we needed some stuff for dinner too. It had taken nearly an hour and a half until we were able to get in line for check-out. We walked back to the car

and I was able to put everything into the two shopping bags I had brought and then finally off we went. As we were going that way anyway we drove towards the small Boulangerie, that we both love so much. They seemed to be still closed for their lunch break, so we decided to check out the small church behind it, since the doors were open. It was a really old and cute little church and there was lots to look at. When we were finally done we walked back to the Boulangerie and it had opened in the meantime. Three sticks of baguette and two eclairs were purchased

and we were on our way back to the hotel. We had agreed on taking another little break, as the short night we had had was beginning to catch up with us and then head back to the park for the tree lighting ceremony and the castle show. When we arrived at the hotel we actually managed to carry in all our purchases in one go

and back in the room we really fell onto our beds and had to rest a little.

Advent's/Christmas Calendar - FOOD

Advent's/Christmas Calendar - HATS​

 

[dizneeat]

Disneyland Paris November 2012

Day 2, November 17

Plans? What plans? - Part 8

When we arrived at the hotel we actually managed to carry in all our purchases in one go and back in the room we really fell onto our beds and had to rest a little.
But after a few minutes the view out the window was too tempting and we got our cameras out to take some photos.

Photos done we sat down and had a snack. Tom had one of the

Chocolate Croissants we had bought and I tried one of

the double eclairs, called Divorce. Now that we had filled up on sugar again, we were ready to head out again, but there was somewhere else I wanted to go, before heading into the park again. Since we saw how many people walked towards the Disney Village we had not much desire to stay at the parks longer than it would take to see the tree lighting, but there were more resorts to visit. So around 4pm we grabbed our cameras and started to walk over to the Hotel Cheyenne.

All the hotels, with the exception of the Davy Crocket Ranch are very close together and you can walk to all of them. We left our hotel and turned left.

There is a nice walking path over to the cheaper hotels.

Within 5 minutes we had reached the Cheyenne and started to take pictures.

Advent's/Christmas Calendar - FOOD

Advent's/Christmas Calendar - HATS​

 

[dizneeat]

Disneyland Paris November 2012

Day 2, November 17

Plans? What plans? - Part 9

Within 5 minutes we had reached the Cheyenne

(Tom's finger points towards where our villa resort is!)

and started to take pictures.

I have to say that I love the theming in there.

Advent's/Christmas Calendar - FOOD


Advent's/Christmas Calendar - HATS​

 

[dizneeat]

Disneyland Paris November 2012

Day 2, November 17

Plans? What plans? - Part 9

I have to say that I love the theming in there.

It looks right out of a Western movie. We walked around a bit and paid a visit to the General Store, where we picked up a few more goodies. Then, after having taken a few more pictures we crossed the bridge over to the Santa Fe Resort.

Advent's/Christmas Calendar - FOOD


Advent's/Christmas Calendar - HATS​

 

[KatMark]

Great updates, Karin. Loving the decorations.

I am having so much fun with both advent calendars...great hat shots.

 

[dizneeat]

Great updates, Karin. Loving the decorations.

I am having so much fun with both advent calendars...great hat shots.

Glad you enjoy the updates and decorations, Kathy!

Tom will be thrilled when he reads that his calendars are so well received!

 

[Mom&RN]

The view out of your window is fantastic! Some of everything - the baloon, water view, etc! How great