areweindisneyyet
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We went out to dinner on Friday night to an Italian restaurant that was located in an Italian food warehouse. Very authentic and all waiters Italian etc. On one wall, they had a huge flat screen T.V. showing a travel pictorial of Italy which of course would make anyone want to go to Italy. So that got DD14 harping on about why on earth do I want to go back to WDW when instead we would go to Italy. She's been studying it in history and would love to visit plus apparently is very keen to visit a different continent (on that basis, a trip to Africa would be great too she says).
I said that yes while I would love to take them to Europe and, whilst the airfares to get us there would be similar to what it costs us to get to Orlando, it would cost us 3 times as much to feed our family there and probably 2-3 times as much for accommodation (and my sister has since reminded me that I should have mentioned to DD that she wouldn't be bargain shopping in Europe like she has enjoyed in the U.S.). DD11 is my buddy who is keen to do WDW again and DD7 is sitting on the fence. DH would probably prefer Europe but will go with the flow I expect (he does understand how happy WDW makes me). He prefers not to repeat holidays and, although he and I have been to Europe pre-kids, he would enjoy visiting different places as well as seeing the places we have already been through the children's eyes. I too normally preferred not to repeat holidays (with the exception of Castaway Island) but, now I have done our WDW etc holiday, I have found a holiday I could do again and again given the chance.
So, either trip is just a dream at the moment but I'm a person that has to have a current travel dream on the go and so now this is giving me a bit of a headache!
I don't expect any replies, just needed to vent![]()
DD13 was asking what I was doing on my IPAD on the weekend. I told her secret mum's business. I was Christmas shopping on line and her reply was, OH you are organising my ticket to come to Italy again with you.
She loves the history side of it. She read a great series of books based in ancient Rome and we visited Ostia, Pompeii and of course time in Rome and she just loved it and would go back tomorrow. This is a girl who only wanted to go to Paris but I think she would pick Rome over Paris. We were looking at the Rosetta Stone on Friday in London and on Monday in class she got asked what this picture was and it was the Rosetta Stone! DD2 was nine we went and I would not have taken her any earlier. Sometimes I think we need to plan to the youngest child.
We took the girls to Europe for 4 weeks last year and they really enjoyed it. You can't really compare to a Disney holiday. The serve a different purpose to a degree. I am starting to toss around a special trip with each of the girls one on one when they turn 16 to a destination of their choice (that or they go on the school trip to France). Europe accommodation wise is hard even with 2 children in finding rooms let alone five but I have found some good ones around the place without being to pricey. The accor groups second room 50% off for families also comes in handy when desperate.