Chanteloup-en-Brie Hotel Marne-la-Vallée

... that one. Once done we went to the new Twilight Zone Tower of Terror. In this one, the staff is really good. They are rude, incoherent and crazy. All you expect form a scary place. That hotel got some nice history. If you knew the Twilight Zone, you might know that in this hotel, 5 people disappeared in the lift during a storm. Disney used that idea to make the attraction and it's a hit! You take place in the lift and sit down. You fastened your ...

... liked the granola because it had chocolate chunks in it. I also had a pastry that was filled with chocolate. I really like chocolate.

After breakfast I ask about the business center and I was told I would need to buy an internet card for access. I cough up the euros for a 30 minute card and head down to the business center. Unlike many places in the states, the center is not in a closed off room. It is just an area with 3 computers and a few ...

... communicators before the exchange, during, and after, ...and great to spend time with. We only wish we could have spent more time hanging out with them and their children. THANK YOU FRANCK AND SANDRINE! .... And before we know it, our second home exchange is complete, ... and we are en route to Disney Paris by direct train. The trip will take us a little over 2 hours. .... The kids have no clue as to where we are going. They think its time for Paris, with Mimi ...

... the form of entrecote or rib steak, with a side of country potatoes and salad. We tried for several days to get a reservation and finally got a call back tonight that there were three seats available if we could get there in ten minutes. The call-back is a service they provide for people in the neighborhood. Robert et Louise is the rare place where one has to squeeze past the bar to get to one's table--which more likely than not is ...

... prices. The weather on Tuesday was the worst of the trip with strong winds and constant drizzle turning to semi-proper rain in the evening. Despite this it was probably the busiest day of our stay for crowds. Go figure. We did our first little bit of shopping on this day, at Belinda's insistance. In a move that harks back to our Hong Kong trip she decided that we needed headwear, so with much deliberation inside Main Street's Emporium we ended up with some character ears. I got ...

... resturatnte. It wasn't too good but the company was fantastic. The Paulsen Family couldn't join us so KT and I went alone to the bar for a couple drinks. I was so suprised when we got the bill. The Wine was the cheepest thing there - 3.50 Euros for 25 cl (~3 glasses). All-in-all, I know this is just the begining of a great couple weeks together.

... of photography. It was an exhibition of the work of a guy called Steve McCurry who shoots mainly from asian and middle-eastern countries. Some of the pics are stunning, you might even recognise a few of them (especially of the afgan girl with the crazy eyes). His pics are all well worth a look, at www.stevemccurry.com and http://artchic.com/photographe/steve-mc curry/index.htm. My fav is the first one from the sri lanka gallery.

... in the world. You can find all the important infos about the Paris Métro (like online metro maps, city maps, station maps, maps, maps, maps...)on the RATP website. To use the metro once costs € 1,40. If you stay in Paris for more than a few hours, it is recommendable to buy a day pass or even a ...

... in London where you have to pass your card through a machine for the gates to open. The Paris Metro simply doesn't let you back in once you exit. You have to use a new ticket. So, I'm completely surprised when I run into my first *exit* turn-style, asking for a ticket. Okay... well, let's see... I put the ticket that I used to originally enter the Metro into the machine. Denied. It seems to be wanting a special ticket. What? I was never told to buy one. I put in one ...

... to be alone, and it was wonderful. my two days there were filled mostly with bagettes and visits to the enormous cathedral and it surrounded cobbled medieval streets. i didn´t really do anything, but i felt refreshed and europe began to form itself into a land of infinite but manageable possibility in my mind. from the belltower of the cathedral i watched chartres go about its quiet existence, endless farmlands sprawled out beyond it. i had mostly just gargoyles ...