Explorers Marne-la-Vallée

... I can work through the shops like in Florida. I head to the side of Casey’s and see a sign for the ‘Liberty Arcade’. This turns out to be an arcade as in a walkway versus a game room. This is fantastic and I wonder why they do not have this in the Florida park. Not only does it offer an escape from the crowds on Main Street if you want to make an escape to the exit, it has entrances to all the shops on Main Street. I stop in one ...

... small children through the crowd and in to the street. As the Disney crew came along and waived for everybody to back up, we were FORCED to absorb the kids in to our area, which meant that several children who had waited patiently for over an hour (including our Italian friends), had to give up their prime spots for these kids who snuck in at the end. ****** me off to no end. Particularly because the parents were actually TEACHING their children to look out for ...

... des Voges and stopped in a small shop on the street leading to Voges, a beautiful ring caught my eye! Silver with an amethyst made by an artist named "Simoni", couldn't find her on the Internet but she had made some one of a kind pieces that were in this shop. So I bit the bullet and bought my souvenir and am still glad I did, am really enjoying it. On we went to the Voges Park and read our tour guide book then on into Victor Hugo's home ...

When we arrived in the Marais we found our apartment on a quiet, secluded street, barely large enough for one vehicle to pass through. Our apartment is on the fourth floor, five curvy flights up. I'm not a fan of five flights normally, but especially not when hauling luggage and nursing a severe head/chest cold. Nevertheless, we all perservered and walked into a charming, 17th century three bedroom that I fell in love with ...

... we saved up to €10 a day, each. Not surprisingly it was an early night for us, going to bed just after we had checked to see that there was no wireless internet in our room, hence the lack of updates during our stay at the resort. We woke in time for our allocated 9am breakfast, in the buffet where we had dined the previous night. Equipped for the day we headed off to the parks, commenting to each other at the absurdity of a family-friendly remake of 'Gangsta's Paradise ...

The Boys of WTI took to Disney Village by surprise - headin' for a little taste of home at the root-tootin', Wrangler Wearin', Gun Slingin', Cowboy Country-Western bar called Buffalo Bills. Compiled with a group of a couple commie boys and girls, one Norwegin, and the local ...

Thursday 26th July 26th july Today we did a bit of walking around inner paris. We spent most of the day at an art gallery for the work of famous French sculptor A. Rodin. The stuff was all really good, with a few pieces that I would have quite happily sat down in front of all day. But we didn't because when you're in paris there's always things to do and places to go (or so it seems at least). So we went ...

... skating tour through the city amazing. But finally a downhill did us in. Letty had been using me for support throughout the skate. As we were skating we got to a point were there was a sustained (but shallow) grade on the street. Letty grabbed me to help her control her speed, but instead of taking my hand she grabbed my pinky. This didn't help at all as now not only could I not keep her speed under control, but now when Letty finally took the spill she pulled me ...

Our last full (very full!) day in Paris. Today we have on our list: Luxembourg garden, Sacre Coeur Basilica, Rodin's museum, Hotel d'Invalides, a brief return to Orsay and then - Classic music at St. Chapelle. Luxembourg gardens are wonderful. It's like being in a movie about the 19th century. The only thing missing are ladies in big straw hats and long floral dresses. The garden is elegant yet not pompous, with beautiful flowers, trees and statues of various kings and ...

... in a sort of haunting, gothic theme. I could understand the allure of religion in a church like this. It's all very theatrical and you feel a certain amount of spiritual ecstasy just from the melody bouncing around the walls of the main room and the organ going and the sonorous tone of the preacher. I didn't hear the words, but I heard in the melodic voices and I felt in the beautiful construction of the building the human desire for transcendence. I would have ...