Day 3 - Tuesday

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Today began with a card game at 2:00am - Jana and Chelsea taught me how to play “B.S.” We couldn’t hold off, and went to sleep at 9pm. Slept well for five hours but all three of us awoke at 2:00am. Returned to bed around 3:30am for three more hours of sleep - we should be on track now!

We were asked by several people before we left....”Why are you going all the way to Paris to go to Disneyland?!?!?” Well, here’s the answer...”IT’S FUN!!!” We took the shuttle from our hotel and were able to take advantage of the early park opening for hotel guests. We went on Space Mountain, It’s a Small World, Peter Pan’s flight, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the Carousel, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. We had been on all of these (except the Indiana Jones ride) at Disneyworld in Florida. However, on each of the rides we noticed differences. For instance, the “Small World” ride ended with a display of cartoons from various countries, which was interesting. Jana says to note that Space Mountain here is MUCH better than the one in Florida.

For those of you wondering how we are making out with the French language:
Chelsea is smiling and nodding a lot (she does now know the words for “exit” (sortie) and “sale” (soldes).
I am perfecting my “Franglais” - Je voudrais un autre “cup”.
Jana usually does the talking for us and we have no idea what she is saying!

We are heading back to Disneyland tonight for the fireworks and look forward to relocating to the Hotel Muguet in Paris tomorrow!

Day 2 - Monday

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We are in France! Our flight out of Rochester at 10pm last night was uneventful. Pillows and blankets were on each seat when we boarded, and a very nice dinner was served at 11:30pm (with real silverware!). After getting our luggage, we took the VEA Shuttle to the bus station outside of Disneyland Paris, and took the train one stop to our hotel, l'Elysee Val d'Europe. Tomorrow we will spend the day at Disneyland; today we window-shopped and people-watched and are trying to stay awake so that we can sleep well tonight. Our bodies think it is 1:40pm and the clock says 7:40pm! Check back tomorrow for a more detailed report!

Day 1- Sunday

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We're in the Newark Airport, getting ready to board our 10:00pm flight to Paris! Picked up Chelsea, then took Adam to Camp Barton Boy Scout Camp near Trumansburg. A stop at the Cayuga Lake Creamery on Frontenac Road for some delicious home-made ice cream (we highly recommend it!), then on to the Rochester Airport, where we were told our flight was delayed an hour. Flight was uneventful, and we're hoping bad weather won't affect our flight out of Newark tonight. Jana has been teaching Chelsea how to say "important" phrases in French - one that stood out was "Do you have these shoes in another size?" I think that's a hint to me that they are interested in doing some serious shopping!