World tour

Operation All the Rides - Part 1:
We started early making sure we were near the front of the queue for Magic Hour when only those staying in the Disney hotels (or rich enough to pay for the privilege separately) get and extra hour or so in the parks before the unwashed masses enter and the lines get long (up to 2 hours! in some cases!!). Following some serious detective and planning work by Super Kylz we, though, had a foolproof plan to beat the rush and get the best rides.
We did wonder why everyone was running still though after the gates opened…and the opposite way mostly… 🤔 Turns out Crush the Turtle’s (from Nemo) ride is the most popular in the park…
But that didn’t phase us - we had started strong with a ride that Ariah thought…at the time…was the scariest thing she’d ever do and never looked back!
We dropped from great heights, rode haunted broken elevators, spun around…and around…and around… (🤮 Dad), and had an awesome day.
After a bit of a break, and off-country cultural experience with our first ever visit to a Five Guys, we were back in the park for more rides once the crowds thinned out. However, the best was yet to come!
First we set a new PB on Ariah’s Scariest Ride lost with a trip on Hyperspace Mountain! Let’s just say, unexpectedly going upside down was not voted as best life moment (until the courage set in…see Day 2 for more on this).
Then we finished a long day watching an spectacular lightshow that had all the hits and fireworks!
We were stuffed but went home with big grins on our faces for a good sleep. 😴Weiterlesen

Dale got to tick off a bit of a recent fan boy moment today with a tour around Paris visiting key sites and areas from the French Revolution…at least where they still existed. A bit like India’s Jack the Ripper Experience though, Dale did have to correct the guide a few times 🤣😜
So interested was he, that he forgot to take any photos 🤦‍♂️

Along the way our guide let us in on some of the broader history of Paris, the architecture, and the hidden gems around the streets.
Very importantly, he advised us that in Thirroul we live in “the arse of the sack” and that in Paris they’ve renamed those streets to give them more…panache 😏

Then it was time to experience the very frustrating event that is getting into The Louvre. Three long lines later though we raced through the galley to join another long line to see some a painting of some lass possibly smiling, possibly judging with ironic RBF.
In all seriousness though, The Louvre was pretty cool. Amazing paintings and history and our very lucky girls got to hear a whole bunch of extra information from their lovely parents as the read plaques, Google, and listened to the audio guides…such lucky children! 😝😍Weiterlesen

Today was so fun. I went on a good tour and all of the food was delicious. My favourite ones were definitely the yogurt with the spoon sweets and the ice cream. The ice cream was made by chopping strawberries and choc milk on a metel frozen plate and rolled up and into a ice cream cup. I also had other foods like a cheese platter and pita bread with beef. The cheese platter had herb cheese , feta, meat and olives. The green olives were delicious. The pita bread with beef also had tomatoes with it and tasted really good. Our tour guide also took us places where she told us about Greek history Which was interesting. Then the tour ended and we walked home and had spanakopita (which is spinach and feta in filo pastry) for dinner and for dessert we had baklava (which is honey filo pastry with pistachios) and cherry pie and yogurt we were so tired from our day we went straight to sleep 🛌.Weiterlesen