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What a wonderful meal! Thanks for all the photos of the restaurant. They really did a great job with this place-- very much themed but not in a hokey way. It just looks completely authentic.
What a wonderful meal in a gorgeous restaurant. Dessert sounded especially good!
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All caught up!!! Loved looking at the draft of the characters we have come to know and love. Very cool! Also, what a lovely meal you guys had. How cool was that restaurant! I could take hours just looking around at all of the details!
That sounded (and looked) like an amazing meal! I think the price was good for all that - especially with a bottle of wine. That's equivalent to the cover charge at Remy.
Saturday 6 October – part nineteen: Disneyland Paris at night
When we came out, as we’d seen from our table, it was still raining, and probably heavier than it had been earlier on. We walked up to the castle to get some photos of it, but in all honesty, I was disappointed with it. I much preferred how it had looked at Christmas a couple of years ago. At least it gave me the chance to experiment with night-time shots with my new camera, as I’d definitely need to know how to do those by our December trip.
However, I think Mark’s photos were better. I still need to experiment more with night-time shots.
We headed back up Main Street...
... and stopped off at one of the shop, where I got some Mickey ears, but again, they’re a surprise for December, so you’re going to have to wait to see those.
We made our way back down Main Street, taking some photos, but trying not to spend too much time outside getting wet. We did dive into the Emporium, and it was a bit quieter than earlier, but to be honest, it wasn’t much better. We got some shots in Town Square....
... then it was outside to get some shots of the 20th anniversary display, which looked amazing at night.
Finally, it was time to bid goodnight to Disneyland Paris for this trip. It was a great shame that we couldn’t see the Disney Dreams show, but to be honest, it was coming up for 9:00pm, and we were absolutely exhausted, our feet were killing, and there was no way we were going to last another hour. Let’s also not forget that it was still raining pretty heavily. much as we’d have loved to have seen, it just wasn’t going to happen. Maybe if it lasts long enough, and it’s still around next time we visit, then we’ll see it then....
We headed over to the train station, but it was a pretty painful journey to get there. Although it’s easy access from the station, on the way out, they now channel you over to the Disney Village. To be honest, it makes marketing sense, as it does encourage people leaving the parks to go and shop and eat, but it was a pain for us, as all we wanted to do was head home, and collapse.
The Disneyland Hotel at night The Disney Village
We finally made it into the station, and headed down to the platform.
We had about a 10 minute wait for the next train, so we settled down in a seat to wait for it. We were just glad to get the weight off our feet. When it arrived, we were straight on, and grabbed seats. It was probably about another five minutes before the train left, but that was fine, so long as we were sitting down.
When we got to Bussy-Saint-Georges, we walked the short distance back to the hotel. It wasn’t raining nearly as hard now, which just figures, but then again, who’s to say that it wasn’t still raining hard at Disneyland Paris, as it was a few miles away...
We headed straight to the room, and it wasn’t long before we both crashed. We were utterly exhausted, and definitely need to get some training in before our December trip, if this is what one day at Disney does to us!
The weather today was cloudy and dry in the morning, with temperatures in the high 50s, with drizzle in the early afternoon, then rain later on in the day. The best thing today was seeing all the Halloween decorations, and enjoying Disneyland Paris at Halloween. The worst thing today was the weather, and not getting on Pirates. The funniest thing today was Mark Burpy-face from En-ger-land. Today we tried eating at Walt’s An American Restaurant And the result was it was an amazing meal, and well worth every penny. The most magical moment today was walking into Town Square and seeing all the Halloween decorations.
Beautiful night-time shots! You packed a lot into your one day and still managed a lot of time to stop and notice the details. I'm not surprised you were done-in. It was a great day and I love the way the park looks for fall. The 20th decorations were beautiful, too.
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We walked up to the castle to get some photos of it, but in all honesty, I was disappointed with it. I much preferred how it had looked at Christmas a couple of years ago. At least it gave me the chance to experiment with night-time shots with my new camera, as I’d definitely need to know how to do those by our December trip. 
We got some shots in Town Square....
much as we’d have loved to have seen, it just wasn’t going to happen. Maybe if it lasts long enough, and it’s still around next time we visit, then we’ll see it then....
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