My 2022 Global Adventure: Day 8 (Mickey! Macarons! Minifigs!)

 From the moment we started planning our trip to Paris, H. and I were continuously changing our itinerary. Should we visit this museum or that museum? This chateau or that one?

But one place we were SURE we wanted to go, no matter what....

Disneyland Paris is located about an hour outside the city, but you can get there easily by public transit.

We got there just before it opened. We had a tentative itinerary -- a list of things we both really wanted to ride, things with both kind of wanted to ride, etc. We also downloaded the Disneyland Paris app so we could keep an eye on the wait times.

We went to Phantom Manor first (the equivalent of the Haunted Mansion). It was fine, but nothing special.

We got some snacks, including this one...

 Throughout that warm day we also rode Pirates Of The Caribbean twice, the teacups twice, the Canal Boats, Alice's Curious Labyrinth (a walkthrough), and the Disneyland Railroad. 

We also did the walkthrough of the castle. This one is way more elaborate than the walkthrough in Dland California.

We  had reservations for the Plaza Gardens restaurant around 2:40pm. I'd had a tough time trying to figure out exactly what they served there beforehand. The app said one thing, the website said another... it was a mess. But the restaurant turned out to be your standard buffet, with plenty of options.

You walk in, pay, order a drink, then sit down. Then you go get your food. You can go back as many times as you want, but if you want more drinks, you have to pay for them. (The waiters will bring you a carafe of still water if you ask.)

Even though I didn't eat much (the whole buffet concept is so strange to me after 2.5 years of not having it) it was nice to spend an hour sitting in a cool environment.

We split up for a while in the afternoon. I explored Adventure Isle and went to a showing of Philharmagic. H. rode Indiana Jones and Big Thunder Mountain.

I met Piglet's French cousin, Porcelet...

We left the park in the early evening, then made a stop at the LEGO Store in the next-door Disney Village. They had a Minifigure Maker, which is a machine that lets you customize a minifig torso and a 1x3 brick (the first of four we'd encounter on our trip!) 

As the sun set, we rode the train back to the city.

Tomorrow... another day in Paris!

Things I learned today:

*Need postage stamps in Disneyland Paris? Visit the Stroller Rental place near the entrance.