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Anaheim - Monday 8th June 2009

USA | Monday, 8 June 2009 | Views [456]

After 18 months of planning, we have finally started our ten week trip around the world! Packing was a nightmare, but Rach came to the rescue. She was ruthless, but I ended up fitting in everything I needed...at this stage.

Our flight was really good. I had about 7 hours sleep and Turls about 6, so we arrived fairly well rested. Not one person was wearing a mask on the plane, but there were a handful at LA airport. Plenty of food and movies to keep us entertained for the long flight. We could not believe the size of LA as we were landing, it is unbelievable...approximately 15 million people live in the area, it's kind of hard to get your head around.

We transferred straight to Anaheim and checked into the Candy Cane Inn. This was a great choice for accommodation; beautiful grounds and nice neat, very clean rooms and a 5 minute walk from the parks and Downtown Disney. I forgot to tip the driver and he asked for it...it was very embarrassing but we have got used to it now. After freshening up, we caught up with Head & Nez at Downtown Disney, which is the shopping and food district right outside the two parks; Disneyland and California Adventure Park. We went to ESPN for some drinks which was really good. We have been amazed with how friendly and helpful people have been, service is much better than it is at home.

The next day we were up bright and early and were at Disneyland by 9am. The morning was fairly quiet and we were able to get on rides fairly easily. I cannot describe in words the feeling that I got in Disneyland. It is magical and almost transports you back to being a little kid. Seeing the castle for the first time took my breath away. We were not able to see the fireworks cos they weren't going on Sunday night for some reason, which was a bit disappointing. We ended up staying at the park until 12am, so it was a massive day and we were all absolutely exhausted.

I wanted to cry when the alarm went off this morning, but we were up and at it again to Disneyland to go on a couple of rides we missed yesterday. We then went to California Adventure Park for the rest of the day which was a lot of fun, but not quite the same as Disneyland. We realised how sore our feet were after we ran from the park to the accommodation to catch our 5pm ride into Hollywood.

We have certainly experienced as much iconic american food as possible including hot dogs, pizza, bagels, pretzels, chilli fries and the most disgusting fatty, huge turkey legs I have ever seen. It nearly made Nez and I sick watching the boys eat them!

The weather has been great; starts off a bit overcast in the morning but is quite hot by the middle of the day. I have the sunburn to prove it!

All in all, the start of our trip has been fantastic and we are looking forward to the next few days now that we are in Hollywood!

See ya

Ange & Turls xx

 

 

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