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Bonjour, Mickey! (Part 1)

Last week, John's dad and sister postponing their trip to France until July left us with the prospect of a 4-day weekend without any plans. We knew we had to take advantage of the long weekend but our idea to drive along the Loire and visit chateaus for a little wine-tasting didn't seem as enticing without John's family. On top of that, we thought that without Pop-pop and Auntie Lisa, the drive might just bore the girls. Last minute beach plans and rentals were out of the question as all of those would have been rented out months ago. We've learned that if a holiday is coming up in France, booking travel and hotel reservations in advance is a must. With all this in mind, we decided to take the plunge and check out Disneyland Paris, formerly known as Eurodisney. Perhaps the hardest part of this Disney experience was navigating the website. After juggling problems with the English (UK version) and French sections of the site for half a day, I was finally able to ord...

À tout à l’heure!

There's a little phrase in France that I think is quite appropriate for me to use right now and that is...à tout à l’heure! I plan to catch up on my blog à tout à l’heure, in other words, right away. I learned from the Orange (phone company) installation man and the water heater repair man, right away doesn't necessarily mean right away. À tout à l'heure can vary from a few minutes to an hour more or less, leaning more towards the more side of an hour and maybe even more than more. In other words, don't hold your breath and drop everything you're doing. Just wait a bit. So, I will write again and you can catch up with the Pagapops - à tout à l’heure.