This is from Disneyland Paris in June 2010. I want to go back in April 2022, for my 30th birthday, but it all depends on less pandemic in the world and what traveling is like in a year.
Disneyland Paris turns 30 years next year, and the opening date was around my birthday, so the thought of going for my 20th, 25th or 30th birthday has been around for a while.
Like most people, I’m waiting for the world to get this under control before wanting to go anywhere. Hopefully we can get there within a year or two, but we’ll see. We know from 2020 (and 2021), that a plan or three can be good, but expect to cancel everything on short notice and stay home.
As many people, I miss traveling and looking back at old trips is a fun reminder and thinking about things that would be fun to do again.
This picture is from June 2010, when I visited Disneyland Paris and saw the show on the stage in front of the Castle, and it was fun to watch, even as an 18 year old.
One of the most confusing and chaotic roundabouts I’ve seen is the roundabout surrounding the Arc de triomphe in Paris. I might have a limited amount of huge roundabouts that I’ve seen, but it seems like a place to avoid if you do not want bumps or scratches on your car.
I’ve written about the Arc de Trioumphe before in 2015, and this picture was taken on the same trip in late June 2010.
In case you couldn’t tell from the pictures I’ve posted earlier, I really like Disneyland Paris. There is something magical about theme parks, even as an adult. It might be easier as an adult without kids, not needing to adapt the food and activities, but hopefully there’s some magic anyway.
As a 27 year old, who has been there three times, I still want to go back. The best thing about visiting a theme park or any other place, is wanting to go back as soon as you leave. Never really finishing a place and always having something to see if you return.
This picture was taken in late June 2010, by the Castle in Disneyland Paris.
Easter 2019 was weird. There were a lot of things, and then suddenly Notre-Dame was on fire. And a historic building like Notre-Dame burning and being destroyed has a lot of impact on people. For most people, it’s not the actual building, but the connections, memories and feeling you tie to the building.
It’s difficult when things like this happens. Mostly because the very fact that a stone building shouldn’t mean so much. But it does. I have memories from playing a concert in the park behind Notre-Dame (in June 2010, when this picture was taken), I remember watching the Hunchback of Notre-Dame, and it’s one of the buildings connected to Paris.
If you want, you can ask the question why this cathedral brings people together, and not the churches that were destroyed a bit earlier in the USA or the churches in Sri Lanka during Easter. It might be because of it’s long history, it might be because of the Disney-movie, or it might be due to something completely different. But it’s often a personal thing for each one.
For me, it’s mostly been the fact that Paris is a city that I have a few buildings I connect to the city; the Eiffel tower, the Louvre, Arc de Triomphe, Sacré-Cœur, and the Notre-Dame. These buildings are just connected to Paris and France for me (excellent tourism marketing), which means that it doesn’t feel like I’m actually in Paris unless I see at least one of the buildings (or you know, Disneyland Paris…).
The weather has been varying between snow, hail, rain, clouds and sunny time, so I’m mostly looking forward to the summer.
Here’s a picture from nine years ago, when I went to Disneyland Paris and we had warm and sunny weather. Then again, this was in mid-June of 2010, and not mid-March…
I’ve posted about Disneyland Paris earlier here (among a few other posts as well).
I’ve only visited Disneyland in Paris, but I’ve also visited it three times, so it really feels like my Disneyland and my castle. There’s something special about Disneyland, but I almost prefer going as a teenager and young adult. At some point I’d like to go back, but not during the high season. If you have the funds (which I don’t right now) and the opportunity, Disney definitely has something magic about it and it’s not just for the kids.
This picture is from the third visit in late June 2010, when I had the opportunity to walk around and have fun, and not run around to go on most rides, but rather see the park and have fun with my friends.
I’m born and raised in Europe, and that’s meant that for me, Disneyland Paris has been Disneyland. And since I was born in the month and year it opened (April 1992), I’ve always felt a bit close to it. My first visit was when I was 5 years old, and so was the park. The other visits have been when I was 8 and 18, so no real celebration. I wondered about going back when I was 20 or 25, but money and time got away. It would be fun going back as an adult, and spend the time around the park with no other obligations. Preferably in april, so I could celebrate my birthday and the park opening. Maybe I’ll get to do it one day.
This picture was taken late June 2010. Have you been to Disneyland Paris, or any of the other parks?
In June 2010 I spent some time in Paris, and at one point we went on a riverboat cruise. When a city has a river running through it, it’s really fun to get to see some of the major attractions from a distance in a boat.
Some of the attractions we could see from the boat while on the Seine was the Eiffel tower, the Notre-Dame, the Louvre, and many other places.
I don’t claim to know how many churches one can find in Paris, but I’m pretty sure there’s quite a few of them. This is, in my opinion, one of the most famous ones. Sacré-Cœur Basilica. I’ve posted about it before, and every time I need to copy/paste the name in, because I don’t want to spell it wrong.
Sacré-Cœur Basilica was completed in 1914, and is a Roman Catholic church in the 18th Arrondissement in Paris. It’s a relatively large church and the view from outside is pretty incredible, so if you find yourself in Paris, the Sacré-Cœur Basilica is worth a visit.
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