Dancegrl624
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- Sep 13, 2008
Love all the pics!
What are those red things? I've seen those at the UK pavillion at Epcot!!
What are those red things? I've seen those at the UK pavillion at Epcot!!
That's so great! We live in the suburbs (near farmland though) and are just 20 minutes from downtown St. Paul and Minneapolis so we get that city life too, but only when we want to!I live in a village called Croxley Green which is just outside Watford - it's about 8/10 miles away from Gerrards Cross.
I love living where I do as I get the best of the beautiful countryside yet within half an hour I can be in the heart of London!
Yeah, it was a lot of praying and deep breathing!You made it. It sounds like a scary flight though. I've had a couple of those too and I start doing a lot of praying!!!
I love her house...I would call the English Tudor.
Yeah, I was too busy praying we would just land already to care!As soon as you said 50 minutes late into Philadelphia I thought (all the smilies have changed). My question is - how many times did you circle Philly or did you not even notice because its almost like you are getting closer and closer to the airport- when you are actually there!!!!! Phew - so happy you made it on time!
How great to be able to stay at your friends house. It looks like a lovely house and a beautiful day to arrive.
Great start!
I was thinking it could be a bad omen, but really didn't want to think negative!So 50 min sitting on the runway and a rough flight is not exactly an auspicious beginning. So glad it wasn't a sign of things to come. How cute is that village? You are right... exactly what I would imagine for an English village!
Yeah, she has a wonderful teacher! He was just as excited about our trip as we were!I love the eagle idea! That's such a creative assignment.
I'm excited to read more!
Thanks!Great first update.
Glad you made your connecting flight and that it all went smoothly.
My husbands family don't live far from Gerrards Cross. It's a nice part of the country out there.
Looking forward to more. X
Yeah - I wish I had read more of the journal entries besides Sarah's! The teacher said he really gets a kick out of what the kids write!Ugh to the shaky landing and the race to the connecting flight -- so glad you made it!!!
The Eagle idea is great! I bet some of those journal entries are hilarious!
Love, love, love all the pictures of the English village -- I am ready to move there right now. LOL! Even their mailboxes are great!
Why thank you! That's my goal, hook you in from the beginning!! Then typically I take a week or so to do the next update!Oh my! I'm hooked already!
Your flight sounded like a nightmare to me though. I don't know how you held it together. That would have sent me over the edge! I'm so glad you guys made it ok.
I love your friend's house! It looks exactly like what I would expect. Very English indeed. I have a feeling that before this TR is over, I'm going to have a trip booked! I just need to read enough of it to forget about the flight you had first though.
Love all the pics!
What are those red things? I've seen those at the UK pavillion at Epcot!!
I chose a different color for this post because it is completely unrelated to my March trip. It's about our October trip!
Guess what I did today???
Made a dinner reservation for Ohana! We've never eaten there for dinner, but have had breakfast twice. Our plan is to eat and then shop and explore the Poly a bit and then find a spot on the beach to watch Wishes (well it will be Hallowishes since it's a party night). I haven't decided on any other ADRs yet, but we're only going to do a couple TS anyway and probably none of the real popular ones, so they can wait. I'm open to suggestions though!!
I don't know if and/or when I will be doing a PTR, so I may periodically throw in some stuff here. Hope you don't mind. If you do, just skip the posts in orange!!
Thanks Meghan!
Those are mailboxes! They say POST on them! One of those little British icons like the phone booths, double decker buses... I took a few pictures since DH is a mailman. You'll see...
Looking forward to Ohana too! I thought most of the places we went in England were right out of a movie or book! I guess the stereotypes are accurate!I have never been to Ohana for dinner either...can't wait to hear about it!
Love Jennys house!! And what cute sounding towns! I love the name of Croxley Green--it reminds me of the little village of Gretna Green in the Miss Read Books!!!
October isn't that far away is it? I forget, are we there the same dates? I'd love to meet you and your family! I do have some motion sickness issues, but usually Dramamine does the trick!We've started our October planning, as well. It's crazy to think that when we make that trip, there will be another little one in tow!
I hope you like 'Ohana as much as we do!
As for your flight - sitting on the runway for all that time would have done me in. I probably would need to be knocked out to take an overseas flight anyway. My limit is the hour and 45 minutes that gets me to Disney World.
That house is very cool! Looks like it would be perfect in World Showcase.
We're excited to try it! Thanks for your suggestions. I have more ADR news to share.My philosophy is that if you have Ohana booked for dinner, you don't really need any other ADRs. I really hope you love it as much as we do. So far, it is the only restaurant that is a must do for us on all trips!
My other favorite Disney meals have been:
California Grill - Pork Tenderloin
Cape May - mainly b/c of the crab legs
La Hacienda - La Hacienda mixed grill for two
Have fun planning! I'll be making ADRs right around the corner myself!
Aren't they cool!! I have a little miniature one in my shadow box. I've had it since my first trip to London, although I don't think I bought it there.So cute! I think that's where we had to drop off our KIMunicator after we finished our UK mission. I wish our mailboxes looked like those!
Yeah, that flight wasn't great, but the next one was much better! We had a lot of adventures, most of them were very positive!!It looks like your trip was off to a great start. Well except for that first flight. Good thing you only had to go to Philly. Glad you made your connecting flight and that one was much smoother. Can't wait to hear about all your adventures!
PS -- you are going to love Ohana for dinner!!
Thanks! I hope to get another update up this weekend, but it's a bit busy. The weather - well, the weather was surprising for us the whole trip - good and bad!Fun update! Not fun first flight and run to the connection. I hate that, you get on the plane all sweaty and flustered and then have to calm down and try to sleep. Looks like it worked out just fine though. Pretty weather and country, I hope it holds. Our cars do look giant next to many Europeans. My SIL has a small SUV (in Germany) and it looked huge compared to most cars we saw on the road.
Ohana is super yummy for dinner, we loved it! Excellent choice. We'll be making our October ADR's on Sat I think. Well, Mary Ellen will lol. I have offered to call as well but she's on top of it.
Hi Kelli!!I'm in Sheree! I have been on a bit of a break from the Dis so was excited to get back and see you started your report. Great start!
What day are you planning 'Ohana? Morghan and I should hopefully be there 10/17. I hope we get to meet up at some point in October! MEA rocks!
Spotted your comments about Paris on MeMom's report and headed over here to find out more!
We're in the UK and are pretty familiar with London (hubby commutes there most days from our home near Stratford upon Avon) and we've made plenty of trips to DLP too! It was a one-off trip to DLP back in 2001 that really kicked up my Disney love a notch or two and since then we've made a few return trips. Although, since we honeymooned in WDW and discovered all that Florida has to offer we've only been back to DLP twice (when pregnant/with a newborn).
I'm very interested to see what you've got to say - for us WDW wins hands down
Oh thanks andLooking forward to reading about the rest of your trip. It's fascinating the things that other nationals notice, things that we all take for granted.
Will also be watching for info on your October trip - we're going to OKW and AK in January (first trip to Orlando).
Hi there, I'm loving this TR I'm reading with the biggest smile on my face and am very amused at how much you like our post boxes! The pp is right that you just take everyday things for granted!
Really looking forward to reading more