MollyLuck

March has arrived. We are now in month three of 2017, how quick has it gone already. 

March is going to be a busy month. I have a lot going on. I've been offered an amazing opportunity to work on Disney Cruises. I leave on 16th March, I think for 4 months.
Therefore, I have a lot to do before I go, eek! I am excited but also nervous. 
I am hoping to try and upload the odd blog post while I am out there and do lots when I return.
Goals for this month;

• I would like to focus on some photography before I go and I will try my hardest but I'm just not sure how much time I have. 
• Read as much as possible before I go as again I am unsure of how much time I will have while I am away, which I am gutted about because I do love reading. I have recently just finished an amazing book called 'Song For Tomorrow' by Alice Petersen. I won this book in a giveaway and I loved it. It is sad but I did enjoy it as much as you can - it was an easy read which is always good.
• I have been on Slimming World for the last few weeks and have lots 8.5lbs. I would love to reach 1 stone goal before I leave so I trying to work my hardest to lose the 5lbs I need, which I am struggling a lot because lots of leaving meals taking place makes life very difficult.
• I am trying to declutter my room to make it guest appropriate as my room I am sure it will be used as a guest room if someone decides to stay. I am trying to be prepared as possible.

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Looking back on these photos, I am actually pretty happy how well some of these came out. Throughout the rest of the year, I am going to try and get some more amazing shots of everywhere I go. I am determined to complete this goal as I love looking at what I have achieved and how happy it makes me to see a decent shot. I would love to take some more courses and eventually do a job in it but I'm not sure I have the talent and artistic skills. 

Any of you enjoy taking photos? I need some tips! 

xxx

February has arrived. I explained in my 2017 post that I wanted things to be different this year but for me January was slow and I was lazy, didn't do much to make 2017 the best year yet. February will be different. 

This month is going to be a good productive photography month. I want to go outside, take photos of the world around me, where I live, places to visit. There is always lots of wildlife in my garden, squirrels and birds eating the feeder - I want to set the go pro up and see what great shots I can get. Photography is a passion of mine and I am looking into courses so I'd like to see what I can come up with and work hard on it, this month. I will make a post on it at the end of the month to show you my progress.

Another thing I'd like to focus on and finish to be happy with is my room. In January, I brought some storage boxes for my wardrobe and I think I'm happy with the top, now for inside and under my bed is my main focus. Fingers crossed I will do it and not be lazy! Motivation is key! 

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At 10am, the Cast Members let us into the lands and we headed straight for Space Mission 2 in Discoveryland, we probably queued for 10 minutes or so and this was perfect time. We headed up on the front row! This scared Jordan but I told him to stop being silly and just do it as I wanted to be at the front. He did it and he actually enjoyed it! 





6:15am; The taxi arrived at the hotel to take us to the airport. This was an expensive option but because I hadn't planned in advance the taxi was 100 euros. The TGV doesn't start until 7:45 so this wasn't an option. There is the Disney Magic Express but this needed to be booked before I had arrived. 

We arrived in England at 10:30am. 


Overall, I had an amazing couple of days and would love to again this year and spend time on the smaller rides, visiting the shows, taking a bigger camera and getting the perfect shots. I also would like to spend time visiting the characters as I felt this time there wasn't enough time for me to queue. 




I would love to know if you have ever been to Disneyland Paris and what your favourite part is? Or something you have to do every time?

4th January 2017; Our journey begins. 

Our flight left Luton in the afternoon, arriving at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. I hadn't booked transfers from the airport but I had done lots of research about getting the TGV - as this is cheap and quick to Disneyland. Charles de Gaulle is a huge airport and when we went to book tickets, I spoke to a lady who worked there who told me which ticket to get and I paid for it - it looked right. When heading to the platform for the TGV, the security told me, I was at the wrong station/platform. Very confusing as it was all in French. Eventually we got on the train and it's like London underground and there was a map on the wall. I couldn't see our destination. A lovely French lady asked where we were going, she must have 'googled' how to get to Disneyland Paris. She was very helpful. 

Eventually after 2 hours we arrived. We had got on the RER Train. We had to switch which was confusing! Once in Disneyland Paris, we had to grab a shuttle bus to our hotel ' Kyraid'. We headed over to the shuttle buses and there was queues of people everywhere, the park had just closed. It was mayhem, people were pushing onto the buses all the time. After about 4 filling up, we were on like sardines in a tin! 





We queued for the Ratatouille ride. I didn't know much about it so it was all very new. I think we waited 50 minutes or so. It was great. It's a 3D/4D ride, you get given glasses and you are the rat 'Remi' and you see the whole thing from his point of view. 


























After the show, we wandered around the Studio Park and realised we had done everything we wanted, that was open. Everything else was shut e.g. the 'stunt' Tram ride - Star Wars hadn't started then. We took photos, capturing the memories. We both knew that as soon as we left the park, we would be unable to come back in. Of course, there are many other rides 'children's rides'. 





We moved on to Disneyland Park. This is the main park at Disneyland Paris. This park houses the castle and all the shows. We decided not to do many rides as it was late in the day and just focus on the shows and smaller areas, walking around, taking photos. 





We walked past 'It's a small world', the queue was 30 minutes and we had lots of time before shows. We decided to do it. We queued and went on the ride. It is a slow, children's ride but something which is a must in the park. 
After this, we did the Curious Labyrinth Maze - Alice In Wonderland. It was lovely sunny day so this was nice to do. 


At 4:30pm, I waited for the Disney Magic Parade. I had researched about where the best place to be is and what time to get there for. I was prepared. 

At 6:30pm, we set up our a spot for the Disney Christmas Dreams ready for 7pm. 


I really wanted to be one of the last people in the park but by 8pm, we were sort of bored, had enough shopping, cold and just hungry so we left but there was still lots of people shopping in the shops considering the park was closed and every cast member was trying to kick you out. 

We headed for the Disney Village and queued for Planet Hollywood. I think we had to wait 30-40 minutes for a table, which wasn't too bad but we should had booked! It was lovely! 
After eating, we went shopping around Disney Village and arrived back at our hotel at 10:30pm. 

xxx