Coming home!
It's 5:30 am friday and the sun hasn't risen yet. I am getting up and packing my stuff to catch the bus.
This is how I look at 6:30 am in the morning. Not an entirely pretty sight.
The sun rising. This is a good start on the day.
At 8:30 am I arrive at my destination, a former orange grove south of Los Angeles.
Here I am greeted with a welcoming "Welcome mr. Jensen" accompanied by a marching band.
At 9 am precisely a warm voice rises over the place saying how we for the the last 50 years have been a family and welcoming me and the other guests home. As some of you might have guessed I am at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
Guests waiting on Main Street for the rest of the park to open.
I start my day in Adventureland listening to the Tiki birds sing and taking a cruise in the jungle.
After that I continue to New Orleans square which to my surprise is not only decorated for the 50th anniversary but also for the holidays.
I decide to take a stroll of Tom Sawyer Island and are intrigued by how the trashcan are made to blend in with the backdrop.
After a couple of hours in the park I start looking more refreshed.
As it approaches noon I take what will turn out to be the only food I am going to get until around 10 pm...as healthy as I am over here it consists of a large portion of McDonalds french fries.
After that I make my way to the central hub to take in the castle, which aren't quite as impressive as the one in Paris.
It looks as if I could fit this into my room at home!
Going into Fantasyland I feel like I have been transported to either South Germany or Solvang.
The Peak of the Matterhorn behind old European inspired cottages.
I even get a glimpse of Peter Pan. I think I looked just as good :)
After having done some of my shopping on Main Street I go to the Main Street opera house to experience the history of Disneyland. Here I find a lot of interesting paintings and models. Most of them I already know from different books, but the centerpiece is quite astonishing, a 1/16 scale model of how Disneyland looked when it opened in 1955.
Imagineers have made this model as a celebration to Disneyland's 50th anniversary.
After having taken in the sight for a while I head over to Disney's California Adventure, which to my surprise is quite packed with people. It has gotten a reputation for being empty all the time. But apparently this isn't entirely true.
I am pleased to find out that California Screamin', the huge rollercoaster, is open again after having been closed for some time. This is how a rollercoaster is supposed to be. Unfortunately I don't have time enough to try it more than once as my day is coming to an end. I have to catch a bus to meet Bonnie for drinks and dessert in downtown LA to celebrate her having gotten an appartment.
The day is coming to an end as I get a shot of the Hollywood Tower Hotel in Disney's California Adventure.
After a long day I wait for the bus to take me back to downtown.
All in all it was a very nice trip and I managed to make up for all the pictures I didn't take on my first visit.
This is how I look at 6:30 am in the morning. Not an entirely pretty sight.
The sun rising. This is a good start on the day.At 8:30 am I arrive at my destination, a former orange grove south of Los Angeles.
Here I am greeted with a welcoming "Welcome mr. Jensen" accompanied by a marching band.
At 9 am precisely a warm voice rises over the place saying how we for the the last 50 years have been a family and welcoming me and the other guests home. As some of you might have guessed I am at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
Guests waiting on Main Street for the rest of the park to open.I start my day in Adventureland listening to the Tiki birds sing and taking a cruise in the jungle.
After that I continue to New Orleans square which to my surprise is not only decorated for the 50th anniversary but also for the holidays.
I decide to take a stroll of Tom Sawyer Island and are intrigued by how the trashcan are made to blend in with the backdrop.
After a couple of hours in the park I start looking more refreshed.
As it approaches noon I take what will turn out to be the only food I am going to get until around 10 pm...as healthy as I am over here it consists of a large portion of McDonalds french fries.
After that I make my way to the central hub to take in the castle, which aren't quite as impressive as the one in Paris.
It looks as if I could fit this into my room at home!Going into Fantasyland I feel like I have been transported to either South Germany or Solvang.
The Peak of the Matterhorn behind old European inspired cottages.I even get a glimpse of Peter Pan. I think I looked just as good :)
After having done some of my shopping on Main Street I go to the Main Street opera house to experience the history of Disneyland. Here I find a lot of interesting paintings and models. Most of them I already know from different books, but the centerpiece is quite astonishing, a 1/16 scale model of how Disneyland looked when it opened in 1955.
Imagineers have made this model as a celebration to Disneyland's 50th anniversary.After having taken in the sight for a while I head over to Disney's California Adventure, which to my surprise is quite packed with people. It has gotten a reputation for being empty all the time. But apparently this isn't entirely true.
I am pleased to find out that California Screamin', the huge rollercoaster, is open again after having been closed for some time. This is how a rollercoaster is supposed to be. Unfortunately I don't have time enough to try it more than once as my day is coming to an end. I have to catch a bus to meet Bonnie for drinks and dessert in downtown LA to celebrate her having gotten an appartment.
The day is coming to an end as I get a shot of the Hollywood Tower Hotel in Disney's California Adventure.
After a long day I wait for the bus to take me back to downtown.All in all it was a very nice trip and I managed to make up for all the pictures I didn't take on my first visit.
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