Thursday 7 January

Our last day!! 😭 We set the alarm for 8am to give us time to repack and enjoy a leisurely breakfast again before check out time of 11am. Belle isn’t sure how she will cope having to leave here, Abi is stealing – I mean – helping herself to as many Mickey soaps and shampoos as possible, and I want to know who is going to turn down my sheets each night and leave a chocolate on my pillow! 😉

We ventured back in to Disneyland Park for a final turn on all our favourite rides, like Pirates of the Caribbean, Phantom Manor, Peter Pan’s flight, It’s a Small World (yes, that’s right Luke!), and others we had missed the day before. We made the most of the three hours we had there, and then sat at a cafe on Main Street for a late lunch of sandwiches and wraps before returning to the hotel to pick up our luggage.

   
   
I had booked airport transfers with the “magical shuttle bus”, which picked us up from outside the hotel at 3pm. My cunning plan had been to spend the day tiring everyone out so they would sleep on the plane, but the coach ride to the airport was over an hour long, so everyone except Abi and Sam napped on the way there! 😬

We are now sitting at Charles de Gaule airport waiting to board our flight to Hong Kong. We have felt absolutely safe here and everywhere we have been, but have not seen any news for a month. Jarrod is now telling me a man was shot at a Paris police station today. Being the anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, I did pick up a copy of Charlie Hebdo at the newsagent, but won’t advertise the fact I have it!, understanding the controversy. Our seats while waiting are next to a red piano which is free for use. Jarrod played one song to the applause of a man in Starbuck’s but can’t cope because the pedal isn’t working. Sam and Belle have also regaled us with a tune each, but the other three say they can’t remember their pieces!! It’s obviously time to head home and get out of holiday mode! 

  
Below, just for Uncle Luke, are photos of everyone enjoying his favourite ride: It’s a Small World 😂