Life is a Journey

The Date:  4-4-19 The Time:  1:30 p.m. The Reason:  Things slowed down dramatically at work. Rather than go home, my friend Laura and I decided to go to the Parks and I'm so glad we did! Since it is still spring break season, the crowds were there but it wasn't unbearable. We started our visit at Tongaroa Terrace because Laura had never experienced a Dole Whip! Naturally, we got the spiked version. She thoroughly enjoyed it! Once we were done, we walked to the Monorail station to ride into Disneyland. I had an ulterior motive - I wanted to show Laura a little bit of Disneyland history so as we disembarked the Monorail, we walked towards the Matterhorn and I showed Laura the Three Fences and gave her a brief explanation as to why this area was special to Disneyland nerds like myself. I also recorded it for the latest episode of my podcast, Not Strictly Disney. Laura then mentioned that she has always wanted to wander through New Orleans Square a...

Regular readers know I like unusual views of things...such as our first photo. I was waiting for a friend under the giant Sorcerer's hat on the hotel grounds and happened to look up. I liked what I saw! Still standing in the same spot, I noticed a giant star. It's amazing how you can walk by something a thousand times and not notice it until you stand still for a few minutes and just observe your surroundings. Later that evening I grabbed a quick dinner at Tongaroa Terrace. I love those sweet potato fries! And I love looking at the pool, wishing I was a hotel guest, LOL! I think the staff of The Disneyland Gazette needs to have a monthly dinner meeting here, don't you? Gotta run....see you soon!

I hope everyone had a great weekend! I have some new photos and you can see them here at the Disneyland Gazette website. Enjoy!