The Happiest Place on Earth...

Well, we made it, we drove into LA with the great directions of Auntie Renee we made it to Disneyland. LA traffic we find is not that bad, not much crazier then the Deerfoot, but it sure is a lot more confusing. You can turn off here, or there, but try and find the actual turnoff and it's just about impossible.

But once we got there, and our nerves relaxed, we had a ton of fun going to Disneyland. Our first ride we went on was the Pirates of the Carribean, in consideration of the upcoming movie, and just because it's a fun ride. From there we went on to ride Indiana Jones and the Haunted Mansion. The whole trip was fantastic, we had short cue lines almost all the way, waiting at most 20 minutes. Our favorite ride by far was the Matterhorn, and then Space Mountain, both we rode multiple times.

After watching the parade and the park closed we went and had supper at Tortilla Jo's, some really good Mexican food. Following that we did some shopping, which we can't mention what we bought because it might spoil some surprises. But let's just say that there is a very cool LEGO store there, which sells bulk LEGO parts :-).

That evening, after finishing shopping, we had a quick jump in the Hot Tub, and met a nice family from Jasper, Alberta. It's a small world, so we talked a bit about our trips to SoCal and common areas we were familiar with in Alberta.

The cool part of being at Disney right now is they were setting up for the Pirates of the Carribean premiere, so they had a huge screen on Tom Sawyer's island, and seats on the other side of the river. That would be a great premiere to see, but it's on Saturday, while we are in San Francisco, it's possible to fly, but I don't think there would be enough time!

This morning, after waking up late (screwed up alarm clock), we checked out and returned to Disney, starting at California Adventureland and riding the Hollywood Hotel. That is a thriller, it really gets your heart going! Then back to Disneyland and more of our favorite rides, and a whole lot of shopping!

Our trip back home was uneventful, and after a supper at Del Paco's and desert at DQ we are ready to sleep for our trip to San Fran tomorrow. We are hoping to run up through Monterey, and maybe see the aquarium, and then head to our hotel in San Mateo.

~Eric

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