Californialand

After our two days in Beverly Hills, attempting to get over jet lag, we got a hotel transfer to the place in the Disneyland resort. Despite the early hour I was amazed looking out at the city, the amount of traffic, the incredible 5 layer high freeways, (though not all moving very freely...) and just the alien feel of the place.

The Disneyland resort is a world all of its own. It is all landscaped, the roads are lined with identical trees and flags and everything looks magical. We weren't too far down the road in the hotel, right next to a Dennys resturant. We ate a hot breakfast there before heading to the park about 10.30am. We took the shuttle a few blocks, past the massive parking lot. Right from the start there is music everywhere from these camaflaged speakers. The ticket booths were a little confusing, as to which line is which, but we got the tickets without incident. Then we were faced with a choice: Which park first?

There are two parks there, separated by a massive concreted space with trees and chairs. We decided to go into the California park first, and save Disneyland for when we had the whole day. The park was beautiful, exactly what you picture an old carnival atmosphere should be like. There was a big wooden rollercoaster in the back, and a huge ferriswheel.

Oh dear, its time for class. I'll finish this later...