Disney Days

Well here I am, three days into our school trip to Paris and I have decided to nip down to reception in the hotel to do a wee bit of blogging now that all the pupils are asleep (probably). This is taking longer than I thought because some of the keys seem to be in different places on this French keyboard, the "a" is in a very annoying place and so is the full stop. Anyway, we have spent the first three days at Disneyland and it has gone really well so far. Of course, like any school trip there have been a few minor injuries and behaviour issues, and it takes forever to get the pupils to settle down to sleep, but it is great fun and the pupils are loving it. I am very proud of my pupil from the base in particular who is coping very well, and Davie is being a great help and also having a brilliant time. Davie and I have been to Disneyland Paris twice before, so there is a pleasant familiarity about it, and I have revisited lots of favourite rides including of course my all time mad favourite; "It's a Small World"! Over the three days we have visited both parks. I have started each day accompanying a group and then later I meet up with my colleagues for lunch and the teachers all go around together in the afternoon. I really like the group of teachers that are on this trip; I knew some of them well already but not all of them, and it has been nice getting to know them better. We have a good laugh about all sorts of things. Although I have experienced Disney before there is still a bit of magic about it! The fairytale castle, the rides big and small, the parades, children hugging the characters; whatever it is, it is all done very well. As we were about to leave tonight I walked over to the end of the Main Street for a farewell look at the castle, bathed in a glow of rosy evening light. Tomorrow we are off to Paris!