Disneyland and D23, September 2009

[Gerard]

I'm now back..... bugger
sorry for the lack of photos at the end, the IT dept at work did something to my blackberry (thay manage to stuff things up for me form the other side of the world....impresive)

loved your comments Sandie and I want to know about my secret too????

I'm unpacking and cleanning and doing everything but checking my credit card account balance....I dont need to do that today

[KeithS]

Yay - welcome back Gerard to the world of post-Disneyland depression!

Hope you had a good flight - ours was nice and smooth.

How was your Fantasmic dessert buffet seats?

I'm still intending to upload photos - just got a little tied up this weekend but will give it a go later this week.

Did you buy any more loot after we left you?

Wayne and Jennifer return on Thursday morning.

[Wendy]

I didn’t even go to the Expo, and yet I received a package in the mail yesterday from Wayne & Jennifer.

Wayne called me from the Expo to tell me he found a Storybook Ornament set of Peter Pan, which he knows I have been wanting.

Will look very nice on the Xmas tree this year.

Nice to have friends who think of you while they are on holiday.

[churros]

Sorry you are home Gerard!

[Gerard]

the only other thing i brought back was 10 tons of red dust from the Nervada Desert. I hope you are all enjoying it.
the flight was fine, just lucky i did not arrive today.
the fantasmic Desert party was great.
but i'm back at work now

[KeithS]

the only other thing i brought back was 10 tons of red dust

Ahhhh...so you're to blame for that this morning

[mushu mama]

Yep... loving the dust. It hit us up here in QLD around mid afternoon and now everything tastes, feels and smells dusty.

Hope its gone by tomorrow.

Lisa. */

[KeithS]

I've started to upload photos to my Photo Bucket account for our recent trip - you can view them here:
http://s297.photobucket.com/albums/mm23 ... po%202009/

But here are a couple of NYC examples:

Times Square


Della shopping at World of Disney...


Baseball!


Rowing in Central Park - Enchanted-style

[sandie]

Now right behind Della in photo 2 is my dinner set!!!!!

Sandie

[mushu mama]

Now right behind Della in photo 2 is my dinner set!!!!!

Sandie

How funny is that? that was my first thought too....

Lisa.

PS: Love the photos Keith. Are you going to post a trip report? You must be suffering post-Disney stress still I guess.

[churros]

Sorry Della I noticed the plate too because I bought one! Typical Disney shopaholics! I remember before my trip to HKDL in 2007 I was scouring the WWW looking for photos of merchandise in the shops!

[mushu mama]

Hello Keith

Just wondering how that trip report is going? Looking forward to reading about yours and Della's travels.

Lisa. */

[KeithS]

Hi everyone - my apologies! I've just been tied up this week at work, and yesterday I was down the south coast for Della's Dad's birthday. I'll be on it this long weekend (oh yeah, that's right - it is not a long weekend in Queensland - hahaha!)

[KeithS]

Okay - here are a few more NYC pictures (more at my Photobucket account)

I'll begin uploading Disneyland and D23 images soon. Then I'll start the trip report...


Feeding the local birdlife...


Enchanted anyone?


I think one of these is coming home (along with Della that is...)


Here is Della's human shopping basket...and yes - all of this came home...plus LOTS more...


FAO Schwarz - the Big Piano!

[KeithS]

Disneyland Photos!


Just through the gates!


Partners


Sleeping Beauty Castle (terrible weather we were having...)


Minnie's close up!


Ariel's Grotto with Cinderella (come on, you've got to let me post one Princess photo!)


I have to explain this photo. Della wanted to win the minor prize at the Boardwalk fishing game in DCA. There was a little red crab thing she was after. We watched a couple play before us, and they were always pulling up the minor prizes so we thought it should be easy to win the crab, so we decided to play. Della goes first - and pulls out a major prize - a big Mickey. So I had a go, determined to underachieve and win a minor prize...and I pulled out a Big Mickey too! After that, we were too scared to play again!

More photos on Photobucket, plus more photos to be posted here soon...