Disneyland 2011 trip pt.1 - Disneyland! img hvy

Hi there! Ok, now these photos are shy of being 1 year old by just 2 months... I can't believe how quickly this year passed, why?! I thought things were just going to be more exciting, but since summer things have been doing just the opposite (what a disappointment). Looking back on these photos it really made me miss all the traveling I used to do!

This was the first time I had visited Disneyland in California, though I had been to Disney World 3 times and Tokyo Disneyland a handful of times already. I guess once you've been to other Disney parks, it doesn't feel like a priority to go across the country to see another. Luckily my mom went to CA on business and I could tag along so we could see Disneyland finally.



A lovely display outside of our hotel


We even had the monorail car to ourselves *o*

This was the first time we stay in an on-site Disney hotel however, which was a really cool and fun experience. I will share some pics of the hotel in the last post of this multi-part post.

One of the best things about staying on-site was the early entrance perk, we were able to go into the park an hour early. The monorail into Disneyland was fun as it snaked through the park offering great views.


A view from the monorail


The Matterhorn was one of the rides we got on before the park opened


Just some neat giant granite globe in Tomorrowland

If you get the chance to enter a Disney park early, make sure to get on the rides which normally have long rides right away. You can probably fit up to 4 rides in that hour, like on Space Mountain we literally just walked on with 0 wait. In fact it was rather annoying having to run through all that long line walkway haha.


Sleeping Beauty's Castle


There are pretty things inside the castle XD


At the Snow White ride

We headed towards Sleeping Beauty's Castle as the main gates opened so it was fun watching all the people running towards us (into the park). But I was SO surprised by how tiny Sleeping Beauty's Castle is, it's not even comparable to Cinderella's Castle in Disneyworld in scale. It's more like a fancy house in size haha. But it has a really cool display inside.


The Mad Tea Party




Inside the Alice in Wonderland ride


The line to get into "it's a small world"

After that we went on some rides in Fantasyland, like Snow White's ride and then one of my favorites - the Mad Tea Party tea cups. I always spin it like psycho and make my mom dizzy, but I am starting to feel my age as last time I did that I got quite dizzy too TT Then we went on the Alice in Wonderland ride, which is a bit phoned it (especially at the end). But I had never been on it before!


Cinderella


Simba and Pumba from the Lion King


Lilo and Stitch

And I will finish this post with some pics from the "it's a small world" ride. I like the one at Disneyland best out of all of them because they added signature Disney characters to all the lands, it's fun spotting them. But not so fun waiting in line outside!!

Next post I will finish up the rest of this first day, as well as World of Color.

+ Photo Post + Around Ichinoe again

Hello everyone who is still there! I don't think it's appropriate to mention my lack of posts, motivation, fashion etc again. Saying things over and over without doing anything to fix them is really a pointless endeavor, and something I do so often irl that annoys people. All I can say, is I am here and posting now, and hopefully you will enjoy it.

I am starting a "series" for posts that contain many photos but not much information or a writeup to go with it. I think it will be better for organization, and there will be a new tag for this series. I honestly don't see myself doing fashion related posts for quite some time (physically I just can't do it, and I have moved onto other hobbies recently). Though I will still do some beauty posts.

So I've decided just focus on Japan and travel posts (perhaps daily life too, if I do anything of interest). There are lots of great fashion blogs, and girls who explain/do gal fashion better than me. But atleast with Japan/Travel I may be able to offer a unique viewpoint.


This small storage of construction equipment is quite near my friend's apartment, I wonder why XD

Today I would like to share some more photos from around Ichinoe, the town in Tokyo which I have stayed in for the last 4 trips. If I return to Japan, it will be where I stay again. As such, it gives me a chance to really explore this one spot and see interesting small points and details.


This soba shop is just hanging out among regular residences


A beautiful home (and garden), they must have money haha

Ichinoe is not a larger city in Tokyo, like all those touristy places one thinks of, it's not an upscale residential area. It's part of Edogawa-ku, which has the highest population of children versus the other wards, so it's quite a familial sort of suburb.


Ok how can I not say something funny about this? Goku doing his power up on a drink can with the name "Power Squash"?? I wonder if it tastes like a gourd and makes you go Super Saiyan XDD


I often see playgrounds placed under bridges and overhead passes (a bit depressing honestly) This rainbow slide is quite cute except for the creepy man in the cloud...


This older lady was cleaning the street around her home, or maybe picking up fruit from that tree?


A foundation for a new house is going up, it's so interesting how it's being built to snake around the existing houses


Here is the Sky Tree off in the distance, visible from everywhere haha!

As I look over these photos I wonder if I will return. For all my teen years it had always been a given in my mind I would spend my early adult life in Tokyo. But now I've had chances to experience it, that is not such a given. What can I gain from living in Tokyo, that can't be gained from my extended length travels?


Seeing this advert in the summer time made me a bit desperate haha!


I found a nail and eyelash salon nearby too, I wonder what their work is like!

Actually I think I was able to capture some interesting things in this Photo Post, especially the foundation of the new house. I imagine there is a family living comfortably there now!

The hobbies I'm into lately are really tied to the US (even in regards to fashion I can get things I like here). How would I handle living as an outsider always, or having quite limited job opportunities? Perhaps there will be a pandemic this year and I won't have to worry about the future haha

I didn't mean to get all thoughtful like that, but just seeing these sorts of photos makes me want to talk abut my problems. Well I'm gonna get some Disney photos going ASAP XD