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10 signs to tell that you are in Disneyland

The Mickey shuttle bus

The Mickey shuttle bus

During our trip to Tokyo Disneyland we stayed at one of their Disney Official hotels in the resort.  We opted to stay at the Hilton Tokyo Bay as they had family rooms and enough beds for all the kids.

You know that you are in Disneyland when you see Mickey and Minnie on almost everything around you.

1. The shuttle bus from the hotel to the the train station has Mickey on the front and even on the side door.

The handles inside the train

The handles inside the train

2. The handles for you to hold on too while the train is moving is Mickey shaped.

The windows of the train

The windows of the train

3. The windows of the train are shaped like mickey instead of the traditional circle or rectangle.

Mickey shaped christmas decorations

Mickey shaped Christmas decorations

4.The decorations at the train station were also Mickey shaped. The one that we were standing in front off should be one that was representing Minnie mouse as it had a bow in it.

Mickey shaped streamers

Mickey shaped streamers

5. The streamers that were decorating the halls at Disneyland also had a Mickey embellishment in the middle.

Doggie boy with his ice lolly

Doggie boy with his ice lolly

6. Ice lollies that were sold in the park also had Mickey imprinted on it.  They were very huge and the boys had trouble finishing them. We had to share the lollies that they bought to eat even though it was seriously cold at around 5 degrees that day.

Mickey and Minnie banners

Mickey and Minnie banners

7. There were Mickey and Minnie banners outside the castles on the grounds in Disneyland.

The lamp post all around the park

The lamp post all around the park

8 There were many whimsical looking Mickey inspired lamp post all around the park at Disney Sea. Don’t they look really cute?

Mickey and Minnie display

Mickey and Minnie display

9. There are Mickey and Minnie figurines besides the displays at the entrance of the park.

The sign at the entrance

The sign at the entrance

10. It states out loud and clear TOKYO DISNEYLAND  on the signboard at the entrance of the park.

 

 

 

 

 

Confessions of a So-called Middle Child

Book Cover

Book Cover

Confessions of a So-called Middle Child by Maria T. Lennon written for kids 8-12 talks about Charlie and her family having to relocate to another town to stay because of her bad record with her former school. The prank which Charlie carried out in her former school gave her a immediate expulsion and as a result she had to see a psychiatrist.

To be released from psychiatric evaluation she has to befriend the school freak and make good with helping her. This was a real challenge for Charlie as she had to show to everyone that she had turned over a new leaf and  make good her pact with her shrink.

Along the way Charlie faced lots of obstacles caused by Trixie, the main bully at her new school. However with the help of her family member and friends she rose up to the task and helped to turn the life around for the school freak, Marta.

 

My thoughts

This was certainly a Girls’ book which would relate well with pre-teen girls.  The plot was a bit slow going and only into the mid of the book did it start to pick up and get interesting.  I did like reading the snippets label Facts where Charlie shares her inner thoughts with the readers. In all it was quite a fun read however the book did lack some punch and the plot progression could be much faster.

Grab your copy of Confessions of a So-called Middle Child today.

 

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