Disneyland Paris met, and exceeded, any expectations I had of it. It was just as magical as the parks in the US, yet still uniquely Parisian. I told you all about my favorite parts of the park in the post Disneyland Paris - Fav 5 {Travel Guide}.

Now I want to talk specifically about Disneyland Paris and the similarities and differences between it and our parks at home (meaning Disneyland in California and Walt Disney World in Florida). Put your mouse ears on for another magical stroll though the Parisian park!

On Sunday I spent most of the day shopping alone, one of my favorite pastimes. After a few hours visiting the mall, Nordstrom Rack, and TJ Maxx, I was running out of steam but wanted to squeeze in one last stop at Target. I needed to go to the grocery store but, alas, I wanted to go to Target. Target won because Target always wins!

I had no specific grocery needs, just a refresh on snacks, drinks, and healthy foods to get my husband and I through the week. I went aisle by aisle, as one does at Target while alone, and I was impressed with just how many healthy options Target has. 

Now what's healthy is defined differently by everyone. I lean toward foods that are organic, include ingredient lists that are made of real food, and taste good. My diet includes gluten, seafood, sugar, carbs, and dairy. I do not eat meat (chicken, beef, pork, lamb, etc.) or foods that are made "lite" or "low fat". I don't count calories or macros or anything, really. I love sweets and hate peppers. You do what works for you, honey.

Let's get shopping!

I love a good festival and have for as long as I can remember. From Greek to Italian, from pierogies to patron saints, I’ll visit any festival with as many friends as I can gather (more people means more dishes to share).

Two things that I LOVE are Disney and traveling. When visiting Disneyland Paris became a real possibility in my life I had to make it happen! Once we booked our trip to France and my husband, Bryce, was convinced (the real magic!) to spend a day at Disney, the very next steps I took were buying park tickets and making our dining reservations. 

Enjoy my 5 favorite things from the magic of Disneyland Paris, via this 'Fav 5' Travel Guide. If you ever find yourself in Disneyland Paris, I hope you'll enjoy visiting the best parts from my visit.

Disneyland Paris is about an hour's train ride outside of Paris proper. The park was originally called Euro Disney and it was the second Disney park to open outside of America, just after Disney Tokyo. Once I saw the Bucket List Family visit Disneyland Paris I knew I had to go! This was my first time visiting a park outside of America, while I've been to both Disneyland, in California, and Walt Disney World, in Florida, several times. 

There are two parks making up the Disneyland Paris: Disneyland Park and Walt Disney Studios Park. My husband and I spent one day hopping back and forth between the two parks. Of all 5 Favs, only the Ratatouille ride and restaurant are from Walt Disney Studios Park. The other 4 are from Disneyland.

We considered staying at the Disneyland Hotel but the cost was nearly $1,000 per night!

The food was truly the highlight of our trip to Paris. We'd dreamt of street side cafes and macarons for months leading up to our trip and we were overwhelmingly delighted with the quality of food in Paris. 

Follow along on our journey to the many places where we collected fresh produce, sweet treats, and incredible restaurant meals across Paris. The added and unintentional bonus is your chance learn from our SEVERAL American traveler mistakes! This post is very long but includes tons of info and photos.

If you're here at Figs and Flights for the first time, please also enjoy the post on Paris {The Sights} and the basics of our trip via the Paris {Overview} post. Coming soon will be posts on Paris Disneyland, our cooking class in Paris, and visiting Normandy and Bayeux in France. 

The food in Paris was exceptional. We enjoyed colorful macarons, dainty French pastries, simple meals, and a delicious meal eaten in a historic train station. The seafood was fresh, the apricots were perfectly ripe, and figs and rainier cherries were spotted all across town.

​The food from our visit in Paris includes:

Markets:

• Fruit
• Seafood
• Horse meat!!

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​Sweets:

• Sorbet at Berthillion
• Crepes
• Macarons from both Laudrèe and Pierre Hermè

​Restaurants:

• Bistro Dupleix
• Le Train Bleu
• Brasserie Mollard