The first day at Disneyland, Paris, was like walking in a movie set.
Blue skies, the iconic Disney castle shining in the hot hot sun.
And as it was early – before the park opened to the public – there weren’t that many people.
Great – I’ll bring my camera along tomorrow, I thought to myself.
So I did.
Of course, by then it was cool and cloudy (perfect weather really for all-day fun).
The moody skies were a good background for the castle, where discreet repairs were going on around the back.
Just before entering the castle, I turned back to see a dramatic sight.
Sometimes, moody skies really are much better than sunny ones.
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Lady Fi 
I like that, “moody skies.” I love watching the clouds.
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Disneyland, Paris seems more artistic and interesting than the Disneyland, Tokyo.
I want to visit there with my family.
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You’re right about the moody skies, they enhance the already great photos.
Looks great fun too.
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Perfect backdrop!! Much more interesting than a blue sky would have been!
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For sure! Give me grey skies over sunny ones ant day for that great shot! I find the grey helps to ‘pop’ the colours more naturally than does the sun.
That last shot….I rest my case!
Jim
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Disneyland will make any sky awesome.
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I wish I were there! The moody skies add to the mood & adventure! 🙂
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Those clouds look ominous (which make for great pics but not necessarily fun at the theme park!)! Hopefully they didn’t ruin any of the fun although by your faces in the previous pics you had plenty of fun!
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So eye-catching! Great shots.
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I like your framing in that last shot 🙂
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The last pic I love the most. Have been several times to Disney in L.A. to sing in the huge choir for Christmas -don’t know if they still do that -so I also saw the back side (all gray!) of all the beautiful sets. This is Jesh, your FB friend:)
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WE sometimes never get the second chance that we look for. BUT these are wonderful shots. Make me want to go to Disneyland. The last time I went was 1998 when my nephews and nieces were school aged, now they are all grown-up.
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A land like no other. 🙂
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those are seriously terrific photos!
i’m really impressed! beautiful soft tones and colours..great composition, too!
betty xx
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Wonderful shots!I hope you enjoyed it there!Have a nice weekend!
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wow…disney is like a dream already…intriguing skies as well…love the intricacies they put into the park…
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Wonderful perspectives.
And what a colourful castle. With such landscapes the world must truly promise to be a better place to live and long for.
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FANTASTIC shots!! And I bet no one else there captured that on their camera!!
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Blue skies are lovely … but, moody skies make picture-taking so much easier! Gorgeous pics!
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Fantastic shots!
My favorite is the last one.
Have a great weekend.
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The colors of the buildings make for some great photos. I think the gray skies set things off just right.
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Beautiful captures, love the castle and the moody skies. Happy skywatching.
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Your last photo is fantastic. You’ve captured both the clouds and the buildings in fine style.
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oh, mother of pearl! these shots are stunning…love them all! can’t wait to go to Disney next next week!
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Beautiful shots of the place. I had been to one in LA.
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Nice photos. Love the sky in the last one. Have fun!
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The moody skies made the perfect backdrop for the colorful buildings!! What a great tour you’ve taken us on, and as always, your photos are superb. I do love Disneyland although I haven’t been to one in a number of years, my family had several terrific vacations there over the years! Thanks for the memories! Have a great weekend!
Sylvia
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fun capture!
Aloha from Waikiki;
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You have quite the eye for capturing the moment LadyFi. Thanks for sharing the moody sky with us.
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Love the last shot the most!
My Skywatch, have a nice weekend ahead.
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That last shot looks like jaws are closing. Slowly. As always, great photos. Thanks.
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nice shots
happy SWF
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Beautiful views of Disneyland.
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I agree, the moody skies really add depth to these images.
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Moody skies are wonderful- even in Disneyland! That third shot reminds me of a dramatic moment in Sleeping beauty where the step-mother sets to fight the prince as a dragon!! Oh, and guy in bright yellow up in the crane is VERY, discreet… was he really fixing the castle or peeping through the princess’ window?
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Thanks for taking us with you to Disneyland Europe. Interesting to see it.
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Dramatic clouds are more interesting than blue-all-over skies, I agree, but I think you just end up taking photos with a different atmosphere!
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cool collection of photos
not much beates a view of the magical skies
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disney magic in the skies too!!
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Sounds like you had a great time at Disney World. Though sunny skies are nice, it is a lot cooler when the sun is behind the clouds. Great shots of that magical castle. When I was in Bavaria, I visited King Ludwig’s castle or Neuschwanstein Castle which was the “inspiration” for the Disney Castles. It was an amazing place. Have a great weekend. Mickie 🙂
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Those are beautiful shots. Looks like a fun vacation.
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Are you sure that’s not Red Square and a neighbour of Old Basil?
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You’ve got some beautiful shots here. The dark, moody sky makes a good backdrop for the colourful buildings.
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beautiful place and photos wonderful colors
never been there but i seems to me as a beautiful place
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Just remember it’s an artificial world that never existed. Even the magic kingdom castle is modeled on a palace in Bavaria built by a mad king. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.
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Powerful skies for sure!….. just the setting for these scenes too!….. cracking comosition as usual!….. thanks for sharing your world!….:)
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Love those mood skies !
Wonderful shots!
Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Wonderful shots!
Thanks for sharingt;o)
¤ Have a nice and happy weekend ¤
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Disneyland, still a dream for me. 🙂 Nice captures.
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Skies above a fairy tale land ! beautiful !
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Those are great pics. Sometimes we want beautiful blue skies but we have to go with what we have.
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Fun for me to see Disneyland Paris and compare to the original Disneyland. I wonder if they get crowded? Are there as many rides as California Disneyland? Is the food like in the U.S.?
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Wow, I think the sky is dramatic and wonderful! Great pictures:-)
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It is lovely there, always love the colourful way Disney does their buildings, and your captures say you mucst be having a fun time too~
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Lovely pictures…
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a very colorful weorld indeed.
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Did you feel like Cinderella! I think her castle is white and blue here in the States..but I could be wrong it has been many years since I have been there. I did Space Mountain once..that is all then we rode some tram ride around while the girls went time after time:)
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