Disneyland...continued

Cinderella’s castle is more like the one found in Florida (so we are told) with more of a surrounding wall and it seems a bit larger. We came through the entry arches (more rain here so the World Bazaar (our Main Street) is covered) and had the view of castle in front of us. It took walking until we were quite close to realize that the castle is being worked on. They had taken the scaffolding and painted on the castle. From a distance, you had no idea that the castle was actually covered up.
Another interesting item…they, of course, have the Haunted House here and it's set in the same gothic style house as in California. However, it is placed in Fantasyland because the Japanese believe ghosts only exist in fairy tales. There’s also no train that runs around the entire complex, though there is a monorail that will transport people outside the complex to Disney Sea as well as various resorts in the area.
We weathered it through, marveled at the crowds and the sea of umbrellas that burst out in the rain – certainly adds a lot of color to the landscape. Fortunately the rain was infrequent, the visiting and reading enjoyable and the day just delightful. We had a spectacular time, whizzing around on the fast rides, enjoying the shows and just relaxing. After the fast pace, this was a nice, slow day.