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As far as "I'll have what the person in front of me had" goes, i HAD the 7 Leguas Tequila. WOWIEEE! I had the half shot (which is still a good amount). The best part besides the presentation is the Sangrita chaser. I could drink the sangrita all by itself! I highly recommend this for your next trip!! I rank it up there with the Grand Mariner & Grey Goose Slushies from the cart in France - and they are the best drinks in all of WDW!!
So sorryto see your trip end. I really enjoyed your TR (and your blog). I'm looking forward to your future "research" trips
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I could drink the sangrita all by itself! I highly recommend this for your next trip!! I rank it up there with the Grand Mariner & Grey Goose Slushies from the cart in France - and they are the best drinks in all of WDW!!
As far as "I'll have what the person in front of me had" goes, i HAD the 7 Leguas Tequila. WOWIEEE! I had the half shot (which is still a good amount). The best part besides the presentation is the Sangrita chaser. I could drink the sangrita all by itself! I highly recommend this for your next trip!! I rank it up there with the Grand Mariner & Grey Goose Slushies from the cart in France - and they are the best drinks in all of WDW!!
ooohh...a tequila shot with a sangria chaser? or sang-rita? like a combo sangria margarita? either way--sounds good!
i've also never tried the slushies...alas, so many drinks, so little time! my friend got a torontopolitan as her final drink in canada (and so i ended up drinking...er, dumping it out...as she was DONE at that point) and i didn't love it. i'll have to get a slushie next time!
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thanks for reading and commenting everyone! being able to share my trip with all of you has been great fun! tonight i'll be posting a cost analysis (my mom is an accountant--it's genetic) and a 'final thoughts/lessons learned' post.
and then i need to get started on my PTR for my next trip...only 44 more days!
Thanks for sharing your trip, you got a ton done in a short time.
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I have the mug of this. Drinking from it right now. my kiddos picked it out for me for mother's day last year.
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Whew! I'm exhausted reading that recap!
As far as "I'll have what the person in front of me had" goes, i HAD the 7 Leguas Tequila. WOWIEEE! I had the half shot (which is still a good amount). The best part besides the presentation is the Sangrita chaser. I could drink the sangrita all by itself! I highly recommend this for your next trip!! I rank it up there with the Grand Mariner & Grey Goose Slushies from the cart in France - and they are the best drinks in all of WDW!!
I need a break down of all the best, I'm looking for 3 that have the glow cubes, one for each kid (that's my excuse at least) I started a tread but the specialty/ adult drink part is slow.
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fortunately, my next trip is ALL VACATION! woo hoo!
yay. a vacation vacation. I bet you do some work. We just can't help it minds are always busy.
fortunately, my next trip is ALL VACATION! woo hoo!
Woo Hoo!!! Congrats on that! (I hope you can turn off the research portion of your brain though )
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I need a break down of all the best, I'm looking for 3 that have the glow cubes, one for each kid (that's my excuse at least)
Niccole - I got an electric blue martini @ 50s prime time (the lounge in front) that had a glow cube in it. I can't remember if it was good/not good. But my mom paid for it, so it tasted that much sweeter LOL
i know--there's close to a 0% chance that i'll not do some research even on my vacation vacation trip...i'm already planning on taking my notebook with me! ha!
though i'm not taking ANYTHING into IOA with me (to avoid locker lines), so at least for that part of the trip, i'll be in full vacation mode! (that or i'll get a tilly vest or cargo shorts and carry my notebook with me that way!)
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I've really enjoyed reading your TR! Thanks for sharing! This is the first TR that I've read about a solo trip that made me think "maybe a solo trip wouldn't be so bad." Although, until we have kids, my husband will be along for every trip. I'd be in the doghouse otherwise.
ooohh...a tequila shot with a sangria chaser? or sang-rita? like a combo sangria margarita? either way--sounds good!
i've also never tried the slushies...alas, so many drinks, so little time! my friend got a torontopolitan as her final drink in canada (and so i ended up drinking...er, dumping it out...as she was DONE at that point) and i didn't love it. i'll have to get a slushie next time!
The sangrita looked like liquid salsa / bloody mary. I was a wee bit turned off since I'm not a fan of bloody marys but I went for it and it was DELISH!! Definitely cuts down the ick! factor of the tequila shot - the 7 Leguas tequila was also a great choice. High quality.
I had the Torontopolitan last month and I thought is was pretty good but if you're not a fan of creme de cassis it would probably turn you off since that's the primary taste.
I also recommend the CantoLoopy at the Joy of Tea Stand in Japan. Vodka & cantoloupe juice. Refreshing!!
I could talk about WDW drinks all day! Mint Tea (non-alcoholic) in Morocco, Rosa Regale in Italy, Category 5 at T-Rex, Hoopla at Adventurers Club (wait, that closed, poop!)
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thanks for the link! i'm eventually going to have to get some sort of bag like this, i just need to pick one (and get over my desire for 'the perfect one' as it doesn't exist--i'd really like something smaller and crossbody...maybe some day!)
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I've really enjoyed reading your TR! Thanks for sharing! This is the first TR that I've read about a solo trip that made me think "maybe a solo trip wouldn't be so bad." Although, until we have kids, my husband will be along for every trip. I'd be in the doghouse otherwise.
i'm so glad my trip inspired you! but do it BEFORE you have kids, or you'll feel guilty leaving THEM home! honestly, the only reason i did this without my husband was because he literally could not join me (he only gets two personal days per year); otherwise, i would have taken him along (he would have been very helpful in the research department, as he's also a teacher...and brilliant...) however, as i 'had to' do a solo trip, i'm SO GLAD i did, and would do another in the future for sure (and i will be!)
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The sangrita looked like liquid salsa / bloody mary. I was a wee bit turned off since I'm not a fan of bloody marys but I went for it and it was DELISH!! Definitely cuts down the ick! factor of the tequila shot - the 7 Leguas tequila was also a great choice. High quality.
I had the Torontopolitan last month and I thought is was pretty good but if you're not a fan of creme de cassis it would probably turn you off since that's the primary taste.
I also recommend the CantoLoopy at the Joy of Tea Stand in Japan. Vodka & cantoloupe juice. Refreshing!!
I could talk about WDW drinks all day! Mint Tea (non-alcoholic) in Morocco, Rosa Regale in Italy, Category 5 at T-Rex, Hoopla at Adventurers Club (wait, that closed, poop!)
how did i miss all of these things? we searched for a beverage in japan, and i think my friend ended up with some sort of lame beer because she couldn't find anything more exciting. we heard there was a sake bar, but couldn't find it...so many great drinks i'll have to try--i'm going to need MANY trips, as trying them all at one time is a BAD IDEA!
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