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Great pics, and like everyone else, I love all the smiles!!!
Love the last pic of your guides. Oh boy, on that last day when we were chatting with John and Cheri, and Matt was running around frazzled trying to find everyone's rides...you could tell he really took it "personally" that he had to make sure everything was taken care of for his guests. Great guides to have with you!
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Great pics, and like everyone else, I love all the smiles!!!
Love the last pic of your guides. Oh boy, on that last day when we were chatting with John and Cheri, and Matt was running around frazzled trying to find everyone's rides...you could tell he really took it "personally" that he had to make sure everything was taken care of for his guests. Great guides to have with you!
They really couldn't do enough for us!
Just in case anyone was worried about how my drawing of Gus-Gus by Stacia at the good-bye dinner got to his new home in Boston, Jeannie so kindly (and at no little inconvenience to herself, I'm sure) mailed the shipping tube to me and I got it last week. He's adorable and I'll take a photo of the drawing when I get it framed. Thanks again, Jeannie!
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WOW!! Fred Astaire, Ginger, Rita, Julie......all of my favs!!! I would be over the moon happy with just seeing that!!!
What a great surprise to have your own private tourof Paramount too. That was so nice.
As you can see I am still playing catch up, but boy.....Old Hollwood will stop me dead in my tracks anyday.
Going back to read more now
OH, and how cool that your aunt won an academy award too
Nice follow-up! Thank you for sharing your AbD experience with us!
You're very welcome! It's been so much fun to re-live it.
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WOW!! Fred Astaire, Ginger, Rita, Julie......all of my favs!!! I would be over the moon happy with just seeing that!!!
What a great surprise to have your own private tourof Paramount too. That was so nice.
As you can see I am still playing catch up, but boy.....Old Hollwood will stop me dead in my tracks anyday.
Going back to read more now
OH, and how cool that your aunt won an academy award too
A kindred spirit! With a very few exceptions, I'd be happy watching movies from the 30's and 40's exclusively. Those were the days.
Just catching up, Laurie! I'm thrilled that you loved your ABD and are now sold on it. Welcome to the club. Perhaps we'll get to do one together some day. At least when they work out the accessibility issues. But reading about the changes on your trip has made me want to do it again! Now I'll have to read about Seattle and the cruise!
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Just catching up, Laurie! I'm thrilled that you loved your ABD and are now sold on it. Welcome to the club. Perhaps we'll get to do one together some day. At least when they work out the accessibility issues. But reading about the changes on your trip has made me want to do it again! Now I'll have to read about Seattle and the cruise!
Yeah, I'd pretty much sign up to go anywhere with them! Would love to do one with you. I think that part of the reason they keep saying "no" to me when inquiring about other accessible trips is that I travel alone. They don't want to be responsible for helping me get around (even though I know I don't need help!) and figure if I had another adult with me he/she would be responsible. I have a friend (Victoria L on these boards) who gets around on ucrutches full time and she suggested once that she accompany me!
I love that they change the tours a bit each time-- keeps you guessing!
I was way behind, but I finally got a chance to catch up on this portion of your TR!! It sounds like the ABD was truly fabulous, but if I ever get a chance to take it, I will learn a lesson from your TR and do it during the cooler months. Now I am off to read about Seattle and your cruise!
I just received the drawing of Mr Toad that I "won" on the Alaska Cruise, so I thought I'd post photos of that drawing (framed size 16x17) as well as the drawing of Gus that was done for me at the farewell dinner on the ABD tour (unframed, 17x23)
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Perhaps we'll get to do one together some day. At least when they work out the accessibility issues. But reading about the changes on your trip has made me want to do it again! Now I'll have to read about Seattle and the cruise!
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