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That was a crazy day with the safe problem and Adrienne's experience at the pool. Glad she was ok and you got your items from the safe. Breakfast looked very good and quite a fun experience. Glad you enjoyed the MK and got a lot in.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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It seems to be a trend today in society that no one wants to admit when he or she makes a mistake. Very frustrating! Crazy about the room safe! Great morning at MK. I do love the Jingle Cruise overlay.
Great pictures from the trail and safari, my favourite is the meerkats, they are so cute. I really enjoyed ROL, it was a well done show, and it is so enjoyable to walk around the park at night.
Sorry you had issues with the safe, but glad that Disney was so helpful.
Thank you! I love AK at night!! The safe was a pain but it all worked out okay!!
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Great breakfast! Sorry about the safe! Great pictures from MK! Glad Adrienne was okay!
Thanks Marnie!! It certainly was a spicy day!!
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Ok, I'm a bit worried now about what might happen after the clown slide incident. Anyway, you've made me so happy that I managed to get breakfast booked at Trattoria al Forno - it sounds like a great experience... well except for Miss Misery at check in anyway.
Ugh, what a nightmare with the safe - I hope that all works out.
You won't be sorry about breakfast!! : It was definitelty a day of ups and downs!!
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What a yummy looking breakfast, and so cool to meet some new characters!
That's crazy about the safe! :jaw drop:
And your teaser for the next update doesn't sound good at all! :
Breakfast was so much fun!! It was a colorful day fot sure!!
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That was a crazy day with the safe problem and Adrienne's experience at the pool. Glad she was ok and you got your items from the safe. Breakfast looked very good and quite a fun experience. Glad you enjoyed the MK and got a lot in.
It was overall a great day with a few incidents thrown in!!
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It seems to be a trend today in society that no one wants to admit when he or she makes a mistake. Very frustrating! Crazy about the room safe! Great morning at MK. I do love the Jingle Cruise overlay.
That is sad but true, Cam. While a distraction, at least we got the safe problem resolved and except for Adrienne panicking at the pool, the rest of the day was awesome!!
Abracadabar, the Flying Fish Cafe and a surrey ride from H-E-double toothpicks!!
Day 11. November 13th. Part 2.
We had plenty of time before dinner tonight, so we went to Abracadabar first, which was right next door anyway! We love this bar and couldn’t wait to introduce the Adlers to it!! For those that don’t know, Abracadabar is supposed to be a magicians bar!! It was where the magicians came after shows and it’s full of neat touches and props. We had awesome CM’s as always here!! We couldn’t find four seats at the bar but easily found a table in the lounge tonight.
Our server, Maria, also had a trainee with her who was lovely. We all ordered drinks; Adrienne and I ordered Conjuritas and Muffin and Dave each got bourbons. Everything was delicious and Maria even gave me the recipe for a Conjurita. I made some on Thanksgiving and they were a humongous hit!! Maria then gave Adrienne a tour of the bar, which she loved!!
Best margarita ever!!!!
Then we headed next door to the Flying Fish Cafe. We have yet to have a disappointing meal here and this time was no exception!!!
Kurobuta Pork Belly
Shank Croquette, Royal Gala Apple Slaw, Bing Cherry Gastique, Shirred Quail Egg:
I got Wild Alaskan Halibut with Harvest Vegetable Mélange, Potato Beurre Blanc:
Dave got Wood-fired Spanish Octopus, Cobia, and Key West Pink Shrimp with Bomba Arroz, Peruvian Sweet Peppers, House-made Chorizo:
Adrienne got Õra King New Zealand Salmon with Antebellum White Grits, Zucchini, Cilantro-Cumin Sauce:
Muffin got Hokkaido Scallop Nero Pasta with Savory Tomato Sauce, Artichokes, Braised Fennel but he ate most of it before I could snap a picture!
This has truly become one of our must do restaurants and the Adlers loved it as well!! When the bill came, our waiter said to me, “ I understand that you did not have a very magical time this morning, so the appetizers are on us.”
We were in shock because we had already gotten a refund for the Beverage seminar that we missed and thought that that was pretty nice of the Boardwalk to do!! We honestly didn’t miss that much time today because of the safe being drilled. We thanked him profusely and settled our bill and then took a walk on the Boardwalk:
When we got upstairs, Adrienne called us over to her room to see this:
It was sent compliments of the Boardwalk and we are guessing it was from the pool incident earlier in the day! We all enjoyed the delicious chocolates and then went downstairs for a nightcap at the Belle Vue Lounge. We sat outside and enjoyed our drinks while people watching and it was a wonderful way to end the evening!!
Except!! Adrienne and I had the bright idea to rent a surrey!! Muffin said no way and went to bed but Dave made the fateful decision to join us! I’m not sure if we are just old and decrepit or we got a reject surrey or we just didn’t work it properly but it was a nightmare!!
I got stuck steering and Adrienne was the bell ringer while Dave sat in the back. We just could not get the darned thing up the hills properly and we fought the whole way around because Adrienne kept thinking I was going to run into people who were nowhere near us! Then I kept telling her she wasn’t peddling! She kept turning her steering wheel and I told her it’s a good thing it didn’t work because she was psycho with it! Then she kept ringing the bell!
Poor Dave had to sit in the back and listen to us and then we made him get out and push us over the bridge where the Swan and Dolphin are!! I’m sure he wished he had been smart like Muffin and begged off!!
We rented the Surrey for 30 minutes but we only made it around Crescent Lake once and that was more than enough!! We couldn’t wait to get out!! Adrienne told me that maybe next time she should drive and I told her there was no way I was ever riding a surrey with her again!! Dave told us we sounded like Lucy and Ethel and then we all fell out laughing!!
We hung out on the Boardwalk a little longer as it was such a nice night and then happily went upstairs!!
Oh how I wish I’d been a witness to the surrey escapade! And poor Dave!
Your safe incident is one of my recurring nightmares. I always lock and then unlock the thing maybe a dozen times before I put anything inside! Glad they were able to fix it, and nice to have some pixie dust after a few of your less than magical experiences. But none of them seemed to dampen your enthusiasm!
Nice of the Boardwalk to comp the appetizers. Your surrey ride sounds like a hoot.
It was more than nice and not necessary!! Oh, the Surrey ride was something allright!!
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Oh how I wish I’d been a witness to the surrey escapade! And poor Dave!
Your safe incident is one of my recurring nightmares. I always lock and then unlock the thing maybe a dozen times before I put anything inside! Glad they were able to fix it, and nice to have some pixie dust after a few of your less than magical experiences. But none of them seemed to dampen your enthusiasm!
Vacation is what you make it!! I actually love a little controversy!!
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Wow, Disney did look after you, didn't they? I love that sort of great customer service when something a little less than magical happens.
Oh my, the second I read you were taking a Surrey bike rental, I figured it might end badly. We always look at them and say
It was so magical to us to receive all of that. We asked for nothing. Well, i wish I had spoken to you prior to riding that darned thing!!
A great time on the Boardwalk. The Abracadabar looks amazing as do your drinks! Great meal at Flying Fish with great service and cuisine from all your choices. Glad you got to enjoy the Bellevue Lounge as one of my top three lounges in WDW! The surrey experience is well... Not an ideal one. Those hills around the Swan/Dolphin are quite step as I know from my many walks back their from Epcot and the Boardwalk each day I was there back in October.
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Glad she was ok and you got your items from the safe. Breakfast looked very good and quite a fun experience. 
Glad you enjoyed the MK and got a lot in.
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: It was definitelty a day of ups and downs!!
While a distraction, at least we got the safe problem resolved and except for Adrienne panicking at the pool, the rest of the day was awesome!! 
For those that don’t know, Abracadabar is supposed to be a magicians bar!! It was where the magicians came after shows and it’s full of neat touches and props. We had awesome CM’s as always here!! We couldn’t find four seats at the bar but easily found a table in the lounge tonight.
Maria then gave Adrienne a tour of the bar, which she loved!!
We all enjoyed the delicious chocolates and then went downstairs for a nightcap at the Belle Vue Lounge. We sat outside and enjoyed our drinks while people watching and it was a wonderful way to end the evening!!
Adrienne told me that maybe next time she should drive and I told her there was no way I was ever riding a surrey with her again!! Dave told us we sounded like Lucy and Ethel and then we all fell out laughing!!
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Oh mercy, what a surrey ride. 
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