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What a beautiful end to a beautiful dinner!! The three of you look very elegant as well! I have to agree with Dot on the eyeball dessert. I'm sure is was delicious but it reminds me of a giant futuristic eye with weird lashes!! That being said, I most likely would have gobbled it down!!
What a beautiful end to a beautiful dinner!! The three of you look very elegant as well! I have to agree with Dot on the eyeball dessert. I'm sure is was delicious but it reminds me of a giant futuristic eye with weird lashes!! That being said, I most likely would have gobbled it down!!
It was a great dinner and experience we all enjoyed so much! I love that photo! That dessert was a bit odd looking and good description. Only one way to eliminate the look of it and I took care of it very easily!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Friday, October 6th (Part VIII) After saying goodbye to Dot and Drew I headed over to Mizner’s Lounge, which was a short walk from outside Victoria & Albert’s. I walked in here and it was quite crowded. All the tables were taken but there were a couple openings up at the bar and I took a seat. I was hoping Tammi was working tonight, but she wasn’t. I’ve missed her my last couple of trips and she is so friendly and a great bartender. Sheila was working tonight and she knows me as well from my many previous visits and I think highly of her as well.
I didn’t need a beverage from all the wine pairings earlier as they do add up but I felt fine as it was over a four+ hour meal. I ordered a Bailey’s on the rocks and enjoyed that for a while. I got to talking one of the CMs at the bar who had just ended his shift at Citrico’s, where he is a waiter. He may be the head waiter as he seemed to be in charge of a lot of staff. I told him I had dined at Victoria & Albert’s earlier, but he had never dined here. But, he hopes to shortly as he loves his food as we got to talking about my experience at Victoria & Albert's tonight and was impressed as I showed him my menu!
He also gave some good recommendations for some of the Disney Springs eateries including Frontera Cocina, Morimoto’s and The Boathouse. I hope to try The Boathouse in the future as I dined at both Frontera Cocina and Morimoto’s on my 2016 trip and enjoyed them very much!
I just relaxed here for a while and enjoyed my Bailey’s. I always like these. I paid up my bill and on to something else.
Before getting a Lyft back to the Royal Pacific I felt exploring the Grand Floridian was the thing to do as the resort is so beautiful and especially inside the main building. Even better as it was late and there wouldn’t be many people around and makes taking photos that much better! I know I’ve done this on previous trips and in my TRs but it never gets old for me. I left Mizner’s and began my little tour of the Grand Floridian.
Grand Floridian Villas
View inside main building outside of Mizner’s
Always love the grand staircase at the GF!
An even better view!
Downstairs in the main lobby/lounge. It is very relaxing as you’ll see!
So beautiful in the lounge and decorated amazingly as I love the look and feel to it!
Yes, it is quite relaxing and more so than one’s bed for some!
Back upstairs at Mizner’s lounge, which was closing. There were still a couple of people here.
Quite a colorful sky reflected by some of the lights in Disney.
The check-in counter at Citrico’s across from Victoria & Albert’s
An empty Citrico’s
I decided to go in and get a closer look. I’ve dined here several times and always had great meals and service. One of my favorite eateries in all of Disney World. It’s been several years as just too much to choose from now and many new ones I need to experience!
Outside the famous doors of Victoria & Albert’s!
Another great view near Mizner’s
The big band setup in front of Mizner’s. Always very enjoyable to hear them play on my visits. I usually go herebefore a dinner at the Grand Floridian. I think they begin at 5 pm each day.
Love the carpet design in the lobby!
Still on the second level in proximity of some of the upscale shops. They are worth a visit but are quite expensive. But, you can purchase some items that won’t set you back too much in the resort store, which has an assortment of WDW merchandise.
It was getting quite late and I was certainly tired. It was getting close to 12:30 am and I was certainly ready to return to Universal. I went down to the lobby level and went outside to use my phone to contact Lyft for a ride back to the Royal Pacific. I had a confirmation rather quickly as I thought it may take some time as it was late. But then again, it was a Friday night, so not a problem. My Lyft driver was a few minutes away, so in the meantime I got a few more photos.
I love this car and one of my favorite things about the Grand Floridian.
A good companion to the car and a great duo!
My Lyft driver arrived and I was on my way back to the Royal Pacific. I talked with my driver for a bit, but I forget her name. I thought she was good and thankfully I got back much faster than the trip to the Grand Floridian earlier.
Arriving back home!
Once we arrived at my resort, I received a text from Lyft and paid my fare. It was about $35 including tip and close to the fare earlier. Not bad as it’s about a 20-25 minute ride. I entered the lobby of the Royal Pacific at nearly 1 am and surprisingly it was much more active than I thought it would be as there were many guests in the lobby area.
I took the elevator downstairs from Tower 2 to the second floor and walked to my room. I had prepared most of the things I would need for tomorrow before going to the Grand Floridian earlier this evening. This was a good choice as I didn’t want to do this now and just wanted to head to bed. I called it a night, but had the TV on before I fell asleep. Certainly, no surprise!
NEXT: Unfinished Business and Happy Returns!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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I agree with Cheryl!! What a nice way to end your evening!! Practically perfect in every way!!
Great ending and so perfect from the amazing dinner and experience with a couple of great PP's to ending it at Mizner's and a tour of the GF when it's nice and quiet!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
What a nice end to a great evening. I think we'll have to try Mizner's on our next trip.
It certainly was! I think it's one of the best lounges on property. Along with Bellevue at BWI and Victoria Falls at AK's JH. The one in Sanaa is quite nice as is Territory Lounge at WL. Although, the latter isn't as intimate or have the feel to the others but still good. I think you'll enjoy Mizner's.
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What a nice evening at Mizner's and walking around the Grand Floridian. It is so beautiful.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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Mizner's Lounge and wandering the Grand Floridian seem like a nice relaxing end to a long and tasty day.
Yes it was and enjoy Mizner's a lot as so relaxing and probably my favorite lounge on property. Good idea to do a little photo tour of the Grand Floridian as it helped working off my 4 1/2 hour meal!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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The three of you look very elegant as well! 
I have to agree with Dot on the eyeball dessert. 
I'm sure is was delicious but it reminds me of a giant futuristic eye with weird lashes!! 
That being said, I most likely would have gobbled it down!!
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I was hoping Tammi was working tonight, but she wasn’t. 
I’ve missed her my last couple of trips and she is so friendly and a great bartender. Sheila was working tonight and she knows me as well from my many previous visits and I think highly of her as well. 
I got to talking one of the CMs at the bar who had just ended his shift at Citrico’s, where he is a waiter. He may be the head waiter as he seemed to be in charge of a lot of staff. 
I left Mizner’s and began my little tour of the Grand Floridian.
I usually go herebefore a dinner at the Grand Floridian. I think they begin at 5 pm each day.
But, you can purchase some items that won’t set you back too much in the resort store, which has an assortment of WDW merchandise. 
I had a confirmation rather quickly as I thought it may take some time as it was late. But then again, it was a Friday night, so not a problem. My Lyft driver was a few minutes away, so in the meantime I got a few more photos. 
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