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That breakfast buffet looked wonderful!!
I'm so glad you loved DL so much!! I always worry when people make their first trip, especially since it is very different from WDW. I really do love it, though - in many ways more than I love WDW. It was great seeing everything through your lens! Thanks for all the work!
I really enjoyed reading your trip report and seeing the differences between DL and DW. Your breakfast looked really good.
That was a long trip home and I'm glad you made it home safely.
Liz
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You had such a great trip and I really enjoyed reading this TR in every way!
Glad the flight home was uneventful and I love those doors on the Grand Californian!
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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!
That's what I thought at first as well but then re-read it and realized Cam meant four legs total - so two on the flight to California and two on the way back .
Great trip. DLR looks like a really fun place. Not sure if I will ever get there. Your TR and beautiful pix will have to be sufficient for now. The little old lady on the bench looks like she needs to have some company. You like you really need a rest.
I have so loved reading this report, as it's been wonderful to see Disneyland for the first time through your eyes. Your enthusiasm has been truly infectious!
Now did I read that right - four legs of the flight back home? Good grief! If that's right, I never cease to be amazed by air travel in the States, given we can fly straight to LAX from Heathrow.
Looking forward to your final thoughts.
Sabine got my gist in her post below. But I could have worded that better. the four flights were there and back, two each way. On the way out the two legs were more equally divided. On the way back the first leg was about 3/4 of the trip and then we just had less than an hour to reach Louisville. We will definitely be traveling non-stop next time to shorter our travel time considerably.
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That's what I thought at first as well but then re-read it and realized Cam meant four legs total - so two on the flight to California and two on the way back
The breakfast buffet looks very inviting - I would've loved to jump through the screen Glad your journey home was uneventful.
Glad you were able to figure out my meaning. Those buffet photos made me very hungry yesterday as I was adding them in to the update.
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All the breakfast choices looked delicious! Great final photos of the resort!
It was a bit bittersweet to be leaving a place that really felt like home.
I have loved reading along with this! It was so exciting to see all your pictures, and your descriptions of the different areas of both parks. You have a great style of writing, that makes the reader feel as though they are there with you!
Sad that it has now come to an end, but you still have WDW to look forward to soon, and I love that Luke has said that on your NEXT trip to Disneyland you will be flying non-stop!
Thank you for taking the time to post the report and pics, I have loved every minute.
Thank you so much. Writing so others feel included has always been my goal.
As this TR wraps up, the excitement for our May trip is growing. I also know now that we'll be heading back to DLR in a few years, and that makes me very happy.
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What a great breakfast to end your trip! Love all the pictures! So sorry the trip is over! Looking forward to your final thoughts!
Writing the last update made me a bit sorry, too, as the trip was over for a second time.
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That breakfast buffet looked wonderful!!
I'm so glad you loved DL so much!! I always worry when people make their first trip, especially since it is very different from WDW. I really do love it, though - in many ways more than I love WDW. It was great seeing everything through your lens! Thanks for all the work!
As I mentioned before we left, I was a little concerned that I'd compare the two and DLR would come up wanting But at the same time I was so excited to be visiting the original that I'd dreamed about for 50 years. In the end, the best analogy for my loving both parks is that my two kids were different but I loved them both. Can't wait to return now!
The breakfast buffet looked delicious! Lots of choices.
When you said Luke got a picture of an old lady on a bench I pictured a random old lady.
Sad this trip is over. But it was such a great trip.
I joke that when I'm tired, I tend to sit like a little old lady. And I was definitely tired, but we'd had lots of fun.
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I really enjoyed reading your trip report and seeing the differences between DL and DW. Your breakfast looked really good.
That was a long trip home and I'm glad you made it home safely.
Liz
I'm so glad we finally made our way to Walt's own park.
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You had such a great trip and I really enjoyed reading this TR in every way!
Glad the flight home was uneventful and I love those doors on the Grand Californian!
The doors are beautiful and worthy waiting outside to see them fully closed.
What a great trip you two had, even with the horrible hot weather. I hate the travel home days. They always seem to drag on terribly.
As far as travel days goes, this was just so long and we were already tired.
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Great trip. DLR looks like a really fun place. Not sure if I will ever get there. Your TR and beautiful pix will have to be sufficient for now. The little old lady on the bench looks like she needs to have some company. You like you really need a rest.
You are so right that I needed rest. When I'm tired, I tend to slump over like old ladies often do. Of course, now I'm much closer to old than I used to be, but I've always slouched when tired.
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Breakfast at Storytellers Cafe looks like a great way to end your Disneyland trip! Looking forward to your final thoughts.
In our planning we though a good breakfast before a long travel day would be a good idea, and it was. The characters were an added bonus.
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I've really enjoyed reading this trip report. Thank you for reliving your holiday with us.
I enjoy writing and sharing our trips as I get to live them one more time.
You timed your photos so fell with the door closing and glad the CM waited for you!
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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!
Love Storytellers Cafe! My favorite breakfast at DLR. So glad you enjoyed the meal and your time in California. We've been lucky enough to experience DLR twice now and I always feel the itch to return ��
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If that's right, I never cease to be amazed by air travel in the States, given we can fly straight to LAX from Heathrow. 
It was a bit bittersweet to be leaving a place that really felt like home. 
Looking forward to your final thoughts! 
Trish
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