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Day 5

August 17

Waking up in Anaheim felt good...because for the first time in 25 years, I got to spend the day in Disneyland!!

I mean, don't get me wrong, I was very happy to be there but I definitely could have slept in a couple of more hours that morning. Took me awhile to perk up. But, once I saw the entrance to the park, I was sold.

First ride of the trip honor goes to....

Space Mountain!

Guess which original ride this was on?

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride! I have always wanted to experience it, especially when I learned they took it down at Disney World, when it was deemed "too scary for children." Which is why I find it highly amusing that as I was waiting on line, a woman got on the ride with her two infant children, one that was not even a year old!

But we survived it! (Although by the look on Chris's face, just barely.)

Scene's from Snow White's Scary Adventure

I can't remember what we were on line for here...Splash Mountain I think...but I looooved the lighting in this! (And the guy is pretty awesome, too)

Lunch was at Carnation Cafe, thanks to reservations Wilfredo had for us. The food was DELICIOUS. I ordered half a soup/sandwich combo so that I wouldn't be too full come dinner. It was the perfect amount to leave room for an iced mocha, which they made quite well :)

Never a dull photo with Robyn in it.

One of my favorite things about Disney: the detail. Check out Walt and his brother Roy's initials on this!

Group shot in front of the castle :-)

Was going to put a cheesy caption about posing with Prince Charming but decided against it...oh wait...too late.

Walt's figure can be seen through the castle...love love love it.

See this bench?

Pretty neat, right?

Club 33. (Click the link for more info about what makes this the most sought out place in Disneyland)

The rest of the day was rides rides rides. My brother went back to the hotel when we hopped over to California Adventure because he was understandably tired. We didn't go on much at California Adventure because we would be spending more time there another day. Later that night, the group met up again for dinner.

LOL, look at our fake smiles. We were sooo tired, haha.

As the sun set, everything was illuminated by a pretty glow.

The end of a very satisfying day. :D

Day 4

Day 4

Tuesday, August 16: a day of traveling

A sad sad day it was indeed for me...as it was our final morning in San Diego and we had to get a relatively early (but not too early) start to our day.

So we did it the right way, at Golden Bagel. Seriously...some of the best bagels I've ever had!!

After saying our goodbyes (for now...we'd be seeing Chrissy and Andrew later in the week!), we waited about an hour for our train to Los Angeles at the Santa Fe Depot.

(Palm) tree hugger

And before we knew it, it was time to board the train and bid adieu to San Diego.

This was seriously my view on the way up.

Wish we could have caught a game at Angels Stadium! Next trip, for sure.

Picked up our rental car at LAX. Was missing our other gorgeous red car already, LOL.

So after taking a car to the train to the bus to another bus to the car, some 7 hours later we had finally arrived at our destination: Desert Palm Hotel & Suites.

We were able to hang out in the hotel for a little bit...

Wilfredo, a friend of ours from home, had already been in Anaheim the entire time we were in San Diego. It was nice to catch up for a little bit.

But not for long because it was off to Downtown Disney!

What I liked about Disneyland is that both parks (DL and California Adventure) are adjacent to each other. And the downtown Disney shopping area is right there too. As much as I love World, it is a bit more spaced out.

Of course we stopped at World of Disney. Robyn made fun of us (rightfully so) because she said every time we went there, we looked at the same things as if we hadn't seen it before. LOL! I can't help it. I love that store.

We had dinner at Rainforest Cafe. I highly recommend the guacamole burger!!

After dinner, it was time to call it a night. I don't even think exhausted was a good word to explain how we felt. I was falling asleep at the dinner table!

Day 4, check!