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<\/a><\/p>\nThe flight was… not too great, unfortunately. It was bumpy, our allergies were sent into a mess due to someone wearing too much perfume, and we ended up getting off exhausted.<\/p>\n
To make matters worse, we took the wrong shuttle to the hotel and after driving around for nearly an hour around the airport because the driver wanted to find another party first, we finally headed to the hotel. Thankfully, there wasn’t much traffic, but that didn’t stop them from charging us a ridiculous amount… It was nice to reach the hotel since we were both just… exhausted between how the day had gone so far. <\/p>\n
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The hotel itself was really nice:
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\nIt took us… forever to get in. We were lucky to get on the line before it was closed off too, but it was just… very slow and compared to how quickly we got the badges, it was just… tiring. I only bought a few things:
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\n…We headed out of the center to try and find something to eat. There were a bunch of food trucks set up along with someone actually playing their guitar and singing live. <\/p>\n
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\nI apparently completely forgot to take pictures of dinner, but my husband got the Tostada Salad while I got the Enchiladas de Mole… The only real issue was it was a bit too spicy for me and considering what was described for it, I expected it not to be even close to as spicy as it was… The Coconut Flan we had for dessert was really good though and ignoring the spiciness of my own food, it was really good. The restaurant itself was really nice too.<\/p>\n
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\nAnd it was honestly amazing. Everything tasted great and we were even able to get Sparkling Cider instead of the wine for the special package. If we get to go to Disneyland again, I know I want to have Afternoon Tea again. This was genuinely probably the biggest highlight of our trip. <\/p>\n
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