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Disneyland Trip 2013: Thursday-Saturday

September 24, 2013 | Disney, runDisney, Travel

I have recapped my races during the runDisney Dumbo Double Dare weekend, but not my time doing other things in the parks, so I thought I would do a couple of quick recaps of the rest of our trip.

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We flew in to California on Thursday, and arrived at the hotel in the mid afternoon. We used the Disneyland resort express and had to wait forever for a bus (45+ minutes), so I was a little frustrated by the time we got to the Grand Californian.

Luckily, our room was ready,  and it was on the fifth floor overlooking the beautiful pool and Grizzly Peak.

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We headed to the concierge lounge for a snack before meeting Karen and Jason for dinner. it was warm out, but there was low humidity and I was pretty excited about the fact that I could breath outside.

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mmmmm cheese.

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We had reservations at Storyteller’s Cafe which was at our hotel. We also celebrated Karen’s birthday which fell a few days earlier. We always laugh a lot when the four of us get together, and this night was no different.

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We were pretty tired from the day of travel and time changes, so we headed to bed early. I woke up before the sun was up for the runDisney meet up, and afterwards I met Bobby and we headed over to the expo for a couple of hours. We decided to not go to the parks that day since we had already been on our feet a lot, so instead just rested and went to dinner with Karen and Jason at Tortilla Joe’s.

I had never eaten there before, and was pleased with the food. After that, I headed over to the House of Blues to meet up with some other bloggers and runDisney staff members before turning in for the night. The next day was the 10k race, and we went to the park after and hung out with Karen and Jason.

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We rode some rides (Matterhorn, Indiana Jones, Pirates) and had lunch with them at the Carnation Café. They have really good potato soup that I highly recommended.

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We then attended at tweet up hosted by some blogger friends, and had fun meeting other runners. There was a lot of picture taking.

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Bobby and I headed to California Adventure afterwards and rode Radiator Springs Racers via the single rider line (much shorter)!

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We met up with Karen and Jason again for dinner at Blue Bayou, and ran into our friends Crystal and Mary.

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Remember this picture from January? Sad we didn’t have matching shirts this time though. Smile

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We love Blue Bayou, and had a great time there. But, we had to run a half marathon the next day so we headed off to bed after dinner. I know. Such an exciting young couple, no?

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Up next: Sunday-Tuesday, our last days in Disneyland.

QOTD: What do you usually eat the night before a race?

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  1. Lesley says

    September 24, 2013 at 7:40 am

    That potato soup looks good. I’ll have to check it out when I’m at DL in November.

  2. Karen :0) says

    September 24, 2013 at 7:00 am

    Glad we got to see you guys so many times during the trip! Had a ton of fun! :0)

  3. Mindy @ Road Runner Girl says

    September 24, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    Sounds like so much fun!!! The night before a race I eat something like pasta or pizza…carbs!

  4. Jen says

    September 25, 2013 at 7:16 am

    Looks like so much fun! So sad we had to miss out!

  5. Randy Crane says

    September 26, 2013 at 11:49 am

    What a fun trip report! I’m loving reading this and looking at the photos.

    The night before a race I usually eat chicken Alfredo (whole wheat pasta), garlic bread, and salad, as well as making sure I’ve hydrated well enough that day.

    • Heather says

      September 27, 2013 at 6:46 am

      I love chicken alfredo!

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  1. runningwithsass says:
    September 24, 2013 at 2:31 am

    Disneyland Trip 2013: Thursday-Saturday

    I have recapped my races during the runDisney Dumbo Double Dare weekend, but not my time doing other

  2. Disneyland Trip 2013: Sunday-Wednesday | Through Heather's Looking Glass says:
    September 26, 2013 at 1:59 am

    […] I left off my recap with our dinner at Blue Bayou Saturday night. Sunday morning, we got up and completed the Dumbo Double Dare by running the Disneyland half marathon. After the race, we showered, ate breakfast, and headed out to Disneyland park. […]

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