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27th December
Anaheim, Downtown Disney, and the hotel are all remarkably clean and impressive in a subdued manner and do nothing more than hint to American excess. The people are genuinely polite, helpful and interested in Australians (love the kangaroos!)
In an area that is basically desert there seems to be an abundance of water except for in the dry river beds. I don’t know where the water comes from to cater for the 20 million people and the lush lawns but it appears to be abundant. The homegrown cars and the meals are excluded from any sense of modesty and scream out that bigger really is better in the home of the free and the brave. But as I write and gaze out of the hotel window out to the nightly Disney fireworks display that lights up the night sky I try to put it into a perspective that says that it's all okay in this place and time. The food here is, as we were forewarned, generous in its servings. Takeaway restaurants are as common as the palm trees but not always as agreeable to the palate and I may have to renege on my pledge to sample from each and every one of them. After ten days of eating out I think we're all looking forward to a home cooked meal.
The hotel has been a great place to be when not at home and preparing to celebrate Christmas with loved ones. They had free photos with Santa and helium balloons every night as well as hot chocolate and warm apple cider. Other nights there were shortbread biscuit decorating for the kids and carol singers. It wasn’t our regular Christmas but it was quite memorable and quite special but we only got to share it with ourselves.
Anaheim, Downtown Disney, and the hotel are all remarkably clean and impressive in a subdued manner and do nothing more than hint to American excess. The people are genuinely polite, helpful and interested in Australians (love the kangaroos!)
In an area that is basically desert there seems to be an abundance of water except for in the dry river beds. I don’t know where the water comes from to cater for the 20 million people and the lush lawns but it appears to be abundant. The homegrown cars and the meals are excluded from any sense of modesty and scream out that bigger really is better in the home of the free and the brave. But as I write and gaze out of the hotel window out to the nightly Disney fireworks display that lights up the night sky I try to put it into a perspective that says that it's all okay in this place and time. The food here is, as we were forewarned, generous in its servings. Takeaway restaurants are as common as the palm trees but not always as agreeable to the palate and I may have to renege on my pledge to sample from each and every one of them. After ten days of eating out I think we're all looking forward to a home cooked meal.
The hotel has been a great place to be when not at home and preparing to celebrate Christmas with loved ones. They had free photos with Santa and helium balloons every night as well as hot chocolate and warm apple cider. Other nights there were shortbread biscuit decorating for the kids and carol singers. It wasn’t our regular Christmas but it was quite memorable and quite special but we only got to share it with ourselves.
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