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Three days in New York City.  We squeezed in a lot.  We were lucky enough to get a great rate at the Park Lane Hotel, across the street from Central Park and adjacent to The Plaza Hotel. Rockefeller Center early morning before New Years Eve. Champagne at The Plaza Hotel.  Very special!! We did have to wait in line outside the front of the Plaza until space opened up in the Champagne Bar.  Totally worth it. Saw the play Waitress.  It was very entertaining.  Enjoyed immensely. Time Square before New Years Eve. And view from the Empire State Building. We were at the Empire State Building at 8:02.  No lines at that hour. Hope to make it back soon.

OMG!!  Niagara Falls is amazing!!  It was awe-inspiring.  There aren't enough words to describe how wonderfully beautiful it is.  I took many many photos but the one posted here is from the window table at the restaurant second level.  Magical.  Canadians are so proud of there falls, and rightly so.  I'm going to try to post a 12 sec video, so I hope it works. If given the opportunity to see this wondrous sight - do it. We were staying in Toronto downtown area, in late December.  Fairmont Royal York Hotel - Loved it. This is a photo of the hotel when we checked in at 11:00 pm.  Helpful hint they have room service at that hour.  Yay!! The hotel is located across the street from the train station and a few blocks from the CN tower. To get to Niagara Falls, we hiked up to the bus terminal and took a megabus to the falls.  It was reasonably priced. We thought this was cute.  Hiking up to bus terminal, here is an early morning photo of an ice rink.

Jordan Davis is Awesome!!!  We were lucky enough to snag back stage meet and greet passes with Jordan Davis.  My friend and I were so excited to see him.  We had gone to Stagecoach 2019 last April with the hope of seeing Jordan Davis perform.  Sadly, Jordan Davis had to cancel due to illness.  But, he was awesome warming up for Rascal Flatts.  Charming if you ever have the opportunity to obtain a meet and greet pass.

The weather was a little cloudy and cold at the time we were there.  This is the globe as you initially go through the entrance of Disney Seas.  We were there during Japan's Spring Break so it was crowed.  The crowds did not interfere with our fun.  Disney Seas is large enough to handle the masses.  The great thing about going to Disney Seas was that it was all new, not Japan's version of Anaheim's ride.  One thing that I thought was interesting was there was no park hopping.  In California if you pay a premium you can hop from Disneyland to California Adventure.  We bought a two day ticket - one day Disney Seas - next day Disneyland. My photos just don't due the parks justice.  But it is really fun for me to go through and relive the adventures of these beautiful parks. For anyone who as been to Anaheim Disneyland you have to admire the space.   We got a lot of steps in on this vacation.  Although I didn't take a photo of it there is a monorail that ci

It was a gorgeous day!!  Sky was clear, wind was picking up and the engines were working.  Always a good thing. As you can see the wind was a little lighter when we started and by the time we were heading back to the slip it had picked up. We were able to accomplish our goal - so it was a very good day!!  When we were back in the dock slip we found out small craft warning was expected for later in the day.  So glad we got our work done early. The first photo is of the Pavilion.  I just love taking photos of it.  Ever since high school. If you ever make it to Newport Beach - I think one of the nicest places to walk is around the perimeter of Balboa Island.  You feel like you have the view of a bayfront  house without spending millions.

Such an adventure!!!  I have been lucky enough to grow up in Southern California close to Disneyland in Anaheim, so you can only imagine the excitement of heading to Hong Kong Disneyland.  Oh My Goodness!!! We had so much fun.  Everyone was so delightful.  There were a lot of cast members that spoke English, so negotiating around was extremely easy.  The shows that we saw had the speaking parts in Chinese with English Subtitles to the side of the stage.  It was very easy to follow along.  I laughed when I realized all the songs were in English.  Very fun for us!! Winnie the Pooh is always a fan favorite.  It was in my opinion a much better ride than the Anaheim Winnie the Pooh and I do love the Anaheim ride. Mystic Manor and the little monkey Albert were adorable.  The ride was enchanting.  One of our other favorite rides was Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars.  Oh My Goodness!!!  I'm not going to give it away, but it was our favorite ride. This photo was in