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They brought us this bread & John ate almost all of it immediately!
I ordered onion rings (I know SOOO fancy)
:
Cauliflower:
And Gratin potatoes:
John got Yukon gold (potato) puree:
Creamed spinach (no photo), and the ribeye:
The bread was delicious and the Yukon puree was fantastic. The Gratin potatoes were good, the cauliflower was ok, the spinach was too salty, and the onion rings were kind of soggy. You know me if you have read my reports before- I am rarely disappointed by food, so they must have been having an off night or something. The drink I had was great, though! John said the steak was VERY good. We were too full for dessert. All in all, the atmosphere of the place is awesome. I like it a lot.
After dinner, John got a cup of coffee and I found a SATC (an HBO show whose name would get censored if I typed it out..."something and the city") slot machine. They must know that the fans will play it- but these machines are NOT designed to do you any favors. After losing a bit on that machine, I tried a Jaws machine & quit when I was up $20. John decided he wanted to play a blackjack machine, so I played another one in the same area- I forgot what it was called, but I made back everything I lost on the SATC machine & quit. I was happy to be even! We went back upstairs & watched tv.
Darn! I knew I forgot something! I forgot to take breakfast photos. We ordered room service. John had Eggs Benedict and I had an egg white omelet with peppers and onions and a side of sliced tomatoes. Both came with very good breakfast potatoes and I had sourdough toast. I also had grapefruit juice & we both had coffee. It was all very, very good! Here are a few shots of our view- which was not GREAT, but I cant complain:
We showered, packed up & checked out. We had to drive over to one of the other resorts to get to the Titanic exhibit. We parked & walked in & to my surprise, it wasnt a far walk. This casino is HUGE & it usually takes forever to get where youre going. I was disappointed that photography wasnt allowed. We went into the exhibit & they handed us a card with information when we first walked in:
Back:
Front:
It contained information about a passenger that was actually on the Titanic & you could check & see if your passenger made it at the end of the exhibit. The exhibit started with items like personal effects- compacts, handkerchiefs, toiletry items, etc. There was even a bar of soap still in the case! They had a cabin set up like one of the first class cabins & one set up like the third class cabins- what a difference. The third class cabins had two sets of bunk beds & were either male or female, so a lot of families could not stay together. There was actually a postcard with the stamp STILL stuck on it. I learned that a first class parlor suite ticket cost $4,350 ($69,600 today), a first class berth ticket cost $150 ($2,400 today), a second class ticket cost $60 ($960 today), and a third class ticket cost $40 ($640 today). They were a lot more expensive than I thought! There were some dishes that they found still perfectly stacked because the wooden cabinet disintegrated around them. One of the workers told us that one man drank very heavily because of what was happening & he survived 2 hours in the water because his blood alcohol level was so high. The alcohol in his blood was like antifreeze. At the end of the exhibit, we checked to see if the person on our ticket made it off of the Titanic. Johns guy (who boarded 3rd class alone) did not make it. My second class lady & her daughter made it, but her husband didnt. We looked through the gift shop at the end and John got me a little silver necklace with a piece of coal retrieved from the Titanic. The packing:
The necklace:
I really like it. I am fascinated by the Titanic and, while very sad, this exhibit is great. There are several throughout the world & I think the Vegas one has most of the jewelry. Now I really want to go to Las Vegas to see that!
Well, I had better get back to work. I will report more when I have some WDW news.
I ordered onion rings (I know SOOO fancy)
:
Cauliflower:
And Gratin potatoes:
John got Yukon gold (potato) puree:
Creamed spinach (no photo), and the ribeye:
The bread was delicious and the Yukon puree was fantastic. The Gratin potatoes were good, the cauliflower was ok, the spinach was too salty, and the onion rings were kind of soggy. You know me if you have read my reports before- I am rarely disappointed by food, so they must have been having an off night or something. The drink I had was great, though! John said the steak was VERY good. We were too full for dessert. All in all, the atmosphere of the place is awesome. I like it a lot.
After dinner, John got a cup of coffee and I found a SATC (an HBO show whose name would get censored if I typed it out..."something and the city") slot machine. They must know that the fans will play it- but these machines are NOT designed to do you any favors. After losing a bit on that machine, I tried a Jaws machine & quit when I was up $20. John decided he wanted to play a blackjack machine, so I played another one in the same area- I forgot what it was called, but I made back everything I lost on the SATC machine & quit. I was happy to be even! We went back upstairs & watched tv.
Darn! I knew I forgot something! I forgot to take breakfast photos. We ordered room service. John had Eggs Benedict and I had an egg white omelet with peppers and onions and a side of sliced tomatoes. Both came with very good breakfast potatoes and I had sourdough toast. I also had grapefruit juice & we both had coffee. It was all very, very good! Here are a few shots of our view- which was not GREAT, but I cant complain:
We showered, packed up & checked out. We had to drive over to one of the other resorts to get to the Titanic exhibit. We parked & walked in & to my surprise, it wasnt a far walk. This casino is HUGE & it usually takes forever to get where youre going. I was disappointed that photography wasnt allowed. We went into the exhibit & they handed us a card with information when we first walked in:
Back:
Front:
It contained information about a passenger that was actually on the Titanic & you could check & see if your passenger made it at the end of the exhibit. The exhibit started with items like personal effects- compacts, handkerchiefs, toiletry items, etc. There was even a bar of soap still in the case! They had a cabin set up like one of the first class cabins & one set up like the third class cabins- what a difference. The third class cabins had two sets of bunk beds & were either male or female, so a lot of families could not stay together. There was actually a postcard with the stamp STILL stuck on it. I learned that a first class parlor suite ticket cost $4,350 ($69,600 today), a first class berth ticket cost $150 ($2,400 today), a second class ticket cost $60 ($960 today), and a third class ticket cost $40 ($640 today). They were a lot more expensive than I thought! There were some dishes that they found still perfectly stacked because the wooden cabinet disintegrated around them. One of the workers told us that one man drank very heavily because of what was happening & he survived 2 hours in the water because his blood alcohol level was so high. The alcohol in his blood was like antifreeze. At the end of the exhibit, we checked to see if the person on our ticket made it off of the Titanic. Johns guy (who boarded 3rd class alone) did not make it. My second class lady & her daughter made it, but her husband didnt. We looked through the gift shop at the end and John got me a little silver necklace with a piece of coal retrieved from the Titanic. The packing:
The necklace:
I really like it. I am fascinated by the Titanic and, while very sad, this exhibit is great. There are several throughout the world & I think the Vegas one has most of the jewelry. Now I really want to go to Las Vegas to see that!
Well, I had better get back to work. I will report more when I have some WDW news.
Thanks goodness for all of the PTR's going on to keep me sane. I'm headed to yours right now. By the way- I really loved your Illuminations photos!
If I do, I'll post pics. I have to find a costume for October because I want to dress up for the Halloween party for a change.
. But, I'm here now so we can commence.....
. I voted on the sunset picture,and I agree with you on the wax museum pictures. Some of them look a lot like the star, but some of them are WAY off. I love the pix of your fur babies, each on their own piece of furniture.......
. I think it is great that you and John can go and do something during the week. Dale won't take the time off work to do a one day thing so it always has to be done on my weekend off. Even if the food wasn't good, at the MGM, it sure looked good. I have started back on my diet and I pretty much think anything, food wise, looks good. I have been trying to decide what type of exercise equipment I want to invest in, and I think I am going to get a treadmill. I don't really have room for one, but I think if I get one that folds away I can store it in my garage.
) would never agree to that. He's such a scaredy cat. We had planned on doing the horseback riding for our upcoming trip but changed our minds when we found out Mama was going with us. She wouldn't be able to ride and I don't want to make her wait around on us while we do it.
the train.
