W's go West, Day 15 - Palm Springs

[RobynPrincess]

Day 15, Palm Springs


OMG the SNORING!!!!! I was awake nearly allllll night. There was a slight upside to this though... the fall dates were released in the middle of the night for the Disney Cruise Line!! So at about 5am local time I booked our cruise for the BIG meet up next October! Woohoo! 4 nights on the Disney Dream here we come! Also booked my parents cabin at the same time. I of course woke Sy up to tell him the good news I think he was pleased... Not sure he was too pleased about the wake up mind you hehe.


We did manage to doze for a bit, waking up again at 7:30am and lazing in bed till about 8:45. We buzzed about getting dressed, today's plan was breakfast first and then, head up a mountain! We knew where to go for breakfast, I had read about a place and the night before the couple also recommended it so that sealed it. We got in the car and made our way to Cheeky's. There were a load of people mulling about outside and sitting on the nearby benches, I already knew from reading online that they would be waiting for a table, there was a podium with a piece of paper on it for you to write your own name and party size down and as tables became free they would seat you. We didn't have too long to wait, maybe 10 minutes? We were seated outside which was perfect, the weather was absolutely glorious, beautiful blue skies and warm with a breeze. Perfect for eating alfresco.


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Sy ordered a freshly squeezed blood orange juice and I got a diet coke.





I remembered reading online that one of the best things to get was the cheese and chive biscuits so I got a breakfast which included that and omg they weren't lying! It was so scrummy! It came with scrambled eggs with cheese but I instead went for fried eggs, didnt think that they would still put the cheese on top, but it was surprisingly good.


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Sy went for Huevos Rancheros which he thoroughly enjoyed for the second time this trip.





Plates cleaned we paid the bill and made our way back to the car to begin our journey up the mountain


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The road up there was pretty scary with all the signs which said 'Warning, car may overheat' and 'Turn off your air conditioning'. I didn't realise we would be driving up so much of the mountain first.


We parked up and climbed the car park (yes, it was that steep) to the tram building.





We paid the $25 each and grabbed a seat while we waited for the next tram to arrive (11:30am).





We waited for about 15 minutes and then it was time to board, there were a lot of people getting on, and boy it was hot. Of course there was no air conditioning in there, lots of hot sweaty people pressed against each other. It was also really bumpy on the way up, there was a member of staff in there with us so she explained where the bumps would be so we weren't shocked, but it wasn't helping me from feeling rough and panicky. So when we got to the top where the air was thin I felt even worse lol. I did feel sick up there sadly, I don't think I would have done had I not already felt sick on the journey up there. Before we went outside to take in the stunning views we decided to grab a cold drink and sit down for 5 mins so that I could compose myself.


I started to feel better so we made our way outside.



WOW. I fear that no words nor picture could ever describe the feeling and the beauty. I was speechless (and that is a rare thing indeed!). It was cold up there, but after the heat from ground level and the tram up, it was a welcome relief. It was sunny and the sun felt warm on my skin but there was a freshness about the air, it felt clean.


The views were spectacular. I really felt like I could have stayed there for a very long time, annoyingly I still felt queasy so we didn't venture too far away from the tram building (we did see people going out with hiking backpacks and mattresses!). We walked to a few different look-out points but then grabbed another drink in the main building and sat outside for sometime watching the world in the distance and trying to fight off the incredibly tame squirrels who would fight you for your food.





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[RobynPrincess]

We then made our way back inside and waited for a tram back down. We only had a couple of minutes to wait before one arrived. The journey down was much more pleasant, far fewer people who by now had cooled down and no where near as bumpy.


Some pics of us going down (ooh-err!)


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Back at the car we started driving back down the mountain, I grabbed a pic to show how far up we had actually come, I hadn't realised how high up we drove on the way in.





We headed back towards the hotel for a swim, we had to make the most of the sunshine while we could! We stopped on the way as we saw something which caught our eye... a massive Dole Whip sign!! So of course we couldn't pass it without stopping in





We sat and ate our dole whips and popped into the sweetshop next door to grab some yummies to bring home.


Back at the hotel Sy then decides he's hungry so he wanted to find one of the sandwich shops he'd been reading about (that man's favourite food is sandwiches, not sure if I said before? Its like he hunts them out!). To be fair, it was 2:30pm by now and breakfast had been a long time ago. I let him go all by himself mean wifey that I am... My own mistake though as he forgot to ask for mine without avocado! I had to scrape it out, it wasn't a pretty sight lol (it did however taste, AMAZING!).





Sy decided to have a nap after his sandwich while I went for a swim and sunbathed for a bit with my book. Was heaven. Sy did come out to join me after a while.


As evening came in we went to shower and get ready for dinner. We knew exactly where we were going to, we had looked online and then the couple from the night before also recommended it, an Italian called Birba. They had told us to go at dusk as it was super romantic, and they weren't wrong. There were twinkly fairy lights all over the place, and candles, and big comfy sofas to chat away the night in. Loved it!


The pictures make it look a bit darker than it actually was but they will give you an idea.


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We realised that it was actually the same company who run the breakfast place Cheeky's next door.


We ordered some san pellagrino, I went for orange and Sy, lemon.





We then ordered our mains, I went for pizza while Sy had pasta. My pizza was a little burnt on the bottom but it tasted nice.








The desserts looked fabulous so we decided to get one to share, a peach tart... Well it was MASSIVE! It was really worth it though.





We paid the bill and were back at the hotel by 9:30pm. We watched some TV in bed and fell asleep soon after.

 

[Disneymadhouse]

Wow, Robyn! Lovely scenery, it looks amazing

Glad to hear that you put Sy's snoring to good use!

Claire

 

[Chilly]

Loving the sound of all the food.