SpectroMan71
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Yay for jacuzzi tubs at Vistana! Disney keeps taking them out
That's great to hear that they fixed it and you were able to enjoy it.
Trip Report - September / October 2024
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That's great to hear that they fixed it and you were able to enjoy it.Totally agree. Especially since we’ve been trying to get home from our trips either Friday or Saturday to give us a bit of time before going back to work; like you said ease back into real life.Great idea to continue the vacation vibe! Might be fun to do even if you don't have to leave early - ease back into real life
I guess it’s true that saying that you can’t judge a book by its cover. Maybe next time we see a Tubbs we’ll give it a try. Thank you for the recommendation.
Hi. You found my reportYay for jacuzzi tubs at Vistana! Disney keeps taking them out
That’s a shame they keep taking them out; but I guess not too many people use them. We enjoy them. Even at home we like using the tub. Vistana is usually very good with addressing issues if they come up; of course it’s not perfect and it shouldn’t be broken to begin with, but as long as they fix things it’s OK; things happen sometimes.
I can’t wait to get another one
Saturday 10/12/24
We were still keeping our vacation vibe going, but I didn’t do a good job of taking notes or many pictures this day.
We went out to dinner to Giulio’s, an Italian restaurant in Tappan NY that we like. We know the owner, the bartenders, some of the workers, and a few regulars here too so it’s always a good time.
We sat at the bar as we like to do.
Scott had a Martini. I was telling the bartender about the Peach Palmer drink I had in South Caroline and really liked so he made his version of it. It was a bit of trial and error adding things, tasting it, adding other things. It ended up very tasty.
For appetizers we had the Clams Oreganato and Asparagus Parmigiana. I know the asparagus dish sounds odd but it’s very tasty and you are eating some veggies. Really good apps
The bread is good here, they serve a little plate on the side with some charcuterie type stuff like cheese and salami and some other stuff, we don’t eat it so always tell them not to even make us that little plate, we’ll just eat the bread with butter.
For our entree we shared Veal Parmigiana with penne meat sauce. They split this in the kitchen for us so this is half the portion. Probably our favorite Veal Parm dish.
For dessert, we ordered two things. I love the Coconut cake here, it’s not that photogenic but it’s delicious. Scott was in the mood for Tiramisu.
This was another great night hanging out at Giulos with great food and people
We were still keeping our vacation vibe going, but I didn’t do a good job of taking notes or many pictures this day.
We went out to dinner to Giulio’s, an Italian restaurant in Tappan NY that we like. We know the owner, the bartenders, some of the workers, and a few regulars here too so it’s always a good time.
We sat at the bar as we like to do.
Scott had a Martini. I was telling the bartender about the Peach Palmer drink I had in South Caroline and really liked so he made his version of it. It was a bit of trial and error adding things, tasting it, adding other things. It ended up very tasty.
For appetizers we had the Clams Oreganato and Asparagus Parmigiana. I know the asparagus dish sounds odd but it’s very tasty and you are eating some veggies. Really good apps
The bread is good here, they serve a little plate on the side with some charcuterie type stuff like cheese and salami and some other stuff, we don’t eat it so always tell them not to even make us that little plate, we’ll just eat the bread with butter.
For our entree we shared Veal Parmigiana with penne meat sauce. They split this in the kitchen for us so this is half the portion. Probably our favorite Veal Parm dish.
For dessert, we ordered two things. I love the Coconut cake here, it’s not that photogenic but it’s delicious. Scott was in the mood for Tiramisu.
This was another great night hanging out at Giulos with great food and people
Sunday 10/13/24
Still keeping our vacation vibe going, we did something we don’t do very often at home, we went out for breakfast. Nothing fancy, we went to Tom Sawyer diner. I’m pretty sure it’s in Paramus and we went there because Scott wanted to stop at Stew Leonard’s grocery store after and it’s right near it. I’m not sure if you’ve even been to or heard of Stew Leonard’s but it’s very cute and quirky. There are bears that sing kind of like Country Bear Jamboree. You know how the song from Small World sticks in your head? If you go to Stew Leonard’s there is another song that sticks in your head and you will keep singing it, well we do anyway. There are Avocado’s that sing a song to the tune of the La Cucaracha, but they since “We’re Avocado, We’re Avocado,…”. I don’t know all the words but if you ask Alexa or YouTube to sing the Stew Leonard’s avocado song you will also have it in your head.
Anyway, back to our breakfast at Tom Sawyer Diner
I had one of the seasonal breakfast specials - Pumpkin Waffle. Once I took the nuts off the top and used regular syrup to dip rather than the special on that came with it, this was a great dish.
Scott had the Lumberjack breakfast with French toast, bacon, ham, sausage, and eggs. He enjoyed his breakfast.
Still keeping our vacation vibe going, we did something we don’t do very often at home, we went out for breakfast. Nothing fancy, we went to Tom Sawyer diner. I’m pretty sure it’s in Paramus and we went there because Scott wanted to stop at Stew Leonard’s grocery store after and it’s right near it. I’m not sure if you’ve even been to or heard of Stew Leonard’s but it’s very cute and quirky. There are bears that sing kind of like Country Bear Jamboree. You know how the song from Small World sticks in your head? If you go to Stew Leonard’s there is another song that sticks in your head and you will keep singing it, well we do anyway. There are Avocado’s that sing a song to the tune of the La Cucaracha, but they since “We’re Avocado, We’re Avocado,…”. I don’t know all the words but if you ask Alexa or YouTube to sing the Stew Leonard’s avocado song you will also have it in your head.
Anyway, back to our breakfast at Tom Sawyer Diner
I had one of the seasonal breakfast specials - Pumpkin Waffle. Once I took the nuts off the top and used regular syrup to dip rather than the special on that came with it, this was a great dish.
Scott had the Lumberjack breakfast with French toast, bacon, ham, sausage, and eggs. He enjoyed his breakfast.
Final Thoughts
This was a good trip. We always enjoy Disney. It was fun spending time in Hilton Head, SC too. It was definitely an interesting trip with the various changes, but we go with the flow and always have a good time being together.
I know both hurricanes were devastating for many and I feel terrible about that and hope everyone that needs to is able to rebuild and put their lives back together quickly. I don’t mean any of my hurricane comments to sound like a complaint since we only had to re-arrange our vacation a bit.
We really liked Hilton Head, SC and it’s a possible contender for a potential place to live in the future. We originally thought we wanted to be more on the suburbs of Hilton Head Island and why we met the realtor in Bluffton to look around there, but maybe if we go there we would want to be on Hilton Head Island itself. We’re a bit hesitant with it being an island and not sure we really want to live on an island, but we’ll keep it as a contender.
Since we missed going to Alabama, we’ll have to do that next trip.
We’re still debating keeping Florida on the list of potential places to move. We worry about hurricanes, the heat and humidity for much of the year, etc but it’s the sunshine state and it’s where our happy place (Disney) is. We wouldn’t look right near Disney, probably more on the west coast like we looked during our last trip. How nice would it be if our drive to Disney took a few hours rather than 2 days?
Disney is always great fun; it’s our happy place. Even with the various issues at the timeshare, we still think it’s a great fit for us giving us some additional space we like when traveling rather than a standard hotel room.
Having Invisalign made me more conscious of what I was going to eat and when. I missed out on some snacks I may have wanted to try but didn’t want to go through the hassle of taking them out to eat, then flossing, brushing, water picking, and cleaning them to put them back in.
If you have any questions and/or comments about Disney or vacations, please chime in. I love talking about it.
Noreen
This was a good trip. We always enjoy Disney. It was fun spending time in Hilton Head, SC too. It was definitely an interesting trip with the various changes, but we go with the flow and always have a good time being together.
I know both hurricanes were devastating for many and I feel terrible about that and hope everyone that needs to is able to rebuild and put their lives back together quickly. I don’t mean any of my hurricane comments to sound like a complaint since we only had to re-arrange our vacation a bit.
We really liked Hilton Head, SC and it’s a possible contender for a potential place to live in the future. We originally thought we wanted to be more on the suburbs of Hilton Head Island and why we met the realtor in Bluffton to look around there, but maybe if we go there we would want to be on Hilton Head Island itself. We’re a bit hesitant with it being an island and not sure we really want to live on an island, but we’ll keep it as a contender.
Since we missed going to Alabama, we’ll have to do that next trip.
We’re still debating keeping Florida on the list of potential places to move. We worry about hurricanes, the heat and humidity for much of the year, etc but it’s the sunshine state and it’s where our happy place (Disney) is. We wouldn’t look right near Disney, probably more on the west coast like we looked during our last trip. How nice would it be if our drive to Disney took a few hours rather than 2 days?
Disney is always great fun; it’s our happy place. Even with the various issues at the timeshare, we still think it’s a great fit for us giving us some additional space we like when traveling rather than a standard hotel room.
Having Invisalign made me more conscious of what I was going to eat and when. I missed out on some snacks I may have wanted to try but didn’t want to go through the hassle of taking them out to eat, then flossing, brushing, water picking, and cleaning them to put them back in.
If you have any questions and/or comments about Disney or vacations, please chime in. I love talking about it.
Noreen
Dining Review
If you are interested in more details about our various meals, I also did a separate dining review. It includes more detailed descriptions of the dishes, usually copied from the menu. The whole focus there is just on the food.
I’ll include the link in case you want to take a look
https://www.disboards.com/threads/dining-review-september-october-2024.3958153/
Noreen
If you are interested in more details about our various meals, I also did a separate dining review. It includes more detailed descriptions of the dishes, usually copied from the menu. The whole focus there is just on the food.
I’ll include the link in case you want to take a look
https://www.disboards.com/threads/dining-review-september-october-2024.3958153/
Noreen
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I very much enjoyed your TR Noreen, as always! Those last 2 meals near your home look so delicious. I grew up in the Chicago suburbs until I was mid 20's and have lived in Colorado for almost 30 years now, so I really miss the wonderful Italian restaurants.
And now my mother and grandmother's wonderful Italian cooking as well. So you are very lucky to have that nearby!
Interested to see more locations you may move to in future trip reports as we are thinking the same for retirement.
And now my mother and grandmother's wonderful Italian cooking as well. So you are very lucky to have that nearby!
Interested to see more locations you may move to in future trip reports as we are thinking the same for retirement.
LoveDaisy
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I wanted to thank you for taking the time to write this review. I enjoyed your dining report and was excited to see you did a trip report too.
I’m from CT and shop at Stew Leonard’s and now I have the banana song in my head.
Looking forward to your next trip report!
I’m from CT and shop at Stew Leonard’s and now I have the banana song in my head.
Looking forward to your next trip report!
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