Hilton Executive Hotel Room at Universal Studios Hollywood - Best Theme Park View / Staycation Day 7
Staycation Day 7 at Hilton Universal City
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welcome everyone adam the woo here to
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day number
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seven of this current series and the end
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of its week-long progression september
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2020
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staying in hotels within walking
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distance
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of theme parks i have booked a room
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right at the entry point of universal
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studios
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hollywood there are other places i would
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like to stay
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but a lot is not open yet so this will
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be the final episode
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of this current tenure there will be
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more over time i'm inviting you
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to join me shall you
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and just as par for the course during
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this stretch
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packing very light taking
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one it's a little smaller than the
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others but it's the only
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it's the only universal bag i have but i
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got everything in there
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it's just it's just for one evening
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that's right big the foot
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heading up to los angeles not too far
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currently atop the universal city
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overlook
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there is a pull-off area for vehicles
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get a bird's-eye perspective looking
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down upon
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warner brothers way off in the distance
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and over to the far right
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griffith park top of that peak on the
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other side
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it's the hollywood side and universal
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right down there in the center of the
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screen
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considering this is a pretty decent view
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i have a feeling it's going to get a
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little better
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because the tall building on the
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left-hand side there
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that's where i'm going to be staying
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should be able to look right down into
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the theme park
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this is what that area looked like in
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the early 1960s
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there's an information placard placed
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here
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1912 carl limly bought 230 acres it was
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a chicken ranch
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and started universal studios
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for production of films tv shows
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and more and the theme park gradually
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just kind of morphed within the last
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couple decades
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great view from up here while i'm on the
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subjects of overlook
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ventured around to another one
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very quiet down there see the castle off
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in the distance
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simpsons attraction way over there
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there's two green buildings that are
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connected that's fast and the furious
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the end of the tram tour shifting over a
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bit
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there's the back lot down there
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see all the sets
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now there's a couple of sets that need
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no introduction
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see the tall homestead over there on the
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far end
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hitchcock would be proud
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almost time for check-in at my
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accommodations the hilton
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towering up there and as i stand here to
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get that
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in view let me zoom in on this
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tucked away over there are some very
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old-school trams hidden by the shrubs
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wow those are relics
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before heading down to the lower levels
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to my parking spot gonna go in
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and get my keys and do the whole check
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in there
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and then my room should be i don't
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really know if it's going to be up
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towards the
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the top this is the lobby as i'm walking
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out check out that fancy carpet
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self-parking interest 12 first hour
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entire day 30 including registered
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guests
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that's me clearance of six foot
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four inches my vehicle should
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up yep it made it
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okay that says to oh there we go over
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quick little side note here on level two
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of the parking structure if you go in
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this door
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there is a back to the future
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sequel filming location from
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the second film
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this staircase where marty mcfly
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played by michael j fox kind of leap
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down
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between that railing there
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and biff walk through that door
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it's pretty common knowledge now that
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this was the spot but way back in the
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day
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my friend justin scarred who we became
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friends because of our
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love for that 80s movie
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you sa hunt down some of these locations
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that he was the very first one to
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discover
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after weeks and weeks and months
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of cruising around la that this still
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existed you can see
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the arrow here still on the wall i've
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also learned over the years once you
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discover something and put it online
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everyone just runs with it they don't
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always give you credit but
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a little shout out to him for finding
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this spot
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from bttf2 that was a tuffy
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this is it right here in the hotel i'm
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staying
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21st floor
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okay i put this sticker over there to
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let you know it's a clean
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stay and
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got the key here
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nice now that i've got the lights all on
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and the
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drapes open a little room tour time
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it is a nice one
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down the hallway there
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got a coffee maker which i am
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a big advocate of that plenty of cups
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extra sugar stir sticks cream
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also some teas down here
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a little jug to put the ice in some
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glasses
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into the facilities here we got
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nice sink and some soaps
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the brand they are using is crabtree and
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evelyn
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also some shampoos conditioners
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body wash this is the tub
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down there shower nozzle there as well
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as a
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secondary one that continues off
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very nice and a place there above the
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called the headboard where you can put a
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few items a
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spot over here with a little chair
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and a makeup mirror over in the corner
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the cross streets for
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rodeo drive step back
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out here and we'll get to the view in a
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minute well you can kind of
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already see the view from that angle
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got a couch right down here
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and a table in front of the couch and a
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chair
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over here that's below this signage
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very nice sized bed looks very
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comfortable i'll
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test that out in a in a moment we have
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an alarm clock
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a lamp on this side as well as this this
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drawer end table
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and another one over there as well as a
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photograph of the griffith observatory
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and a desk very nice this
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is technically the executive suite
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now during these times since the
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amusement park is not open
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i'm just going to put it out there it's
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probably considerably less and going to
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be a lot more
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when everything reopens because let me
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tell you this
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view is something to
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behold
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that's the entrance the freaking
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universal right down there i see the
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globe
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from here this is amazing
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there is the minion on top of the
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parking structure
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right over there what the heck
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this is amazing wow
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i knew it was going to be a good view i
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did not expect
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it to be this fantastic however wow this
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is a this is a good spot
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oh my total cost 225 dollars and
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30 cents about
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31 of that were taxes and additional
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fees
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a little pricey however in comparison to
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what
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you're getting and during
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what the usual price range which
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would maybe even just a guesstimate
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might be double that
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during events when you know in the
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summer peak seasons when
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everything is up and rolling again other
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years
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yeah this is uh this is quite it's quite
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an accommodation
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and then of course the parking also but
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wait what a way
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to end the seven day series
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i knew it was gonna be good but not not
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this good
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i'm i'm i'm pretty impressed with this
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room
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archway very prevalent
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i have walked through there
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hundreds of times bag check
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started videos and taking photos at that
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glow the globe is not spinning
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and then city walk there i'm gonna i'm
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gonna go down there to city walk
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see how far of a commute it is the
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that most park at is over there
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and then you go down to city walk and
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across
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and then downward oh take a look at this
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the water world stunt show see the
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stadium there
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castle looking rather majestic
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you know horror nights would have been
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opening night would have been a couple
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couple evenings ago so it is kind of
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fitting
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to be looking down upon this wizarding
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world
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you see the snow-capped theming of the
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roofs there
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and then simpsons which used to be the
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back to the future right another little
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filming location tie-in that was used
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for the
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the roof scenes after what i just showed
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in the parking structure
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secret life of pets
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that should be just about done imagine
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there's not a whole heck of a lot left
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to
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do for the grand opening once we're all
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back in there
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super silly fun land is on top of that
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structure
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on the back side of that minion there
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you see the
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jurassic world used to be jurassic park
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but now it's jurassic world building
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you can see the the slant there is where
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the drop is
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and then there's the pathway leading to
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transformers
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which means off to that side
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would be the new nintendo world
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there's a lot going on down there that
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is going to be fantastic when it's done
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started to get sidetracked peeking out
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the window there's a mini fridge
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down in here some of the other the other
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items and then
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over in here we've got a safe that can
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be utilized
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we got plenty of space for clothing
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and an iron up top and
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one of the little fold outs for luggage
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there
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do believe i'm gonna head down there and
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meander around city walk
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and head back up here a little while
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later
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quick change of plans
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since there's still a little daylight
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let me get these
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once i have the good angle
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might as well get some from this
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perspective
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lower lot down there that would be the
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mummy
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on the rough far right
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crusty land there's a stage there set up
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in the
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the center section where the events
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usually take place
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like a stage like lighting
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nice
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that's good
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right behind there i should go through
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the archway is that
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bust hey hitchcock
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you can almost see it from here
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it would be see if i could get zoomed in
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on
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alfred be right oh i can see it right
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right there in the middle i think
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there's like some sort of scaffolding
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obscuring it but i see his dogging
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yes
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so cool have to look closely but you can
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faintly see the signage there
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that retro signage next to the fountain
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maybe when i walk down there i can get a
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closer peek
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one of the best shows there is water
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it's action packed and there's the
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the roof line there above where they
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will usually
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place an hhn maze it's the queue of
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water world
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kind of shifting this way this is where
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the opening ceremonies
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right there everyone right just kind of
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below that signage
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that you're seeing on the ground levels
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where everybody
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lined up in past years
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all right now i'm going down there
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heading down
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there was a turtle resting up on there
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on that rock all these koi
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oh there's a turtle
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i don't have any food for you wanted to
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say hi
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and even if i did i wouldn't be allowed
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go up to the walkway across if you were
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to enter at the bottom
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it's frankenstein parking you can see
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him down there
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saying come on in oh yeah there it is
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that classic signage there made it
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across the elevated
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platform there he is king kong
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up there still just kind of looming
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around
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i had planned on getting a refresher
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from starbucks
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but they were not open nor was
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jamba juice where i was going to get a
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smoothie
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there were a lot of establishments at
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citywalk that were
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open but those two weren't
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still a little light out there but
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dusk is starting to formulate
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back up at the room i'm gonna get my
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bathing suit
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head down to the pool oh yeah i was
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gonna
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see how comfortable the bed was first
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oh yeah that's nice
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that's real nice very cozy
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soft and not a bad view i can see
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wizarding world right out there
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through the window
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not bad just laying here in bed
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was told the pool is two levels below
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the lobby
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so all the way
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i have made it into the hot tub
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very nice and steamy water feels really
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really good
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the pool is located right over there but
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i figured i'd get in here
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first off a wristband is required for
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entry yeah there i might actually go
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over to the food stand and get myself a
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little snack take it back up to the room
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ahead and place my to-go order from this
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little stand and just getting one last
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little
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look at the pool didn't utilize
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any of the crisp pool water but did sit
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quite
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quite a while in the hot tub which was
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very enjoyable now going back up to the
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20-something floor
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with my quesadilla
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chicken quesadillas that are in here
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and this is what we're dealing with
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not an overload of food
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but there are a couple in there as well
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as some toppings here
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a little guacamole some salsa sour cream
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plastic cutlery i'm sitting in the desk
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looking here at the room just a little
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bit of
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some sour cream there
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the archway's lit up down there as well
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as city walk
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and the minion be able to see better out
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the window
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let's see the freeway traffic moving
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along at a good pace over there as well
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here's the minion he is way up there
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when you're at ground level
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he just kind of towers over everything
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it's the simpsons area back in there
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the base of the globe is lit up that's
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about it you can see
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you know kind of where the water stands
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mists up you can see oh it just changed
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from blue to green
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and then the stretch of city walk
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all the lights on really enjoy this room
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a lot
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not only that but just the location in
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general even if it was a view from the
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facing the other hills just the close
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proximity of being able to walk down
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when the parks reopen be really nice
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especially during halloween season
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christmas season
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