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| - I really really wanted to like Luminarias the Desert Botanical Gardens. I thought it was going to get me in the holiday spirit. Unfortunately, that didn't completely happen. What I imagined it was going to be like was definitely not what I encountered.
You couldn't see any of the plants because they weren't lit up. The luminarias only gave off enough light so that you could make out the outline of trees and plants. Also, only like four or five trees had lights on them and none of the cacti or other plants had lights on them. The only lights were the luminarias that lined the pathways. Boo. Also, there was live music...I was expecting holiday music. You know, "Walking in a Winter Wonderland" and stuff like that. Oh no, that wasn't the case. Instead, there was "Just the Way You Look Tonight". We looked at each other and wondered if we were at a wedding.
Overall, it was definitely not worth the $25 admission fee for the Luminarias event. There was really nothing special about the event that made it seem worth that price. Plus, if you wanted any drinks (beer, wine, cider, etc), you had to pay for it at normal bar-type prices. For $25, I would have expected free hot chocolate and cookies at the bare minimum.
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