Life's about experiences. These are mine.
This year was our sixth visit to Orlando doing the park with the kids (although they’re not really kids these days). Over the years we have learnt a thing or two about making the place tick for a great holiday and I thought that I would pass on. Obviously these tips and tricks worked well …
This post is a round up of all we did while in Florida 2011. Included are the day by day posts along with the general posts written while we were out in Orlando. I have put these into categories and have also provided links to the websites of the attractions, shops and restaurants we visited …
This post is some pictures that didn’t make it to the daily blog for one reason or another but I still thought were worth pointing out. Alonso and Massa’s Ferraris The above picture is of two Ford F150s and the caption will mean nothing to you unless you follow Formula 1 very closely. Earlier this …
So it’s our last day and we were determined to make the most of it and pack as much in before the flight as possible. We had chosen to go back to Universal Studios and it turned out to be an inspired move as nobody else seemed to have thought of going there. I know …
Another action packed day as we attempted squeeze every last drop of enjoyment out of the holiday. Today we returned back to Disney Hollywood Studios, what must be the family’s favourite park. This time we went on the things we hadn’t had time for last time: Indiana Jones, Lights, Motors, Action and, in Alex’s case, …
Continue reading “USA ‘11 – DAY 14 – DISNEY HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS (AGAIN)”
Today actually turned out to be more of a rest day than we had at first envisaged. Helen woke up early with a dodgy stomach and needed to spend much of the day nearby some porcelain which wiped out the plans we had. This was not the glittering end to the holiday that we had …
Having done all the Disney and Universal parks last week, this week was always going to be about going back to visit favourites. The Thompsons being a democracy means that there has been plenty of debate over the last couple of days about what we would be exactly doing in the second week. Helen and …
Continue reading “USA ‘11 – DAY 12 – MAGIC KINGDOM & BLIZZARD BEACH”
The boys, being lightweights, decided to have another morning in bed while Helen and I went for an airboat ride on Lake Tohopekaliga with Boggy Creek. We have been a couple of times before and, in our experience, you either get to see loads of wildlife or none. Today, regrettably, was a “none” day unless …
Continue reading “USA ‘11 – DAY 11 – BOGGY CREEK & CRAZY GOLF”
We spent over five hours in Disney’s EPCOT park today, the longest that we have spent in any park this holiday. As predicted the number of people seemed to be more than last week but still not as crowded as it has been in the past – I wonder if the global recession has hit …
Bok Tower Gardens are the chalk to the parks cheese. In fact so much so that they really seem out of place being in Florida at all. While the parks are all high energy and fast paced Bok Tower Gardens are the complete opposite: quite, relaxed and slow paced. It is not surprising, therefore, that …