July 2009
Well, just for a change - this time we actually did go overseas... we've just returned from a 2 week holiday in Orlando, visiting Disney World and all the main parks that go with it. The best park of all is definitely Universal Studio's (& Islands of Adventure - also part of Universal).
Not to mention that Mike & Jordan did more than their fair share of shopping. Orlando has some excellent shopping Outlets (aka Factory shops but they equate to our Malls e.g. Willowbridge style) where you can find all the latest labels at very good prices.
You'll also find lots and lots of restaurants and a few theatre and dinner spots - we tried out Medieval Times, which was a great experience. The food in US is definitely bigger than anything we have here. If you order any meal at a food court while shopping, you're sure to get a decent size plate of food - probably equates to 2 of our meals here. The take away foods start from about $4 - $8 for 1 meal. I didn't really find any food that was better than here though - although I did enjoy the Angus Beef / Rib eye that we had at one of the restaurants.
We visited the Kennedy Space Centre and the next shuttle launch was due on Saturday but then postponed due to lightning strikes they had the night before. We were not impressed as this was a once in a life time experience - and it was the 3rd time it was re-scheduled. It finally did launch on their 6th attempt on Wednesday. I caught the clip on You Tube:-)
I was quite surprised to find that Orlando did not have a proper public transport service, which means you rely on the hotel shuttles to get you to the theme parks (which is a free service so that's a bargain)... and then anywhere else you want to go to, you need to catch a taxi or rent a car. Walking is not really an option as the places to visit are quite far apart so the only walking we did was to a few gift shops & restaurants around the hotel we stayed at - the rest we did by taxi.
By the way - if you're up for a holiday to Orlando, you can quite easily spend 2-3 weeks there without running out of things to do. We were there for just under 2 weeks and got to see all the main Disney & Universal parks except for 2 water parks but there was still so much else to see and do that we could have stayed for another 1-2 weeks or longer. We also wanted to get to Miami and Key West but didn't get there as it would have been another day wasted on travel time - it's about a 3-4 hour drive to Miami. Maybe next time:-)
Ok, enough from me - I'll include a few pics and if you want to know more then come have a cup of coffee with me:-)
Not to mention that Mike & Jordan did more than their fair share of shopping. Orlando has some excellent shopping Outlets (aka Factory shops but they equate to our Malls e.g. Willowbridge style) where you can find all the latest labels at very good prices.
You'll also find lots and lots of restaurants and a few theatre and dinner spots - we tried out Medieval Times, which was a great experience. The food in US is definitely bigger than anything we have here. If you order any meal at a food court while shopping, you're sure to get a decent size plate of food - probably equates to 2 of our meals here. The take away foods start from about $4 - $8 for 1 meal. I didn't really find any food that was better than here though - although I did enjoy the Angus Beef / Rib eye that we had at one of the restaurants.
We visited the Kennedy Space Centre and the next shuttle launch was due on Saturday but then postponed due to lightning strikes they had the night before. We were not impressed as this was a once in a life time experience - and it was the 3rd time it was re-scheduled. It finally did launch on their 6th attempt on Wednesday. I caught the clip on You Tube:-)
I was quite surprised to find that Orlando did not have a proper public transport service, which means you rely on the hotel shuttles to get you to the theme parks (which is a free service so that's a bargain)... and then anywhere else you want to go to, you need to catch a taxi or rent a car. Walking is not really an option as the places to visit are quite far apart so the only walking we did was to a few gift shops & restaurants around the hotel we stayed at - the rest we did by taxi.
By the way - if you're up for a holiday to Orlando, you can quite easily spend 2-3 weeks there without running out of things to do. We were there for just under 2 weeks and got to see all the main Disney & Universal parks except for 2 water parks but there was still so much else to see and do that we could have stayed for another 1-2 weeks or longer. We also wanted to get to Miami and Key West but didn't get there as it would have been another day wasted on travel time - it's about a 3-4 hour drive to Miami. Maybe next time:-)
Ok, enough from me - I'll include a few pics and if you want to know more then come have a cup of coffee with me:-)
posted by Lucy @ 10:51 AM
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