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An injured Sea Turtle, cared for at the Theater of the Sea.


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An injured Sea Turtle, cared for at the Theater of the Sea.


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Who needs a pool when your resort is literally right on the beach?!

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A really big wheel
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Disney's Pop Century resort is organized by decade and each decade's pair of buildings have "totems". This one was beside one of the 70's buildings. For a sense of scale, I'm over 6' tall and couldn't touch the pedal.

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a piece of fat free banana chocolate chip coffee cake...

...I kept repeating in my head what I wanted, but try as I might I didnt quite get the words out properly!

I think I ended up asking for a banana free fat coffee chip chocolate cake - they knew what I wanted ;o)


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To infinity, and beyond!

No recollection of taking this.

(Fancy hotels don't use paper towels -- you get REAL towels, which go in a hamper [or your pocket] afterward.)

Clint.
taking picture.
Twin Peaks shirt, camera, feet, reflection, washcloth.
drunk. funny face. intoxication.

bathroom, Chatham Bars Inn, Chatham, Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

August 2, 2010.


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BACKSTORY: Carolyn's family reunion was at Cape Cod this year. We stayed at the Chatham Bars Inn. It was a lot of fun, and we were happy to see everyone.

For Vicky's recount of the trip, visit: tgaw.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/cape-cod-day-1/

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9.4.09
The flight arrived on time; and the twelve hours while on board passed quickly and without incident. To be sure, the quality of the Cathay Pacific service was exemplary once again.

Heathrow reminds me of Newark International. The décor comes straight out of the sterile 80's and is less an eyesore than an insipid background to the rhythm of human activity, such hustle and bustle, at the fore. There certainly are faces from all races present, creating a rich mosaic of humanity which is refreshing if not completely revitalizing after swimming for so long in a sea of Chinese faces in Hong Kong.

Internet access is sealed in England, it seems. Nothing is free; everything is egregiously monetized from the wireless hotspots down to the desktop terminals. I guess Hong Kong has spoiled me with its abundant, free access to the information superhighway.


11.4.09
Despite staying in a room with five other backpackers, I have been sleeping well. The mattress and pillow are firm; my earplugs keep the noise out; and the sleeping quarters are as dark as a cave when the lights are out, and only as bright as, perhaps, a dreary rainy day when on. All in all, St. Paul's is a excellent place to stay for the gregarious, adventurous, and penurious city explorer - couchsurfing may be a tenable alternative; I'll test for next time.

Yesterday Connie and I gorged ourselves at the borough market where there were all sorts of delectable, savory victuals. There was definitely a European flavor to the food fair: simmering sausages were to be found everywhere; and much as the meat was plentiful, and genuine, so were the dairy delicacies, in the form of myriad rounds of cheese, stacked high behind checkered tabletops. Of course, we washed these tasty morsels down with copious amounts of alcohol that flowed from cups as though amber waterfalls. For the first time I tried mulled wine, which tasted like warm, rancid fruit punch - the ideal tonic for a drizzling London day, I suppose. We later killed the afternoon at the pub, shooting the breeze while imbibing several diminutive half-pints in the process. Getting smashed at four in the afternoon doesn't seem like such a bad thing anymore, especially when you are having fun in the company of friends; I can more appreciate why the English do it so much!

Earlier in the day, we visited the Tate Modern. Its turbine room lived up to its prominent billing what with a giant spider, complete with bulbous egg sac, anchoring the retrospective exhibit. The permanent galleries, too, were a delight upon which to feast one's eyes. Picasso, Warhol and Pollock ruled the chambers of the upper floors with the products of their lithe wrists; and I ended up becoming a huge fan of cubism, while developing a disdain for abstract art and its vacuous images, which, I feel, are devoid of both motivation and emotion.

My first trip yesterday morning was to Emirates Stadium, home of the Arsenal Gunners. It towers imperiously over the surrounding neighborhood; yet for all its majesty, the place sure was quiet! Business did pick up later, however, once the armory shop opened, and dozens of fans descended on it like bees to a hive. I, too, swooped in on a gift-buying mission, and wound up purchasing a book for Godfrey, a scarf for a student, and a jersey - on sale, of course - for good measure.

I'm sitting in the Westminster Abbey Museum now, resting my weary legs and burdened back. So far, I've been verily impressed with what I've seen, such a confluence of splendor and history before me that it would require days to absorb it all, when regretfully I can spare only a few hours. My favorite part of the abbey is the poets corner where no less a literary luminary than Samuel Johnson rests in peace - his bust confirms his homely presence, which was so vividly captured in his biography.

For lunch I had a steak and ale pie, served with mash, taken alongside a Guinness, extra cold - 2 degrees centigrade colder, the bartender explained. It went down well, like all the other delicious meals I've had in England; and no doubt by now I have grown accustomed to inebriation at half past two. Besides, Liverpool were playing inspired football against Blackburn; and my lunch was complete.

Having had my fill of football, I decided to skip my ticket scalping endeavor at Stamford Bridge and instead wandered over to the British Museum to inspect their extensive collections. Along the way, my eye caught a theater, its doors wide open and admitting customers. With much rapidity, I subsequently checked the show times, saw that a performance was set to begin, and at last rushed to the box office to purchase a discounted ticket - if you call a 40 pound ticket a deal, that is. That's how I grabbed a seat to watch Hairspray in the West End.

The show was worth forty pounds. The music was addictive; and the stage design and effects were not so much kitschy as delightfully stimulating - the pulsating background lights were at once scintillating and penetrating. The actors as well were vivacious, oozing charisma while they danced and delivered lines dripping in humor. Hairspray is a quality production and most definitely recommended.


12.4.09
At breakfast I sat across from a man who asked me to which country Hong Kong had been returned - China or Japan. That was pretty funny. Then he started spitting on my food as he spoke, completely oblivious to my breakfast becoming the receptacle in which the fruit of his inner churl was being placed. I guess I understand the convention nowadays of covering one's mouth whilst speaking and masticating at the same time!

We actually conversed on London life in general, and I praised London for its racial integration, the act of which is a prodigious leap of faith for any society, trying to be inclusive, accepting all sorts of people. It wasn't as though the Brits were trying in vain to be all things to all men, using Spanish with the visitors from Spain, German with the Germans and, even, Hindi with the Indians, regardless of whether or not Hindi was their native language; not even considering the absurd idea of encouraging the international adoption of their language; thereby completely keeping English in English hands and allowing its proud polyglots to "practice" their languages. Indeed, the attempt of the Londoners to avail themselves of the rich mosaic of ethnic knowledge, and to seek a common understanding with a ubiquitous English accent is an exemplar, and the bedrock for any world city.

I celebrated Jesus' resurrection at the St. Andrew's Street Church in Cambridge. The parishioners of this Baptist church were warm and affable, and I met several of them, including one visiting (Halliday) linguistics scholar from Zhongshan university in Guangzhou, who in fact had visited my tiny City University of Hong Kong in 2003. The service itself was more traditional and the believers fewer in number than the "progressive" services at any of the charismatic, evangelical churches in HK; yet that's what makes this part of the body of Christ unique; besides, the message was as brief as a powerpoint slide, and informative no less; the power word which spoke into my life being a question from John 21:22 - what is that to you?

Big trees; exquisite lawns; and old, pointy colleges; that's Cambridge in a nutshell. Sitting here, sipping on a half-pint of Woodforde's Wherry, I've had a leisurely, if not languorous, day so far; my sole duty consisting of walking around while absorbing the verdant environment as though a sponge, camera in tow.

I am back at the sublime beer, savoring a pint of Sharp's DoomBar before my fish and chips arrive; the drinking age is 18, but anyone whose visage even hints of youthful brilliance is likely to get carded these days, the bartender told me. The youth drinking culture here is almost as twisted as the university drinking culture in America.

My stay in Cambridge, relaxing and desultory as it may be, is about to end after this late lunch. I an not sure if there is anything left to see, save for the American graveyard which rests an impossible two miles away. I have had a wonderful time in this town; and am thankful for the access into its living history - the residents here must demonstrate remarkable patience and tolerance what with so many tourists ambling on the streets, peering - and photographing - into every nook and cranny.

13.4.09
There are no rubbish bins, yet I've seen on the streets many mixed race couples in which the men tend to be white - the women also belonging to a light colored ethnicity, usually some sort of Asian; as well saw some black dudes and Indian dudes with white chicks.

People here hold doors, even at the entrance to the toilet. Sometimes it appears as though they are going out on a limb, just waiting for the one who will take the responsibility for the door from them, at which point I rush out to relieve them of such a fortuitous burden.

I visited the British Museum this morning. The two hours I spent there did neither myself nor the exhibits any justice because there really is too much to survey, enough captivating stuff to last an entire day, I think. The bottomless well of artifacts from antiquity, drawing from sources as diverse as Korea, and Mesopotamia, is a credit to the British empire, without whose looting most of this amazing booty would be unavailable for our purview; better, I think, for these priceless treasures to be open to all in the grandest supermarket of history than away from human eyes, and worst yet, in the hands of unscrupulous collectors or in the rubbish bin, possibly.

Irene and I took in the ballet Giselle at The Royal Opera House in the afternoon. The building is a plush marvel, and a testament to this city's love for the arts. The ballet itself was satisfying, the first half being superior to the second, in which the nimble dancers demonstrated their phenomenal dexterity in, of all places, a graveyard covered in a cloak of smoke and darkness. I admit, their dance of the dead, in such a gloomy necropolis, did strike me as, strange.

Two amicable ladies from Kent convinced me to visit their hometown tomorrow, where, they told me, the authentic, "working" Leeds Castle and the mighty interesting home of Charles Darwin await.

I'm nursing a pint of Green King Ruddles and wondering about the profusion of British ales and lagers; the British have done a great deed for the world by creating an interminable line of low-alcohol session beers that can be enjoyed at breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner; and their disservice is this: besides this inexhaustible supply of cheap beer ensnaring my inner alcoholic, I feel myself putting on my freshman fifteen, almost ten years after the fact; I am going to have to run a bit harder back in Hong Kong if I want to burn all this malty fuel off.

Irene suggested I stop by the National Art Gallery since we were in the area; and it was an hour well spent. The gallery currently presents a special exhibit on Picasso, the non-ticketed section of which features several seductive renderings, including David spying on Bathsheba - repeated in clever variants - and parodies of other masters' works. Furthermore, the main gallery houses two fabulous portraits by Joshua Reynolds, who happens to be favorite of mine, he in life being a close friend of Samuel Johnson - I passed by Boswells, where its namesake first met Johnson, on my way to the opera house.

14.4.09
I prayed last night, and went through my list, lifting everyone on it up to the Lord. That felt good; that God is alive now, and ever present in my life and in the lives of my brothers and sisters.

Doubtless, then, I have felt quite wistful, as though a specter in the land of the living, being in a place where religious fervor, it seems, is a thing of the past, a trifling for many, to be hidden away in the opaque corners of centuries-old cathedrals that are more expensive tourist destinations than liberating homes of worship these days. Indeed, I have yet to see anyone pray, outside of the Easter service which I attended in Cambridge - for such an ecstatic moment in verily a grand church, would you believe that it was only attended by at most three dozen spirited ones. The people of England, and Europe in general, have, it is my hope, only locked away the Word, relegating it to the quiet vault of their hearts. May it be taken out in the sudden pause before mealtimes and in the still crisp mornings and cool, silent nights. There is still hope for a revival in this place, for faith to rise like that splendid sun every morning. God would love to rescue them, to deliver them in this day, it is certain.

I wonder what Londoners think, if anything at all, about their police state which, like a vine in the shadows, has taken root in all corners of daily life, from the terrorist notifications in the underground, which implore Londoners to report all things suspicious, to the pair of dogs which eagerly stroll through Euston. What makes this all the more incredible is the fact that even the United States, the indomitable nemesis of the fledgling, rebel order, doesn't dare bombard its citizens with such fear mongering these days, especially with Obama in office; maybe we've grown wise in these past few years to the dubious returns of surrendering civil liberties to the state, of having our bags checked everywhere - London Eye; Hairspray; and The Royal Opera House check bags in London while the museums do not; somehow, that doesn't add up for me.

I'm in a majestic bookshop on New Street in Birmingham, and certainly to confirm my suspicions, there are just as many books on the death of Christianity in Britain as there are books which attempt to murder Christianity everywhere. I did find, however, a nice biography on John Wesley by Roy Hattersley and The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis. I may pick up the former.

Lunch with Sally was pleasant and mirthful. We dined at a French restaurant nearby New Street - yes, Birmingham is a cultural capitol! Sally and I both tried their omelette, while her boyfriend had the fish, without chips. Conversation was light, the levity was there and so was our reminiscing about those fleeting moments during our first year in Hong Kong; it is amazing how friendships can resume so suddenly with a smile. On their recommendation, I am on my way to Warwick Castle - they also suggested that I visit Cadbury World, but they cannot take on additional visitors at the moment, the tourist office staff informed me, much to my disappointment!

Visiting Warwick Castle really made for a great day out. The castle, parts of which were established by William the Conquerer in 1068, is as much a kitschy tourist trap as a meticulous preservation of history, at times a sillier version of Ocean Park while at others a dignified dedication to a most glorious, inexorably English past. The castle caters to all visitors; and not surprisingly, that which delighted all audiences was a giant trebuchet siege engine, which for the five p.m. performance hurled a fireball high and far into the air - fantastic! Taliban beware!

15.4.09
I'm leaving on a jet plane this evening; don't know when I'll be back in England again. I'll miss this quirky, yet endearing place; and that I shall miss Irene and Tom who so generously welcomed me into their home, fed me, and suffered my use of their toilet and shower goes without saying. I'm grateful for God's many blessings on this trip.

On the itinerary today is a trip to John Wesley's home, followed by a visit to the Imperial War Museum. Already this morning I picked up a tube of Oilatum, a week late perhaps, which Teri recommended I use to treat this obstinate, dermal weakness of mine - I'm happy to report that my skin has stopped crying.

John Wesley's home is alive and well. Services are still held in the chapel everyday; and its crypt, so far from being a cellar for the dead, is a bright, spacious museum in which all things Wesley are on display - I never realized how much of an iconic figure he became in England; at the height of this idol frenzy, ironic in itself, he must have been as popular as the Beatles were at their apex. The house itself is a multi-story edifice with narrow, precipitous staircases and spacious rooms decorated in an 18th century fashion.

I found Samuel Johnson's house within a maze of red brick hidden alongside Fleet Street. To be in the home of the man who wrote the English dictionary, and whose indefatigable love for obscure words became the inspiration for my own lexical obsession, this, by far, is the climax of my visit to England! The best certainly has been saved for last.

There are a multitude of portraits hanging around the house like ornaments on a tree. Every likeness has its own story, meticulously retold on the crib sheets in each room. Celebrities abound, including David Garrick and Sir Joshua Reynolds, who painted several of the finer images in the house. I have developed a particular affinity for Oliver Goldsmith, of whom Boswell writes, "His person was short, his countenance coarse and vulgar, his deportment that of a scholar awkwardly affecting the easy gentleman. It appears as though I, too, could use a more flattering description of myself!

I regretfully couldn't stop to try the curry in England; I guess the CityU canteen's take on the dish will have to do. I did, however, have the opportune task of flirting with the cute Cathay Pacific counter staff who checked me in. She was gorgeous in red, light powder on her cheeks, with real diamond earrings, she said; and her small, delicate face, commanded by a posh British accent rendered her positively irresistible, electrifying. Not only did she grant me an aisle seat but she had the gumption to return my fawning with zest; she must be a pro at this by now.

I saw her again as she was pulling double-duty, collecting tickets prior to boarding. She remembered my quest for curry; and in the fog of infatuation, where nary a man has been made, I fumbled my words like the sloppy kid who has had too much punch. I am just an amateur, alas, an "Oliver Goldsmith" with the ladies - I got no game - booyah!

Some final, consequential bits: because of the chavs, Burberry no longer sells those fashionable baseball caps; because of the IRA, rubbish bins are no longer a commodity on the streets of London, and as a result, the streets and the Underground of the city are a soiled mess; and because of other terrorists from distant, more arid lands, going through a Western airport has taken on the tedium of perfunctory procedure that doesn't make me feel any safer from my invisible enemies.

At last, I saw so many Indians working at Heathrow that I could have easily mistaken the place for Mumbai. Their presence surprised me because their portion of the general population surely must be less than their portion of Heathrow staff, indicating some mysterious hiring bias. Regardless, they do a superb job with cursory airport checks, and in general are absurdly funny and witty when not tactless.

That's all for England!

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Pop Century Resort - Walt Disney World 2013
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Stayed for seven days at the Pop Century Resort, was a fantastic value resort for what we were looking for. Very well Themed resort and a great pool overall, food could use some help but it was edible for our stay.


Pop Century Resort - Walt Disney World 2013
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Stayed for seven days at the Pop Century Resort, was a fantastic value resort for what we were looking for. Very well Themed resort and a great pool overall, food could use some help but it was edible for our stay.

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For the first time in my life, I rode my bike through a swarm of butterflies. Quite special.


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we had to check out a key to get here. no one else from the tour group did. it felt so secretive and special.


Dumplings Everywhere
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At the Din Tai Fung Dumpling House in Arcadia, California.

You go to a dumpling house, it makes sense that you get lots of dumplings.

According to Wendy, the Beijing and Taipei branches of this restaurant have better ambience.

The food was okay. Maybe I'm just not enough of a dumpling connoisseur to realize what made this place special; it was about the same as any dim sum place I've been to in the Bay Area. Plus, they didn't have char siu bao. They should really have a special white guy's menu with that on it.

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DR Trip: Dreams Punta Cana resort, beachfront
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I have been to Secrets resorts before, so I had a good idea what to expect.

Preferred Club:
I decided to sign up for the Preferred Club, mainly for 2 reasons: the reserved beach area and the free wireless. As it turns out, it was well worth the extra cost. The Preferred Club got me a bottle of champagne on my first night and last, special concierge services, use of the Preferred Club lounge which had snacks and premium alcohol available as well as free computer use, and I'm not sure, but I think I got a special dinner out of it as well. There were also resort specials offered to Preferred Club. And cannot forget free wireless. The staff at the Preferred Club lounge were great and very helpful.

Hotel room:
My room was clean and well appointed, first floor in building #7. My view was of the main walkway, which was disappointing. Mini bar well stocked. Some snacks, not renewed daily, but available on request. Safe was not working, but someone fixed it within 20 minutes of asking. Warning about the water: do not drink! Plentiful bottled water is available in room. Room service available 24 hours but limited menu.

Beach & pool:
The beach was gorgeous and weather fantastic. It was kept clean and maintained. There were lots of activities at the beach and it was very relaxing. There were a lot of palm trees so it made sun exposure a little tricky sometimes. It was busy during my stay and sometimes had to hunt a bit for beach chairs. The Preferred Club area was actually kinda small, and filled up like the rest of the beach. Still, I had better luck in the reserved area. The pool is gigantic and stretches the length of the resort, but not really deep, and really crowded. I did not even bother.

Restaurants:
There are several restaurants. I went to the Sea Side Grill (steak), Oceana (seafood), World Cafe (buffet). Also open were El Patio (Mexican) and Himitsu (Japanese). I was very satisfied with restaurants for dinner. The Sea Side Grill staff was extremely friendly and I went for my last night's dinner, which the concierge arranged. They made a special meal for me off menu which was great. I think this was a perk of the Preferred Club. My only complaint is I would've loved to try some authentic Dominican food.

Things to do:
I did not go on any excursions. As a solo traveler, it's not worth my time. At the resort, the entertainment staff put on a great show every night, and the casino was passable, but I was not happy with the dealers. Merchants come in twice a week to sell souvenirs. This resort is in the middle of nowhere, so there's nowhere to go on foot, but it does mean that a stroll on the beach can go for a mile without being bothered. There are games and activities littered through the resort, and daily notices to the rooms with information. They even had a small Catholic mass on Sunday (in Spanish) which was nice. The spa was excellent and massage skillful. They had sauna and a jacuzzi, but I didn't use. The fitness center was good and had all the basics. There were lots of kids activities and they were generally kept away from the adult areas, which was nice for me.

Overall:
I would go again if I was with someone. The resort was a pleasure and the staff very helpful. I had lots of little problems which were all handled quickly and efficiently. I think that the Preferred Club made this a great experience.


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A special thanks goes out to the politicians that cut the water supplies of farmers in California to one third of what they were allowed to use last year. Gee, that sort of makes it harder to make a living in one of the oldest and most honorable trades in the world. Not to mention, California is the largest producer of Almonds in the world.

I don't normally get too tweaked about issues such as this but after all, home is where the heart is.

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I don't remember what this was, but it was better than Maria's conch special

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Holiday Inn Resort Hotel, Pensacola Beach
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The Coral Gables Biltmore, located at 1200 Anastasia Avenue, was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival style by Schultze and Weaver and built in 1926 by John McEntee Bowman and George Merrick as part of the Biltmore hotel chain. At its completion, the Giralda-inspired Tower was the tallest building in Florida, surpassing the Miami Daily News Tower in Downtown Miami.

In its heyday, The Biltmore played host to royalty, both Europe's and Hollywood's. The hotel counted the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Ginger Rogers, Judy Garland, Bing Crosby, Al Capone and assorted Roosevelts and Vanderbilts as frequent guests. Franklin D. Roosevelt had a temporary White House office set up at the Hotel for when he vacationed on his fishing trips from Miami. Its pool, at one point the largest in the world, drew crowds of 3,000 people every Sunday through the depression to see Alexander Ott's Water Follies, featuring Jackie Ott the Aqua Tot and other headliners such as Olympic skater Sonja Henie, the Flying Wallendas and magician Harry Houdini. Johnny Weissmuller, an Olympic swimming medalist who later went on to play Tarzan, was a swimming instructor at the Biltmore pool.

During World War II, the Biltmore was converted to an Army Air Forces Regional Hospital and a campus for the University of Miami's School of Medicine. It remained a VA hospital until 1968. In 1973, ownership was transferred to the City of Coral Gables and it remained unoccupied until 1983, when the City oversaw a full -million restoration. The Biltmore reopened as a hotel and resort on December 31, 1987 and in 1992, Seaway Hotels Corporation assumed operations.

The hotel has been used as a setting for the movie Bad Boys and television programs like CSI: Miami and Miami Vice. The hotel was also a major setting for Ken Wiederhorn's 1977 cult horror film Shock Waves, starring John Carradine and Peter Cushing. There are some reports that claim this hotel to be "haunted" in the paranormal sense. Grey foxes, descended from the original ones hunted on these grounds, still roam the neighborhood.

National Register #72000306 (1972)



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Walt Disney World Monorail System

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Walt Disney World Monorail System
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Image by Darren Wittko
Contemporary Resort Station

Darren is a Disney Specialist at Magical Vacations Travel and Creator of The Best of Walt Disney World website www.bestwdw.com


Disney's Art of Animation Resort - Ride the Color Wave
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Image by Express Monorail
Sorry I've been absent from Flickr for a while - life's been busy!

Well, anyway, we just got back from a 7-day trip to Disney World and stayed in the brand new Art of Animation Resort. The thing that jumped out at me immediately was the entrance lobby. It is brilliantly done and is "Wonderful World of Color" at it's best. On the left side of the image is the animation wall, which at the beginning is primitive sketches of the various characters found throughout this resort and get's more detailed and finished towards the end of the wall. On the right is a very colorful wave of lights starting with yellow on one end and graduating to purple. Absolutely awesome and an image probably doesn't do it justice...


Vacation 2012
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Image by richtpt
Walt Disney statue. I loved how this guy was kinda posing the same without realizing it. ;)

Nice Vacation Specials photos

A few nice vacation specials images I found:


Blue Lake Special
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Image by w4nd3rl0st (InspiredinDesMoines)
View On Black

While vacationing in Michigan last year, we got to see some great sunsets. We spent a ton of time on this dock during the day and at night. This was a rare moment where we didn't have kids to deal with or places to be.

This was shot with a Canon 7d and 15-85 lens.


Special K
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Image by izmarhad2dash
I confused Kandisky with Klimt but still enjoyed the exhibition despite the crowd.


the grapefruit special
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Image by massdistraction
Kiyosaku's specialty with Alaskan, King Crab, Scallop, Tuna, Salmon, Daikon Sprouts, in Kiyo's special Sauce

Lunch time!

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Lunch time!
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Image by keoshi
We bought a few slices of pizza (I regret I didn't buy more) and headed to the tower, sit on the grass and ate them.

This was a small, fairly cheap place but had the most delicious freshly made pizzas I've tasted in the whole trip.


Look Daddy, Its A Castle
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Image by Cayusa
The Excalibur Hotel and Casino. Personally I find the concept of a Medieval Castle themed Casino a good one. The Excalibur; however, is not what I would have designed. Considering the glitz and glamor of the other casinos, the Excalibur comes off as cheap. It is more cartoonish than anything else and considering it is right next to New York New York which is very detailed and realistic, it really seems out of place. Outside the front doors they have suits of armor that are plastic rather than metal. Inside they did a bit better of a job, but it still comes off more cartoonish than real. The Maryland Renaissance Festival does a better job of pulling off a more realistic medieval themed park than The Excalibur. It is still a fun casino, but rather disappointing when compared to the other casinos on The Strip.


In & around Wat Pho
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Image by Narisa
Bangkok, Thailand, 2009.

Wat Pho, where the world's largest reclining Buddha is found. A monk-run Thai massage school is also on temple grounds, offering authenticly painful and pleasantly cheap massages.

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