Baymont Inn And Suites Orlando

... of julie attached). 10/10<br><br><br>dudley do rights rip saw falls - an absolutly brilliant water ride. if your hot (and we were) and need cooling quickly this is the ride. 10/10<br><br>poseidons fury - interesting but not great IMHO, 5/10.<br><br>look at the pictures for more info, we were very hot and needed lots of cooling - fortunatly the water rides were there. Oh Yes, we also saw a tutle...<br><br>

... was interesting to see christmas decorations on lampposts as we walked along in 80 degree temperatures.<br><br>after a salad lunch we went into the hotel pool and chilled and relaxed looking at the little lizards running around.<br><br>we also discovered that some idiot has forgot to pack the memory card reader - so no pictures from the cameras until i buy one (doh).<br><br>apparently we are near to the world largest gift shop (see picture), the use the doors to get a sense of scale

... them.<br><br>arrived in Orlando at approx 16:20. by the time we had the car it was dark, so after being awake for hours had to relearn how to drive on freeways in the dark... it was a bit scary.<br><br>arrived at the best western and am quite pleased with the hotel it has excellent swimming pools and hot tubs - so we hit those before going to bed.<br><br>we''re back.....<br>

The day was warm and clear -- attended a few sessions and managed to talk another walk around the Shingle Creek Nature Trail. <br><br>In the evening, a colleague and I went to the Morse Museum of American Art to see the Tiffany glass -- I particularly wanted to see the Tiffany windows they had on display ...

After finishing up work, we hauled our luggages to Orlando International airport, all excited to go on our first out of town adventure... the Grand Canyon! Martina showed a little hesitancy in lettting us go on this trip, but was resolved by a McDonald's dinner at the airport. The flight was delayed for about 30 minutes, but off we did go....

... That always has to be our first ride at Epcot. There was no line and we walked right on. Mike and I sat together with mom and dad behind us. I love this ride so much, regardless of how old it is. Besides it's not old, it's a classic! Mike hadn't seen Disney's animatronics in person since he was four and obviously didn't remember what they looked like, and he was amazed at how real everything looked. And these are ...

... Time Cafe where your waiters act like your mother (or father) and make you eat all your vegetables. The setting is very fun and they serve some yummy homestyle favorites. I've also eated at the Sci-Fi Dine in - which was also great! I loved that experience as I haven't ever had the oppertunity to go to a real drive in. <br><br>MGM is also a great place to take in some shows - be sure to hit up the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular and ...