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... to them.<br><br>Character Greetings:<br>Jakey (2) was freaked out by all the costumed characters except Tigger &amp; Pooh, Isabella (four - AND A HALF!!!) loved them all.<br><br>The autograph books were a great way to get Jakey to go up to the characters. All the characters we met, especially the talking ones (princesses, fairies etc.) were consummate professionals and impressed us to no-end. They ...

... 5) Drill into the kids that they are not allowed to go anywhere with anyone, no matter if they promise them ice-cream or even have a cute talking teacup named "Chip"...even though we could save serious money on the air-fare back...but we're not that cheap (how dare you call us "cheap"?).<br><br>6) Tell the kids that if they do get lost, they can always approach another mommy with children...unless she's Mrs. Potts...because she locks her kids in a cupboard...and because ...

... ughter to be grief stricken *nd the whole trip would be for n*ught ...so we m*de reserv*tions...bec*use she h*s us wr*pped *round her little finger (but don't tell her).<br><br>M*n, they *re evil...pl*ying our d*ughter *g*inst us like th*t.<br><br>However we succeeded in *voiding the $180 pl*n (which comes with * dress) for the $50 pl*n, heck we&#8217;ll buy * Cinderell* dress for $20 inste*d of p*ying *n *rm *nd ...

... br>-----<br>...we settled on the Animal Kingdom Lodge...because we're not human beings, we're animals...because we are Imperial slaves.<br><br>You can say whatever you want about the Mouse Overlord, but he sure knows how to make you smile while willingly handing over a stack of dead presidents...damn him and his wonderful magician's cap...not to mention his broom-wiseguys.<br><br>The lodge seemed ...

Today I headed into NYC with Bec and while she was at work I will wander around on my own and see if it is possible for a balding, short Australian to stay out of trouble. The thing that amazes me is how many people are on the street at any one time also the fact that there are cops on every corner and that they seem to be everywhere. After a quick look around Time Square well about an hour anyway it was time to head down for 46th street towards the Intrepid exhibit ...

... and I was quite underwhelmed but my flat mate wanted to take photos so.... They had taken all the flags down so it was just a concrete building. We did find the Crysler building which was better but difficult to appreciate from the ground. We then headed to Times Square (also not my fav place - crowds!) which was actually cool to see at night all lit up! We went to find something to eat and a beer.... we walked a bit down from Times Square ...

... the intelligence of a 3.5 year old<br><br>2) We wish we would have gotten our kids some children's books about Mt. Vernon, Jamestown &amp; Williamsburg before we left.<br><br>3) We saved hundreds eating breakfast, lunch or dinner (1 meal a day) at the hotel in our room.<br><br>4 ...

... a bit but the patrons in there were too serious so we went home. The next day we headed up to Raleigh in North Carolina, via Charleston in South Carolina. charleston was nice. pity we couldnt spend much time there. We had a buffet dinner and it was yum.. but dam american food! I have sadly put on at least 5kg i'd say! none of my clothes fit me! sbut everyone else has done the same thiing so it's not just me. I'll write more soon....

After a long sleep in (refer to last entry) Kate and I headed downtown to the TKTS office in Times Square where we jumped into a line to find out it was for plays only, or as the guy directing people said "This is for plays only! No singing, no dancing, no happy stuff! Plays only!" But Kate checked the musicals line and it was insanely long, so we took a punt on a play called "Perfect Crime" which seemed to sound ok (it's hard to tell from a ...

... wie man doch den Unterschied auf dem Schiff merkt, wenn auf einmal so viele deutsche Gaeste an Bord sind. Wenn die Mehrzahl englischsprachig ist, ist die Stimmung wesentlich besser an Bord. Sie nehmen gerne an Shows oder Unterhaltungsprogrammen wie Quizze oder Karaoke teil und sie sind einfach wesentlich gespraechiger und besser gelaunt. Die deutschen Gaeste hingegen sind meist muerrisch und teilnahmslos.... Aber ich werde trotzdem mein Bestes geben und versuchen sie in meinen ...