This weekend we were in Orlando. Roberto and I promised each other after we moved to FL that if any of our friends ever came to the state of Florida, we would make a point to visit them. It so happened that my friend LaLa was in town visiting the parks with her family so a meeting time was planned. Since Roberto and I weren’t planning to go to any of the parks, LaLa suggested that we meet at Downtown Disney. Even though I live in Florida, LaLa is the expert when it comes to all things Disney. Not only has she spent most of her career in the Travel industry, but she is also a huge personal fan.
I mean check out her nails! We decided if things ever get bad on the job front, she can always open a stall to airbrush nails at Disney and probably make a mint!
Anyway, she and her husband Dave try to visit as much as possible, so I really relied on her to pick a good meeting spot, and provide she did.
We met at the Ghiradelli shop – they had ice cream, coffees, milk shakes and sundaes to blow your mind. Much of it centered around chocolate for obvious reasons. However, for me being a coffee lover as I am, I was so happy to also have a variety of coffee flavored ice creams to choose from! I really sincerely wish we had taken a shot of these “cones”. They were so big they came on a dish – no joke. The ice cream was rich creamy and wonderful! I loved my Kona Coffee and Espresso Chip varieties very much!
Downtown Disney is really a must see. There are shops like A Virgin Record Mega-store, lots of memorabilia shops - that are more like museums of pop-culture, art galleries, movie theatres and restaurants. They have a Planet Hollywood, Wolfgang Puck’s as well as Gloria Estefan’s new restaurant: Bongo’s Cuban Café.
Strolling around you see huge Leggo statues and a beautiful waterway full of water taxis - which to me looked like so much fun! If you live in FL, this is a great place to take out of town guests or just to go and have dinner, or like we did, an ice cream. It is free and they have a nice big parking lot which is also free. It is like a little bit of Disney without the cost!
La La had to go back to her family, and Roberto and I spent the rest of the weekend with my cousin Michelle who lives in Orlando. It was really fun and relaxing! Hope all of you had a nice weekend as well!
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Hah, I love the close up of the Mickey Mouse nails.
I’ve never aspired to a Disney World vacation, since it sounds awfully crowded (we drove down to Disneyland when I was a kid, and I still remember the crowds, heh), but the places where you took the pictures don’t look too bad. I suppose it helps now that school is back in session.
Yes, I think that is a big help. Some of the parks are really neat, but it is certainly not for everyone! Thanks for your comment!
Love the nails. Love, love, love the nails. That is some dedication
Yes they are very cool!
What fantastic photos. Love the nails. So cute!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks Truffle!