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  • We Don't Talk About Colombia
    22
    Day 35

    The Carousel is Calling

    January 7 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C

    A short day at Hollywood Studios was a chance to say goodbye to Muppet Vision 3D and to try Rodeo Roundup BBQ. Time will tell if Animal and the rest of the Muppets prove to be a suitable replacement for Aerosmith as they move to Rockin Rollercoaster.

    Rodeo Roundup was tasty and fun, but won't make it to my list of must dos. Satu'Li still holds pride of place at the top of that list.

    We chilled at the resort in the afternoon, but the kms are starting to add up. I've added a band-aid to a second toe now and the energy levels are sagging towards cruise casual. Fortunately, my favourite ride is waiting for me tomorrow... Carousel of Progress: it's better than a Bacta tank.

     "There's a great big beautiful tomorrow...🎶"    Read more

  • TravelerUSA
    211222
    Day 40

    Tag 40: Typhoon Lagoon und Epcot

    November 1, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Hüt Morge simmer zerst in Wasserpark Typhoon Langoon. Er isch schön igrichtet.
    Am Namitag simmer denn no go de EPCOT a luege aber hend noni viel chöne usporbiere.
    Am Abig simmer is Charakter Dining mit em Schneewittli.Read more

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  • 🇺🇸 USA Rundreise 🇺🇸
    1
    Day 12

    Fazit zu Orlando 🙌

    October 8, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Unser Trip nach Orlando war einfach der Hammer! 🥰Wir haben so viel erlebt, und ich bin immer noch total begeistert. Die Universal Studios waren der Wahnsinn – es hat sich angefühlt, als wären wir direkt in die Filme reingesprungen. Jede Attraktion war ein Highlight, und wir hatten einfach nur Spaß.🤩Auch die Everglades waren super beeindruckend! 🙌☘️Mit dem Mietwagen unterwegs zu sein, war echt genial, weil wir so flexibel waren und einfach losfahren konnten. 🚙Die Natur dort war total faszinierend, vor allem die Alligatoren und die Weite der Landschaft – richtig cool, mal so eine wilde Seite von Florida zu sehen.🐊 Das Wetter war zwar total unbeständig, mal Sonne, mal Regen, und oft war es super dampfig – aber das hat uns überhaupt nicht gestört. Wir haben einfach immer das Beste draus gemacht! Dazu noch die breiten, vier bis achtspurigen Autobahnen, auf denen es erstmal ungewohnt war, unterwegs zu sein. Und das mit dem Rechtsabbiegen bleibt uns ein Rätsel – irgendwie können die hier auch bei Rot einfach rechts abbiegen, und wir haben bis zum Schluss nicht ganz durchschaut, wie das funktioniert!😅Was uns auch total überrascht hat: Die Leute hier sind einfach unglaublich freundlich. Wirklich jeder, dem wir begegnet sind, war super nett und hilfsbereit, das hat die ganze Reise nochmal schöner gemacht. 🥰Auch die Preise waren der Knaller! Im Vergleich zu New York war alles total günstig, und die Shopping Outlets hier sind wirklich nicht zu vergleichen mit denen in Deutschland. Man merkt einfach richtig an den Preisen, dass es ein Outlet ist, und es gibt einfach so viele Läden, dass man den ganzen Tag dort verbringen könnte.. so wie wir es eben mehrfach gemacht haben 😂Unser Hotelzimmer war auch top – super gemütlich, und wir haben uns richtig wohlgefühlt. Und dann noch eine persönliche Überraschung für mich: Einkaufen bei Walmart! 🙌Normalerweise hasse ich ja Einkaufen, 😅aber da drin hätte ich Stunden verbringen können. So viele coole Sachen, und einfach mal ganz anders als bei uns. Alles in allem: Es war eine richtig tolle Zeit hier, voller Abenteuer und unvergesslicher Momente! 🫶

    Zum Abschluss waren wir heute noch frühstücken im Dennys Diner. Ganz amerikanisch wie in den Filmen 😅bzw war es eher Mittagessen 😅
    Den Mietwagen konnten wir heute problemlos wieder bei Alamo abgeben. Also kann ich wirklich sehr empfehlen, wenn man sich dort mal ein Auto leihen möchte 🙏 dann hieß es erstmal warten, warten, warten.
    Nach 6 Stunden Flug sind wir dann Gott sei dank in San Francisco gelandet 🙏 ich hatte schon wirklich ziemlich Bammel vor dem Flug dieses Mal. Hatten auch einige Turbulenzen 🙄
    Wir wurden erstmal direkt von einem Herrn von Nachrichtensender „abc“ abgefangen und befragt wie wir uns in Orlando gefühlt haben und wie dort die Situation war. Also bzw viel mehr wurde Michi befragt. Ich hab ihm da schön den Vortritt gelassen 😂🙈
    Jetzt sind wir im Hotel angekommen. Zimmer ist praktisch genauso groß oder viel mehr klein wie in NYC, aber völlig ausreichend für unseren Aufenthalt.
    Morgen geht’s dann los mit der Erkundungstour, jetzt erstmal gute Nacht 😴🌙    Read more

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  • TravelerVorwärts nach weit - USA
    1
    Day 14

    Tausch Reiserad gegen Wohnmobil

    April 1, 2024 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    Manchmal passieren auf einer langen Reise Dinge, die man nicht vorhersehen kann und die die eigene Reise in eine plötzlich andere Richtung lenken. Eigentlich wollte ich die letzten drei Monate auf dem Sattel meines "Villiger"-Reiserades verbringen, aber seit heute Morgen bin ich ab sofort in einem supermodernen Mercedes-Reisewohnmobil bis Ende Juni unterwegs. Wie konnte das passieren?
    In Höhe Orlando lernte ich Steve kennen, einen reichen Amerikaner, der selber begeisterter Rennradfahrer ist und ein privates Fahrradmuseum in Kissimmee betreibt. Für sein Museum ist er immer auf der Suche nach historischen Rädern, die eine Geschichte erzählen können. Er erkannte sofort den ideellen Wert meines 20 Jahre alten "Villiger"-Rades und konnte sogar mit dem Wissen glänzen, daß die Schweizer Radfirma die Produktion bereits vor Jahren eingestellt hatte. Er bot mir einen Tausch an: sein nagelneues Wohnmobil gegen mein altes Rad. Nach langem Überlegen und einigen Bauchschmerzen ließ ich mich auf den Deal ein und bin seit dem 01 04. nun auf vier Rädern unterwegs. Mein Plan ist das Wohnmobil dann am Ende meiner Reise wieder gewinnbringend zu verkaufen.    Read more

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  • Florida USA
    1222
    Day 6

    Orlando Tag 1

    November 16, 2023 in the United States ⋅ 🌧 21 °C

    Wir sind am Mittag in Kissimmee südlich von Orlando angekommen. David hat uns zuerst eine Grand Tour vom Haus gegeben. Anschließend wollte ich unbedingt in einen der Riesen Supermärkte gehen: zu Walmart.
    Es ist schon sehr witzig wie groß es ist und was man alles kaufen kann (auch die Größen). Unsere Taktik war: Charlene sucht die nützlichen Sachen und hält mich davon ab Schrott zu kaufen 😄 Es hat zu 90% funktioniert…
    Man kann dort wirklich alles kaufen von Lebensmitteln über Klamotten bis hin zu Booten.
    Nach unserem kleinen Shopping Trip sind wir zurück ins Haus und haben Laura getroffen. Zusammen sind wir dann alle am Abend nach Disney Springs gefahren - es gibt dort viele verschiedene Restaurants alle mit Disney Themen und dazu jegliche Shops die man sich vorstellen kann.
    Wir sind dann in das Restaurant „The Edison“ gegangen was von Thomas Edison inspiriert war. Es gab sogar live Musik wo moderne Lieder in 20er/30er Jahre Art umgewandelt wurden - sehr toll!
    Nach dem Essen sind wir durch die Geschäfte geschlendert und sind noch zu Gideon‘s Bakehouse gegangen. Normalerweise ist die Warteschlange dort 5 Stunden!!! David und Laura hatten dort Kontakte sodass wir nicht warten mussten - die Cookies sind dort von einem anderen Planeten 🤯
    Wir freuen uns auf die nächsten tollen Tage hier!

    🇬🇧 Orlando we have arrived! We arrived at noon, and David showed us their house. After that, it was my dearest wish to go to big shopping centre, like Walmart. It is absolutely crazy that you can buy everything from food to toys electronics and even boats. Our tactic was that Charlene buys the important things we need for the upcoming days and she watches me that I don’t buy any stupid things. Let’s just say that our tactic almost went according to our plan. After our shopping trip we went back to the house and Laura came home from work. We then altogether drove to Disney Springs which is a big area full of Disney inspired restaurants and shops. We had dinner at The Edison which is inspired by Thomas Edison. The restaurant had awesome food and live music - they turned modern chart songs into songs from the late 20s. After our great dinner, we then went for stroll through Disney Springs and were able to go inside a few shops and our final mission for the day was to go to Gideon’s Bakery which is famous for its cookies. Normally you would have to wait for about five hours but David and Lauren know the people there and so we were able to skip the line and the cookies are absolutely amazing and from another universe. We are really looking for our next days here!!    Read more

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  • Florida
    21
    Day 6

    Magic Kingdom

    September 14, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Heute waren wir im Magic Kingdom. Mega einsrücklich wie alles so profesionel abläuft.
    Das Abendessen verbrachten wir in Mickeys Restaurant. Mit besuch von diversen Figuren
    Rund 16000 schritt später freuen wir uns auf unser bett. Morgen gehts dann weiter🥰Read more

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  • TravelerDisney en famille
    Day 7

    Jour 7 : dernière journée de parc

    July 16, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    C'est aujourd'hui que nous avons complété déjà notre dernière journée de parc dans ce voyage magique ! La température n'a pas été de notre côté mais nous avons tout de même profité de celle-ci !!! C'est dans l'univers d'harry potter que les baguettes magiques ont choisi les filles !! Quel moment ! Nous avons vécu un moment privilégié avec cette magicienne d'Ollivanders! Evans a pu boire sa bière duff chez moes !!! Nous sommes morts ensuite dans le velociraptor ! Omg la montagne russes !!! Depuis 2 jours, nous avons été traités comme.des supertsar en étant escortés pour chaque manège ! Nous avons complété la journée sur le.site de GKTW dans la piscine et avec une partie de miniputt, j'ai encore une fois été la meilleure 🤣😜 Aujourd'hui, nous avons souligné cette étape qui clo en partie la maladie de Mélodie !!! Nous avons été privilégiés de vivre cette semaine qui restera à jamais gravée dans nos mémoires 💜Read more

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  • TravelerBig Ol Holiday
    Day 35

    Disney Day 4 - EPCOT

    June 24, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    Today we all woke up and got ready, jumped on the boat and headed to EPCOT. The boat was packed so we had to stand which was good so we could leave first. Epcot is cool as one of its drawcards is having different sections as different countries. We headed to grab coffee, I also grabbed a donut and we walked to the Frozen ride in Norway. The ride was super cute story ride with all the characters, the animatronics were awesome. Next we walked to Imagination Lab which was a ride about senses and imagination, it was cute and Jamie said it was an original ride which made sense.
    We then headed to finding Nemo which was a nice ride through the reef. You ended in the Disney marine conservation centre and we were all so excited to look at manatees. They were being fed lettuce for lunch. We walked through the shark and stingray exhibits as well which was fun. We headed to the food court next where we had our first drink of the day. The other thing with EPCOT is in the different countries they have different versions of alcoholic drinks so people "drink around the world". We went on soarin over the world which was a fun ride taking you over some of the world's wonders.
    Next we went to a ride inside the famous EPCOT ball which was the history through time and you got to make your own future. It was old school as well but very well done. Then we went on Test Track where you design your own car and ride a rollercoaster to "test" your car's capabilities. It was a fun coaster and absolutely hilarious watching our terrible looking car beat everyone else's. After that we went on a ride which Jamie was hesitant about, she was telling me that people complained because they get really sick after going on it. We entered the line and it split into "the intense ride" and the "less intense". The intense one spoke about how motion sick people get and how it spins... So we opted for the less intense. It also talked about confined dark spaces but I was thinking I'll be distracted during the ride so I'll be fine. It was exceptionally tight and confind which I was okay with temporarily. However, the ride was delayed, so we sat in the space for about 5 minutes. That's when the panic started for Jamie and I. I banged on the door but noone came, finally the ride started though and we were both fine. Definitely had a bit of exposure therapy for the old claustrophobia. The kids with us were laughing at how freaked out we were...

    Once we told Jensen of our tale, we walked to grab lunch. I had Poutine and Jamie and I had a honey wine as our second drink. We walked to the British pub as a homage to where we first met and all had a beer. We also took a picture and the worker who took it was from Newcastle in the UK which was a full circle moment! We enjoyed that, then headed to the Ratatouille ride in France. That was a cute ride through the kitchen. Then we headed for Guardians of the galaxy. We'd been lucky to get in the virtual queue but still had to wait a bit for the ride. It was an awesome rollercoaster that played music as you went through. I really enjoyed it, it was one of the top rides of the week. We then headed for Mexico as Jamie wanted us to try an avocado margarita. It was actually delicious and we had the best chips, queso and guacamole as well. We all bought cute little friendship bracelets and put them on as we sailed through a ride in Mexico. It had been the best day all together, we'd picked up where we left off and they are just awesome friends to have.
    We then had alcohol from china, I had a cherry blossom beer which I think was cherry syrup in a pilsner lol. Then we could hear a band playing music, turns out it was Simple Plan!! We were very confused but excited, that show was almost over but there was one later. So we grabbed another drink and had something to eat before hitting the next concert. It was so much fun, we didn't know many of the songs but the vibes were awesome. Next we grabbed some more food and drinks to watch the fireworks. The park closed but we kicked on.
    We went to the dance hall where they were playing various music videos and the dance floor was deadddd. We had another drink and hit the dance floor straight away. We had been drenched from the rain and I was in running shoes with a backpack on but we had the most fun. Slowly it got more full which was hilarious seeing all the different groups of humans on the dance floor. Then we went to karaoke, we didn't perform but sung along with some of the acts. Finally we walked back to the hotel, literally so happy.
    It was one of the best days, where I didn't stop smiling. We crammed so much into the day and had some fun surprises along the way. I'm so glad the girls came!!    Read more

  • TravelerBig Ol Holiday
    11
    Day 32

    Disney Day 2 - Magic Kingdom

    June 21, 2023 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    This morning I woke up, had to jump on the Disney app to join a 'virtual queue' for the new Tron ride, so there's no actual lines it's all done online now. I also bought Genie+ which allows you to fast pass lines throughout the day, it ended up helping me get on all the big rides I wanted to do very painlessly. I had brekky and good news, I took a spoon from Disney so I used that as both a utensil for eating and creating lunch. I got ready and hopped in an uber to head to Magic Kingdom. My uber driver was lovely and told me all about how her husband was on a ventilator during Covid and survived. I got out and had to catch the monorail to the park. They called my group for the Tron ride so I headed straight there. It was a really cool rollercoaster, where you are seated like you're riding a motorbike. It was super fast, but over super quick. I sat next to a 10 year old boy who was screaming "fuck this shit" at the beginning but ended the ride with a big grin on his face. Next I hit the speedway for a very tame drive around a railed track. I then watched the monsters inc show which was a comedy show using cameras to call out guests and crack jokes, it was actually hilarious. I then went on the carousel of progress which was from the 1960s state fair, it was pretty much talking displays of a family through the ages starting in the 1900s, a good time filler. Next was buzz lightyear ride, where you have to shoot targets and spin around. That was fun. I headed towards the pirates of the Caribbean ride but was blocked by the parade. It was a good chance to see my favourites, the tangled float arrived just as I was walking. I also saw the king and queen of Disney, Mickey and Minnie. I headed off and stopped in the enchanted tiki room which is Tony's favourite attraction. It's just a quick show with birds and other things singing. I then got a dole whip, pineapple and vanilla flavoured soft serve which was so delicious. Finally I headed to pirates of the Caribbean and today I realised there's a shuffle/ waddle that larger men over about 50 do, unsure if it's just a Disney specific shuffle but it was out in full force today. That entertained me while I waited for the ride. Pirates was good, the animatronics are excellent and the story was fun.
    I then walked through a treehouse and waited for my time on the Jungle cruise. That was a ride on a river past animals with a guide cracking a lot of jokes, I appreciated them but not sure everyone else did... I waited for my time on the big thunder mountain railroad however it started to storm so the ride was closed. I walked and rode the carousel instead and got given a bonus fast pass to use wherever. I lined up for the haunted mansion instead and got pelted with rain, it was hilarious watching everyone in their ponchos freak out and I was just standing with no protection. The haunted mansion was good with all the spooky parts then it was on to watch Mickey's symphony which was a 3D movie of different characters singing songs for their movies. I then decided to go and stand in the 145 minute line and wait for the mine train. The line actually ended up moving faster and I got in after about 90 minutes. A bit of a let down, it went for about 45 seconds and was kind of lame.
    Next I went to space mountain and rode the rollercoaster, which was definitely one of my highlights as it was long and thrilling. I caved and rode the "it's a small world" ride, despite my hate of the constant singing on the ride and finally did big thunder railroad which was another top ride for me. I finally got dinner and decided it was time to head to the hotel shuttle bus. Made my way there via monorail and then got to study the human condition some more when it came to getting on the bus. People are so rude and have no courtesy when it comes to that stuff. Finally I got back and went to sleep. Tomorrow is a rest day, thank god!
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  • Traveler180 days around the World
    1
    31
    Day 189

    USA - Disney World - Magic Kingdom

    March 13, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

    Il faut bien dire que ce n'est pas facile de garder le sourir vu la situation mondiale. Nous avons zizagué entre typhons, tremblements de terre et incendies géants. Le Coronavirus nous court après depuis dès semaines mais nous avons réussi a tout de même recompenser Vesper pour tous ces mois d'attente et toutes ces visites de temples :)) ! Journée magnifique donc le jour de l'annonce de la fermeture du parc dans les prochains jours.
    Nous en profitons donc à fond et il faut dire que c'est un parc qui s'est bien renouvellé et modernisé et qui reste le très haut de gamme en matière d'enterntainment. On ne peut s'empecher de craquer sur une petit fille qui voit Belle et Ariel "en vrai" 😻.
    Nous finissons donc ce magnifique voyage sur un feu d'artifice à l'image de l'époustouflant spectacle final du "Royaume Magique" !    Read more

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