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Monday 4 March 2013

Orlando, day 2

9:22 AM - I am awakened by a phone call. Recorded voice on the other line says this is a "very important call from Orange Lake resort" and someone would be with me shortly. I wait about 15 seconds and hang up, and leave the phone off the hook. That will be just about enough of that.  Seriously what are they thinking waking up vacationers at 9:22 AM? Not to mention they know we just flew in from the West Coast so it really feels like 6:22 AM to us??????? Morons.

10:45 AM - After pancakes and French toast for breakfast, we are off to explore the resort. It has been just about four years since we last stayed here so our memories are a little cloudy. It's a beautiful day so we hop in the car ( yes this place is so big you have to drive to take a shuttle to get around) and put the top down. This is supposed to be the coldest day of the fortnight we are spending here but it's still warm enough for a convertible.

We walk to the closest pool to us which is only about 100 yards away. It's perfectly nice but it's just a pool and hot tub. The next pool complex is much bigger, with a huge pool, slide, and a bar and grill. All of the large pool complexes, four of them in total, have a full restaurant, or bar and grill, or both.

The next complex is the best, and features a couple nice hot tubs, huge pool and a lazy river. We are going to rent a cabana and spend a day here later this week. Gorgeous!!

We hit the fitness centre for a while ( going to make sure I don't gain more than 20 pounds while I'm here!!) and then head back to our townhouse for lunch.

We take our lunch out onto our private patio and I notice this sign:



That's a bird, a raccoon, and AN ALLIGATOR????? Are we seriously considering alligators as wildlife that we have to worry about feeding? Good grief. OK, OK I promise not to feed the alligators. Fucking rules.

1:45 PM - Tracey heads to the closest pool while I hang back to relax for a while before dinner.

5:15 PM - we arrive at the Grand Floridian, the site of our soon-to-be epic dinner. What a beautiful hotel!! Totally different than the Grand Californian, but just as nice, with a Victorian feel. Piano player in the lobby belting out an amazing version of  "My Guitar Gently Weeps" as we peruse the gift shops. We will be staying here on our next visit for sure.

I will post more details, with pictures of the food, once I am home and can upload pics from my camera. It was, without a doubt, the best meal we have ever had. Stunning food, stunning service, a Harpist playing 7 feet away, and a special menu for waters of the world. You read that correctly. A separate menu for the water.

Everyone has heard of wine pairings with the courses, but this is the first time I've experienced a "bread progression ". Yes, different bread accompanying the various courses.  Unreal.

And our car was waiting for us when we got downstairs, without us having to ask valet for it.

9:15 PM -  Home from dinner, and I'm off to bed. Tracey is going to experience the whirlpool tub before bed.  Tomorrow we hit the Magic Kingdom!!





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