Recently returned from a trip to Universal Studios and Walt Disney World in Florida where we were introduced to Hurricane Nicole. After almost 3 years of no travel or only local travel, we mounted up and rode east when my brother invited the whole gang for a family vacation. It was hard getting back in the saddle after so much time away, but we returned home sapped but satisfied.
On our travel day we after arriving and getting settled in the room (no need to check in at the lobby thanks to the My Disney Experience app and our old MagicBands!), we regrouped and all took the boat to Disney Springs for dinner at Paddlefish.
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| Our first trip to the airport since February 2020 - just before lockdown |
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| Our chariot awaits. Oh right, I was using horse metaphors earlier. Our noble steed awaits! |
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| The lobby at the New Orleans/Mardi Gras themed Port Orleans: French Quarter resort |
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| Our room was nice and a good size |
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| Towel Mickey |
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| Outside our room was a nice courtyard and fountain |
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| Theming |
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| Looking down the "street". The lobby's on the left at the end of the palm tree rows. |
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| Mom and my niece waiting for the boat to Disney Springs |
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| Dusk view of the King Neptune slide at the pool |
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| Arriving at Disney Springs via boat |
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| The Paddlefish restaurant, where we dined. Everything was delicious and I had the best Old Fashioned since the Banana Old Fashioned I drank at Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise in 2019. |
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| The weather (that night) was perfect so we ate outside on the top deck |
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| The gang's all here, with my brother behind the camera |
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| As we ate we watched the Amphicars cruising by on the lake. Fun to look at, but much too pricey to do in my opinion. |
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| The Aerophile is a little more affordable, but we just shopped after we ate then caught the boat back to the hotel |
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| I made Todd stand by the fountain for a photo |
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