Tag: Orlando

  • Thursday 16 December 1999 Highlights: Rain I did a little shopping today after finally getting some sleep after a big night. I walked down to the factory outlets and visited the Nike store. I ended up purchasing a raincoat, Nike cap and gloves. These should help in the colder climates up north. Unfortunately the shuttle…

  • Wednesday 15 December 1999 Highlights: Disney Epcot We went to the Disney Epcot Park today which features science, technology and the future. What we learnt was that it was mostly educational. The best ride was a test car driver which frankly sucked. Managed to take an electronic photo and send it by e-mail back home…

  • Tuesday 14 December 1999 Highlights: Disney MGM Theme Park, Beer inspired Uno Matches We decided to start with the Disney-MGM Theme Park since it is the newest park and it involves movies so I felt we were bound to love it. MGM has two great rides, the “Tower of Terror” and the “Rock ‘n’ Roll…

  • Monday 13 December 1999 Highlights: Running into a former school and cricket team friend We got up early for our longest non-overnight bus ride of 7 hours to Orlando.  I should probably say Kissimmee since that was the bus station and hostel’s actual address. Unbelievably we run into Sean Kiley who both Jon and I…