At Epcot Center, we went in search of every scroll located in each Country (which is harder than you may think). The problem was, two Countries didn’t finish putting up their scrolls (these scrolls are probably for a Christmas event in December). Can anyone guess which two scrolls we’re missing? The second question is, can anyone guess how long it took us to find out that our two remaining scrolls weren’t available for that particular Country?
Category Archives: Traveling
(W)alt (D)uring (W)ork
Where to begin (fair warning that this is going to be a long post because of the pictures)? Two weeks ago, the Annual OpenText Conference in Orlando took place, in which techies converged to the JW/Ritz Carlton Hotels in Orlando to discuss all things OpenText. If you don’t believe it was a techie event, look no further than one of the guest speakers during the week…Mr. William Shatner. I’m sure for many in the audience, it was seeing their childhood hero on stage. Now onto the good stuff.
Tiger got his second go-around at Walt Disney World and this time, it was a huge success. A great idea came into the minds of Tiger’s parents (yes, we can have one once in awhile), when we purchased a WDW Season Pass for Mama. The reason this was a great idea was that Tiger could easily pass as being under 3-years old, which meant the two of them could go to as many parks as they could manage in a 7-day period (while I attended the conference). Luckily for Tiger, that meant he got to go to the Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, and Apricot Center (what Tiger calls it).
Magic Kingdom
It’s the happiest place on earth! It’s even happier this time around because Tiger is barely tall enough this year to ride many of the rides. One of the rides that Tiger was able to experience was driving a race car…in which we found out quickly how much he really is like his mom (haha)! One of the coolest things we stumbled upon was a meet and greet with Mickey…but not just an ordinary Mickey, this one actually talked! You had to be there to see how cool it was.
Animal Kingdom
Animal Kingdom had some cool things, but unfortunately because I had a work dinner, we couldn’t stay too late at the park. The one big thing we missed was the Safari, which is probably the main reason to go to AK. The bright spot of the day was definitely watching the Finding Nemo musical…it’s a must-see and definitely worth the wait.
Hollywood Studios
Guess who got to take Tiger all by herself to Hollywood Studios? What a lucky mom! I’m sure Tiger was on his best behavior since he got to meet his favorite princess in the world…Princess Sophia.
Epcot Center
Epcot surprised me a bit. I knew the park was less for the kids and more for the adults, but I think in a way, the kids will like the calmness of this park. I also thought each country was well-thought out and next time, we’ll definitely try to taste more of the food. What was unbelievable was that we walked the entire round of countries, not once, but twice! We were just asking for all kinds of trouble after this day.
Downtown Disney, Swimming, and Bun Cua (I have no idea if this is what it’s called)
What trip would be complete if we didn’t also visit Downtown Disney. We took Tiger to eat at the T-Rex restaurant, which was cool…but definitely was a bit much considering the noise level that you have to endure for the entirety of the dinner. Other things that happened this week was that Tiger got to swim in a swimming pool and we tracked down a fairly decent Vietnamese restaurant in Downtown Orlando (of course this was Mama’s idea).
California Dreamin’
I’ve got to be honest…I’m still thinking about our recent trip last week to California. Maybe it’s having to go back to work so soon, maybe it’s just the nostalgia from being in familiar surroundings, or maybe…it’s almost time to go back.
We clearly had a great time. From meeting up with friends in both LA and SD, to seeing Tiger enjoy ever second of the day with his aunts, uncles, cousins, and grandparents, it was simply a great weekend. We actually managed to go to a wedding while we were there as well! Talk about a busy weekend.
Now onto the pictures…
There’s just something that feels right when you see your child interacting with his grandparents and vice versa.
Why can’t everyday be spent eating a healthy lunch, then enjoying the beach?
I’m sure we gained a few pounds (as we should) on this vacation. Here’s just a sampling of our recent good eats (we still didn’t get to go to Luscious Dumplings again)
The animals were loose in the zoo, as the 6 adults managed to wrangle 4 kids to the world famous theme park.
Tiger’s first time in the swimming pool came courtesy of H&H’s pool and after a tiring day at the zoo.
What trip to California would be complete without an evening alone without Tiger? Thanks to his aunt and uncle, we were able to getaway for a few hours to celebrate our 4-year wedding anniversary (don’t worry, we ate more than the two pictures shown below, it’s just the pictures didn’t come out too good).
Although Tiger seems to be ready to board the airplane back to NJ, for the first time since we’ve been traveling back to California, he threw a tantrum going home. In his exact words, “I don’t want to go back to New Jersey!”. Ahhh, I think my Tiger’s onto something.
Physical Toughness and Heart of Gold
Seeing that I haven’t posted any recent videos of Tiger lately, here are two from this weekend’s trip to Sesame Place.
Just look at the sheer determination and stick-to-it-tiveness!
Even though he’s a sweaty, sticky little boy, he still manages to show his softer side.
Sunny Days
Back to Sesame Place we go, and boy, was it sunny and hot on this 4th of July weekend! The weather was 92 degrees, with 88% humidity…which means although it was a “Sunny Day” at Sesame Place, it wasn’t always true that the, “Air is Sweet”, if you get my drift (pun intended).
Just like the first time in May, Tiger had an awesome time here again and was even able to try a few new things this time around (super “slow” slide, blue mountain climbing, and the water park)!
Great Weekend, Ses-a-me
This Memorial Day weekend, we planned a getaway to Langhorne, PA, where Sesame Place is located. As we had hoped, Tiger loved it. He’s been into more Disney than Sesame Street as of late, but he had a blast. Sesame Place (who’s also aligned with Sea World), is perfectly age-appropriate for him. Although $60 per kid is a bit high to charge, Tiger was effectively “under 2 years old” when we went.
The getaway was perfect, as we drove a bit over an hour to get to Langhorne, then checked our stuff in at the Springhill Suites that we were staying at. I usually don’t rave about a hotel, especially for a chain-hotel that we’ve been at several times before, but this location had everything. It had a playroom for kids, coffee throughout the day, and a very modern and clean room. The best part of it all was that it was an extremely quick walk to Sesame Place (no more than 5 minutes from hotel door to park entrance).
We got to do everything we wanted on this trip, mainly because we were able to go back to the hotel to take a mid-day nap. We saw an Elmo Rocks show, we rode several rides, we saw a parade, took pictures with Elmo and Big Bird, and even got to stay late for the Memorial Day fireworks. Success!
First show of the day! Elmo, Cookie Monster, dancing, music…what more can you ask for?
The kid’s a natural! First time on the net climb, and he was a champ. He climbed the entire thing and even went through a tunnel!
It makes it all worth while when he smiles like this
