BYOG: bring your own gum

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Osborn Family Lights
R&R at Magic Kingdom


Nana & Donald
Grampa & Mickey
Restaurant at Magic Kingdom

Well, we just returned from a week at Disney World in Florida. Every day was perfect, and we had rain on one day only. That was the day that little Caylee Anthony's remains were found in Orlando.

Looking across to the Boardwalk

When we first arrived at our hotel, we had planned to stay one night at the Caribbean Beach. Upon check in, they decided that it would make more sense to send us over to the Yacht Club because we were staying the rest of the week at the Beach Club Resort, which is also a part of the Yacht Club next door. We didn't resist being upgraded and they sent us over by taxi, giving us a voucher to pay the taxi driver. The accommodations were lovely and we could walk over to Epcot.
In the hotel lobby we found a carousel made of gingerbread and chocolate. I did not lick it....just for the record.
(Well, there was a fence around it....)
We also walked out on the pier to catch the ferry which took us across to the Boardwalk, where relatives were staying; and we also used that mode of transportation to go over to Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios.
If you've been to all of the parks, I know there's no need to mention all of the many attractions and things to do at Disney.
Let's just say that it was incredible to see flowers blooming in December and the weather was just like one of our Massachusetts Spring days. When it was chilly in the mornings, we noticed the natives wearing winter coats! We chuckled at that, because we saw on the news that they were having destructive ice storms and snow at home. Floridian natives had better stay where they are, I think.
The service at Disney was impeccable, of course. However, I must say that in every hotel gift shop we found that they do not sell gum. Actually, that's probably a smart move on their part, what with hundreds of thousands of children who would probably chew, pop and stick gum all over the place each year.
So, if you're going to Disney World, BYOG.
Just as we decided that we had found our way around the services offered and the paths to take, car, waterway or bus to each location....it was time to leave.
Although I was not ready to return to cold New England, my cats were calling. Well, actually, I did the calling. I was told that one of my cats was crying in distress while I was gone, so I called the girls during the week and left them a message so that they could hear my voice. They have been sticking close by since we returned.