Florida

It's getting cold in NH... it's time to head to Florida for Thanksgiving and some much needed warmth...

Thu 22nd Nov 07

Our first stop is Miami... don know why... Miami gives me the feeling of Singapore some years back... maybe cos the weather's warm... and there are high-rise buildings... multi-storey carpark.. lots of expressways... and maybe also cos of the abundance of palm trees lining the roads... wonder if the palm trees are native here... or just there to add on to the tropical feel of Miami...

Does this looks like Malaysia or wat? Haha....

after checking in to our rooms... we had lunch by the bay... overlooking lots of yatch... reminds me of CSI Miami! hahaha....

next we walked to American Airlines Arena... home of the Miami Heat! Too bad.. we wouldn't be in Miami long... can't catch a NBA match before we go...

Well.. i guess everyone was tired... so we went back to the hotel for an uneventful afternoon - a nap... haha... in the evening.. we decided to go somewhere for dinner and a drink... so we proceeded to Coconut Grove... well... dinner was a little disappointing for me... the beef burger was a little too burnt for my liking... well.. there was also nothing much to do in the Coconut Grove area... we ended up watching 3D Beowulf... story was a little -.-

Fri 23rd Nov 07

On our drive to Orlando... we decided there was still some time for us to hang out at Miami beach... so we went for a little walk along the beach...

After hours of driving... we were dropped off at the Magic Kingdom... since no one else wanna go to Magic Kingdom...

We are finally here!! Magic Kingdom is really kinda for the kids... every ride is very family oriented... well.. i figured Magic Kingdom seems to be the icon for Disney... so no matter wat... i'm gonna be there...

Disney Castle! My fav pic =)

Super big turkey drumstick...

Mickey/ Minnie's house...

Disney Castle at night!

Though catered for kids... some of the rides/ shows were pretty good... like the Monster Inc show... was really funny... the 3D Mickey show was reall cool... and not forgetting the Castle and the fireworks at night... har~~

The day was great... except for that... don know why.. today seems to be a little too cold for us clad in our shorts... and it's only today!

Sat 24th Nov 07

After breakfast... we left for the Kennedy Space Center... along the way to KSC... we saw crocodiles! *shivers*

Crocs... Yikes!

I guess this is the one that we were supposed to see launch but didn't? Hmm...

well.. as the name suggests... u can learn everything to do with wat they do at NASA... anything space... we got to experience what it feels like to be launched in a rocket... blah blah...

when we were booking our dates... it actually coincides with a satellite launch... but for some reason it was postponed... so ya.. there goes our chance of witnessing a satallite launch...

i guess it's a pretty good opportunity to be at NASA... and experience things... even just looking at the place where astronuaty ppl work... though some of them think it's a little boring... haha... too educational for them...wahaha...

We managed to drop by Daytona beach in the LATE evening.. or rather... early night... but well ya.. a bit duh to be at the beach in the dark.... can't see anything... but well.. good to go for a walk after dinner....

Sun 25th Nov 07

Everyone's going to the Universal studios... and apparently... they have 2 diff parks... so we poured over the map trying to decide which park is better... well.. it was an easy choice for me... the one with the least scary rides... haha... ET ride and Jaws ride are pretty classic... those tat u see on tv all the time...

ET go home... Haha...

Mon 26th Nov 07

Today we are going to Epcot... the 2nd and last theme park that i chose (after bargaining... finally fixed on 2 theme parks plus Universal =p)... Epcot is pretty science... eco... educational... the rides are not scary and actually quite interesting... "Soarin" is pretty cool... it's like u r handgliding over scenic places... cool... there's also a ride where they bring you thru their very own glasshouse or eco.. watever... that's where they grow fruits and vege... and supply to one of the restaurant in Epcot... and my fav ride is "Test Track"... u sit in this race car and goes for a test ride... with slopes.. accelerations... sudden brakes and turns... super cool! should have gave it another try... but well i guess it's about time for dinner... and the time for our dinner reservation at the German restaurant is almost up...

Traditional performances...

In the "World Showcase" part of Epcot... it's like 小人国... there's the trademark of diff cities around the world... eh.. why no Singapore huh? hahaha... and each "country" has it's own theme restaurant... we decided to go for German buffet... food's pretty good... i love their Bulgarian Cheesecake! Super nice! and there's even traditional German performances... atmosphere very nice...

We end the night at Epcot with "IllumiNation: Reflections of Earth"... laser show and fireworks in the night sky....

And to end it all.... since it's our last night in Florida... we decided to go for a drink at a pub not far away....

-jiahua