Chapter 25 Winter Without the Wonderland Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The next part of our day needs a bit of backstory. If you can remember back to our red-eye flight to London, Tracy and I were in separate rows for most of the night so that we could sleep. While Tracy was being …
Wandering Mouseketeers
Disney’s Hollywood Studios | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
Chapter 41 The Worst Park Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents It’s pretty common knowledge at this point in time that Hollywood Studios doesn’t have much going for it right now. Even back in 2015, though, it was easily our least favorite park. We might not have visited at all if it hadn’t already …
Afternoon Tea at The Wolseley | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 24 A Spot of Tea Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We had gotten the idea to go to The Wolseley for afternoon tea based on Rick Steves’ suggestion. Getting tea was one of the British experiences we were most looking forward to, and this place was highly rated in addition to not being …
Trail’s End Dining Review | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
Chapter 40 Frontier Fixin’s Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We had never really explored Fort Wilderness before (I’m not even sure if we had actually been here before), so we poked around some of the main buildings a bit. We knew we definitely wanted to see Hoop-Dee-Doo sometime, but this wasn’t the trip …
Trafalgar Square and The National Gallery | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 23 Lions in the Square Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We got off the tube at Charing Cross. Exiting the station brought us right up into Trafalgar Square (which we had already seen from the bus this morning, but which we hadn’t gotten to walk around yet). Here is one of the infamous …
Tri-Circle-D Ranch | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
Chapter 39 Horse Sense Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Obviously, we made no secret about how much we loved going to Big Thunder Ranch at Disneyland (RIP), so we’d long wanted to check out Tri-Cricle-D here at Walt Disney World. The first horses we saw were these white ones who I think might …
Nando’s and Gabriel’s Wharf | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 22 Cheeky Nando’s Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We hopped off the bus in Southwark, soon after crossing over the bridge. Even though we weren’t very close to the Eye, it’s crazy how much of a towering presence it presents from this side of the Thames. Tracy had the idea to go to …
Walking Trail to Fort Wilderness | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
March 7, 2015 Chapter 38 A Walk in the Wilderness Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We hadn’t actually seen our view in the daytime yet, but here’s what it looked like on our first morning at the Villas at Wilderness Lodge. The road below us was some sort of maintenance byway that went …
Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 21 All the Sights Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents After we finished touring Westminster Abbey, we walked around Parliament Square. There were several statues and monuments to various titans of British history. The various views of Parliament, Big Ben, and the Eye were great. Here’s our pal, Winston. So, our next plan for …
Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
Chapter 37 Into the Woods Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The second resort of our stay was the Villas at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, and we were very excited to move in! Our bags had been transferred by Disney sometime during the day, and our room was ready when we arrived to check in. …