Chapter 22 Butterflies and Bears Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Our next stop after the Land and Seas was the Imagination Pavilion. I think we may have even had a completely unnecessary Fastpass for this attraction. Here’s that packed queue… Since this was way back at the beginning of 2015, Robin Williams had …
Wandering Mouseketeers
Riding the London Eye | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 5 Eye Spy Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents The skyline of London is different than other major cities in that it has several recognizable buildings, but most of them are scattered amongst several other generic buildings. So actually seeing the cityscape, it’s not always really distinctive. You can see the dome of …
Epcot Land and Seas Pavilions | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
March 4, 2015 Chapter 21 Land and Sea Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We had brought a box of Pop-tarts knowing that we didn’t want to pay for breakfasts every morning of our trip. Combine that with the relatively decent coffee that was supplied in our room, and we had an okay first …
Big Ben and Red Telephone Box | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 4 Fairly Large Benjamin Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Posting my first “artsy” photo below reminds me that this is actually the first trip report I’ve done since getting a new camera. I made the leap to a Nikon DSLR a little more than a year ago (but I am always woefully …
Karamell-Küche and World Showcase | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
Chapter 20 Around the World in an Hour or So Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents As we emerged from Morocco back out to the World Showcase plaza, Spaceship Earth was lovely across the lagoon. We had never really spent much time in the Mitsukoshi Department Store, so we went in to poke around. …
Buckingham Palace, Nadler Victoria, and Wagamama | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
Chapter 3 Royals and Ramen Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents Buckingham Palace sort of looms up out of nowhere, so we came upon it almost before realizing we had. While certainly impressive, I’d probably say that it’s just a bit smaller than we were anticipating. You’ll notice that the Windsor flag is flying atop …
Epcot, Spaceship Earth, and Tangierine Cafe | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
Chapter 19 Return to Epcot Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents When we lived minutes away from Disneyland, it was easy to get our parks fix several times a week. The exception, however, was Epcot. There is simply nothing like Epcot anywhere but Walt Disney World, and we found ourselves pining for the opportunity …
Tube from Heathrow into London | 2016 London and Paris Trip Report
October 19, 2016 Chapter 2 Hyde Park Corner Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents “Nighttime” was a bit of a misnomer on our red-eye flight, but both Tracy and I got a decent four or so hours of sleep in our respective rows. It was already after 10am London time when we decided to …
Club 33 Dining Review: Souvenirs and Court of Angels | Disneyland Highlights from 2015
A Meal to Remember: Dining at Club 33 Part IV: Until Next Time Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents We took a little while to leave Club 33, even once our check was paid. Since we didn’t (and still don’t) know if/when we’ll be back, we wanted to savor the time there. So we stepped …
Maharajah Jungle Trek and Flights of Wonder | March 2015 Walt Disney World Trip Report Update
Chapter 18 To the Birds Previous Post | Next Post Table of Contents One of our Animal Kingdom goals is always to see as many actual animals as possible, so we went back to Asia next to walk through the Maharajah Jungle Trek. We’ve learned about Komodo dragons from the signage at our zoo, and the craziest …