Category: Trip

Metropolis

I visited New York for two days!

I came down just for shopping, and stayed the night because I found a (relatively) cheap hotel room.

The city is bustling with tourists and the weather was overcast but thankfully not too hot.

It’s pride month and rainbows are everywhere. The muted light made them pop.

I walked and walked and walked and visited many shops. I bought lots of things I didn’t need and some that maybe no-one needs!

In the evening a light rain fell and the colours of the city were beautiful.

But I was too tired to go out after dark to see the lights in all their glory. I fell asleep writing postcards!

This morning I went to Central Park Zoo. It’s tiny but was worth the visit. I’ll take KLS next time.

Then I visited the Alice in Wonderland statue in the park before more shopping which drained me of all my energy.

Now it’s time for the train home. I’m so tired I’ll probably nap, but I had fun and already look forward to my next trip to ‘the city’ 🙂

Last Few Days

Filling in the blanks on these last few days…

We squeezed every day out of our Universal ticket when we visited the park for the fifth time to ride some rides again and stay for the nighttime light show on Hoggwarts Castle:

We took a day trip to Daytona Beach yesterday:

And then today we just shopped at a few local tourist centers:

Yes that’s a real truck!

We’re both pretty tired, and usual will need a vacation to recover from this vacation. I’ve sent lots of postcards so watch your mail for more memories 🙂

2500 Gators

Yesterday we visited an alligator park called Gatorland. It’s a family-run alternative to the epic theme parks that has been here in Orlando for 70 years.

The main attraction is alligators, and they’ve got loads of them in all sorts of enclosures. You can feed them too, which was fun!

We watched all their shows, including the always-popular jumping gators feeding show:

We fed birds:

And took a walk in an incredibly hot and humid swamp (in which we saw a snake):

Gatorland isn’t big – you only need a half day to see it – but we both absolutely loved it and it’s an easy recommendation if you ever visit Orlando 🙂