Day 4, Part 2
Rob and Kira told me about their day while I did some organizing with suitcases and clothes.
Since I had skipped lunch, I was getting rather hungry. They had just eaten so I had to make sure I grabbed something before Blue Man Group at 6pm.
It was pouring rain outside so I waited it out a bit before I left. Normally I don't care if I get wet but since we were going to BMG, I didn't want to have to sit in the theatre for 2 hours like that so I brought a poncho with me.
I had purchased 10 of them at the dollar store before leaving home and we used about half of them. I think Rob and Kira used some earlier for Popeye and Bluto's so I'm glad I brought them.
It was barely sprinkling when I got outside so no need for ponchos just yet. I told Rob that I would meet him at the BMG theatre at 5:30pm. I didn't want to wait for the water taxi so I leisurely strolled on over to CityWalk. My blister was still very sore, so I took my time.
One of my favourite meals last year had been at BreadBox and even though I hadn't had much luck for repeats this trip, that was what I wanted!
This place is truly a hidden gem! It's on the second level, kind of tucked away from everything else.
It wasn't busy, just a few people ahead of me.
I got the same thing as last time, hot turkey sandwich with fries.
Look at that super long fry
Oh My Dog! This was even more delicious than I remember! This is kind of scary to say, considering I still have 10 nights on a cruise coming up but this was, hands down, the best thing I ate the entire trip!
Doesn't say much for my cruise, eh?
Seriously, this was Heaven! I know it's just a sandwich but everything was so fresh and tasty, the fries were perfectly cooked and full of flavour
It was just such a pleasant meal, I was alone, it was quiet and I had zero stress, I was looking out the window at the sprinkling rain, it was just plain Heaven
I had a little time to spare before meeting up with my family so I ran over to the Universal store and did some shopping.
By now, it had started raining so I dug out the poncho and headed over to the Hard Rock Cafe where Rob and Kira currently were. Kira was wearing the new shirt that I had just bought her at Target and honestly, she hasn't stopped wearing it! She has two Harry Potter shirts and that's all she wants to wear at home now
We walked over to the BMG theatre area and I asked her if we could just stop here for a second because we had something to tell her.
I told we needed to stop because I had to grab our tickets to go see Blue Man Group
Say what???!!!
She was THRILLED!!!
I wanted to get out of the rain so we ran over to get in the building.
They got some drinks and popcorn, Kira got a hot dog and we found our seats.
I could swear that I had bought tickets for the first row right after the splash zone but we were actually in the second row but nobody was in that first row so I am thinking that they don't actually sell those seats.
The guy who worked there gladly took a photo of us before the show started.
The whole show is great but it's the finale that everyone loves!
Kira absolutely LOVED it! She was beaming the entire time
I enjoyed it but as I had seen it last year with Jen, I mostly enjoyed seeing Kira's reaction.
It really is a great show and I highly recommend seeing it, especially if you have kids! And if you have a slightly warped sense of humour like moi, then prepare to laugh so hard you snort
They even had comical directions in the bathroom telling you how to wash your hands, just so much fun!
You can't take any pics or video until the finale, which is the best part really.
Kira, surrounded by the mess after the show.
We hung around afterwards to get pics with the blue guys.
They stay in character for the photos, which is quite hilarious!
The guy before us had gotten blue paint all over the side of his face (on purpose) so when Rob went up to this guy, I took his hat and told the Blue Man to "Make him blue"
And he did!
To our delight, of course
It was all around just a wonderful experience and although it was a little pricey, it was definitely worth it!
When we got outside, the rain had subsided and as we passed by Universal Studios, I suggested that they go and do a few more rides. The park was open until 10pm and it was just beautiful out, not too hot and the rain had probably driven out a lot of people, so I knew it wouldn't be busy.
They both decided that this was a great idea! I told Kira that this would probably mean that she would miss out on pool time but she was okay with that.
I enjoyed my lovely walk back to the HRH. It's amazing in Orlando after it rains!
It was almost like it was still raining because the trees that cover the walking path were still wet and dripping rain
I got to the pool gate and it was still closed due to the weather and this time I took pics!
This is where you want to go to get to the pool area, great short cut
Here's the pool gate...
And if you look to the right, here is the door that you can enter by tapping your room key...
Then I walked all the way down to where Emack & Bolio's is, took the elevator up to the 5th floor and then these are the two long hallways that we had to walk down to get to our room...
In that last hall, there is a place in the carpet where it is raised and because of the pattern, you can't see it. Our second time down that hallway, I tripped over that part and Kira, who was behind me, started laughing at me and then she got to that part and she tripped over it too. Rob was laughing at both of us
So, of course, every time we walked by, Rob would point it out to us and told us to watch our step
I was hoping to hit the pool right away but it was still closed.
Every day, I had left a note with tip for housekeeping and when I got to the room, I noticed that Kira had left a note and a tip (shockingly with her own money
) all her own
The little Pettigrew
I sat on the bed, posting pics to FB and checking email.
This is when I noticed a design flaw in these rooms. The light at the bedside did not move and if you sat up with your head back, you hit your head on it! I went to move it, because it just sticks out so much that I thought of course this moves but it really doesn't
I rarely take selfies but I just couldn't resist
Well, hello Mr. Lamp
HAHAHAHAHA!
I was stalking my window, checking to see if and when they opened the pool and finally just after 9pm, they finally opened it
Good Lord, FINALLY!
I ran down and enjoyed every single second before they closed it at 10pm.
Just before 10, my family found me in the pool. Sadly it was too late for Kira to get changed and join me plus Rob had brought me back a some Caramel Cheesecake so we all just went up to the room.
I really wish we had one more day here, just to relax and enjoy the resort more. Especially the pool since we hardly spent any time in it at all.
This really is the best hotel. The only one that compares to it, for me, is Disney's Grand Californian over at
Disneyland. That place is Heaven too
Just found your report. Now I just need to catch up! 
) and I found some other stuff for her but they didn't have her size. If I was feeling better, I would have gone to another Target but I didn't want to be on my feet any more than I absolutely needed to!
Your trip report updates are a fun way to start my day. 
