Now HERE is the announcement y'all have been waiting for.......
We haven't booked anything "OFFICIAL" yet, BUT.....
The plan is to spend 8-9 nights at the POLY at the end of August 2011 to celebrate my Little Nat's 8th birthday!!!!
We are waiting to see if Disney releases a 40% off code or MAYBE I will get a Fantastic Pin Code!!!
CHAPTER 15: STROLLIN" ROUND THE QUARTER......ALONE!!!!!
Since I had a little bit of time before my (Smart to recouperate our energy) snoozy family perked up I decided to take my (The camera I waited in line from 4am on Boxing Day to get. Boxing Day in Thunder Bay.) camera and have a stroll around the grounds.
I left our room, turned right instead of left (In order to prove she is not Zoolander) and headed toward the river. I sauntered around the pool area, poked around for the hot tub, strolled through the yet to be flowery gardens (remember, it was only January!) and then found my back to the main building and got myself a coffee in Ken's refillable mug before heading to the gift shop to have a look around!
I didn't take too many pictures, but I managed to take a few of the things that interested me! ENJOY!!!
It's the camera on the angle, not the lamp post.
My wife sees beautiful scenery. I see a wicked spot for paintball and an inspiration for an Unreal level to build.
I headed back to the room to check on my sleepy family and found them wide awake and getting ready to go! The girls wanted to explore the playground area before we headed back to MK for the last time. (on this trip I hope.)
I told Ken that could have the camera and have a little walk about to have some time to himself and I wouls stay with the girls at the playground. Before he went on his walk I took these shots of the play structure
I relinquished the camera and the mug (Both SO important to me) and sat down to look about while the girls enjoyed of few minutes of kid time! The play structure is pretty nice. It is actually quite a big bigger than the one at WL where we stayed last year! The girls had a great time just running around and being kids! There was another family there with 2 little boys and they all played really nicely together!
Ken returned to see if we were ready to head out yet and we went back to the room briefly to gather our coats etc as it was starting to get a bit chilly again. Here are the shots that Ken took on his walk.
My guy has a serious fascination with the whole black and white thing - he actually takes some really nice pictures!
My reason for the Black and White pictures was to capture the old feel of the French Quarter. The ironwork, building arrangements and ivy helped create an atmosphere from before our time. I wanted to see how that looked in Black and White and Sepia. I was happier with the sepia setting.
So we grabbed our coats and backpack and headed out the door for our last evening in the Magic Kingdom. It was kind of a bittersweet moment!
