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Missing what happened before? Want to know more? Bored? First of all, shame on you for not following on my every word and reading every single one of my posts! Check out the previous logs of this TR:
Day 3 - MGM
Day 2 - Magic Kingdom
Day 1 - Arrival
Pre-Trip Details
Da Crew:
Me, 20 year old college student attending Pace University in New York City, but originally from Connecticut. I'm a Disney Nut(or as my parents call me, Disney Nazi).
Allon "Spock" Moore: Fraternity Brother who is coming with me down there. It took some doing, but I got him to go.
"Money Talks": Our new cab driver who says alot of things to us, most of which none of us understand.
Today was our day that we would be doing nothing, or rather, doing the "traditional" spring break thing of sleeping late, drinking beer and sitting around. Spock woke up around 10 and said he was going to the pool to lay out in the sun. I grumbled something incoherent in my comotose-like state and rolled over. I finally woke up around noon and got out of bed(and walked right into a table. Ouch!).
My plan for the day was to explore US192(Otherwise known as.....??? You dont know?! Haven't you been reading all my TR's? Say it with me now, "Highway of Death" Why you ask? Because your likely to get hit by 3 or 4 cars if you try crossing it). I got dressed(in college talk, getting dressed = finding some clothes that are cleaner than whatever your currently wearing
) and put on my sandals(nothing beats wearing sandals in March when you know back at home everyone else is wearing winter coats). I walked down to the lobby and out the door.
Now, if you've ever driven down US192, you most likely have noticed the stores(mostly all of them) which advertise things like "Cheap T-Shirts" or "DISNEY STUFF FOR NOTHING!" and "SECOND MORGAGES TO SEE DISNEY!". I decided to walk from my hotel, which was at the corner of a street to the next traffic light. Boy, I felt like Lawrence of Arabia as the traffic light was quite a hike. Nearly every store had the same stuff in it. Lots of garbage touristy stuff and if you actually found something decent, the price "discount" wasn't all that deep. Trust me when I say they are tourist traps. And I still to this day am trying to figure out who would enjoy a dead shark in a bottle as a gift
I ate at a Denny's on the way back because I'm cheap. Very cheap and any college student knows Dennys is the place when you've got a craving for good food and cheap prices. The food was good, but my waiter wasn't all too bright. Oh well, Hakuna Matata!
After getting back to the hotel(it was now around 3 or 4) I called Spock and he was still at the pool. As much as I like the warm weather and all, I find myself extremly bored just lounging around, waiting for my skin to turn colors. Then again, I'm the same person who starts sweating when we get to the parks later than I anticipated
I occupied myself watching TV and reviewing what I had taped thus far on the camcorder.
For dinner, I ate at the restaurant that was in the hotel. I ordered the chicken fingers and man, I never had a meal like that before! They must have fried the entire chicken, or an owl, or something. This thing was huge! When I ordered it, they were like "You want the appetizer?" and I was like "Uhh...sure". Little did I know I'd have to pace myself to eat this thing! And at only 5.99 my wallet was yelling at me to eat it all up as this would probably be the cheapest thing we'd every buy.
After dinner, me and Spock engaged in another tournament of air hockey to determine the fate of the universe....so to speak
I felt I had a handicap as I was the one toting the backpack around the parks and as a result, my back was hurting, hindering my ability to play. I compensated by doing what anyone in my position would do....take cheap shots. I shot a bunch of "risers" which means the puck lifted off the table, hitting spock. It was great. Afterwards, we played shuffleboard until I realized Spock was colorblind and kept shooting my pucks, even after we segregated them. Although, I think, the real reason was he knew I was too much for him. 
We got back to the room, and I called "Money Talks" about picking us up tomorrow to bring us to Epcot. He said something about pickup and something to the effect of "in the ball...the big ball" and I just said, "Sure, 8:45 it is". I was a little weary to bring Spock to Epcot because he didnt like MK all that much. However, I fell back on my Disney Nazi training and gave him no alternative and made him come.
Things I've Learned
1. Days off = Bad TR's. This TR is unfortunatley, alot shorter, and alot less interesting than my previous ones. Hopefully the next one will be more interesting.
2. US192 - In addition to being the "Highway of Death" it's also "Tourist Trap City". It's got great deals on food, but unless you promised your loved ones at home to bring back a shark in a bottle or fake coral, or t-shirts with material written on it that you cant wear anywear in public, I'd say check one out for kicks and avoid the rest.
3. Chicken Fingers @ Ramada East Gate rule! Thats all I have to say about that.
My next TR is Day 5 - Epcot! Can Epcot make the trip end on a good note? Will "Money Talks" show up? Will we find the free bus back to our hotel? Will I finally achieve victory at air hockey? All this, and more so stay tuned!
Day 3 - MGM
Day 2 - Magic Kingdom
Day 1 - Arrival
Pre-Trip Details
Da Crew:
Me, 20 year old college student attending Pace University in New York City, but originally from Connecticut. I'm a Disney Nut(or as my parents call me, Disney Nazi).
Allon "Spock" Moore: Fraternity Brother who is coming with me down there. It took some doing, but I got him to go.
"Money Talks": Our new cab driver who says alot of things to us, most of which none of us understand.
Today was our day that we would be doing nothing, or rather, doing the "traditional" spring break thing of sleeping late, drinking beer and sitting around. Spock woke up around 10 and said he was going to the pool to lay out in the sun. I grumbled something incoherent in my comotose-like state and rolled over. I finally woke up around noon and got out of bed(and walked right into a table. Ouch!).
My plan for the day was to explore US192(Otherwise known as.....??? You dont know?! Haven't you been reading all my TR's? Say it with me now, "Highway of Death" Why you ask? Because your likely to get hit by 3 or 4 cars if you try crossing it). I got dressed(in college talk, getting dressed = finding some clothes that are cleaner than whatever your currently wearing
) and put on my sandals(nothing beats wearing sandals in March when you know back at home everyone else is wearing winter coats). I walked down to the lobby and out the door.Now, if you've ever driven down US192, you most likely have noticed the stores(mostly all of them) which advertise things like "Cheap T-Shirts" or "DISNEY STUFF FOR NOTHING!" and "SECOND MORGAGES TO SEE DISNEY!". I decided to walk from my hotel, which was at the corner of a street to the next traffic light. Boy, I felt like Lawrence of Arabia as the traffic light was quite a hike. Nearly every store had the same stuff in it. Lots of garbage touristy stuff and if you actually found something decent, the price "discount" wasn't all that deep. Trust me when I say they are tourist traps. And I still to this day am trying to figure out who would enjoy a dead shark in a bottle as a gift
I ate at a Denny's on the way back because I'm cheap. Very cheap and any college student knows Dennys is the place when you've got a craving for good food and cheap prices. The food was good, but my waiter wasn't all too bright. Oh well, Hakuna Matata!
After getting back to the hotel(it was now around 3 or 4) I called Spock and he was still at the pool. As much as I like the warm weather and all, I find myself extremly bored just lounging around, waiting for my skin to turn colors. Then again, I'm the same person who starts sweating when we get to the parks later than I anticipated
I occupied myself watching TV and reviewing what I had taped thus far on the camcorder.For dinner, I ate at the restaurant that was in the hotel. I ordered the chicken fingers and man, I never had a meal like that before! They must have fried the entire chicken, or an owl, or something. This thing was huge! When I ordered it, they were like "You want the appetizer?" and I was like "Uhh...sure". Little did I know I'd have to pace myself to eat this thing! And at only 5.99 my wallet was yelling at me to eat it all up as this would probably be the cheapest thing we'd every buy.
After dinner, me and Spock engaged in another tournament of air hockey to determine the fate of the universe....so to speak
I felt I had a handicap as I was the one toting the backpack around the parks and as a result, my back was hurting, hindering my ability to play. I compensated by doing what anyone in my position would do....take cheap shots. I shot a bunch of "risers" which means the puck lifted off the table, hitting spock. It was great. Afterwards, we played shuffleboard until I realized Spock was colorblind and kept shooting my pucks, even after we segregated them. Although, I think, the real reason was he knew I was too much for him. We got back to the room, and I called "Money Talks" about picking us up tomorrow to bring us to Epcot. He said something about pickup and something to the effect of "in the ball...the big ball" and I just said, "Sure, 8:45 it is". I was a little weary to bring Spock to Epcot because he didnt like MK all that much. However, I fell back on my Disney Nazi training and gave him no alternative and made him come.
Things I've Learned
1. Days off = Bad TR's. This TR is unfortunatley, alot shorter, and alot less interesting than my previous ones. Hopefully the next one will be more interesting.
2. US192 - In addition to being the "Highway of Death" it's also "Tourist Trap City". It's got great deals on food, but unless you promised your loved ones at home to bring back a shark in a bottle or fake coral, or t-shirts with material written on it that you cant wear anywear in public, I'd say check one out for kicks and avoid the rest.
3. Chicken Fingers @ Ramada East Gate rule! Thats all I have to say about that.
My next TR is Day 5 - Epcot! Can Epcot make the trip end on a good note? Will "Money Talks" show up? Will we find the free bus back to our hotel? Will I finally achieve victory at air hockey? All this, and more so stay tuned!
