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Tuesday 31st March 2009
We had a lazy start to the day with Dad not getting up until 7:45 and me getting up about an hour later. After a wash and brush up we went out and made the short journey to IHOP.
Dad had the butterscotch rocks pancakes, coffee and orange juice, I had the pancake platter with bacon strips and apple juice and the total bill was $24.02.
Suitably stuffed we made our way towards the Orange County Regional History Center where the Jim Henson exhibit was in town for a few weeks. We had some fun with the sat-nav on the way as it insisted that the exit off the I-4 was going to be on the left so I made my way over to the left lane, only to find it was on the right. I missed the next exit as well as I couldn’t get back over quick enough but we made it in the end and parked up in the public library car park where you get two hours parking free with admission to the History Center.
The Jim Henson exhibit showcased all of his work from his start in TV commercials, through to his Muppets and live action work and included original Kermit and Rowlf puppets and original sketches, ideas and story-boards. There was no photography allowed in the exhibition but here are photos of the gallery guide and souvenir ticket.
After walking around the exhibit we went to the International Drive Flea Market near Sweet Tomatoes and had a wander around there before driving the length of International Drive and over to Premium Outlets where we went to the Disney Outlet as Dad was looking for a Grumpy plush but we had no joy at all.
From there we went back out to Wal-Mart where I got a pair of trainers and underwear
and we topped up our supply of water and bagels before returning to the studio for about 2:45.
We spent the afternoon in the studio, although Dad did wander over to the main building to get some more cash out, and on the way back the heavens opened again although he managed to find some cover.
At around 5:30 we decided it was time to get something to eat and we both agreed that we would go back to Sweet Tomatoes. Once again we started off with a large plate of salad then I had the Indian lentil soup, corn tortilla soup and postole with pork, while Dad had the potato and leek soup, vegetable soup and frozen yoghurt.
As the traffic on the I-4 towards Disney had looked bad on the way up we took the scenic route coming back, coming down Turkey Lake Road and stopped off for petrol. As the gauge was between empty and a quarter full we pre-paid for $30 worth of petrol but the tank was full at $21.52 so Dad went back in and got change.
We were back in the studio for 7:30 and spent the evening relaxing before going to bed at the usual time. Plans for tomorrow were to start off at Magic Kingdom and then go to Downtown Disney where Characters In Flight was supposed to be opening.
Day 8
We had a lazy start to the day with Dad not getting up until 7:45 and me getting up about an hour later. After a wash and brush up we went out and made the short journey to IHOP.
Dad had the butterscotch rocks pancakes, coffee and orange juice, I had the pancake platter with bacon strips and apple juice and the total bill was $24.02.
Suitably stuffed we made our way towards the Orange County Regional History Center where the Jim Henson exhibit was in town for a few weeks. We had some fun with the sat-nav on the way as it insisted that the exit off the I-4 was going to be on the left so I made my way over to the left lane, only to find it was on the right. I missed the next exit as well as I couldn’t get back over quick enough but we made it in the end and parked up in the public library car park where you get two hours parking free with admission to the History Center.
The Jim Henson exhibit showcased all of his work from his start in TV commercials, through to his Muppets and live action work and included original Kermit and Rowlf puppets and original sketches, ideas and story-boards. There was no photography allowed in the exhibition but here are photos of the gallery guide and souvenir ticket.
After walking around the exhibit we went to the International Drive Flea Market near Sweet Tomatoes and had a wander around there before driving the length of International Drive and over to Premium Outlets where we went to the Disney Outlet as Dad was looking for a Grumpy plush but we had no joy at all.
From there we went back out to Wal-Mart where I got a pair of trainers and underwear
and we topped up our supply of water and bagels before returning to the studio for about 2:45.We spent the afternoon in the studio, although Dad did wander over to the main building to get some more cash out, and on the way back the heavens opened again although he managed to find some cover.
At around 5:30 we decided it was time to get something to eat and we both agreed that we would go back to Sweet Tomatoes. Once again we started off with a large plate of salad then I had the Indian lentil soup, corn tortilla soup and postole with pork, while Dad had the potato and leek soup, vegetable soup and frozen yoghurt.
As the traffic on the I-4 towards Disney had looked bad on the way up we took the scenic route coming back, coming down Turkey Lake Road and stopped off for petrol. As the gauge was between empty and a quarter full we pre-paid for $30 worth of petrol but the tank was full at $21.52 so Dad went back in and got change.
We were back in the studio for 7:30 and spent the evening relaxing before going to bed at the usual time. Plans for tomorrow were to start off at Magic Kingdom and then go to Downtown Disney where Characters In Flight was supposed to be opening.
Day 8
We tried a couple of the Disney outlets and all over the parks but it looks like Snow White is too old of a film now as, apart from collectibles and hoodies, there wasn't much Grumpy merchandise about at all.
I wish! No, just a big fan.
Had to laugh at the underwear from 
