DisneyFreak06
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 17, 2006
They may be a little out of order because my computer is a little messed up with the order of the pictures....
Still can’t believe I didn’t get into a pool the whole trip! Well... guess that means I have to go back again, right?
Here’s the smoking area where we watched the fireworks.
This is why they were doing a refurb while we were there, ewy!
The Grand Floridian Cafe
Blanche’s breakfast
Rose & I both got the French toast. Yummy!
We went for another walk around the resort before we got our bags to head to the DME pick up. So sad!
Our room was in the corner. It was basically the second room on the right, which the linen closet between the two rooms. There was a connecting door between the two rooms, so the closet must not have been very big.
Our room from outside
It was sad waiting for our DME, it’s such a sad experience going home and so exciting coming back. I don’t know how the drivers do it, they normally don’t get too excited on the way back, but on the way down, the ones I’ve had have been upbeat and help keep me pumped for the trip.
We had no issues with our flight home, didn’t lose any luggage... but I was over the $750 limit they put on you crossing the border.... uh oh!
I knew I’d end up paying because I spend $1750. That’s in stuff that I was taking home with me! I will not be dishonest and take the tags off and stuff like that. I have too much Catholic guilt, or... honest guilt that my mother raised me to have! And I like to keep my receipts because they help me to remember where I was at a certain time. So I claimed it all. I get to the airport and I almost got through when the person checking the customs cards says, “Oops, you have to go over there.” I go in and the agent working asks what I bought and then asks for my receipts. He takes a look through them and says “Well, because it’s the US, you don’t have to pay any duty, just the GST tax. And only on the amount you were over, which is $1000.” The amount I was supposed to pay was only $50. Why do people stress over it? It’s not much at all! (He said more, but I don’t want to get him in trouble...;o))
All in all, it was a great trip. I wish Blanche had been feeling better because then it would have been more fun for her. It was more relaxing and slower than we would have liked, but that was really nice. I liked that. Maybe next time I’ll go for a whole month and relax all the time! LOL I’m a teacher, I can’t afford that. We enjoyed the food we ate, we enjoyed the company, we laughed and cried (through our laughter), and we loved our time in all the theme parks.
I found out afterwards that the doctor had told Blanche not to drive, and here she was driving around the rental car!!! If I’d known that, I would have brought my license (I forgot it in my car, but I had my passport) and then drive. But it was natural for us to let Blanche drive, she’s a nurse and did a 6 month stint at a hospital in Orlando. Now if she can ever get better, we can go again!
We’re hoping to go in November, but nothing is set in stone. It depends on if I can get a day off work and if we can get cheap flights. I found flights out of Halifax leaving the Saturday March Break started and coming home the Wednesday for $408 and I really want to jump on the plane! I knew I shouldn’t and couldn’t, so I didn’t. LOL
I’ll be back again one day, Disney, don’t miss me and my wallet too much!
Up Next: A few last thoughts (I found the book I wrote a few notes in.... Hee hee hee) and some pictures I really like from previous trips.