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I love the advice of look up and look down too. I totally plan on doing this on my upcoming solo trip as well. Awesome pics!!!
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Great pictures...reading your TR makes me miss the WS so much, there is so much we have done but so much we have missed. Can't wait to hear more and I hope the rain does not put a damper on your plans too much.
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Beth, Thanks so much for sharing your pictures and story. How fun to take a solo trip! I only have a couple of years to work on my husband to spring for a great 40th present like that so I better get to work now!
Great pics. Sounds like you are having such a relaxing visit. I remember your story of Alice from last year. How wonderful that you got to thank the photographer. Looking forward to more. Hurry back.
I made my way out of Epcot via the International Gateway and posted this photo to let everyone at home know where I'd been so far this afternoon: They liked that they could see me in the reflection!
It was extremely hot out as I made my way to the Boardwalk. I'd never walked this way before, so I took the opportunity to get a lot of new photos:
All the smart people were inside in the air conditioning, as you can see by the following photos:
At least I wasn't completely alone...
I wasn't following him, honest...
I never did get a chance to go to Spoodles before it turned into Kouzzina!
Look, there he is again!
I saw this cool Mickey in the window as I was passing the Boardwalk shops:
I was headed to "Welcome Home Wednesday," which is a gathering of DVC members. I'd been invited by my best friend (Snooky the Disney Mom here on the PP boards!) with the promise of snacks, giveaways and air-conditioning. I had no idea where I was going, so when I heard the folks ahead of me talking about DVC, I followed them!
The line was forming at the Atlantic Dance Hall, but they hadn't opened the doors yet, so I sat down on the bench and looked at my HM book for a bit. Someone asked about the book, and whether she could get it at the parks. I told her I'd gotten mine at home, so I didn't know. We talked for a bit until the doors were opened and we were able to get out of the oppressive heat!
As we entered the Dance Hall, we each got a ticket for a drink and a snack, and were ushered to the drink-and-snack line. We could choose lemonade or water, and Cracker Jacks or popcorn. They did a little game show to see how much people knew about DVC. It was great to have a cool place to sit and have a snack, plus I got a free DVC hat on the way out, so it was a good use of an hour! (And that hat came in VERY handy when the rain hit...)
I was going to stay at the Boardwalk to do some HM hunting, but the Beach Club was really calling me, so I walked over there instead.
We'd stayed at the Beach Club Villas in 2007, and fell in love with the place. I wandered around for a long time, so tune in next time for...
Love the picture with you in the reflection. Proof positive you were there!! And thanks for the write up of Welcome Home Wednesday. I've always wondered about them.
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Disney Destination Specialist/ BettySueS@cruisingco.com August '09 Trip
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Your pictures of the Boardwalk and looking toward/away from the BC has me in tears. Nala has made me a born lover of there after 2 stays....my kids love "sneaking" in the IG......it's so convenient being to the shops on the BW as well.
Like you, I'm sorry I never got into Spoodles to eat.
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the American Adventure, though my 2 buddies are not as excited about it.
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