Hey all. Made it to universal studios today.
Walking, walking, walking and more walking. As I said before I am not much of a ride person, so there was just allot of walking today.
Got up this morning about 7 o clock. Headed down to have some breaky at the continental breakfast that the best western puts on. Mornings are just too early. With the sunshine we had yesterday just wanted to sleep. But had to get breaky in and then make sure we where out side for the shuttle that was coming around 9. Had a good serving of scrambled eggs and some sausage to get me through the day.
Then we head back up to our room to make sure we have al provisions for the day. Sweater in as the breeze is just a little cool. Camera and sun block. Yeah very important or will end up like a lobster and that will not be good. Put my shorts in the bag. Maybe it will get warm enough to wear them. Okay have tickets to get in. Put on me hat to keep sun off a little. All set lets go.
Down stairs then I realize no sunglasses. Great back up stairs I go and grab them. Anything else. No all set now.
The shuttle makes it there at right on the dot. Not two minutes before or two minutes after. The shuttle drives to a few other hotels for pickup. The drops a couple of ladies over at sea world. I guess they didn't realize it is only a short walk over to there. Well to each their own. After a drive down the freeway to universal we are there. Not too long a drive, but too long to just walk there. It would have been nice then we could have left anytime we are finished and check out international drive on the way back. Instead we waited for the shuttle to come back at 5:15. Not before and not after. Right on time.
Into universal we go. First thing you come to is city walk. Full of stores and restaraunts. A few souveneirs stores. Look at them later now just lets go in and see what the hub bub is about. Okay after having our bag checked to make sure no explosives in it we head on through the check in and have our finger scanned. That is so we can go to other theme park of island of adventure afterwards and also to come back another day as we have a two day pass. Who knows if we will use the other pass but hey we have it.
Okay the decision.. Which way do we go. Lets keep left go around the outside and see what we can see. We make it through New York and then come across construction. Making of a new theme area. Ride of back to future I think. Along the waters edge we go and around to other side of water. There we meat up with a few cartoon characters. There is a transformer and a little further down. Woody and curious George. People lined up just to have their picture taken with them. Last place before leaving universal studio is we check out the attraction of terminator. Stand in a line and in we go. Where we get moved into another room and shown a short clip on machines taking over to do things for you. Then we are moved into another room were we have a seat and watch a three d film with some action players running around the theatre. The chairs we are sitting in move around a bit and we get a little wet from some spray of what is suppose to be a machine blowing up. Water spray. Did cool us down a little. Then the world was saved as they blew up the facility. One big thunk of our chairs and we were let out of the room to walk again. Yeah no more machines ruling the world. Huh!!! Last place we walked through was memorabilia of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo that goes down memory lane for me. I loved watching her on tv.
So now are back walking. Leave universal and head over to island of adventure. The other half of the theme park. Yeah, yeah, walking, walking and more walking. This time we decide to go right. End up in dr seuse land. See all of whoville and Horton and the grinch. The next part of the park is mid evil. As we keep walking around. Then we come to Harry potter. Boy is it busy in that part. People, people , and just more people. Must really love Harry and his friends. We move on from there really quickly. Head into Jurassic park. There we watch the people coming off the log fumm. Splash and everyone is wet. Watched a few slide down before we headed onto cartoon area. There we see Betty boop and blondie and a few other cartoon charicters.
Okay the gate is coming up. And back into the city walk we go. Check out a few of the stores and have a little lunch type snack. Me just a few French fries. While the other half has a burger. Way too much food for me in those servings so the frenchfries did just fine.
Now still walking but this time towards the exit. Still too early for the shuttle so check out the upstairs but find that it is all just nightclubs that open up later. Back down and across the bridge to were we will go down to the shuttle. Need to reapply the sun block.. Sun is feeling a little hot on my neck. No want to be a lobster. That will ruin the holiday.
So now sitting at the curb waiting for the shuttle. Still a little early, but finally it gets here. On we get and back to the hotel.
Well another day down. Beautiful sunshine and almost warm weather. Still a little cool with that breeze. But loving every minute of it. Now just resting up in the room for a little while before we head out for something to eat. Wonder what we will come up with tonight. Will my poor feeties and legs be able to make the treck out again. Well time will tell on that
Tomorrow I get to do my all time favourite. Swim with the dolphins. Looking forward to that again. Going to discovery cove and spending the day there. It is close by so don't need to take a shuttle. Discovery cove they have a dolphin swim plus you can snorkel around another area or swim. Then there is a place you can walk around that has all sorts of exotic birds and such. Should be a nice relaxing day. Hope so anyways. Need a bit of rest
So that's it for today. From the warm dry weather of Florida. Signing out for the night. Will put up a couple of pictures from today on face book in a minute. Having a lovely time so far.
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