Disney Trip Part 1: Soggy Arrival

Rain pouring off our bus from the airport to the hotel

Last weekend we went to Orlando for three nights and 2 days to help our friend Jeff celebrate his 50th birthday. We thought that would be a great way for him to celebrate since he's had a very bad year. It was a nice time. Here are some pics from our arrival on a Saturday in the early evening. 

Rob and Tom on the bus

  SOGGY SATURDAY  - The arrival was a soggy one. Moderate rainfall fell, and we learned it rained the entire day. In fact, Orlando received .86 inch of rain (which is a LOT) on that day. 

Yay the bus is moving!

  

Jeff and Tom at the Grand Floridian

EXTRA TRAVEL TIME- You'd think that everything is close together, but it's not and rain makes it worse, apparently. In fact, from the airport, it took about 60 minutes to get to the resorts. We decided we'd take a bus to where our dinner reservation was located instead of checking into the resort where we were staying. Good thing we did! 

Pianist in the lobby of the hotel

 GRAND FLORIDIAN RESORT CAFE- Since we've never really eaten at a lot of Disney restaurants, and I (Rob) had to blindly pick whatever was a available, I choose the Grand Floridian Cafe because it had "American food" and we are plain (and fussy) eaters. The chef came to the table to check on food allergies- and that was a nice touch. The waitress was efficient, too, but the meal was not worth the cost.  BONUS- Our friend John who has worked for Disney for 25 years met us for dinner, so we got to enjoy his company!

L to R: Jeff, Tom, Rob, John

     


NEXT: Disney Trip Part 2: Coronado, Architecture Check, "Made for Each Other"