knewton64
- May the luck of the Irish always be with you -
- Joined
- Aug 20, 2008
12 noon: Well...after having fun watching a wonderful movie, we pulled up to the ESPN zone for lunch. By that time, I was getting jjuusstt a weeeeee bit on the hungry side, so I was looking forward to our buffet.
**** FOOD ALERT ******
"Bill's" assesment of the food was to give it a so-so rating (not good but hey....not bad) as it did hit the spot. After lunch, we are all off to the downstairs part of the restaurant to play some games. Playing games was the highlight for me as I had fun playing bowling.
Here are some pics from the ESPN zone:
and......
1-4pm:
After our bellys were full, most of us opted (you can go onto the Hotel if you want) to engage in the bike tour of the monuments. From the WWII memorial to the Vietnam memorial....we saw a lot of the memorials via bike but....be aware....follow the (safety) rules while on a bike or these two will take you to task :
(one of our 3 "Bike and Roll" guides)
and...
(ok...just kiddin about the above pic#2 but yes, pic#1 will take you to take if you dont follow their rules)
4:30pm: biking over with our group to see more of the Memorials (I really enjoyed seeing the Lincoln Memorial):
Our ABD group pic in front of the Lincoln Memorial:
-(just double click on the below video & it will play) -
and...
and....
Video of the reflecting pool - just double click on it (with your mouse) & it will play.
Our ABD group picture:
Afterwards, we all headed back to the Mayflower hotel:
IMPRESSIVE!.
4:30-5pm: I just walked in to my room, looked at the bed...pivoted and fell backwards onto the bed. Had the biggest smile on my face! This is soooooo cool! I am just lovin' this trip!.
5-6pm: After a quick cat nap, I got ready for......
6-9pm: Dinner and conversation.... in the hotel restaurant. Dinner was really only about an hour long but the conversations with all of my ABD friends was just ttoottaalllyyyy fun.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD..........
OOPS! Remember one rule of thumb here........
"WHAT HAPPENS ON AN ADVENTURES BY DISNEY TRIP....STAYS ON AN ADVENTURES BY DISNEY TRIP"
9-10pm, Once again.....with Disney music on my I-pod (I brought external speakers), it was just me and a bathtub filled with hot hot water and:
1) 4 containers of hotel shampoo
2) 3 caps of bath wash
3) 2 handfulls of bubblebath
Swirls that all together and ya got one reeeaallllyyy nice bubblebath
10:30pm ish: The last thing I heard on my I-pod b 4 I fell asleep was Cliff Edwards song, "When you Wish upon a Star."
.....and not just "that song" but the same song sung (by him) BEFORE he sung it again for that Disney movie that we all know and love. Very different I say listening to it as it sounds just like a ballroom waltz.
COMING UP:
At last....my very 1st taste of Dr Pepper since I have been out of the state and enjoying the Spy Museum and what up with Ford's theatre??
**** FOOD ALERT ******
"Bill's" assesment of the food was to give it a so-so rating (not good but hey....not bad) as it did hit the spot. After lunch, we are all off to the downstairs part of the restaurant to play some games. Playing games was the highlight for me as I had fun playing bowling.
Here are some pics from the ESPN zone:
and......
1-4pm:
After our bellys were full, most of us opted (you can go onto the Hotel if you want) to engage in the bike tour of the monuments. From the WWII memorial to the Vietnam memorial....we saw a lot of the memorials via bike but....be aware....follow the (safety) rules while on a bike or these two will take you to task :
(one of our 3 "Bike and Roll" guides)
and...
(ok...just kiddin about the above pic#2 but yes, pic#1 will take you to take if you dont follow their rules)
4:30pm: biking over with our group to see more of the Memorials (I really enjoyed seeing the Lincoln Memorial):
Our ABD group pic in front of the Lincoln Memorial:
-(just double click on the below video & it will play) -
and...
and....
Video of the reflecting pool - just double click on it (with your mouse) & it will play.
Our ABD group picture:
Afterwards, we all headed back to the Mayflower hotel:
IMPRESSIVE!.
4:30-5pm: I just walked in to my room, looked at the bed...pivoted and fell backwards onto the bed. Had the biggest smile on my face! This is soooooo cool! I am just lovin' this trip!.
5-6pm: After a quick cat nap, I got ready for......
6-9pm: Dinner and conversation.... in the hotel restaurant. Dinner was really only about an hour long but the conversations with all of my ABD friends was just ttoottaalllyyyy fun.
AND SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I HEARD..........
OOPS! Remember one rule of thumb here........
"WHAT HAPPENS ON AN ADVENTURES BY DISNEY TRIP....STAYS ON AN ADVENTURES BY DISNEY TRIP"
9-10pm, Once again.....with Disney music on my I-pod (I brought external speakers), it was just me and a bathtub filled with hot hot water and:
1) 4 containers of hotel shampoo
2) 3 caps of bath wash
3) 2 handfulls of bubblebath
Swirls that all together and ya got one reeeaallllyyy nice bubblebath
10:30pm ish: The last thing I heard on my I-pod b 4 I fell asleep was Cliff Edwards song, "When you Wish upon a Star."
.....and not just "that song" but the same song sung (by him) BEFORE he sung it again for that Disney movie that we all know and love. Very different I say listening to it as it sounds just like a ballroom waltz.
COMING UP:
At last....my very 1st taste of Dr Pepper since I have been out of the state and enjoying the Spy Museum and what up with Ford's theatre??