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Family Time In Daytona

Debbie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:28:18 +0000

We were so warmly welcomed in Janet’s home and happyt to spend a few days with she and my dad and celebrate his 85th birthday with he, Janet, Aunt Marilyn and lots of cronies.

We particiated in their Friday night get together (karaoke and all) a wonderful homecooked meal at home, and dinner at Outback, guests of Marilyn. I have had the priviledge of seeing Dad 3x in the last year. Maybe with the new baby coming there will be another visit this summer.

Then we headed back to Orlando and the flight home. Five weeks, two Pfizer conventions, monuments, museums, friends, family, a BIG birthday, Disney, new sights and tastes…..priceless!

Disney On Wheels

Debbie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:14:30 +0000

Well, I can swallow my pride and admit that if I wanted to do ALL of Epcot and Disney Studios, I would have to rent a wheelchair. And I got a new perspective of both at a different level. Steve quite relished his part in this, as Speedy Gonzalez ( He still builds up steam and rides shopping carts in parking lots). We never laughed so much, and what fun both parks were (and there was always room for a wheelchair in every program).

It was especially breathtaking in the City Streets of Disney Studios with all the size-adjusted buildings covered with lights and set to music. 5 million lights, snow falling, a Nativity, angels, a star on the huge globe at Bethlehem! We have not been in such wonder and awe as that night. Goosebumps!!!

Free Mickey

Debbie — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:58:50 +0000

We escaped the Pfizer work at the American Heart Convention and are ready to play! On our own, we have reservations at “Shades of Green’; a military resort on the disney properties. There are 5 military resorts worldwide and we have been fortunate tostay at 3 of them: Disney, Garmish, and HaleKoa(the other two are seoul and virginia beach).

Shades of Green has all the amenites of any Disney resort and cheaper. When we checked in, we found out that every active duty or retired service person was intitled to a free five day pass to the Disney theme parks and a reduced price for anyone with them!!!!!

Our original plan was to spend one day at Epcot and then head to my Dad’s. Change of plans: add one day at Disney Studios and be a day late to Daytona (they understood)!

Rothenburg to Copenhagen

Debbie — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:25:48 +0000

Now that we are down to a very precious few days, we are scrambling to see all that we have left on our wish list!

Rothenburg, Germany is an old walled city with all of the flavor remaining. Yep, a genuinely, charming tourist trap. With a gorgeous day to enjoy it, we arrived early from Ansbach Army Base and enjoyed ourselves until about 1pm. We even met up with a Westmont graduate and his mom, and shared a nice visit. But it was time to move on.

Grin and bear it. We drove 8 hours to Puttgarden, germany, at the edge of the–oh some huge body of water– that required a huge car ferry to take us over to Denmark (Baltic?). Two more hours of drive time and we were in Copenhagen (kopnhaven is how they spell it)!

We went to Tivoli Gardens for what remained of the day and into night and thoroughly loved watching all the families enjoy their Sunday and each other. This is where Walt Disney got his idea for his Magic Kingdom. We did a city tour today and saw the “Little Mermaid” bronze on her rock in the harbor, and canals, and 4 cruise ships!! And as we approach the longest day of the year, we only have about 4hours of dark.

We press on tomorrow to the Carlsberg Beer Factory Tour in the morning,and then on to Sweeeeden!