Valentines Day Take Two!!!

On Thurday Chris and I got up early again and headed to the hotel where we meet the others for the balloon ride, weather was prefect this time. We all headed out in the bus with the basket and balloon on the trailers. The luanch site was out in the sticks, we helped set up th basket and the balloon. As it started to get light there was alot of mist around. We climbed in to the basket and the next minute we were in the air.

It was the best feeling lifting off the ground, sooo gentle and peaceful.

As we got high we came out of the mist to see the sunrising, it was amazing and beauitful, the trees below and see all the lakes. There wasnt a cloud in the sky, you could see for 25miles. So nice to be away from Disney and see the true florida with all the woodland.

Hot Air Balloon Ride

The views where so beauitful, as the sun came up it was hot, so quiet.

Enjoyed every minute in the air. Came quite worried how we land, then our polit said we need to bend our knees and hold on tight!!!!!! AAHHH

We landed with a soft bump and then we helped pack all the equiment away. Then cracked open couple bottle of campage and toasted the flight. It was such an amazing experience, thank you Chris xxx

Valentines Day

Sorry havent updated blog recently, dont know where time goes!!!! I have been working 6 days a week!!! Need a day off!!! Also Chris and I have just moved in to new appartment with peeps from the UK, one bedroom appartments too nice and clean!! So lots to update on, Valentines Day Chris surprised me with getting up at 4:00 am in the morning and wouldnt tell me where we were going!!! He took me to a hotel on the 192 where we sat in the resturant, i must have been a nightmare had no idea what we were doing!!! hehe. Well we waited for a while to find out the Chris and planned a sunrise hot air balloon ride!!! how amazing!! The only thing was that the weather was not good and it was cancelled!! Such a shame, but we still had an amazing day together. We booked massaged at Animal Kingdom lodge, before we went to the rainforest cafe for lunch, the massages were amazing, i felt sooo relaxed. In the afternoon we played crazy golf which was lots of fun!!! I got a hole in one, yeah!! Chris only beat by a small amount!! I will win one of these days. As the sun went down we walked around the boardwalk and laid on the sun lounges at the beach club.

In the evening we went to House of Blues for dinner then we went to Cirque du Soleil which was amazing, we had brilliant seats. There was soo much going on stage didnt know where to look. All the performs were brilliant. loved every minute.

Even though we didnt go up in the balloon we had the best day, such lovely weather and the company was amazing.

NEW YORK!!!!!!

Wow New York is amazing!!! We had the best time ever. It was sooo cold but enjoyed every minute. Our hotel was amazing, we were on 42nd street, right to Grand Central Station and the Chrystal Building, picture of the view from our room we were on the 34th Floor, soooo high. We arrived about lunch time so we checked in and then headed out in to the city to get tickets for the threate.

New York.....

We went to Grand Central Station, it was beauitful. So clean and well kept. Very busy with peeps, rushing around. There is some famous pictures of the station, have one in my room back home in the UK so it was really weird seeing them for real.

We took the Subway to Time Square, but it turned out that it was walking distance. We came out of the subway to these huge buildings, wow they were huge and the streets were soo busy with peeps and yellow cabs everywhere. We got tickets for RENT, was very excited. We also brought I LOVE NY T-shirts, hehe I am wearing mine now writing this!!!! Couldnt get over that we were in New York. Wanted to go for sooo long.

We headed to fifth ave to do some shopping, H&M here I come!! Also wanted to buy a ring from Tiffany's it is soo lovely. As we were coming out of Tiffany's there was a reporter taking pictures and they interviewed us for the New York Post about Valentines Day. We had lunch in Carleys middle of Time Square, so good to watch everywhere while we were eating. We saw boardway and walked around the streets for the afternoon, we saw rockfeller centre and the ice rink. As it got dark we headed back to the hotel to get ready for the threate.

New York.....

More pictures of the friday afternoon, it was sooo cold as the sun wasnt out. It had snowed in the morning.

Chris with the hot dog stands, we had lots of Dirty water dogs. sooo good. In the evening we headed back to Boardway to see Rent, it was raining so we catch a cab. The show was amazing, it was in this really run down threate. The music was the best.

After we came out the rain had stopped so we soaked up the atmosphere in Time Square, we went to Starbucks for a tea and coffee, yummy. Warmed us up.

New York.........

Saturday morning we woke up to a beauitful day in the city, we got up early and headed off to the Empire State Building, on the way we stopped for breakfast at a deli, it was the best yummy egg and bacon roll and a green tea. Again it was cold (very cold)!!!

We went all the way to the top, the views were amazing accross the city, you could see for 25miles. You could see accross the city to central park it was amazing. I love all these pictures!!!

There was even snow up on top and the wind was strong!!!

New York....

After we walked south to see the flatiron building which was cool, then headed towards canel street where all the cheap shops are, oh i loved it!!!!

We got some really lovely pictures from this shop. We catch the subway to Ground Zero, to see the site of the World Trade Centre, it was really strange to see this big building site. There was people protesting and the events and there were these pictures on the railings from the day which were very moving!!! Really glad we went to see the site.

We walked to Battery Park were the boats leave for the statue of liberty, but the wind was sooo strong and cold that we said we come back when it is warmer in the summer. We caught the subway back to Manhatten to Central Park where we went on a horse and carriage ride through the park. Very romantic, we snuddled up down a blanket and saw the sights of the park. Really enjoyed it, one of the things that can be ticked of the list. It was the best.

New York.....

Saturday night we went to see Tarzan, we was sooo good the singing and dancing was amazing. On the Sunday we checked out the hotel and we were able to leave our luggage there while we did some more sight seeing. We headed to Central Park to go ice skating, it was the amazing, so beauitful witht the sun and the city in the background. Chris even fell over, hehe very funny.

After we wondered around the park, taking in the sights. Yet again it was sooo cold and all the lakes were frozen over, the ice was sooo thick.

As we flew of the city the sun was setting and I was able to take some pictures of the city. Had the best three days. I cant wait to go back in the summer and see the city in a different light. We saw soo much, but there is still soo much to see. Love the buzz of the city, the quietest of the park, love broadway, love fifth aveue hehe. OH LOVE NEW YORK!!!!!!

Cowboys

Saturday is Cowboys night,which is a bar that plays cowboys music you can even line dance. It is the best. Had such a good night dancing away on the dance floor. Took some time to understand the dances!!!!! but we got their in the end. Will def be going again. I even got to wear my cowboy hat and boots.

Epcot

On Saturday Chris and I headed to Epcot to be a tourist for the day. We had our picture taken at the front of the park. We then went on Soarin, it is the best ride. It was Chris's first time and he loved. We also went on the new ride Find Nemo, it was really cute. We had such nice weather we were soo lucky.



For lunch we went to Germany as both our roommates are Germany. We was sooo good, we big jugs of beer!!!!!