Downtown Disney

Downtown Disney is a great place to spend an afternoon and lots of money if you are so inclined!  We love to visit, see the sights and buy souvenirs for our little men back in Canada!  There are various things to do and see.  Last year (some of you might remember) we went on the hot air balloon.  This year it wasn't available because of the gusty winds that day.  We were glad of the gusty winds since it kept us from getting too hot.  One of my favourite TV shows is CSI:New York (I think it has been cancelled recently).  The lead actor in that series is Gary Sinise - who played Lieutenant Dan in the movie Forrest Gump.  This is.....

.... the actual boat used in that movie.....

... it sits in this lagoon outside the theatre......

..... at Downtown Disney.  I did see Gary Sinise and the Lt. Dan Band at Casino Rama a few years ago - loved his show!  Ergo, you can see why this appealed to me.  Strolling through Downtown Disney is like walking through the downtown area of any small town, except with a flair.  There are shops full of......

.... life-size dinosaurs where you can buy all kinds of things that are dinosaur related - clothing, souvenirs and toys - including a special section at the back of the store called "Build-A-Dino".  This area is just like the "Build-A-Bear" store where we adopted Taffy - a customer chooses a dinosaur and can then purchase clothes and accessories for it - Poppa had to yank me out of there fast!  There is also a dinosaur themed restaurant in there, but we strolled on down the road....

.... past the floating crab-house.  I've always wanted to go inside and see how authentic the interior looks, but we weren't there at meal-time - so I haven't seen it yet!  We wandered past the.......

... Irish Pub.  It was March 12th when we were there and there was this wonderful Irish group outside playing Celtic War Tunes.  The drums were amazing and I could have watched much longer, but the day was moving on and we had to leave.  Before I left we visited more shops and I did buy a couple of small things for the boys, so the day was a success!

One more PotD from Auntie Colleen.......

"Shaun went out for a walk in the fog early Saturday morning. He took this shot at Barnfield Point. The lone tree looks so lost and barren to me."

Thank you Uncle Shaun!  Keep getting those beautiful, haunting pictures for us!