Wednesday Fun with Kim !!

Yesterday was an awesomely fun packed day !! Kim picked me up late morning then we headed to Dr Phillips ( yes, that is the name of a suburb in Orlando) to a car wash for a Wacky Wednesday $4 car wash special ! Can’t beat that deal !

Next stop was across the street to our mutual friend, Michele P’s favorite lunch destination, Rocco’s Tacos & Tequila Bar !! One word can fully describe this restaurant, YUMMY 😋 !! We ordered the guacamole that they hand prepared table side with their house made tortilla chips, Absolutely outstanding !! We each ordered a soft taco. The flavor was incredible & memorable !!

We were then on a mission to find the ingredients to my other favorite restaurant, Colombia’s Famous Cava Sangria. We stopped at a few liquor stores, a Publix and a Trader Joe’s. Our mission was a success !

We then came back to the campground, fed Sadie dinner & took her for a long walk in the woods. Then we tucked her in as we headed to the Marina to catch the boat and headed to Disney’s Contemporary Resort. After leaving the boat we were welcomed by a magical Mickey topiary. It’s hard to believe, but the last time I was in the Contemporary Resort was 43 years ago when my aunt took me to Disney in 1977 !!

It was a bit (lots) chilly yesterday so we were in search of a hot beverage. We went to the Contemporary’s California Grill bar on the 15th floor (all guests are escorted to the restaurant via an elevator attendant). We ended up ordering coffee & a personal pizza to share. The Joffrey’s brand house blend coffee was the best French pressed that we ever tasted ! The thin crust wood fired pizza topped with 4 cheeses and a pesto swirl was equally delicious !! We were informed by the wait person that we could return to see the Magic Kingdom fireworks at 8pm as long as we showed our receipt to the elevator attendant.

By this time it was 6pm, so we had an hour & a half to shop & explore. Inside the Contemporary shop, Kim found a gorgeous tropical theme top that she purchased. Then, after walking through security screening, we boarded the monorail to explore the lobby of another resort, the Grand Floridian. Their lobby is the mother of all lobby’s … Grandiose indeed !! We then continued our monorail journey & disembarked back at the Contemporary. We got in the elevator line to wait to go to the 15th floor observation deck & guess what … they never did ask for our receipt !! 👍😃

During the winter, the Magic Kingdom’s nightly Happily Ever After fireworks display begins promptly at 8pm & lasts 18 minutes … they pipe in the synchronized music on the roof of the Contemporary. Simply Magical !! Below are videos of the beginning & the finale.

Enjoy !!