Dali Museum - St Petersburg, Florida

We visited the Dali Museum in St Petersburg in June. It only took 1 hour 20 minutes to get there from the 192 in Orlando.

It is situated by the Marina in St Petersburg and there is a large fee car park. The exhibitions change all the time but for children, on the first Saturday of every month between 9.00 and 11am you can go for breakfast. Children between 5 and 12 years can have an interactive tour. Every Friday between 5.00 and 8.00 pm there is a S’real Friday when you can sit and listen to jazz, look at the art and eat or take a tour of the Museum’s new exhibition.

During the day, it is worth joining one of the free tours that starts every hour and depending on the speaker, can be fascinating and I think you get more out of the paintings by learning about the symbolism of the various things Dali included in his paintings.

The museum houses the largest collection of Dali’s works in USA and was started 25 years ago by Reynolds and Morse who fell in love with his work and became friends and started to buy paintings. When they bought their first painting from him, he insisted they buy the frame he had made for it – they agreed – and it cost them more than the painting – not quite the case now!!

It is definitely worth a trip and a good place to eat afterwards is Sandry’s Seafood House on West Courtney Campbell Causeway, Tampa - tel 813 – 289 – 7773.

This post was submitted by Jan Krir - Tuscan Hills

Universal Studios City Walk

Universal Studios City Walk is located at the entrances to Universal Studios and Islands of Adverture and features loads of different restaurants, bars, night clubs, shops and a even a 20 screen cinema, it’s the ideal place to spend an evening out or grab something to eat on your way out of the Universal parks.

City Walk if home to some of the bigger chains of bar and restaurants like the Hard Rock Cafe, Nascar Sports Grille, Margaritaville, NBA City and the all new Bubba Gump Shrimp Co plus many more.

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Walt Disney World - Epcot

Here are a few photos I took when we went to the Food and Wine Festival at Walt Disney World’s Epcot. This is a massive park so make sure you wear some comfortable shoes.

Epcot is different from the rest of the theme parks as it features a number of different areas where you can experience the food, drink and culture from countries all over the World. They have mini versions of the UK, France, China, Canada, Japan, Morrocco, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Norway and of course the USA.

Epcot also has loads of really good rides like Mission Space, Test Track and the brand new Soarin plus many more.

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Walt Disney World - Epcot

Sea World in Orlando Florida

Here are some photos of my day out at Sea World. Sea World is one of the best parks and I go back on a regular basis I never get tied of the Clyde and Seamoor show, it’s awesome!!

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Sea World Orlando

Discovery Cove at Sea World

Here are some photos of Discovery Cove at Sea World in Orlando Florida, this is a great day and well worth the price tag, but the water is cold!!

Discovery Cove is located opposite the entrance to Sea World at the bottom of International Drive, the park has a limit of 1000 people per day but you need to book as this sells out almost all of the time.

http://www.discoverycove.com/