I will be in San Jose next week, during WWDC. I won’t actually be attending WWDC itself, but will be at AltConf and other events that week. Say hi if you see me, and I’ll hand out stickers. More info. #dejus365
Month: May 2018
Last night’s puffy-crust Canadian bacon & pineapple pizza. #dejus365
From our Orlando vacation, Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans. #dejus365
On the homestead blog: first honey harvest. #dejus365
Home again now. Here’s a view of Mount Hood from shortly before we landed at PDX last night. #dejus365
On the way home, at a stopover in Denver. Just got off the plane on the right, and will be boarding the plane arriving on the left. #dejus365
Universal’s Islands of Adventure
Today we visited an adjacent theme park, Universal’s Islands of Adventure (which we passed through yesterday without exploring).
The adventure begins:
Buildings around the entry area:
The view across a lake:
Further on, there’s a Marvel superhero area:
And comic strip stuff:
We went on a number of rides, including this log flume ride (where we got rather wet):
Skull Island:
Jurassic Park stuff:
Our Gandalf toy in front of Hogwarts:
Jenn performing magic:
Hogsmeade:
Lunch at Three Broomsticks; I really enjoyed all the British foods (and the butterbeer):
A cheesetastic show:
Dr Seuss stuff:
After we were done, we went back to the hotel and sat by the pool for a little while… until they closed the pool due to thunderstorms in the area. Ah, the joys of Florida:
A bit later, we headed to the Hard Rock Cafe for dinner:
Water taxis; we took them a few times, but most of the time preferred to walk the 10-minute stroll along the river between the hotel and parks:
We considered going here for dessert:
But decided to go to the hotel, where we got free desserts for my birthday:
That’s it; we head home tomorrow. It has been an enjoyable vacation… other than my travel fun; I hope the return journey goes more smoothly. We’ll probably be back someday.
We got a bit wet today, via a couple of water rides, and some rain. #dejus365
Universal Orlando Resort
Jenn and I spent today exploring the Universal Studios theme park in Orlando, Florida.
Here’s a plane by the hotel:
Water taxis between the resorts and parks, and a couple of the eateries:
Jenn near the entrance to the park:
Despicable Me:
A slice of San Francisco:
The knight bus from Harry Potter:
Krustyland from The Simpsons:
Speaking of:
Kwik-E-Mart:
Moe’s Tavern:
Duff:
Jenn with Jebediah Springfield:
Chief Wiggam:
Krusty Burger:
Lard Lad:
Next to Springfield, a couple of Back to the Future bits:
Into Diagon Alley:
The dragon atop Gringotts Bank:
More Diagon Alley:
Monster book of monsters:
Self-knitting needles:
Inside Ollivander’s Wand shop:
Lunch at the Leaky Cauldron:
Frozen butterbeer and toad-in-the-hole:
The Mystery Machine from Scooby Doo:
Jenn with Hello Kitty:
The Hogwarts Express:
After the train journey, the entrance to Hogsmeade:
Jenn casting a spell with her wand:
Honeydukes:
The Three Broomsticks:
Hog’s Head:
Hogwarts:
Dinner at Margaritaville:
Portland export Voodoo Doughnuts:
Evening:
Harry Potter stuff at the Universal Studios theme park. #dejus365
