Saturday, May 30, 2009

Photos from the US part of our trip

Finally - we got it together and picked out some photos from the US part of our trip! Here they are....

NEW YORK

View of Times Square from our hotel




M & M Shop in Times Square


Rockefeller Centre and views from the Top of the Rock












Our chance encounter with a McMain in New York!






On the Staten Island Ferry






Plaza Hotel


Ducks in Central Park


WASHINGTON DC

White House


Lincoln Memorial in background


Duck Family at pond near Lincoln Memorial


Washington Monument from Lincoln Memorial


Abraham Lincoln statue inside memorial


Us with Washington Monument in background


Jefferson Memorial


FDR Memorial


Squirrel near National Mall


Wade at Air & Space Museum


Capitol Building (near our hotel)



ORLANDO

Walt Disney World: Our Resort - Port Orleans Riverside
















Breakfast from the food court


Swan Towel display left by the maid


Us on the Disney Magical Express Bus on the way to a park


Half way around the world and we still managed to play Guitar Hero!


Our Hire Car - yes Wade actually drove a Toyota!!


Walt Disney World: Magic Kingdom


Main Street




Main Street Parade


One of many cool garden displays


Wade on Tea Cup ride


Night Fireworks Show






Walt Disney World: Disney's Hollywood Studios


Main Street




Rock 'n Roller Coaster


Twilight Zone Tower of Terror - probably our favourite ride


Wade's important job of ride line time keeper for Toy Story Mania!


Toy Story Mania




Our scores on the Toy Story Mania attraction (gee - who do you think won?!?!)


Fantasmic night show (the picture of the crowd below is probably more than an hour before the show even started!)









Walt Disney World: EPCOT

Main Street




Some of the cool garden displays










View from World Showcase looking back at Future World


Wade's purchase from World Showcase (ADIDAS Hat from German section!)


Pics from our Future Video from Spaceship Earth attraction




The link to "Our Future" video from Spaceship Earth


Walt Disney World: Animal Kingdom


Main Street


Expedition Everest rollercoaster


Nice lake within park


Animals on Safari ride














Monkey's playing


Us with Tree of Life (& some random!) in background


Walt Disney World: Downtown Disney


Lego displays in Downtown Disney




Planet Hollywood


Waiting for the bus to take us back to our resort


View during the day


Kennedy Space Centre






Shuttle Launch Pad - we missed a launch by only one day


Apollo shuttle - it was massive!


Astronaut Memorial


Rocket Park


Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure

Some of the insane rides at Islands of Adventure




Jo totally saturated after going on one of the water rides (so bad we had to go back to the resort and change!)


Universal entrance




The infamous Mummy ride (the first time we attempted it, it broke down!)


One of the streets in Universal at about 11am (there was nobody there...)


Jaws Ride




City Walk area




Our table at Nascar Sports Grille


Us at the resort pool



LAS VEGAS


Only in America would you see advertisements like this!


The Bellagio where we stayed


Bedroom in our suite


Lounge room in our suite


"Her" bathroom in our suite


Pool view from our suite


Bellagio & Caesar's Palace


Inside Caesar's Palace


Paris & Bally's




The Venetian




New York, New York


Excalibur


Mandalay Bay


The show on the roof at Fremont Street




Views from the Stratosphere






The Bellagio Fountain Show






SAN FRANCISCO

Cable Car down to Fisherman's Wharf







Pier 39 & the seals (could have stayed all day and watched them!)




View of city from Fisherman's Wharf


BACK HOME

Harry & Amelia with some of their Disney presents!