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Sabri8 Feb 1st, 2008 06:01 AM

Orlando trip alone!!
 
Hello!! I am going to Orlando the 14 until the 16 of february with my husband but he is going to work all day, that meens that i am going to be alone all thay, someone knows what to do all day and a good restaurant?

Thank you!!

Orlando_Vic Feb 1st, 2008 06:15 AM

There are <u>Tons</u> of things to do here. But first, what are some of your interests?

Shopping?
Theme parks?
Natural/scenic attractions?
Museums &amp; Art galleries?

There are also a lot of restaurants here. Any specific part of town (e.g. Disney/Lake Buena Vista/I-Drive areas)?, type of food desired?, price range?

colombiana Feb 1st, 2008 06:35 AM

Sabri8:
If you want to go shopping make sure to go Belz outlets malls they are great.
Gina

Orlando_Vic Feb 1st, 2008 06:47 AM

Just a quick update, Belz outlats have been transformed into Prime Outlets &lt;http://tinyurl.com/jsjo3&gt; and are <u>completely</u> remodled!

colombiana Feb 1st, 2008 07:53 AM

Orlando_Vic:
Thank you for the update Sabri8: Sorry about the wrong information those outlets were always the highlight of my trip to Orlando ;)

Orlando_Vic Feb 1st, 2008 08:57 AM

The outlets are still there...just very, very different in appearance.

Sabri8 Feb 1st, 2008 02:13 PM

Thank you for your tips, i will love to do some shopping in the outlets malls, and Natural/scenic attractions also, any italian restaurant or romantic one?

THANK YOU!!!!!

Orlando_Vic Feb 1st, 2008 03:59 PM

Sabri8-
Greater Orlando is a big place. Where will you be staying and will you have a car?

Sabri8 Feb 2nd, 2008 12:40 PM

Hello Orlando, we'll stay near the convention center, what shooping is near by?

Thank you

Orlando_Vic Feb 2nd, 2008 01:02 PM

If you are going to be staying near the convention center, you can easily take the I Ride Trolley &lt;http://www.iridetrolley.com&gt; North to the Prime Outlets or South to the Orlando Premium Outlets. There is enough shopping here to satisfy anyone. SeaWorld is also accessible via the trolley and definitely worth a day.

International Drive (I-Drive) has a lot of other stuff to do as you can see from their web site &lt;www.InternationalDriveOrlando.com&gt;.

Sabri8 Feb 5th, 2008 06:01 AM

Thank you, this is very helpfull.I will enjoy my trip to orlando.

BTilke Feb 5th, 2008 06:30 AM

Bok Sanctuary is my favorite garden in the Orlando area and a great antidote to the hypercommercialization of the theme parks.
http://www.boksanctuary.org/

And while it's not at the top of anyone's list for romantic restaurants, I was surprised at how good my meal was at Ming Court on International Drive. I went with a few &quot;foodie&quot; friends and we were all pleased. We drove, but it is near stop 24 on the I-drive Trolley.
http://www.internationaldriveorlando...rt/100074.html

hannigan Feb 6th, 2008 09:10 PM

The Prime Outlets are fantastic. I go to Orlando sometimes just to go there. Since you're so close to International Drive you are in no short supply of things to do and places to eat. I know you said Italian, but one great restaurant I always go is Bahama Breeze. If you and your husband want to go out one night for dinner you can always go to Citywalk which is connected to Universal. They have loads of restaurants including Jimmy Buffets Margharitaville and they sometimes offer packages for dinner and movie since there's also a movie theatre on site as well as dance clubs at night.

stumpworks73 Feb 7th, 2008 04:24 AM

Florida Mall is a short drive from the Convention Center. One of the nicer malls anywhere.

There is a very fine Italian restaurant on Sand Lake Road on the W side of I-4 called Christinis. It's a white table cloth waiters in tuxedos place, but a good one.

You can also go to Portobellos in Pleasure Island. If the weather is nice, the outdoor tables by the lake are very pleasant. Food here is very good.


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