Florida Day 7: Random Cows & Trying Again!

This is our seventh day of Florida... 

We went on a boat trip to 'look for alligators', but mainly for the views and to go on a fast boat haha.

The weather was so cold on the boat, and I only had a thin jumper on! 

I was looking for alligators, which we saw one, but I didn't realise there would be so many other species around.

So, this was a random cow in the middle of the water amongst the reeds. Normal, right?

The trip only lasted half an hour so we still had most of the day left to go for another explore in the theme parks closer to our villa before we moved down south the next day.

We went on duelling dragons again today, but invited Christie as she couldn't go on last time. The crazy guy on the mummy ride last time ruined the experience, and as there was a short queue, we tried that again. There was so much we missed! It was a really good ride.

The aim of going back had actually been for the minion ride, but the constant 90 minute queue meant that was a no go.

This duck was so cute, random, but cute. Thought I'd just throw that in there (not literally) too. 

I went to Sizzlers for tea, which is a nice all you can eat buffet.

Thanks for reading, I hope you enjoyed! If you missed day 6, just click here for that.

R.C. xx

Florida Day 6: Flying Balls & Chilly Shopping!

Today was a chilly day - sunny - but cold! It was a good day to just take it easy, and enjoy some calmness.

We headed off to the clubhouse first, and played some pool - I'm not the best... a couple of pool balls may have flew off the table...

I was desperate to have a splurge in bath and body works, so we took the cold day as a great time to spend in a shopping mall - Mall at Milenia.

Abercrombie & Fitch have some amazing sales. I really wish I had bought a polo neck as they were so nice and literally about $9.

Hollister is so much cheaper here compared to the UK. all jeans were $25; that is so amazing. Cheaper than New Look! There was also a gorgeous flower print dress that was only $15.

There's only a couple of Forever 21 stores in England so I had to have a mooch in there. There was a bit of a disaster as Christie's money hadn't gone back on her card yet so we had to search for my brother so she could borrow it. 

I almost - just almost - managed to try a cheesecake from 'The Cheesecake Factory'. *sad face*

We saw so many sunsets in Florida - all so beautiful. I especially liked this one, the way the natural sunset contrasted against our man made machines and structures, yet both the sunset and cars gave off a similar shade of glow.

I hope you enjoyed day 6 in Florida! We weren't quite prepared for the cold weather and obviously it was much less photogenic but fun all the same! If you missed day 5 of Florida click here for that! Day 7 is also up now, so just click here!

Thanks for reading,

R.C. xx

A Weekend Away In Holland!

 Last weekend, as all my exams were finally over, I caught my first flight alone and met my dad in Holland to have a weekend away exploring Amsterdam and Zeist.

I know I haven't posted in a while, but I thought I would do a post on some of the things I saw when I was there.

We had a look in the zoo when we were in Amsterdam and it was crazy how there were so many animals in the middle of a city! This lion was loving the sun. How elegant and peaceful does it look?

Amsterdam somehow manages to have this city vibe about it, and busy enough to appear worth visiting yet not make you feel claustrophobic. There are so many people enjoying their day, but you don't have the hassle of constantly walking into people like a lot of cities.

I heard about this little cafe from Marcus Butler on youtube, and as my dad is a huge salad lover, I thought I would introduce him to it. You basically get to customise a huge salad for yourself - pretty cool, and much better than the unfilling places like KFC in the UK!

 Of course, Amsterdam is very famous for it's canals so I just had to do what every tourist does - and take a photo from a bridge of one of the canals.

I have to say, one thing I adore here was how the number of boats and bikes exceeded the number of cars. Being in the centre of the action, but not the centre of the pollution is always a blessing!

As with all great timings, my shoes decided to rub and I had to walk back in socks for half an hour to the hotel - so the next day we cycled around Zeist instead of Amsterdam!

We even found a cute town full of cool shops that were actually open on a sunday. Maybe I could have bought new shoes to walk around Amsterdam...

We spent about 5 hours cycling, and enjoying how flat it was compared to England and our 60 degree hills. It's a bit difficult at first, and I may have almost been knocked over by racers and crashed into bollards, but you know, once you actually realise there are two lanes in the cycle path it's not too bad ;)

I hope you enjoyed this less chatty blogpost of travelling, and more photo based. I'm thinking of doing that with my Florida posts when I finally finish them - along with the odd story thrown in haha.

R.C. xx