In addition to our New York visit, we've been doing quite a bit of backyard sightseeing, as I like to call it. By this I mean we've been enjoying some of the more touristy-type attractions in central Florida. We saw the Lincoln Bicentennial Celebration and Jim Henson's Fantastic World exhibits at the Orange County Regional History Center, located in the former courthouse downtown on Central Blvd. Conveniently, we were available on an afternoon on which admission was free in conjunction with Artsfest. (Artsfest is amazing, and I might write a "whole 'nother" post just on this subject.)
We also checked out the Orlando Science Center, the highlight of which was the showing of Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk. This was an awesome experience for us because it was shown in the Cinedome, an eight-story theatre where the planetarium displays are also shown. Also, the film featured the subject of rivers and boating which we obviously love, and it was a very well-made piece created with a great deal of care and respect for nature. We got buy-one-get-one tickets as a result of our affiliation with United Arts, the organization that sponsors--you guessed it--Artsfest.
In other news, I highly recommend The Visitor, a quality film which has been decorated with hunks of Oscar nominations and which I enjoyed immensely. I checked it out from the local library for free.
And of course, we enjoyed free breakfast at Denny's on February 3rd (we watched the Super Bowl commercial with everyone else), completing our quartet of examples proving that--even in this economy--in one's own backyard, one can find activities that are exciting, educational, and easy on the wallet. Next on our agenda is Gatorland, where they're charging Florida residents only $10 for admission until the end of February. Any fellow Floridians wanna join us?!
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