Friday, September 25, 2009

Malaysian Orchids and A Small Disney Town in Florida

Another day for a double post is here. First, it is Pink saturday hosted by Beverly at http://howsweetthesound.typepad.com/my_weblog/. Go and tour Beverly's blog and all her participants' and you will see so many pretty pinks.
For today, I would like to show you our pink Malaysian orchids.
I really like them because the flowers look so unusual.


Well, Saturday is also our sightseeing day so please stick around. If you want to join, I will have Mr. Linky down below. Just add your name and your permalink and please copy the SS button unto your blog.
Would you like to go to a little town in Florida that was developed by Disney? The town is called Celebration and naturally, it is located near Orlando.

After arriving from a cruise in Port Canaveral, we decide to go to Celebration and have lunch there. I lived in FL for 25 years before moving to MS but I have never been here until John decided to drive through there.I am so glad we went there cause it is such a charming town. Just look at that bear topiary right outside a doll shop.
It was summer but I had a great time browsing through this Christmas store.
Right across the restaurant where we ate was this spectacular water view.
And of course AJ and John had to relax after eating.
I love the crape myrtles that line the streets.
A wet deck in a public area where kids can enjoy especially when it is hot.
A lot of people just take bikes around the little town.
and they have these cute little vehicles for rent too that will take you around town.
If you live here, you never have to leave this community cause they have everything, banks, playground, community hall, quaint shops and boutiques, restaurants and they even have their own movie theater.
Beautiful Lilies
Not sure what this building is but it looks interesting.
same with this one.
Beautiful homes.


Abundance of greenery.
I hope you enjoyed the tour of Celebration, FL. Thank you all for coming along!
If you want to participate and of course I would love to encourage you, please enter your name and permalink below and I am hoping you will also copy the Sightseeing Saturday button on your blog and I thank you in advance!




20 comments:

Marty@A Stroll Thru Life said...

Oh Christine, what a great little town. The shops and the scenery are just stunning, and the homes are beautiful. What a wonderful place to live. Thanks for the great tour. Hugs, Marty

Nancy said...

Christine! Celebration is my favorite place!!! We looked at homes there, but since we lived in Winter Park near my son's school, it was a tough decision. We had friends there, though and visited often. My son's friend from LHPS lived there. I still dream about it. To me, it is perfect. A NEV to get around in and everything at hand. I believe it was the Columbia restaurant where we always ate. At Halloween, the kids could just trick or treat while we sat at the restaurant. Thanks for bringing back such great memories.

Lady Katherine said...

I loved seeing this lovely town! It would be wonderful to live in such a lovely place and have all the shops! lol I love the Christmas shop! The building are really neat looking!

I had a great time meeting you and John today. A very fun day for me! I hope you all had fun eating the fish tonight! I'll email you my info later, I off to bed soon.

Regina said...

Great place. I love Disneyland.I been to Disney World. I'm not sure if I been here. Thanks for sharing.
Regina

Helen said...

Hi there! I've spent many an hour in Celebration during the eight years I spent in Orlando .... even had my first hip replacement at the Celebration Hospital. Thanks for the memories.

Anonymous said...

Christine,
Love the Pink flowers...Just beautiful! And the little town...Celebartion....Would love to go bisit ther...So Cute! Lovely place...Christmas shop...the lillies were beautiful...I enjoyed the tour...Thanks for sharing...Wanted to let you know the 'Happy' you gave us at the luncheon...was Delicious! Did you make those candies...Mmmm! Love it! I enjoyed meeting you and John...I had a great time with ya'll...Have to do that again when Katherine is well....Thanks for making my day 'Special;' Have a happy Pink and a wonderful weekends...Didn't turn my name in time to do the Pink Saturday...I let it clip by....Love the ideas of the Sightseeing Saturday....Thanks again...Smiles and Hugs...Katherinellen

Tardevil said...

Hi Christine! I hope you've been doing well. Love your pictures in Celebration. We went to Disney in April, and I was amazed by the topiaries. Your orchid is beautiful too. Love the photo of the butterfly at the top. It's gorgeous!

Tara said...

It looks like a nice place to while away the day. I could have spend a few hours in that Christmas shop! There looked like there were lots of sparkly pretties in there! Have a great weekend and Happy Pink to you!

Debra said...

Hi Christine,

It was so wonderful to meet and be with you and your husband today. What a lovely time we had. I too hope to blog about our day sometime next week. And I will be looking forward to your post about going to the cooking class!

Take care dear friend and I hope we can all get togethre and some time again in the future.

Blessings!

SmilingSally said...

I've never been to Celebration either, but it's a good idea for a visit since I live so close by.

Anonymous said...

A place called Celebration :-)It sure looks like a lovely and fun place to be. LOL How cute is that bear topiary - - and Christmas decors in display already. It is near!

MIzpah,
Li

Room Service ~ Decorating 101 said...

C, it is so pretty there! Thanks for stopping by , and I love orange too...me and you verse the rest of them!

Donna said...

Hi, Christine,
It was so great meeting you and hubby yesterday. I really enjoyed the meeting and the food :) The "Magnolias" will have to meet again.
I love that little town. It would be like living in a movie there, I think, where everything is perfect. :)
Hugs,
D
P.S. Thanks for the fudge happy.
I haven't opened it yet, but it won't last long. :)

Karen at Nittany Inspirations said...

This is a charming town to live in and to visit. Thanks for the tour.

Mary Bergfeld said...

I love your post today. Your orchids are especially beautiful. I've never seen the likes of the before. I hope you are having a wonderful day.

❀~Myrna~❀ said...

Hi,
I have read about Celebration and saw pics ,
but I've never been there . Your photos are great and I have enjoyed my visit.;~)
~Myrna

Kammy said...

Hi Christine !
What a fun trip - so pretty ! I love topiarys !!!
Thanks for visiting me - I can hardly wait to get back to tablescaping - I have quite the dish collection, as I have been buying allllllll summer !! I have been busy decorating for fall. I can't lift anything heavier then a coffee pot for about 3 more weeks....then I will back to transforming all my treasures !!
Hope life is treating you well my friend !
Kammy

Char said...

Oh my gosh Christine, Celebration looks like heaven on earth. I would have loved to have shared it with you and your family in person, but your post will have to do. Just beautiful. I also look forward to seeing what lovely bloom you bring each week. So sorry for the delay, had too many things going on. Please have a great Happy Pink Saturday and enjoy your trips, Char

Beverly said...

Happy Pink Saturday, Christine. I lived in Florida for about 35 years. Celebration is a beautiful town.

And, your orchids are gorgeous. Happy Pink Saturday.

kate said...

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