We spent the morning playing mini golf. Disney offers two 18 hole mini golf courses. One, is a regular golf course type theme with grass fairways, greens, etc, while the other has a Fantasia theme. We chose the Fantasia for our day out. The Mickey you see here is outside the main entrance. Now that is one talented gardener! We played to see who would buy lunch. Chris started strong, but faded down the stretch. In the end, it wasn't even close but she did very well for a first timer. I think it is all a matter of luck mostly anyway, as all the holes have lots of twists and bends. It only took about an hour to go around and we were allowed to play through on one hole and come back to a hole we missed later on.
We then drove over and parked at Downtown Disney in front of Planet Hollywood. We were amazed the parking lots were not full. In fact, there weren't many people around at all and it was a beautiful day. We were there just before noon and decided to grab lunch at Planet Hollywood as there was no line to get in. Chris had L.A. Lasagna and I had the Pork Ribs. Both were excellent and served piping hot. The service was excellent too. The atmosphere inside PH was fabulous. So many movie clips showing and lots of memorabilia hung on the walls. After lunch, we walked up the spiral staircase to explore the other two levels of the restaurant. We also bought a picture of the two of us taken by a photographer on the way into the building. It turned out very well and I will post it once I get it scanned.
We wandered around Downtown Disney and saw loads of shops with all type Disney wear for sale. Chris managed to find a wide brimmed hat and hoodie she liked at the Rainforest Cafe. We enjoyed the huge Lego displays too. There was a sea monster actually in the water, a shark, a family walking and others all made of Lego. Hard to believe that someone could actually sculpt such life size figures and all out of Lego! Amazing.
Take a look at the family on the left in front of the Disney Store. At a glance, it is hard to see which figures are real and which are created in Lego. Take a closer look by clicking on the picture to enlarge it.
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