Toilet roll...

What a day! 12 hours of complete fantasy, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure and then the Blue Man Group Show...I have been on the Hulk, The Mummy, Duelling Draggons, Twister, Dr Seuss, Cat in the Hat, Blutos' Barges, Jurassic Adventure, Men In Black, Jaws and roamed around film sets, in and out of cool shops...I could go on! Crazy day, so many things to look at you get completely lost in this man made world.

The place is enormous and you can't quite explain it as the scale way exceeds anything you have ever seen before. One park is the same size as Lakeside or Bluewater - I know totally vast. I still think Disney is slightly creepy, as I feel they have their way of doing things and little messages with each ride or feature or shop, yet it is all dressed up nice and sweetly so everyone takes it in - not sure I explained that very well, but I know what I mean.

The Blu Man Group was a bizarre show, including catching paint balls in their mouths, drumming on pipes and tin drums covered in luminous paint so the paint sprayed everywhere, especially cool under the strobes. It also had a band dressed in luminous skeleton costumes suspended on the stage, audiance participation and some really creative arty features, like tumble dryer vents and toilet paper spinning around the ceiling and over our heads - hard to explain but cool.

All in all the O Town expereince has been pretty cool and I have done some new stuff, which I alwasy like about my travels; been up in the biggest helium balloon in the world (400ft above the ground, top view), eaten in a Planet Hollywood, gone shopping in the largest mall I have ever seen, been on every scary ride in two theme parks (I normally wimp out on such things, but went for it!) sun bathed in a bikini and didn't worry about it (quite pleased with that one, but need to work on the abs) and read a record breaking four books in one holiday!

Shopping again today, going to get some presents for friends and my little nephews; Jack and Lewes. Our last full day and night, then flying home to probably another rainy, luke warm British summer! Hey ho! :>)