I am a hard working individual. I work full time as a medical researcher, I am also starting up photography as a business, and putting all my “eggs in one basket” for medical school, on top of all the other issues that plague peoples’ lives. But once in a while it is nice to splurge a bit and relax, and this weekend getaway was it for me.

A couple of fraternity brothers and I pulled together a weekend in Orlando primarily to attend Halloween Horror Nights (which I was very impressed with this year), but added a couple of other things to make it more enjoyable. We got hooked up with a deal with a room on the 7th floor of the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. This hotel was by far the best resort I have ever stayed in (and I’ve been in resorts in Costa Rica and the Philippines). The hotel had a Floridian theme in which there were 3 areas that resembled locations in Florida. The first is the everglades, the second was Key West where we attended a Bacardi Rum tasting event (SWEET!!), and the third was St. Augustine (where we had our hotel room in). The thing that caught my eye was the 3 jacuzzis that operated 24/7. Just imagine being in the warm cuzzi with your favorite drink with 55-degree wind-chill good times. I also met a few people just mingling around, including a group of ladies enjoying a bachelorette party weekend.

We also went to the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival, which I will elaborate, on more in a different bog. Enjoy the pictures from the hotel and food and wine festival décor.

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