Conference turris::womannotes-v2

    My parents took my brother and I to Disney World in Florida when
    we were young.  I thought the Haunted Mansion was the best attraction,
    along with the 20 Leagues under the Sea.
    
    My husband and I went to Disney and Epcot two years ago.  Hubby
    never went to Disney (deprived child).  He thought Disney was great
    for children, appreciated the Haunted Mansion and the 3-D Michael
    Jackson thingie, and then we continued to Epcot.
    
    Epcot was FANTASTIC!  It is the grown-up Disney World.  We stayed
    in the Living Seas for three hours, went through all the international
    exhibits, and got to go through all the other areas - the farming
    of the future, the space exhibit, etc.
    
    We had more fun at Epcot, although I must admit I'm looking forward
    to taking our six year old daughter to Disney sometime this year.
    We went alone on vacation then, and kept saying to ourselves the
    whole way through Disney ... "Suzanne would LOVE this!  Wish she
    were here!"  Disney should be seen through the eyes of a youngster
    to be fully appreciated.  The look of joy on the children's faces
    is unbeatable!
    
    Just my $.02
    
    Susan                     
    
    

    My Husband and I just got back from Disney in December.  What a
    perfect time to go, no crowds, or lines.  
    
    It was my first time but my Husband had been there many many times,
    so he knew his way around the park like the back of his hand.  When
    we walked into Disney all I could do was gasp, I could not believe
    how beautiful and how clean the place was, it actually brought tears
    to my eyes.  My Husband took me straight to "It's a small world"
    he wanted me to see the best ride of the park.  It was wonderful,
    and that was just the start of my visit.  
    
    The parade of the characters was wonderful, Mickey's Birthdayland
    made me wish that I had a child to bring with me.  There was a little
    girl on her Dad's shoulders in front of me, with her mouseketeer
    hat on and the expression in her eyes and face when she saw Mickey
    brought more tears to my eyes.
    
   I could go on and one forever, I can't wait to go back with my child
   and see there expression.
    
   M-I-C (see ya real soon) K-E-Y (why? because he likes us) M-O-U-S-EEEEE!
                                                                        
    
    ;-)
    Bethany
    

    My husband and I went to Disney World for the last week of
    1988!  We spent New Year's Eve watching the show and fireworks
    in front of Cinderella's Castle.
    
    It was a lot of fun, but the crowds weren't worth it.  We totalled
    our complete hours of staying there for the week and we only had
    a 3 day pass - it came out to 32 hours!!!!!!!  Oh my feet!!!
    
    
    Yes, I agree.  Disney is fantastic.  We decided one evening to
    dine on the Empress Lilly.  I must admit, it was the best dinner
    we had down there the entire week.  We even ate at the Bistro
    de Paris in the French building.  What a trip!!!  The waiters and
    waitresses were all from France.  I ended up buying the Mickey
    Mouse cookbook because it had a lot of the recipes that they cook
    down there.  I've tried a few, and it's been a treat up here in
    New England.  But I just can't find the Red Snapper......?????
    
    I even ran into a fellow Dec person in the Moroccan building.
    Incredible! They were down in Florida for two weeks!!!  My husband
    ran into an old high school friend who was on his honeymoon.  We
    travelled around Epcot and watched the Illuminations with them.
    
    To me, the Illuminations is the best!!!  But I can't wait for all
    the planned items that Disney has to open up.  The future is at
    Disney.  That's for sure!!!!
    
    
    Just my $.02,
    
    
    Shelly

>    It was a lot of fun, but the crowds weren't worth it.  We totalled

The best time to go there is in October. We went this last October.
Spent a week in the area, 3 days at Disney. From the time it opened
until it closed at night. Longest wait was 15 minutes. I can't put
into words the feeling we had. Every time I see the TV advertisment
for Epcot I want to go back.

By the way do you know what EPCOT stands for ?


Every Person Comes Out Tired.



dave

    Lynne, thank you for your idea of entering this note here.
    However, there are two conferences that have rather extensive
    coverage of Disney world. They are indmkt::disney and jpoind::holiday_
    travel. I really think that a note here just on Disney world would
    be overly duplicating other available files and distract from the
    major functions of the womannotes file. Perhaps we can change this
    to a =wn= lite - favorite vacations?
    
    for now I'm going to set this no write but if I get mail so
    requesting I'd be glad to resurect it as a 'favorite vacation'
    note.

    Bonnie J
    co-mod

    Okay, this note is once again open in a new incarnation...a place
    to talk about your favorite vacation spot.
    
    Bonnie

    Another Favorite Vacation spot for me is Cape Cod.  We usually stay
    in Wellfleet and the beaches on the National Seashore are gorgeous!
    There is also Provincetown nearby for shopping and peoplewatching!
    
    Going to the Cape for a week is the perfect escape!
    
    Lynne S.

	Well, there is this mountain peak that's kind of away from 
	the others. The summit is above tree line, but the trail leads
	through a nice pine forest with lots of little streams. The 360 
	degree view from the barren summit is a beautiful set of ridges
	to the East, West and North, with a fine valley to the south. It
	alone is worth the hike to get there and back. It's a real nice 
	place to go to get away from the world, admire God's handiwork, and
	think about things. I'd tell you were it is, but then I couldn't
	go there to get away from the world.

							Tom_K

    I had a wonderful time going to New Orleans, followed by a 4-day
    cruise on the Delta Queen.  By going just after Thanksgiving, with
    a group tour, the cost was reasonable.
    
    2nd favorite - skiing in Summit County, CO, especially in March.
    All through school my family managed a week of skiing in CO each
    March.  We used to say all the rest of the year's skiing was to
    get in shape for that week.
    
    Alison
    

    I love mists over the mountainsides and down in the valley hollows
    up in the Napa, Alexander, and Sonoma valleys, and touring the back
    ways of the wine country on sunny autumn days.  Tasting, looking,
    breathing, meandering around in the wine country is my favorite
    vacation.  Thats one of the reasons I moved to the bay area.
    
    DougO

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    My favorite vacation was BERMUDA.  We've been there twice.  Once
    without our children and once with them.  The is absolutely beautifull.
    Their main income on the island is tourism, so you are treated like
    royalty.  It's very expensive but worth every penny.  Also it's
    only an hour and a half out of Logan.  AHHHH pink sands, 75 degree
    ocean 85-90 degree wether and tons of sunshine.
    
    Our second best trip was Disney World.  We had never been.  We last
    summer and stayed at a Golf Country Club that had everything.  We
    spent four days between the Magic Kingdom and Epcot.  We are looking
    forward to goinh back.  They're are always adding new attractions.
    This spring the opening of MGM Studios is going to be happening.
    We also went to Sea World which was wonderful, plus golfing and
    laying by the pool.  What a blast.
    
    
    Our third best was a long weekend on Nantucket Island.  This is
    a small version of Bermuda, But not quite as warm.  We did swimming,
    biking, and some walking and so many other things.
    
    There's still so many things to see and do.
    
    Nancy

    We went to Hawaii for the first time last year.  Visited three islands:
    Maui, Kauaii, and Oahu.  During the entire week we spent in Maui,
    we both thought we must have died and gone to heaven.  I didn't
    know places that beautiful and tranquil *existed* on this earth!
    I was so mellow by the time we left, I could hardly walk!
    
    Kauaii was pretty, but seemed much less Hawaiian and more Americanized
    than Maui.
    
    Oahu was like being in New York City.  We won't go back there again.
    Ever.
    
    Anyway, Maui was more wonderful than I could ever have imagined,
    and we're both looking forward to going back.
    
    							Pat

    re:478.13
    
    I was just amazed with everything about Walt Disney World, It was
    everything I dreamed it would be and more.....I cant wait to go
    back...wheres my mouse ears :-)
    
    Lynne S.
    

    
    
    My favorite vacation was in Hawaii a few years ago.  Spent a week
    on Oahu and a weekend on Maui.  Should've been the other way around,
    but we had a wonderful time.  I agree with a previous reply that
    Oahu isn't as nice as the other islands, but once you get out of
    Waikiki and up toward the North Shore of Oahu it's very nice. The
    Honolulu/Waikiki area is like New York City with palm trees.  We'll
    be spending our honeymoon :^) on the North Shore of Oahu in October
    and I'm REALLY looking forward to going back!
    
    Second favorite was in Walt Disney World.  Last time I was there
    was in August, just before they opened Epcot.  I'm dying to see
    Epcot and absolutely loved the Magic Kingdom!
    
    Third favorite was a weekend my fiance and I spent in San Diego.
     We did all the touristy things like Tijuana, the zoo, found this
    wonderful little italian restaurant, it was a nice, romantic, relaxing
    weekend. 
    
    Cherie
    

France.

The culture, food, history, je ne c'est quoi [did I get that right?].
	Mez

    
    
    My favorite vacation had to have been the 3 weeks my husband and
    I spent in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.  The most beautiful
    spot was a small town in Austria call St. Johann in Tirol.  We woke
    up each morning with a view of the Kaiser Mountain range.  We also
    got a chance to attend Okotberfest in Kitzbuel.  This was one vacation
    I'll never forget!!  We plan on going back again this fall....can't
    wait!!
    
    				Aufviedersein,
    
    					Marcia

    Vermont, between October 1 and the 10th. Always liked 
    *b*r*i*g*h*t* colors ;=)

    Down the Florida Keys....theres a place called Kokomo...thats where
    you want go to get away from it all......
    
    sounds great huh?
    
    Lynne :-)

  Although I hated Florida when I was down there a couple of years ago, I will
say that Epcot blew me away.  The best part was Kraft's exhibit called "The
Land" or something similar.  My friend and I did the usual "tourist" stuff there
and found out that we could get a special guided tour by a U. of Arizona grad
student of the behind-the-scenes stuff going on in the agricultural research
area.  That alone made the trip worth while ... can't understand why there were
only 4 of us in the group getting the tour, though... ;^)

  Another fun vacation area is West Virginia and Virginia in the beginning of
April.  Harpers Ferry is a really quaint town in W. Virginia and the trees in
the Shenendoah valley take on the most incredible hues of purple and pink and
red before the leaves completely come out.  Plus there are lots of fawns and
small bunnies to be seen.  And the added bonus is that the park isn't crowded
since its not yet prime season.

    Great Places to go:
    
    Martha's Vinyard: quaint,quiet,bicycles,beaches,solitude,souvineers
        Grand Canyon: huge,hues,massive,majestic,clean,colorful
    Sequoia Nat.Park: bears,beautiful,wild,wilderness,wildlife,wood
    
    
    Places I Have Never Been But Would Like To See:
                          
    Hawaii, Carribean, Italy, Bar Harbor, Nantucket, 
    
    Kate 
          
    

    re:.18
    
    Can't argue much with that. I spent a month in Salzburg (Austria)
    about 20 years ago and thought it was Heaven on Earth. One of
    these days, I'm getting back there.
    
    --- jerry

    There this little Island called Southport, near the town of Boothbay
    Harbor, Maine.  My grandfather has lots of woods there to run around
    in, and two summer cottages.  Nothing else can relax me like a few
    days up there.....
    
    *sigh*
    
    -Jody
    

    
    Montana, southwest of Butte, along the Continental Divide -
    	quiet pine forests tucked into the shadows of ragged peaks,
    	cool streams with beaver dams, a faint rustle of yellow
    	aspen leaves...
    
    Maine, almost any part, because it's home, but especially the
    	woods and mountains in the west and central portions...
    
    St. Kitts, The Fairview, up the hill in order to catch the breeze
    	from the Caribbean, about two miles out of town, where you can
    	sit on the front porch and be surrounded by the fragrance of
    	flowers, while watching chameleons hunt...
    
    Ron 

    re: 20
    
    Don't get me started on that song "way down to Kokomo. We'll get there
    fast and then we'll take it slow...."  I am going on a cruise - leaving
    in 4 days and counting and that is our theme song!!!  When ever the
    eight of us (all of us going on the cruise) get together we play and
    sing that song.  I cannot wait.
    
    My favorite adult vacation has to be Hawaii - I loved Kauai -
    absolutely beautiful.  We look forward to the time we can take another
    two weeks off and just relax in the pacific sunshine.
    
    My favorite vacation as a child was Walt Disney World.  My husband has
    never been there, so we hope to go soon - next vacation!
    
    Aruba, Jamaica ooh I want to take ya...4 more days til carribean
    sunshine!
    
    Suzanne
                                     

    A town on the way to somewhere else, high in the mountains of the
    Sierra Madre in old Mexico, called Creel.  It's a dumpy little place
    by American standards and has no tourist attractions.  We lived about 
    a mile uphill from there for three years bordering on a high sierra
    meadow.  *Sigh* It will always be home to my family.  I'd LOVE to
    go back there!  It was beautiful...
    
    Barb

       I live in my favorite vacation spot. Colorado! The mountains are
       always there providing the backdrop to each day's beauty. I've
       been out riding and had a herd of antelope race past me. I've
       watched the hawks glide over the prairie and seen coyotes track
       their prey.

       There are places where the range streches out before you
       expanding your world and confining it at the same time. The air
       is cool even in summer and the sun warms you in the winter.

       You can be alone in a forest that hides you totally from the
       civilized world and find your peace. liesl

    It seems I never take real vacations, but the list
    of what I'd like to do, or go back to is near and dear to me...
    
    Where I'd like to go:
    
    	- England, Malta, Africa, Nova Scotia
    
    	- New York City 
    
    	- Washington, DC
    
    Where I'd like to go back to:
    
    	- Edmonton, Canada
    
    	- Spokane, Washington (where God landed, and forgot to tell anyone)
    
    	- Boulder, Colorado
    
    	- Orlando, Florida (Epcot keeps calling my name)
    
    Where I'd like to get lost, and not found?
    
    	A peaceful park, with birds singing, animals to come eat out
        of your hand, with a classic book, lost in the pages forever...
    	Quietness, falling asleep to the chirping crickets, after roasting
    	marshmallows, while someone is playing a guitar in the backgrounds
        somewhere..
    
    anywhere, but this rat race....

    Title says it all!!!!

    Is there really such a place as Kokomo?  We're going to spend 2
    weeks in Florida at the end of April/early May, and plan on doing
    the Keys, Ft. Myers, and maybe catching a shuttle launch (One is
    planned for that time, but who knows).  Did Disney World/EPCOT 2
    years ago.  Any tips, etc. certainly appreciated - offline (VAXmail)
    messages heartily welcomed!
    
    Otto.

    RE:27
    
    Suzanne, that song "Kokomo" brings back wonderful memories for me,
    it was popular when I was on my honeymoon in October of 1988, when
    we took our cruise to the Bahamas :-)
    
    yeah....come on pretty mama!
    
    Lynne S.

    Moosehead Lake in north central Maine has to be one of
    the most beautiful spots on this earth. Still underdeveloped,
    it's a great place for flannel shirts and jeans, watching the
    lake change colors as the sun moves across the sky. We go
    each year for a week and just forget about the world.
    
    There's lots to do up there -- boating, hiking in Baxter State
    Park, whitewater rafting on the nearby Kennebec or Penobscot
    Rivers, or just vegging (as we do).
    
    The lake, for those who don't know, is called Moosehead because
    it is shaped like the antlers of a moose. The lake stretches
    over 46 miles north, and looks different from various places.
    
    As for tropics: St. Thomas and St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands
    are both lovely, though the former is touristy. We've stayed
    at a beach resort called Bolongo Bay, located outside of the
    hubbub of Charlotte Amalie, but close enough to get a great
    dinner and watch the sunset. St. John is a beautiful island,
    with Trunk Bay listed on the Top 10 Beaches List in the world,
    as well as great hiking and camping in the U.S. Virgin Islands
    Park.
    
    Great morale booster to think of vacatin spots in the midst of cold,
    winter days!
    

    Barbuda (no, not a misspelling of Bermuda!) is BARBUDA-FUL!
    Sister-island to Antigua in the Caribbean, it's largely uninhabited
    outside the one village of Codrington.  Hub and I were there in
    February of last year and I WANNA GO BACK!  In four days on five
    different beaches, we saw a total of 3 other people!  
    
    It's not a place for everyone, because it's completely undeveloped for 
    tourism (except for one *very exclusive* resort which is entirely
    self-contained and where the Royal Family of England has been known
    to vacation!  At $750-$1200 per day, needless to say we did _not_
    stay there!)  No shops, no nightlife, no restaurants - not even
    a paved road.  Just lots of unspoiled tropical island, wildlife,
    80+ degree temps and deserted pink & white beaches.  The *perfect*
    place to just R E L A X X X and forget about the rest of civilization.
    
    Antigua (where we spent the second four days) is a 15-minute shuttle
    flight away.  Antigua's much more developed for tourism, but is
    still very peaceful and quiet.  The English Harbor area is just
    beautiful, and Nelson's Dockyard has a fascinating history as one
    of the principal ports in the Caribbean.
    
    We'll definitely go back someday!
    
         Caribbean-dreamin'..........Lisa V...

    My favorite vacation spot is Hawaii on the islands of Oahu and Kaui.
    When I go to Oahu, my favoite place (I wouldn't stay anywhere else)
    is The Royal Hawaiian on Wikiki Beach.  Also on the North Shore
    is Turtle Bay.  My next vacation I'd like to go back or go to either
    Bermuda or WDW.

    I hate it when (oops, wrong topic!) I ask a question and I think
    my meaning is clear but it isn't!  Now that it's been established
    that Kokomo exists, let me re-phrase my question:
    
    Is there really such a place as Kokomo (yes), and if so, (here's the
    part I ass-u-me'd I implied) where is it specifically?
    
    Otto. 

    re .38
    
    I always get a chuckle out of the song because Kokomo is in...
    
    		Indiana.  It's a small city with a heavy industrial
    and agricultural economic base, and not 'resort-attractive' by any
    stretch of the imagination.
    
    Alison

       My *favorite* vacation spot is Glacier Park in Montana during
    the summer (that means July or August) when the glacier lilies are
    blooming.  I've been there several times and am always re-impressed
    with its grandeur.  
    
        You'll never forget driving up the Going-to-the Sun highway 
    -- built in the 30's, it is the only road through the Park.
    There are hundreds of miles of hiking trails, lots of mountain goats,
    delicate flowering plants, deep glacial lakes, and glaciers of course.

        I have three favorite vacation spots.  A high priced vacation
    spot, a mid priced one and a low priced one.
    
        My favorite costly place for a vacation is Hawaii.  I've been
    there twice in my adult life and loved it both times.  I went to
    Honolulu once and don't intend on staying there again.  It reminds
    me of a smaller version of Los Angeles in a nicer location.  I'd
    like to see the rest of Oahu, but not from Honolulu.  I stayed on
    Maui twice and love it there, but I'd like to try Hawaii and Kauai.
    
        My favorite mid priced vacation is getting a room in San Francisco
    for the night and spending a couple of days there.  We live 50 miles
    from the city, but staying there overnight is still special.  We
    like to visit the crumpet bakery, kick around the park, visit the
    museums, shop on Union street and generally have a great time.
    
        My low cost vacation is backpacking in The Emmigrant Wilderness.
    Its just north of Yosemite and is a gorgeous place, lots of granite,
    beautiful lakes and streams.  It even has a very unusual lake for
    the Sierra Nevada.  It's a small lake, but it has a pebble beach
    from wave action caused soley by the wind.  The waves are about
    6 to 9 inches tall, but they're very out of preportion with the
    size of the lake.
    
    ASP

>        You'll never forget driving up the Going-to-the Sun highway 
>    -- built in the 30's, it is the only road through the Park.
>    There are hundreds of miles of hiking trails, lots of mountain goats,
>    delicate flowering plants, deep glacial lakes, and glaciers of course.

    I don't  know  about  driving,  but  I certainly won't ever forget
    bicycling  up  Going  to  the  Sun  highway. I spent 4 hours in my
    lowest  gear  wondering  if  I  would  ever get there (in sleet of
    course, since it was August). Beautiful views when the fog lifted,
    and a wild ride down after thawing out in front of the fire in the
    ranger station at the top.

    I have  very  fond memories of both Glacier National parks (one in
    the U.S. and one in Canada), as well as Banff from that trip.

--David

Make it 3 votes for Glacier.  The BEST 9 days of hiking, rafting, and general
relaxing place I've ever had.  I don't know when, but I know I'm going back.  

Kathy:

    Which Glacier?  The  U.S.  Glacier  park  joins  with the Canadian
    Waterton  national  park  to  make  an "international peace park".
    Canadian  Glacier national park is a couple of hundred miles north
    of the peace park.

--David

    Does anyone know if there is a VACATION notesfile?  I'm interested
    more about Bermuda!!

Re. < Note 478.47 by FTMUDG::GRANDE >

>    Does anyone know if there is a VACATION notesfile?  I'm interested
>    more about Bermuda!!

Try JPOIND::HOLIDAY_TRAVEL.  Hit KP7 to add to your notebook.

/Mike

    Been to Hawaii twice since '87. First time spent 10 days on
    Oahu. Did everything conceivable (except the Polynesian
    Cultural Center...) and had a fantastic time. Favorite
    place was in the middle of the island between the mountain
    ranges (there's a name for this place, but it's too late
    at night to remember...). Loved the drive from Waikiki,
    around Diamond Head and up the eastern side of the island
    (towards and beyond Sea Life Park). What a gorgeous place!
    
    Second time spent 5 days in Lahaina (on Maui) -- it was just
    okay. Did all the touristy things... Hana, Haleakala (froze
    our buns off, depsite being dressed for it...) 
    
    Spent another 2 days at Volcanoes National Park on the eastern 
    side of the Big Island. Lots of fun and quite educational. Drove 
    across (the southern route) to Kona and spent 3 days. Wish I'd 
    spent it all in Kona. Hawaiian royalty spent their vacations and 
    holidays in Kona... and it's no wonder... want to go back again
    and drive the Saddle Road across the island. Want to go back
    again and drive the northern route across the island...
    
    I JUST WANNA GO BACK!
    
    
    

   My favorite place is the Schoodic Peninsula, part of Acadia National 
   Park in Maine. There are places where you can walk off the road,
   down the rocks, toward the ocean, and, if you're lucky, encounter
   no other people.

   My idea of heaven is sitting there in the sun with my SO and watching
   the tide come in and listening to the ducks gabble as they swim by...
   I like to watch the barnacles feed, too, and look for the occasional
   seal coming up for air. 

   bliss.

    Just got back from my first vacation in nearly 3 years... I keep
    thinking "and this time last week we were..." doing this and that.
    
    So -- this year's favourite vacation was Bonaire N.A. (in the
    Caribbean).  Don't go if you don't dive.
    
    Helen (suffering_from_return-to-reality_shock)