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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Sat Dec 16, 2017, 06:41 PM Dec 2017

a Brit's take on downtown Orlando etc

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/travel/adventure/667455/Orlando-downtown-Universal-studios-speakeasy-bars

Visit Orlando: Discover a world of speakeasy bars and Universal studios

TENTATIVELY stepping through the unmarked door, I crept up the turf-carpeted staircase, following the scent of whisky.

Mickey Mouse wouldn’t be seen dead in a place like The Treehouse – a tiny, secret cocktail joint in the centre of downtown Orlando.

Welcome to another side of the world’s theme park capital, where the bars are hidden and the drinks are strong.

I was staying at boutique EO Inn, overlooking pretty Lake Eola Park.
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a Brit's take on downtown Orlando etc (Original Post) steve2470 Dec 2017 OP
I love Orlando, I have lived an hour and a half away my whole life dewsgirl Dec 2017 #1
Love that my commute involves a two-lane road (getting busy now tho) and never ever on I-4! Roland99 Dec 2017 #2

dewsgirl

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1. I love Orlando, I have lived an hour and a half away my whole life
Sat Dec 16, 2017, 07:18 PM
Dec 2017

And go there often. Horrendous traffic at times though.

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