Today was a combination of randomness.  Since we had limited items left on our Orlando agenda, we bounced around more than a little.  Our morning started with a trip to "Old Town" Orlando.  "Old Town" was highly recommended to us (incidentally, by the same fellow who recommended Arabian Nights).  Also, it's the location of the Haunted Grimm House.  Here's our joint assessment of "Old Town": It's a hopelessly inept tourist trap.  There is nothing there that offers any type of redeeming value.  It's consists of a few faux "streets" filled with shops and "attractions".  Most of them are peddling junk. The typical stuff mostly... martial arts "supplies" (also known as the "dragons and swords shop"), the discount gift shop (stuff so hideous that you're embarrassed to even consider buying it), the bars and restaurants that serve downright bizarre food, and caricature "artists" by the boatload.

We originally planned on visiting the Grimm House, but on seeing it in person, we thought better of it.  It's pretty lame.

There's a short version of all this:  AVOID OLD TOWN, ORLANDO.

Having met with disappointment in Old Town, we decided to spend a while "finishing out" Universal's Islands of Adventure (the more ride-based of the parks).  Since it was getting on towards lunch time, we called ahead for reservations at Mytho's (the restaurant in the "Lost Continent" section of the park).  Supposedly, it's won a lot of awards for excellent food.  The place is beautiful.  We took pictures both inside and outside.  Additionally, we'd both say that the food was far better than expected.  The food was very well made, and the restaurant was really a cut above "theme park food".  It's reputation is deserved. I'm glad we ate there.

We caught a few of the rides for an encore round.  "Poseidon's Fury" really is well planned and executed.  We didn't get any photos during the performance, but we got plenty of the exterior.

After roaming all about the Islands of Adventure, we came back to the hotel for a bit.  We like the hot tub.

We had reservations at Fulton's Crab House this evening.  Yes, the Fulton's in Downtown Disney.  We missed it on the last trip, and figured we'd give it a shot.  I'd heard that it was pricey, but I really had no idea... When we looked at the menu, we found that most entrees were over $45.  I like good food just a much as the next guy, but even Red Square isn't *that* expensive.  I'd estimate that a bill for two people would be near $180.  We decided it was ridiculous, and went to Raglan Road (the Irish Pub) instead.  Raglan Road always has great food, and the house band is always entertaining.  The only negative about our visit this evening was our seating... We were directly in front of a speaker, and they like to run the whole show pretty loudly.  On the whole, we'd always recommend Raglan Road.  They were the highlight of the Disney Dining Plan from our trip last year.  They're reasonably priced on a cash basis as well (like tonight).

I got a few pictures of the Irish dancing this time.

Ok, it's late now.  I miss Lightroom.  Must get better laptop.