A nice surprise?

Hi,

Both my wife and I are visiting Orlando from England in Sept 08. We both work extremely hard in the public sector, she%26#39;s a nurse and i%26#39;m a police officer (don%26#39;t hate me, i%26#39;m nice).

This is our first %26#39;big%26#39; holiday. Because of this, and because I want to do something special, I was wondering if you people had any ideas of what I could do for her as a romantic surprise for when we are in Orlando. Something I could organise from here in %26#39;sunny%26#39; Manchester would be ideal as then she%26#39;d know nothing about it.

Cheers, and any suggestions welcome.

A nice surprise?

Day at discovery cove? i personally think that would be a great one if she likes dolphins

A nice surprise?

Not sure how long you are here, but if I could surprise my wife while in Orlando, I would arrange to take her on a 3 or 4 day cruise.

You can get a cruise out of Port Canaveral to the Bahamas that would be just enough romantic time away and still have time for the theme parks if you choose.

Good Luck

Assuming you might be staying on Disney property here. Forgive me if your not. Disney has a great floral department that will deliver flowers to your room @ any scheduled time. You can request a disney motif vase that will be a great souvenir to take home and remind you of this trip. My wife has 2 different vases from previous trips and they always bring back a smile when she uses them. Be sure to ask for the best style vase that will pack well if you are flying. Best I can remember, cost was about $50-$60 and the flowers were comperable to $125 arrangements we buy @ home in plain vases. Floral dept. provides some of the best value for the dollar spent that you will find @ Disney.

First let me say that you both are in admirable professions and in this day and age both are very needed professions.

Chocolate covered strawberries and flowers in the room or delivered just after you arrive would be nice.

Good luck and have fun!

Here%26#39;s a site with a few good romantic ideas if going to Disney

http://www/allears.net/btp/authors_perl.htm

I%26#39;d get away from Disney and ride about 15 minutes to the beautiful restful little town of Winter Park, where you can take a relaxing boat ride

http://www.scenicboattours.com/home.htm

followed by a meal at one of their lovely restaurants like the little Paris Bistro. It%26#39;s very upscale and full of galleries and museums ( including one of Tiffany glass) and lots of chances to stroll hand in hand and stop for a glass of wine etc.

It%26#39;s whole different world than Disney and so very relaxing.

I agree with the flowers %26amp; strawberries. How about dinner at Victoria %26amp; Alberts in the Grand Floridian? It%26#39;s an upscale Black tie kind of place.

The short cruise would be nice, as would Discovery Cove.

Hi Pikey

If you let us know what kind of things your wife likes, big shows, nice meal etc and what your budget is then I%26#39;m sure you%26#39;ll get loads more ideas.

Tickets to Cirque de soleil

Night in one of the big Disney hotels

Nice restaurant etc...

Thank you all very much for your replies. Its nice to talk to people that seem to genuinely want to offer help and ideas.

We%26#39;ll be staying on International Drive.

Thanks so much once again.

The Mrs is just a typically girly girl. She likes pampering, meals, just anything thats a nice surprise really.

Take her to the Mall at Millenia to shop and dine. They have some quite upmarket shops and restaurants there. And I believe there is a day spa nearby. These are things she will love if she is of the girly pesuasion.

Also romantic, book a fireworks cruise at Disney on the lake, or book a table at one of the nice resort restaurants where you can see the fireworks from such as the California Grill or Narcoosee%26#39;s. The menus for both can be read at allears/net where you were directed to in a post above. You can get a taxi to/from form int drive if you aren%26#39;t driving, but I%26#39;d get a car if I were you. I%26#39;d love to hear your opinion of the driving there lol. Pretty easy though.

Another option is a balloon ride.