good times and bad times

we left the following morning to go look at camera shops, unfortunately all the close shops were closed. so we drove to international drive, which is a long street covered with shops and museums. we found a camera/electronics shop advertised in a tourist guide we had. we went in and the guy was really pushy and kept dropping the price of the cameras "just for us". eventually he offered me a fujifilm finepix F480 for $199. he had told us that it was worth between $400 and $500, but was originally selling it at an already reduced price of $250. it looked nice enough, was black, reasonably slim (not that small tho...) had 8.2 megapixels, and a 2.7 inch screen. i bought it thinking i had a really good deal.

after this we went home, put the camera on a charger and went off to disneys animal kingdom.
the animal kingdom was amazing, it was a mix of a theme park, a zoo, a safari, and a movie set. there were not many theme park rides, but what there was, was amazing. the everest rollercoaster took u to the top of a massive manmade mountain, then dropped u backwards into the dark! then after a few sharp turns, and "almost loops' it then let u out into the light, down a massive drop!! it was awesome!
the only other good rides was a whitewater rafting thing which absolutely soaks u, and smaller rollercoaster. the zoo part was nice, it was really well shaded, which was nice, and they had gorillas :)
the safari part was a ride through a massive piece of africa. its the biggest (size) ride in all the disney parks. it was great too, benedict loved it even though he was sick, and had been throwing up. apart from these all the walkways and shops had been built to replicate parts of the world. the best was asia, which looked incredibly realistic

after a great day here, we went back to the hotel. when we arrived I began watching tv, when I heard dad talking on the phone. he had been on the internet and checked other prices of the camera I had bought that morning, the RRP was $179, not $400 to $500. he asked if we could take it back, but it said on the docket that there were no refunds or replacements. it turns out there was nothing we could do. I was angry that night, but am over it now. the camera is reasonable, and I wasnt planning on using it for proper photography so it will still suit my needsthat night dad, dom, and I went out to downtown disney. its a lakeside covered in shops. it was really cool, and took my mind off the camera ordeal

the following day we went to disney/mgm studios. this is a disney park based on movies. this is where the tower of terror is and the rockin' rollercoaster starring areosmith. both were incredible. the tower of terror is a tower which lits u up then repeatedly drops u, while the areosmith ride is a rollercoaster through the dark, with loops and corkscrews. it accelerates from 0-60mph (100km/h) in 2.8sec

at this park was also the backlot tour and the great movie ride. apart from the rides there are large shows put on. we saw the indiana jones stunt show, and lights motors action. this is a show involving lots of fast cars, motorbikes and fire
it was great

because benedict was still sick, he only arrived with mum at 5oclock. we saw the dancing light show, which is where a street covered in lights, flashes in time to music

last night both dad and I, got sick with some stomach bug. we think it was from a curry we had at disney/mgm studios. because of that, and because bendict is still sick we decided to take a day off
thats why im able to write this blog

even though I now have a camera, we have had troubles getting the photos onto the computer, so I will post them when we have figured this out

all the formatting seems to have screwed up so im sorry if there are random fullstops etc