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[QUOTE=Virtual Geezer;389663]But very crowed. At times they close the place because the parking lots are full and they cannot handle any more cars. That is usually between Christmas and New Years.

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I believe the parks will be fully decorated for Christmas the second week of November (at least that's what I was told when I made a reservation) so if you want to see the decorations you might want to consider Disney during November! Your right about the crowds the closer you get to Christmas!

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I believe the parks will be fully decorated for Christmas the second week of November (at least that's what I was told when I made a reservation) so if you want to see the decorations you might want to consider Disney during November! Your right about the crowds the closer you get to Christmas![/QUOTE]

I use to go the second week of December and it was great. Depending on what day of the week Christmas fell the time from the weekend before Christmas to New Years day was crowded and closings usually happened the week between.

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Just an FYI: During the non-snowbird months a lot of the stores and restaurants shut down on Tuesday. So if you are planning a visit to Mount Dora do it later in the week during the summer months.

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Originally Posted by Yorio (Post 389478)

Tom. Sounds like a good idea. There are so many restaurants there. Wonder if some one familiar with Dora enlightens us with restaurant recommendation?:)

I've been to Mt Dora a few times now. It's a quaint little place with ritzy shops. Many were closed for the season but will be reopening next week. I've eaten at the Cuban restaurant and the Thai place that also has sushi. Both were absolutely excellent. We'll be going next week with the Brewer's Club to the brew pub and will investigate that.
Just past Mt Dora is the town of Yahala that has an incredible German bakery. I heard that they used to sell in TV many, many years ago, but it didn't go over well for some reason. I don't understand it. My weight and cholesterol goes up just looking at the baked good case. And they do awesome breads as well. There is a room off to the side that has about 4-6 tables and you can order sandwiches off a chalk-board menu. Both times I've had the cranberry walnut chicken and it's incredibly yummy!
Another fun place that we went to was north about halfway to Gainsville is Micanopy with it's real late 1800's buildings that sells mostly antiques. Also, close to there is where the author of The Yearling lived (sorry, I'm rushing out the door and don't have all my info) with a park that depicts what old Central Florida truly is.
We've been to Hermansosa twice to swim with the manatees. The NYD experience was the best. Tarpon Springs, Greektown, is a fun place to visit and another artery clogger if you're not careful! St Augustine's is a lot of fun.
Lots to do outside of the bubble! Enjoy!!

Looks like lots of interesting places to visit. Good point about when to visit some of those places. I have jotted them down on my memo section of I-Pad for future reference. Thanks again:icon_wink: