"Greetings from Orlando, Florida, the City Beautiful~" - Project 366 2008 - June 28, 2008 ~ Explored!
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** This is 'PART 1 of 4' wall art paintings in downtown Orlando ~
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Orlando is a city of central Florida. The city of orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. Orlando is the 6th largest city in Florida.
Orlando is also nicknamed as “O-Town”, “The City Beautiful” and “The Imaginary City”. The fountain of Lake Eola is the symbol of Orlando. The city is believed to be named after a soldier named Orlando Reeves who allegedly died in the area, during the war against the Seminole Indian tribe.
Orlando is one of the world's most visited vacation spots. The tourism brings in the largest revenues to the city. Orlando attracts an estimated 52 million tourists a year, during its peak seasons. The orlando vacation and orlando vacation packages are hotly pursued deals.
The major attractions of Orlando include Arboretum of the University of Central Florida, Blue Spring State Park, Central Florida Zoological Park, Church Street Station, Cirque du Soleil, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Cypress Gardens Adventure Park, Discovery Cove, Gatorland, Hard Rock Live & Hotel, International Trolley and Train Museum, Kennedy Space Center, Harry P. Leu Gardens, Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, Morse Museum of American Art, Old Town, Orange County Regional History Center, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando Science Center, Wekiwa Springs State Park, World of Orchids and Ripley's Believe It or Not!.
The city is widely known for the Disney World theme park, including the EPCOT Center and Animal Kingdom. The Disney World Resort is in the Reedy Creek Improvement District.
The other tourist attractions include Sea World, Universal Studios Florida, Universal Orlando Resort and the World's Largest McDonald's.
The downtown Orlando attracts the considerable number of tourists. Gatorland is one of the oldest attractions in the area.
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` ®© ROBERTO CARBONI (59 months ago | reply)
Nice catch.congrats
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♥ artkat0116 ♥ away (59 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ALL KINDS OF BEAUTY (Invited photos ONLY), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Great composition and capture!!!
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Tumbleweed Photography ( Carole) (59 months ago | reply)
WOWWWWWWWWWWW AWESOME GIRl...great job hugs xoxoxo
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Love this one!
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Robert Lz (59 months ago | reply)
Nice job Turtlemom
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KAMorin (59 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called PHOTO SMILES - Photos That Make You SMILE! Post 1/Award 2, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
AWesome shot!!! I looks like a postcard!!!!!!!! I have been there many many times!!! Love it!!!! (always Disney and the attractions of course... I'm long overdue to see Pooh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Love the bright sunshiney colors!!!!!!!!!!!!!
swt snookie (59 months ago | reply)
What a wonderful add for Florida, bright bold color and great design!!
b>This is a colourful wonder! Please add it to the
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Larpoon (59 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Through Your Eyes To Ours, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
a wonderful capture Nancy.
Over the years quite a few Australian Professional golfers have used Orlando area as their home base
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seadawg_360 (59 months ago | reply)
Well done my friend!
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called What I love!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Arimm (59 months ago | reply)
i like the multitude of colors here
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Darren K. Osgood Photography (59 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Florida Wall Murals, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Love it, thanks for sharing.
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prdsra1 (59 months ago | reply)
Compliments, I like it;
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turtlemom4bacon (59 months ago | reply)
Thank you everyone very much!!!!!!!!
~Diana Nevermind~ added this photo to her favorites. (59 months ago)
~Diana Nevermind~ (59 months ago | reply)
My word..........lots of detail in this mural..............BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!!
Congrats no Explore................. :)))))
kit e kat (59 months ago | reply)
OK, I've never seen this one before either....what the heck? ;o)
turtlemom4bacon (59 months ago | reply)
Diana-thank you for your visit, fave and comment, dear friend!!
kat-good to see you again!! There are 4 of these murals on the side of a parking garage on Garland. Have a great week!!!
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Victoria Shade (46 months ago | reply)
Fun!
Koko Nut (9 months ago | reply)
!!!Congratulations!!!
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