The sights! The sounds! The smells??

Our trip to Disney was, of course wonderful! There was so much to see and do. It truly kept the senses busy. But one thing that I didn't expect was just how complete the sensory experience was going to be.

Some things were expected like the smell of popcorn..or more unpleasantly, the stench smell of cigarette smoke every time we walked toward an outdoor 'smoking area'. But there were some smells that took us by surprise. One of them was when we rode the ride Soarin' at Epcot. It makes the rider feel as though they are flying... or soarin'.. get it, get it?!... above several different environments. I could feel the wind on my face, which was pretty neat.. but then something unexpected happened. I could smell things. Like evergreens and oranges and oceans and whatever else we were flying above at that time. It really completed the experience.

But then there were some even more unexpected smells. We stayed at resort on property called Caribbean Beach Resort. When we went into the gift shop area for our resort, it smelled like.. you guessed it.. the tropics and a little bit like coconut. And while waiting in line for several rides, we'd smell cinnamon rolls, of all things! And there weren't any nearby, so that smell had to be 'piped in'. It was strange, and yet it played it's part in enveloping us in 'the experience'.

In case you're wondering when is she gonna quit talking about that trip? Well.. I don't know. It's nice to document things here since this is a diary of sorts. And.... it's more interesting than saying 'bah humbug' for a while longer. Although, I have to say, this trip has lightened my mood and I'm not feeling as down as I usually do during this month, so that's a plus right now! : )