The place is “Winter Park” it is on the way to “Sanford Airport” you come off I4 at Junction 87 (”Fairbanks Avenue,) this takes you straight into “Winter Park” where there are plenty of free parking space’s.

What we usually do on the day we’re traveling home is drop our cases off at “Buena Vista” and then spend the rest of the day at “Winter Park.”

There are quite a few very interesting shops, some are quite expensive but very different from what you would find on International Drive etc. There are several coffee shops and restaurants with outside seating so you can enjoy the lovely weather.

The most interesting and unusual part of “Winter Park” is that there is a railway station, and the railway line runs right through the centre of the town. its very quaint, the first time we went was in March 2006 and just by chance, there was a festival on, and there were stalls from one end of the town to the other, selling paintings, pottery local foods etc, I’m not sure if it is an annual event but it was certainly well worth a visit.

Another very attractive part of “Winter Park” are their lakes, there are several lakes running into each other, there are boat rides every hour it costs ten dollars to go on this ride and worth every penny, it lasts approx one hour round all the lakes there are magnificent houses owned by several very wealthy and famous people, the driver of the boat is not allowed to disclose the names of the people who own them, we were told that in years gone by very rich people from North America used to come and stay in  the winter months, which is where its name originally came from. There is also a very large  college called “Rollins College” at the edge of the lakes which specializes in all water sports.

In all we find it an interesting and very restful place to spend a day.