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Recap of my Trip Part 3

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We begin day three with a little trip to Eustis , Florida. As we were walking down the street, my eye was immediately drawn to this antique mail box. How cool is this?? I believe this cool community stage (and swimming pool in the back) are from the 1920s. Peter read a review in the paper about this place so we decided to try it. The view from our table...awesome. This sandwich was GOOD! After lunch, we explored a bit of Eustis...then drove to Mount Dora to window shop and see the lighting of the Christmas lights. This hotel, The Lakeside Inn , is over 100 years old. I think this would be a cool place to stay! View from the lobby... I've been to Mount Dora before and really love it there because of all the old buildings. Looks like a neat place to have some coffee! Naturally, I fell head over heals in love with this house. We decided to give our feet a rest and have some dinner while we waited for it to get dark. We went into a pub for a quick d...

Florida Trip Comes to an End.

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Goodbye Walt Disney World! We left WDW on Saturday morning but I got an unexpected treat. While driving down a seldom used road, we came upon the Roundhouse and saw one of the trains being brought online! Pretty cool, huh? And for my last night in Florida, my friends took me to Ocala, a lovely little town that has a wonderful restaurant. The last time I was here, I fell in love with their shrimp and grits - incredible! After dinner, we crossed the street to the town center to see the Christmas lights. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. I'm on my way home!