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Florida 2024

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Florida 2024

Miami, Wynwood, and the Orlando parks — December 2024

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Murals, safari & the parks

The holidays back in Florida — Miami Beach and the Atlantic sunsets, the spray-painted walls of Wynwood and Little Havana, and then Orlando: the safari giraffes and elephants of Disney's Animal Kingdom, Spaceship Earth glowing at Epcot, and the dragon over Diagon Alley at Universal. Tap any photo to enlarge it, or open the map.

Day 1

Tue 24 Dec

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little HavanaA man o' war washed up on Miami Beach.

Day 2

Wed 25 Dec

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little HavanaGulls working the shoreline at South Beach.
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little HavanaSunset over the Atlantic.
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little HavanaThe murals of the Wynwood Walls.

Day 3

Thu 26 Dec

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little HavanaLittle Havana, painted top to bottom.

Day 4

Fri 27 Dec

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little HavanaA milkshake worth every calorie.
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little HavanaA man o' war washed up on Miami Beach.

Day 5

Sat 28 Dec

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana · Disney's Animal Kingdom

Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little Havana
Miami — beaches, Wynwood & Little HavanaGulls working the shoreline at South Beach.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomGiraffes out on Disney's safari savanna.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomElephants down at the watering hole.

Day 6

Mon 30 Dec

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomFlamingos crowding the water in pink.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomA rhino grazing in the morning.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomThe great carved Tree of Life.

Day 7

Tue 31 Dec

Disney's Animal Kingdom

Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomA quiet green corner of Animal Kingdom.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomGiraffes out on Disney's safari savanna.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomElephants down at the watering hole.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomFlamingos crowding the water in pink.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomA rhino grazing in the morning.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomThe great carved Tree of Life.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomA quiet green corner of Animal Kingdom.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomGiraffes out on Disney's safari savanna.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomElephants down at the watering hole.
Disney's Animal Kingdom
Disney's Animal KingdomFlamingos crowding the water in pink.

Day 8

Wed 1 Jan

Epcot

Epcot
EpcotSpaceship Earth glowing at dusk.
Epcot
EpcotEpcot's great silver geodesic sphere lit up at night.
Epcot
EpcotBruce the shark, hanging in the Seas.
Epcot
EpcotA fancy cocktail and a slice to match.
Epcot
EpcotSpaceship Earth glowing at dusk.
Epcot
EpcotEpcot's great silver geodesic sphere lit up at night.

Day 9

Thu 2 Jan

Epcot

Epcot
EpcotBruce the shark, hanging in the Seas.
Epcot
EpcotA fancy cocktail and a slice to match.

Day 10

Sat 4 Jan

Universal & the food

Universal & the food
Universal & the foodThe dragon over Gringotts in Diagon Alley.

Day 11

Sun 5 Jan

Universal & the food

Universal & the food
Universal & the foodUniversal's spinning globe.
Universal & the food
Universal & the foodSomething sweet at the end of a long park day.

Where we wandered