Finally we were able to
locate the motel where we had stayed and asked the manager if I could take few
pics. A decade ago it was called Comfort Inn and it used to be in an open space
now the area was covered by flyovers and loads of buildings were constructed.
It was surreal to be there a decade later - last when I was here I was a kid
and now I was standing there with my kids.
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I remember we were supposed
to always inform our managers or team leaders if we were planning to go out and
one night I and two of my friends decided to go out for a drive to the Sunshine
Skyway Bridge. This was also the first time ever I drove a car in my life. Of
course it was late and we had to sneak out and while we were out one of my
colleagues found us missing and got worried sick as to where we were. She woke
up our Team Leader to ask about my where about, but he was so tired and
exhausted that he told her that we must be somewhere in the hotel.. That was a
narrow escape for some of us but the amount I got to hear from Monika and
Namita was enough for me to always keep them in loop all the time. I do recall how we all were completely hooked to Taco Bell and almost everyday for lunch we use to walk there from office with our FACS mugs for refills which I still have.
When I was shaken back to
reality we made our next pit stop at the Bahama Breeze Restaurant where a decade ago we had
our last dinner before returning back to India and that time I had told my
friends, one day I will definitely come back here. When we reached there I was
excited like a kid, as wonderful memories were rushing back in. Took pics in
the same spots where we sat a decade back, it was just wonderful. I wish
if we had more time I would have definitely taken Aakaash and the kids to the Bush
Garden’s where I had first encountered the craziest rides of my life. Due to
shortage of time and the fact that we had to reach Orlando, soon after lunch we
took to the road. We were ready to rock and roll and hit Orlando to have the
time of our lives and to re-live the kids in us.