Universal Studios Mardi Gras Parade, Music, and Beads

My favorite time of year are the Spring concerts. Screaming for beads always makes me feel better because it lets any excess steam just flow. The floats are really creative with glitter, colors and themes of Earth with four new floats each year. New Floats called Polar, Swamps and Bayous, Rain Forest and Deep Blue Sea. When the Alligator arrives we know the parade is over.

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Universal Studios Mardi Gras Parade, Music, and Beads

My favorite time of year are the Spring concerts. Screaming for beads always makes me feel better because it lets any excess steam just flow. The floats are really creative with glitter, colors and themes of Earth with four new floats each year. New Floats called Polar, Swamps and Bayous, Rain Forest and Deep Blue Sea. When the Alligator arrives we know the parade is over.

Universal Studios Mardi Gras Parade showboat float is double decker of bead throwers

The Parade has a new route starting at an entrance across from Mel’s dinner head to New York Street pass in front of Music Plaza and head up Hollywood Boulevard. At least that is the route it took the first night of Mardi Gras which last until mid April. Progress of other projects may change the route.

Universal Studios Mardi Gras sitting area in Courtyard area

Love these sitting areas staged and costumed for ambiance and style of the time. This one is great for daytime sitting and nighttime listening to the band. New Orleans bands grace the stage in the New Orleans Market Place area where food, drinks, and trinkets can be found including masks and fancy beads. Many buy lots of beads, masks, bracelets, an other adornments.

One of three entrances French Quarter Courtyard Universal Studios Mardi Gras

Love the New Shirt design and may buy one once they cut the price although not sure I will score one for $3 again before they are sold out. Love the Special beads they gave out couple of years ago to Premium and Preferred Passholders. Or pick from some of the fancy baubles offered for a few dollars. Fun to search for what you want to decorate yourself.

Universal Studios Mardi Gras Beads, beads, beads

Horn player statue among garden at Entrance to Courtyard Universal Studios Mardi Gras

Universal Mardi Gras Parade Video splice together from several short clips to give a little bit of flavor about the parade. Great time to practice night time shooting each week to improve capture.

Reading this week

Unique Lodging Is it for You? by Debbie Beardsley

Visiting the Harley Davidson Museum by Scott Shetler

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Fantastic Spring Concerts, Mardi Gras Parade, and Beads at Universal Studios originally appeared on Freelance Tourist: Travel Tips on February 17, 2012

Don Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant

Don Pablo’s Birthday Present is $10 which covers a meal loaded onto your Habaneros Club card. On the anniversary of when you signed up for a their card (frequent diner) you also receive $10 and if you have not been back in awhile they sometimes load your card with $10. When you first sign up you get a Free Sampler Appetizer and start collecting a count toward 9 visits when you again get another $10 The Habaneros Club card does not cost anything. Signing up is a no brainer, right?

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Don Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant

Don Pablo’s Birthday Present is $10 which covers a meal loaded onto your Habaneros Club card. On the anniversary of when you signed up for a their card (frequent diner) you also receive $10 and if you have not been back in awhile they sometimes load your card with $10. When you first sign up you get a Free Sampler Appetizer and start collecting a count toward 9 visits when you again get another $10 The Habaneros Club card does not cost anything. Signing up is a no brainer, right?

Enchilada All you can Eat lunch at Don Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant Free

Do you ever go through times where you go to the same restaurant and order the same thing for a bunch of times.  Mexican at Don Pablo’s is that way for me. They have had All you can eat meals Monday Tuesday and Thursday but found out today that is changing to just Tuesday and Thursday. Price changes after 4pm now for the special menu.

It still is a great deal and I will go back. Next visit is my 9th visit. How about that? Fun in dining.

Loved my All you can Eat Lunch today of Enchiladas of cheese, chicken, and beef.

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Love Free Meal Don Pablo’s Birthday originally appeared on Freelance Tourist: Travel Tips on February 17, 2012

Firehouse subs Restaurant Outside

Firehouse subs are delicious. Go on your Birthday, show your id and you can get an 8 inch sub. They only give the Birthday sub on your actual birthday. Thankfully the other offers allow you from three days to a whole month to schedule your time for your Free meal. Makes it easy to extend the celebration for several weeks. Fun. Exciting, Celebratory. Special.

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Firehouse subs Restaurant Outside

Firehouse subs are delicious. Go on your Birthday, show your id and you can get an 8 inch sub. They only give the Birthday sub on your actual birthday. Thankfully the other offers allow you from three days to a whole month to schedule your time for your Free meal. Makes it easy to extend the celebration for several weeks. Fun. Exciting, Celebratory. Special.

Tonight I was thinking of the first time I had a grinder (sub) in New England on a road trip to Mystic Seaport. Last year I was able to partake of a Firehouse sub at the  SheCon FREE New Media Expo Miami and received a reusable shopping bag and lovely firehouse dog. Kids can get plastic fire hats.

Free Firehouse Sub Only on your Birthday with id

Last year I also had a Firehouse Sub on my Birthday for lunch and enjoyed the nice gift from Firehouse subs. Each year it is really special to have all these invitations for Free Breakfast or dinner or lunch – Try it and you will like it. Well at least I do.

Firehouse subs Restaurant Inside

Firehouse subs are all over – find out if one is near you and try their subs

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Free Firehouse Birthday Sub Awesome originally appeared on Freelance Tourist: Travel Tips on February 16, 2012