Mount Dora is a small town in central Florida known for its Christmas festival. With a population of a little over 16,000 it’s quaint and country with little hills and a fairly good sized lake.
Gift shops line the main street along with restaurants and coffee shops.
They even have pickle ball courts that were well in use during the day and evening.
We arrived early in the day and had lunch at a quaint little restaurant that made Maine lobster rolls. Keeping with my tradition of only having lobster in Maine, I had shrimp and a side of cole slaw. We were all so hungry I forgot to take pictures of the food.
We stayed at a Hampton Inn, just on the outskirts of town with a 10 minute drive downtown. Hampton Inns, part of Hilton chain, are reasonably priced, clean and provide breakfast. We checked in around 3 pm and headed back downtown around 4:30. Parking was relatively easy and free.
We walked to Sunset Park on Lake Eustis just in time for a beautiful sunset.
The four amigis back together again.
We found a lovely German restaurant for dinner, the Bavarian Haus, one street over from the lake. I had Schnitzel, Bruce had bratwurst and Linda and Stan had sauerbratten. Unfortunately, no photos. We had black forest cake for dessert.
Now for the lights. So many and so beautiful it was magical.
We even listened to a piper playing.
It was well worth the three hour drive to visit Mount Dora at Christmas.
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