Don't forget where you parked the car.
Many stores here sell wheeled luggage because it is such a common priority. With over 2 million square feet of space, the first thing tourists realize is they need additional luggage to transport their purchases. And buying luggage first also provides a means to wheel the accumulation around rather than carry it. Many persons wheeling luggage here.
One could also rent a cart (see photo below) ....
Notice the seat in front.
We often saw wives sitting in the cart's front seat as their husbands steered them along the concourse. I am not making this up. Carol received no such ride, despite my willing spirit, because the carts were all rented out when we arrived. As indicated above, throngs of devout shoppers rally at this place. And today was a Monday!
Our first acquisition was a printed map to carry with us although there are touch-screen directories available on the concourse. One is shown below ...
Yes, the sign in the window says, "Buy one get one."
Sounds fair enough.
The interior parts are well designed. Just about every store imaginable is represented.
No, I didn't catch a photo of a husband wheeling
his wife around, but trust me.
The outside environment was also agreeably designed.
An entrance to the interior mall.
The general layout. Any one of the colored
areas would be a complete shopping
center anywhere else.
The parking area is landscaped, as opposed to being an open sea of asphalt, not that this helps you find your car.
Did I personally buy anything here? Yes, a box of Q-Tips. Well, we also bought lunch in one of the food courts. Generally the lines at the check out counters were too long and too slow to inspire in us any desire to purchase.
There are 11,000 parking spots. You can catch free transportation from the parking lot to your desired entrance. This place is the second most visited attraction in Florida after Disney World. Bus loads of tourists are brought in and you certainly can hear many different languages spoken. Really overwhelming!!
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