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Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort is considered to be the flagship resort of the Disney Empire. Located across the lake from Magic Kingdom and along the Monorail line, guests will not have a hard time getting to the amusement park and back as well as have see Cinderella's castle.

There are 2,112 guest rooms. You can choose to stay at the standard guest room that has a maximum of 5 guests, the club concierge room and the suites that can have up to 8 guests.

Each room has turndown service, complimentary comfortable robes to use, 24 hour room service, cribs, refrigerators or microwaves if requested, irons, ironing boards, make up mirrors, in house safe, cable, high speed internet access, laundry services and facilities as well as newspaper delivery.

Rates at the hotel start at $385 nightly. If you get a club concierge room, you get free access to the exclusive Royal Palm Club or the Sugar Loaf Club Concierge Lounge that offers continental breakfast, snacks and wine. You may also get the chance to participate in a wildlife discovery excursion which is only offered to a limited number of guests for an additional fee.

But the best thing about it is being able to avail of extra magic hours which entitle you to enter the park an hour early before opening or stay up to three hours after the park officially closes.

In the hotel, you can eat in one of 4 restaurants. Only one is considered character dining namely 1900 Park Fare. The rest are fine dining establishments namely Victoria and Albert's, Citricos and Narcoossee's. If you want to relax, the Floridian has a full service spa as well as a fitness center inside.

The hotel also has activities for kids. They have Lady Bug Release every Thursday at 11 am, Adventure Time daily at 3:30 pm, Arts and Crafts four days a week at 12:30 pm, Wonderland Tea Party, Pirate Cruise and Kids' Adventures in Cooking.

If you don't want to wait until closing time at the theme park for the fireworks show, you have an excellent view by the docks or by the beach.

Disney World's Grand Floridian Resort is 25 miles away from Orlando International Airport. By booking in advance, a shuttle will be there to pick you up once you disembark from the plane then pull up on the driveway so can check in.

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In 1954, Andy Warhol, a renowned cat lover, published a series of 25 cat portraits in book form. Printed on limited edition, hand-colored Arches watermarked paper, the prints were privately printed and made as a Christmas keepsake. He named his book 25 Cats Name Sam and One Blue Pussy. He had originally meant it to read "... Named Sam" but his mother, who did the lettering, left off the "d" and Warhol thought that the final version was fine.

In the 1950s, Warhol bought a brownstone where he and his mother resided. And, although they had owned cats for twenty years, his series of cat portraits were not based on the cats he lived with and knew. Instead, they were based on the photographs of New York Cat Photographer Walter Chandoha.

In the 1970s, Warhol 's interest with cats faded and his interest in dogs rose. His boyfriend decided they should get a short-haired Dachshund puppy. They named the dog "Archie". Warhol became so enthralled with Archie that he became his alter ego. As he held Archie during interviews, when Warhol did not want to answer a particular question, he would simply deflect the questions to Archie. Warhol took the dog everywhere - to his studio, to art openings, to dinner, to photo shoots, and to London when his work took him there.

When Archie was almost three, another Dachshund came into the picture. This dog, they called "Amos". The three of them got along famously. Amos and Archie would run around the townhouse barking, chasing and playing with one another while providing constant entertainment for Warhol. All was well, except now Archie would stay at home with his newfound friend Amos instead of gallivanting the city with Warhol.

In 1976, the art collector Peter Brant commissioned Andy Warhol to paint his Cocker Spaniel named Ginger. Andy made two paintings of Ginger, as well as drawings. Peter Brant liked these so much that he thought Warhol should do a whole series of cat and dog drawings. Andy liked the idea too. It would open up a new area of commission portraits and would give him a chance to use Archie and Amos in his work. All he lacked was a cat that would fit the modeling mold.

Warhol liked to work from photographs. He had a difficult time staging his pets and having them remain still. He decided to use stuffed animals for his first cat and dog photos. Vincent Fremont at Artnet called the finished paintings of these stuffed creatures "spooky and macabre". The paintings; however, that Warhol completed from photographs of cats and dogs are said to be vibrant and infused with personality.

After some time he began dabbling in other arts, including underground films that explored the shock value of nudity, greed, and sexuality. In 1976, after his hiatus from regular, mainstream art pursuits, Peter Brant arranged for Warhol's dog and cat series to be shown in New York and in London.

After Warhol's period of drawing and painting cats and dogs, he started on artistic renditions for Campbell soup cans and his focus on pop-culture as seen in his works centered around Marilyn Monroe. After his mother's death, Warhol became more distant from the public's eye. Warhol left his diaries behind that were later published into a book. While many say his entries are "mundane", those who study his art find that they leave a history - a post-modern history much reflective of his beliefs, ties to, and a life dedicated to explorative arts.

Melanie Light is an artist and site owner of Pet Lovers Art & Resources at http://www.artzpet.com and Petz Classic Dog Art at http://www.cafepress.com/petz . Her portfolio site can be found here: http://mlightart.com . You will find more artwork, gifts, and information on these sites.

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