[theurbanfiles]

Can certainly be subjective, but if anyone has specific figures on: (length/quality of show, ease of parking/getting out, viewlines, activities planned during day and evening, etc) in comparison especially the Big 4 of Greater (Tampa Bay, Orlando, Jacksonville, Miami), I would appreciate hearing about them. To be quite honest though, since I generally summered up in Ohio, this will only be my 2nd July 4th in the Sunshine State. My first one was a doozy, and it was refreshing to see so many activities planned during summer which isn't usually full of them.

I was in Orlando, and went to Winter Park and ran the Watermelon 5K first thing followed by getting free food, live music, games happening, and the Morse Museum was open for free so I toured it. After chilling at home for a bit, went down to Wall Street and watched the World Cup at the party there, followed by making my way over to Lake Eola, seeing a concert from Orlando Philharmonic, and then taking in the fireworks over the lake. I got out very easily also as I parked down residential east of downtown, and took East Colonial out instead of freeways.