| After our exhilarating airboat ride and
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| | end of Lake Tohopekaliga and one of its
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| swamp buggy tour at Boggy Creek, we
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| | squares is appropriately named "Toho
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| snaked our way north towards Orlando and
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| | Square":
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| decided to have a picnic lunch in the
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| | We noticed several murals throughout
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| Orlando suburb of Kissimmee. This town is
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| | town, illustrating the town's history. My
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| located at the doorstep of Walt Disney
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| | husband tried to check if he could blend
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| World complex and offers a variety of
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| | into the mural without being noticed, I
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| tourist class accommodations near
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| | am not so sure that it actually worked:We
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| historic downtown Kissimmee. The historic
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| | decided to have a nice little picnic
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| downtown districts feature walking tours,
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| | lunch and settled in on a bench right in
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| antique shops, shopping, dining, or
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| | front of the "Big Toho Pier":Here is
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| sightseeing.According to the City of
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| | another view of the Big Toho Pier, a
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| Kissimmee's web site"local historians
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| | serene place where we enjoyed the warm
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| have offered many variations of the
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| | December sun:A gaggle of seabirds was
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| origin of the city's name. Most agree
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| | congregating just on the other side of
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| that Kissimmee is a modern spelling of a
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| | the pier:On a brief walk along Lakeshore
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| tribal word. The book Florida Indians and
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| | Boulevard we discovered a war memorial
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| the Invasion from Europe by Jerald T.
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| | that commemorates the Second World
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| Milanich, links "Kissimmee" to a village
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| | War:For more information about Kissimmee
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| of the Jororo, one of Florida's
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| | contact its Convention and Visitors
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| lesser-known tribes. Historian John Hann
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| | Bureau. Call 800.333.KISS (5477) or visit
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| researched Spanish documents about
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| | their website for more
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| missions estabilshed to convert the
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| | information.Susanne Pacher is the
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| Jororo and other groups to Christianity
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| | publisher of a website called Travel and
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| in the late 1600's. Spanish records
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| | Transitions ( Travel and Transitions
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| indicate that a mission was built near
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| | deals with unconventional travel and is
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| the tribe's main village, also called
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| | chock full of advice, tips, real life
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| Jororo. Another mission was called
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| | travel experiences, interviews with
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| Atissimi. Milanich writes, "Hann suggests
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| | travellers and travel experts, insights
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| that the name Atissimi, sometimes given
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| | and reflections, cross-cultural issues,
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| as Jizimi and Tisimi, may be the source
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| | contests and many other features. You
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| of the modern place name Kissimmee." A
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| | will also find stories about life and the
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| 1752 Spanish map used the name "Cacema"
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| | transitions that we face as we go through
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| which has evolved into today's spelling,
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| | our own personal life-long
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| Kissimmee."Kissimmee's main strip
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| | journeys.Submit your own travel stories
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| features a variety of local merchants and
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| | in our first travel story contest ( and
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| restaurants. The town was festively
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| | have a chance to win an amazing adventure
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| decorated and even the police department
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| | cruise on the Amazon River."Life is a
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| showed itself in a festive pre-Christmas
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| | Journey Explore New Horizons".
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| mood:Kissimmee is located at the north
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