Real or Replicated?

Since launching this new travel blog, the number one question I have received is “Where was the main picture taken?” Instead of coming up with a clever contest to keep you all guessing, I thought I’d post this picture taken two months ago at Universal Orlando’s replicated version of the original Portofino, Italy. Amusement parks do remarkable things, don’t you think?

February 25th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Cool! Looks like they even replicated Paula as well!
April 10th, 2009 at 8:10 am
There is one dead give-away - amusement parks are so much cleaner and the edges are, I can’t find the word…crisper (note the water’s edge in this photo). Old World waterfronts and cities are sort of built in layers.