In the Gaylord Palms hotel atrium, St. George Street is on the opposite side of the Emerald Bay from Villa de Flora, just across Market Square. It’s the road that runs alongside Old Hickory Steakhouse connecting to Market Square.
If you’re headed to Hagen-Dasz or Augie’s Jammin’ Piano Bar, you’ll wander down St. George Street (which you otherwise wouldn’t, because there’s not much else there except for conference rooms and such), passing Emerald Bay elevator A. Don’t go into the elevator waiting area, stay out in the atrium. On the pillar between the two glass elevators which face Emerald Bay, at the top of the first floor, stands one of the big gnomes. He’s in plain sight with lots of light and easy to spot, no matter how much ice cream you bought. (sorry, I felt compelled to come up with something that rhymed)
The hint for this roaming gnome is #4 - “The atrium lift that is labeled with A, is where I intend to spend all my days.” For those of you who don’t speak like them there pompous gnomes, a “lift” is fancy-talk for an elevator.
Now, there are three gnomes up and down St. George Street, all very close to one another, so while you’re over here, look for the one by Hagen-Dasz and down the side corridor next to Augie’s piano bar. They’re all within spittin’ distance of one another – oh wait, that’s more like the Everglades than Emerald Bay – I got carried away.
