The Sea Witch Stole My Voice! Our Two Week Land and Sea Adventure! COMPLETE 4/12

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

awe, I like when butterflies land on my fingers, as well as lady bugs.

But those are the only bugs I allow to touch me hehe

:scared: I do not want bugs of any kind to be on me. :laughing:

[OhMari]

I love WDW and especially Epcot, but I am
patiently:worship: waiting for the Cruise part.
I want to know what you thought about it, and
what your "bill" was on the last day.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I love WDW and especially Epcot, but I am
patiently:worship: waiting for the Cruise part.
I want to know what you thought about it, and
what your "bill" was on the last day.

:laughing: Well I've got to get through all the WDW stuff first. ;) The cruise will come soon enough if I keep up my rate of three updates a week. I am moving much faster than I usually do. ;) My past two TR's each park day took me a month each to report on and this one I have been working on the TR for just over a month and only have 2 and half parks days left to go. :laughing: ;)

[OhMari]

:laughing: Well I've got to get through all the WDW stuff first. ;) The cruise will come soon enough if I keep up my rate of three updates a week. I am moving much faster than I usually do. ;) My past two TR's each park day took me a month each to report on and this one I have been working on the TR for just over a month and only have 2 and half parks days left to go. :laughing: ;)

I found a secret Leesa.

I am so impatient, I found something.:rotfl:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I found a secret Leesa.

I am so impatient, I found something.:rotfl:

:lmao:

[DisneyJo]

Jo must be so proud of your TT picture:rolleyes1



:rotfl: We had a lot of fun with the Test Track pictures. I did think of Jo and her family when we rode it. ;)

Love your TT photos! I cannot ride without thinking of Jo and her family! :lmao:

I really don't know what you're all talking about :rolleyes1 :rotfl2:

Oh no! I think we are turning into the Young family! :laughing: ;) Hey :headache: What's wrong with that? :rotfl2:

We never did end up playing the Kim Possible game. Oh well, hopefully it will be around next time we go. :thumbsup2 I hope you get to do it it's meant to be fun :goodvibes

A couple people were able to get the butterflies to land on their fingers, I wasn't going to attempt that though. I enjoy looking at butterflies but I wasn't too keen on them actually touching me. :scared: OMG Lessa :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I really don't know what you're all talking about :rolleyes1 :rotfl2:

Hey :headache: What's wrong with that? :rotfl2:

I hope you get to do it it's meant to be fun :goodvibes

OMG Lessa :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

:laughing: Jo, you are too funny!

[englishrose47]

Great pix of the "Flutterbies"":lmao: Your pix of the Flowers and topiaries are incredible Lessa!!!:)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great pix of the "Flutterbies"":lmao: Your pix of the Flowers and topiaries are incredible Lessa!!!:)

Thanks Rosie! You are always so sweet with the compliments. :flower3:

[englishrose47]

Thanks Rosie! You are always so sweet with the compliments. :flower3:

Just Honest!!!!:flower3:

[Mysteria]

Beautiful pictures!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Beautiful pictures!

Thanks! I've got lots more coming up! ;)

[jcc0621]

Riddle me this Lessa. FP for Kimmunicators (Jimmy really wants to do this) does it work like the other FP's that you can't get another one until a certain time?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Riddle me this Lessa. FP for Kimmunicators (Jimmy really wants to do this) does it work like the other FP's that you can't get another one until a certain time?

Good question. I have no idea how the FP's work for Kim Possible. I think though that the Kim Possible FP system is probably separate from the other FP's. Not sure though, anybody out there know?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Riddle me this Lessa. FP for Kimmunicators (Jimmy really wants to do this) does it work like the other FP's that you can't get another one until a certain time?

Good question. I have no idea how the FP's work for Kim Possible. I think though that the Kim Possible FP system is probably separate from the other FP's. Not sure though, anybody out there know?

I was actually thinking of this some more tonight. I know for sure that getting a Kim Possible FP does not effect regular ride fast passes. I know this because we had grabbed the Test Track fast passes not even 20 minutes before getting the KP ones. Under regular FP rules we shouldn't have been able to get the KP ones so soon after that so that must mean that KP is its own separate system not reflecting on other rides. Make sense?

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Morning Lessa!!

Good morning Rosie! I see you have been a naughty girl this morning. :sad2::laughing:

[cmp1111]

Wow, TT junkies - you WERE channeling Jo! ;)

Lovely butterfly pictures!

Glad you figured out the FP riddle - it's interesting! :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Wow, TT junkies - you WERE channeling Jo! ;)

Lovely butterfly pictures!

Glad you figured out the FP riddle - it's interesting! :goodvibes

:laughing: Yep, definitely channeling Jo. ;)

[MaryAz]

All caught up. Such beautiful Epcot pics. We were in MK Wed am for bkfst with Cinderella. Was very happy about the weather until the aft that is......

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

All caught up. Such beautiful Epcot pics. We were in MK Wed am for bkfst with Cinderella. Was very happy about the weather until the aft that is......

Yeah, the weather pretty much stunk that afternoon. :sad2: At least we had the morning!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Good Morning!

So last night I went down to see the Fire Show which is part of the yearly Buskers Festival held here in town. I went with Alek, Erich and Erich's friend Jessie who just showed up at the house as we were leaving so we felt it rude not to invite him.

It was quite fun and entertaining, it is crazy what people will do with fire. The grand finale had a bit of excitement when one of the performers on a flaming pogo stick lost balance causing him to crash into two fire jugglers and then he and his flaming stick landed right on the edge of the crowd. :scared1:

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In this act the one guy is juggling fire and his partner then take a running leap over his head and snatches all of the fire sticks from the air. Very impressive!

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Here's some video I took:

Fire Breather

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFV2y-c_uQo

This act was really pretty!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiLJj8Issx0

Pogo Dudes (not the accident)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GldQPwKeVXQ

And here's a clip from the Grand Finale where the accident occurred

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjthnUCeB00

[puggymom]

ACK, I was in the middle os posting and lost it

ANyhow, glad you figured out the rash and could fix it before the cruise.

Love the pics of F&G, have not been there at that time since 2007.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

ACK, I was in the middle os posting and lost it

ANyhow, glad you figured out the rash and could fix it before the cruise.

Love the pics of F&G, have not been there at that time since 2007.

Yep, I was glad I figured out sunscreen was the problem before getting on the ship. Discovering the problem beforehand allowed me to pick up some new sunscreen without having to pay the outrageous prices I am sure they charge onboard.

[carissanboys]

Thank goodness you finally figured out what was causing the rash after all of this time!! :thumbsup2

Awesome photos of the Epcot rope drop and the butterfly pictures. :goodvibes

[MAGICFOR2]

Hi Lessa! I'm all caught up - I've been gone on a trip through the Desert.
I loved your updates!
1. I love churros - I know most people don't - the ones with custard in them are TDF!
2. Glad your mom got her brave on to ride EE! It's my new Fav!
3. You rode TT how many times? :worship: I like that one, but DH feels its a waste of time :goodvibes
4. Love the butterfly pics! I never think of them as "bugs" but I guess they are!
5. Like OMari, I'm waiting on that cruise too!
6. Glad you figured out the sunscreen rash. I have sensitive skin too, so I only use natural products from Arbonne.

Looking forward to your next installment!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Thank goodness you finally figured out what was causing the rash after all of this time!! :thumbsup2

Awesome photos of the Epcot rope drop and the butterfly pictures. :goodvibes

Thanks! I had a lot of fun taking pictures at Epcot that day. So many pretty things to see.

Hi Lessa! I'm all caught up - I've been gone on a trip through the Desert.
I loved your updates!
1. I love churros - I know most people don't - the ones with custard in them are TDF!
2. Glad your mom got her brave on to ride EE! It's my new Fav!
3. You rode TT how many times? :worship: I like that one, but DH feels its a waste of time :goodvibes
4. Love the butterfly pics! I never think of them as "bugs" but I guess they are!
5. Like OMari, I'm waiting on that cruise too!
6. Glad you figured out the sunscreen rash. I have sensitive skin too, so I only use natural products from Arbonne.

Looking forward to your next installment!

We ended up riding Test Track 3 times. Normally I wouldn't have gone on it that many times but the first two times we were able to walk right on and then the third time was fast passed. Had to do something while waiting for World Showcase to open. ;)

It seems that my skin is becoming very sensitive with age. :sad2:

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

Yep, I was glad I figured out sunscreen was the problem before getting on the ship. Discovering the problem beforehand allowed me to pick up some new sunscreen without having to pay the outrageous prices I am sure they charge onboard.

Believe me they do! On my first Disney cruise I realised that I had left mine in my hotel room at Walt Disney World, my only choice was to buy it at the gift shop on board.

[princess_momma]

Hi!! I'm back after my weekend away from the computer. Where are the updates!?!?!?!?!?! JK!! Glad to see you had a good weekend...I can't watch the videos were I am but the accident sounds so scary!! I'm quite scared of fire, but I do enjoy watching that kind of stuff from afar, but I can't believe it was close to the crowd!! AHHHH!!!

[PopArtGal]

ok I need at least 2 updates before I leave on sunday! hehehe

[Mysteria]

I love buskers festivals! I went to a few in Kitchener and Toronto.

[englishrose47]

Afternoon Lessa!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi!! I'm back after my weekend away from the computer. Where are the updates!?!?!?!?!?! JK!! Glad to see you had a good weekend...I can't watch the videos were I am but the accident sounds so scary!! I'm quite scared of fire, but I do enjoy watching that kind of stuff from afar, but I can't believe it was close to the crowd!! AHHHH!!!

:laughing: It wasn't a serious accident or anything but as we watched it happen we were :scared1:. Nobody was hurt though thank goodness.
ok I need at least 2 updates before I leave on sunday! hehehe

:laughing: Well not only will you get two updates, you'll get three. ;)

I love buskers festivals! I went to a few in Kitchener and Toronto.

The Fire Show is the only part of the festival I went to this year. It is held every year though.

Afternoon Lessa!!

Hi Rosie!

[PopArtGal]

yay!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

When we exited the butterfly tent we spotted a beautiful garden, turns out it was Pixie Hollow!

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It was rather sunny now and I was cursing myself for not going to the drug store that morning and buying sunscreen. I was just praying that I would not get funky tan lines. I am very careful about when and how I allow myself to tan. I was fortunate that day though and it appears the sun wasn't strong enough to do any damage to my tan. ;)

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Our Test Track fastpass time had come up so we started to make our way back over. On the way I spotted The Jamminators out performing.

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We had to stand in a bit of a line this time around. I think the wait was maybe 10 minutes with the fastpass. While standing in line Mom kept insisting that she saw a lady who was going to be on our cruise. Mom was debating whether to say something, good thing she didn't as it wasn't her. Don't know why Mom was so interested in this woman as they had never spoken to each other here on The Dis (Mom lurked on the cruise meet thread) and I didn't really participate in the cruise thread here on the Dis either so this lady would not have known who we were.

Anyways on with the ride!

We were loaded into our ride car and were off. We kept stopping randomly. Here's Mom while we were stopped for a couple minutes inside in the dark.

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And then here she is when we came to a stop on the outside ramp after zooming around at 60 MPH without her hair tied back.

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I think we were sitting outside for 5 minutes or so before we started moving again.

The ride photos were still not showing up so we went to the desk in the gift shop and asked to have it added to our photopass.

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We also asked her if our first ride photo would be in the database still (you will remember nobody had told us we could get it in the gift shop during our first ride). She said she could find it no problem. She flipped back to the photos from the beginning of the day, we pointed our photo out to her and we saw her add it to the card. Well somehow that picture never showed up in our account when we got home. I was very disappointed. Oh well.

We started to make our way over to World Showcase but first we walked through a gift shop where Mom saw a set of ears that she wanted to buy for herself.

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I think she wore them for a total of 10 minutes the whole trip. :sad2:

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[kaysmommie]

Love your pixie hollow pics! Sadly we didn't get any pics of it.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Love your pixie hollow pics! Sadly we didn't get any pics of it.

Thanks! I took loads more but unfortunately there is that pesky 25 images per post rule. :rolleyes::lmao:

[PopArtGal]

awe, your mom looks cute with these ears!

[WrightFamily06]

Just joining in , spent the whole afternoon reading your trip report and it's great :thumbsup2 You have alot of great pictures ! The Pixie Hollow update is very good I love all the pictures , we unfortunately missed this when we were at the world from April 29- May 7Th , don't know how but I'm kicking myself in the butt for it , after seeing it on everyone else's reports ! LOL Can't wait till your next post popcorn::

[MaryAz]

Beautiful Pixie Hollow pics. Like Nichole we did not get to see them....Mom looks cute in the ears!

[ladybugmom]

Same here with not getting to see the Pixie Hollow garden. Too much rain! Uggh! Love your pics, though!! Can't wait to read more!

[KatGarcia]

That pic of your mom int he garden is really beautiful!

[Mysteria]

Too short an update. I feel cheated. :rotfl::rotfl: J/k

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

awe, your mom looks cute with these ears!

Too bad she never wore them! :laughing: She said the hair band part hurt her head.

Just joining in , spent the whole afternoon reading your trip report and it's great :thumbsup2 You have alot of great pictures ! The Pixie Hollow update is very good I love all the pictures , we unfortunately missed this when we were at the world from April 29- May 7Th , don't know how but I'm kicking myself in the butt for it , after seeing it on everyone else's reports ! LOL Can't wait till your next post popcorn::

Hi there! You will just have to check it out on a future trip!
Beautiful Pixie Hollow pics. Like Nichole we did not get to see them....Mom looks cute in the ears!

That's too bad, I'm sure a lot of people missed out on seeing a bunch of the Flower and Garden stuff due to the rain. :guilty:
Same here with not getting to see the Pixie Hollow garden. Too much rain! Uggh! Love your pics, though!! Can't wait to read more!

Stupid rain! :laughing:
That pic of your mom int he garden is really beautiful!

Thanks of behalf of Mom ;)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Too short an update. I feel cheated. :rotfl::rotfl: J/k

:laughing: Sorry I am limited by pictures, I hate doing multiple post updates. Just a little quirk of mine. :rolleyes:

[Mysteria]

:laughing: Sorry I am limited by pictures, I hate doing multiple post updates. Just a little quirk of mine. :rolleyes:

I guess I'll forgive you!! But maybe only if you'll meet me in TO in the fall. :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I guess I'll forgive you!! But maybe only if you'll meet me in TO in the fall. :thumbsup2

What are you heading to TO for? Fun or Work?

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa !!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

another great set of updates, glad you found out the culprite of the rash, i was still gunning for the disney soaps.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Morning Lessa !!

Good Morning Rosie!
another great set of updates, glad you found out the culprite of the rash, i was still gunning for the disney soaps.

:laughing: Well it couldn't have been the soaps because you will remember I did not get the rash when we stayed at the Wilderness Lodge and they provide the same bath soap as POP. ;)

[Mysteria]

What are you heading to TO for? Fun or Work?

Going to visit family. Will fly in the weekend of 26th for a week or so.

eta: That would be September 26th. :laughing:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Going to visit family. Will fly in the weekend of 26th for a week or so.

eta: That would be September 26th. :laughing:

I'll make a note of it. That is the weekend that all the rebel students have chosen to throw their own homecoming since Queen's has decided to cancel it due to the stupid riotous street party that happens every year. So no idea if I will have time off from work.

[Mysteria]

I'll make a note of it. That is the weekend that all the rebel students have chosen to throw their own homecoming since Queen's has decided to cancel it due to the stupid riotous street party that happens every year. So no idea if I will have time off from work.

Oh yay. Out of control students. :rolleyes:

Ok. Well hopefully we can squeeze something in somewhere.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Oh yay. Out of control students. :rolleyes:

Ok. Well hopefully we can squeeze something in somewhere.

Yep, "Homecoming", my favourite time of year. NOT!

[lazydoxy66]

Lessa that picture of your mom at the end of TT is so funny! It sure does do a number on the hair!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Lessa that picture of your mom at the end of TT is so funny! It sure does do a number on the hair!

:laughing: That it does. I had to seek out a mirror once we got off to fix my hair. It was all whipped around and knotted up.

[MAGICFOR2]

Loved the Pixie Hollow garden! And your mom looks really cute in those ears. I wonder why she felt compelled to buy those at just that moment?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Loved the Pixie Hollow garden! And your mom looks really cute in those ears. I wonder why she felt compelled to buy those at just that moment?

I think she was jealous of the cute ears that I bought the day before and she didn't want to feel left out. ;) Since she didn't wear them I will just have to confiscate them as my own for the next trip. That way I will have two pairs of ears to wear. :laughing:

[DisneyJo]

Pixie Hollow looks cute and I love the TT photos, it somehow makes your hair feel all dirty too :rotfl: And great tip about asking at the desk :thumbsup2

So would your Mom have told you off if you bought something and only wore it for 10 minutes? :lmao:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

So would your Mom have told you off if you bought something and only wore it for 10 minutes? :lmao:

Of course not, I don't do silly things like that. :snooty:;)

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa !! Checking in my Canucks !!!!!:)

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

We were on our way to World Showcase but first I had to stop for some pictures. I was waiting for the monorail to come by but it never showed. I swear it felt like we waited there for half an hour at least!

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I eventually gave up on the monorail and we made our way to Mexico! I had been planning to try a churro here but since I had tried one at AK the previous day I passed.

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We noticed that one of the shops was missing, must have been closed for renovations.

Mom had not gone on the Gran Fiesta Tour back in 07 with Alek, Erich and I so we decided to go on it.

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It was cute but unremarkable, just as I had remembered it.

Next up was Norway!

We took some pictures across the lagoon while strolling along.

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Mom and I finally got to ride Maelstorm. This is one of the few attractions was have never seen/been on. Lucky us there was no line. Walking in there was a mother with two daughters. Well I guess one of them got scared as she started screaming and crying and saying she didn't want to get on. The mom tried to force her on but she would not give in so she snatched her hand and stomped off. Well I was glad that we did not have to share a boat with them. :laughing:

After the ride we decided to stop for the movie so I could rest my feet. I know everybody says to walk right through and not to stop, well they are right! So boring and it needs a major update. At least I got to rest my feet for a bit though. ;)

We browsed around the stores for a bit looking at all the insanely priced sweaters. Honestly, $500 for a sweater! :eek:

One of my goals of the trip was to get a snack from each country. Well I skipped the churro in Mexico but the Norway bakery was calling to me. I debated between the Sweet Pretzel or the Cloudberry Horn. I eventually decided on the Cloudberry Horn. OH MY GOD! This pastry was like heaven on earth! I hated having to share it with Mom it was that good. I savoured every last morsel of that sweet sweet dessert.

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People are always going on about the school bread in Norway yet I never hear anything about the Cloudberry horn which in my opinion is far superior to the school bread which I found very bland and boring when I had it in 07.

So my advise if you are getting a snack in Norway, go for the horn!

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[k_reile]

yeah and they are ugly $500 sweaters!! that dessert does look good!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

yeah and they are ugly $500 sweaters!! that dessert does look good!!

:laughing: Hope my mom doesn't read that, she likes those sweaters. :laughing:;)

The cloudberry horn, mmmmmm so good. I am getting one every time I visit WDW from now on. I did not know what I was missing out on!

[MaryAz]

Great pics. Is there a filling in the horn?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great pics. Is there a filling in the horn?

Yep, it is a cream with cloudberries which sort of taste like a raspberry. Very very good!

[micky hater]

Alek here reporting what myself and Erich did while Mom and Lessa were on their vacation.

Well as you all know Erich and I are considered something close to gods around the world so the instant we told people we were having a house party THOUSANDS of people showed up.

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We started partying hard early into the day with all sorts of crazy shenanigans like jumping off trampolines into pools of jello that my good friend Irene Rosenfeld CEO of Kraft Foods Inc. brought over out of the sheer generosity of her heart

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As things progressed people just got crazier and next thing you know topless men everywhere! Awwww YEA!!! :cool1:

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Then OUT of nowhere... not sure how we didn't see it...possibly because we were mighty trashed a 90-foot tall pinata comes into view heres a picture of Erich imagining how much candy must be in it as he stares in awe.

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So the after a while of incredible drunken wrecking ball pinata fun

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Night time came and with night even more people kept coming it was getting out of hand!

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While as awesome as we are pushing 5000 people was getting a little bit crazy and things were getting knocked over and people were fighting then THIS guy showed up

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William Arthur Bostad IV quite possible the only human (?) to be more awesome then myself or Erich once he got there people stopped fighting and things became really awesome.

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After a bit some of my fellow Red lobster compatriots showed up and the Lobster Knife fights began (no animals were harmed in the making of awesome)

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After a good 3 days of non-stop partying SOMEBODY had to go and ruin it

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Let this be a lesson to not Drink heavily after consuming 90 foot tall pinata full of candy while partying for 3 days straight!!

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So we dragged the poor guy outside and let him sleep it off. Everyone started to take off around this time but wow what a party!!! pirate:

Later that day we found Jurassic Park or something but thats another story

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[cmp1111]

Lessa, I've never eaten anything in Norway, and while I normally can skip a pastry, that looks divine. Yum, cream! :)

Beautiful pictures, sorry the monorail never came. :goodvibes

Alek... Well... :rotfl2: Glad you had a fun time. :rotfl:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Lessa, I've never eaten anything in Norway, and while I normally can skip a pastry, that looks divine. Yum, cream! :)

Beautiful pictures, sorry the monorail never came. :goodvibes

Alek... Well... :rotfl2: Glad you had a fun time. :rotfl:

Definitely try it CE, it is so good, you will not regret it!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Alek - Looks like you and Erich put the Aberdeen Street Party to shame. :rolleyes:

[ladybugmom]

Sorry the monorail never came for your picture. The pics are still beautiful!! That pastry looks AWESOME!! :lovestruc

[MAGICFOR2]

Lessa, your pics sans monorail were beautiful!

Thanks for the tip on the cloudberry! I'm sure as a good Norweigan, I will love it - I'm kind of partial to the rice cream - my mom makes a version of that for every occasion.

Alek, I'm speechless. Is that the kind of party Lessa is expecting in Sept?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Sorry the monorail never came for your picture. The pics are still beautiful!! That pastry looks AWESOME!! :lovestruc

Thanks, I was bummed the monorail didn't come but I wasn't going to waste those precious non-rainy hours sitting around waiting for it. ;)

Lessa, your pics sans monorail were beautiful!

Thanks for the tip on the cloudberry! I'm sure as a good Norweigan, I will love it - I'm kind of partial to the rice cream - my mom makes a version of that for every occasion.

Alek, I'm speechless. Is that the kind of party Lessa is expecting in Sept?

Um yep pretty much what Aberdeen looks like except picture all those people crammed onto a much smaller street and replace the giant pinata with a car that they had flipped and then set on fire. :rolleyes: Canada's finest young minds! :rolleyes: Well to be fair the people who did the car flipping/torching were actually local high school students and not my fellow Queen's students, thank goodness!

[Mysteria]

Yep, it is a cream with cloudberries which sort of taste like a raspberry. Very very good!

Ok now I know where 1 of our snacks are going in Nov!!

Now I have to go back and see what your bros are doing. :scared1:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Ok now I know where 1 of our snacks are going in Nov!!

Now I have to go back and see what your bros are doing. :scared1:

:thumbsup2

[jcc0621]

Wow, sounds like you missed quite a party Lessa:rotfl2:

[GeminiAngel]

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl::rotfl:

[WrightFamily06]

Great update :thumbsup2 The pictures of the Flower and Garden Show are beautiful . The Cloud berry Horn looks delicious ! I've never tried the School Bread but don't think I would like it cause of the coconut , so next time I go I will def have to try the Horn :goodvibes

Your brothers are too funny , I bet they really embarrass you sometimes ! :lmao:

Can't wait for the next update popcorn::

[meeko_33785]

Nice update. You didn't say what you thought of the ride portion of Maelstrom. Did you enjoy it?

The desserts in Norway look good. I think I'm a bit of a pastry snob at EPCOT. I love the Parisserie in France so much that I really haven't tried many other desserts in any of the other countires.

[princess_momma]

MMMMM that cloudberry horn looks delicious!! Can't wait to try that!! You take some awesome pictures!

[emmaca]

And then here she is when we came to a stop on the outside ramp after zooming around at 60 MPH without her hair tied back.

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Here I thought is was the Yeti that had escaped from Expedition Everest, had had found its way over to TT.:rotfl2:

[emmaca]

I was wondering why the neighbors have been whispering, and cars driving SLOWLY by our house and stopping!! It hasn't been quite the same around here ever since we left.
Thanks for the update and the morning laugh guys!! Aren't I the lucky mother!!

[Scrapbook Stacy]

Hi Lessa! I am just starting to read your report and I am very excited! We are hoping to get to go on a land and sea adventure next summer! It will be a first cruise for my family and I! I am trying to find out as much as I can about a Disney cruise! We love all things Disney! :love:

Stacy

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Wow, sounds like you missed quite a party Lessa:rotfl2:

Looks that way :rolleyes:

:rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl::rotfl:

:sad2: ;)
Great update :thumbsup2 The pictures of the Flower and Garden Show are beautiful . The Cloud berry Horn looks delicious ! I've never tried the School Bread but don't think I would like it cause of the coconut , so next time I go I will def have to try the Horn :goodvibes

Your brothers are too funny , I bet they really embarrass you sometimes ! :lmao:

Can't wait for the next update popcorn::

I don't mind coconut but wouldn't get the school bread again anyways. It was just very bland and boring whereas the cloudberry horn was full of flavour. Yum!

They embarrass me sometimes but pretty much I am used to them. Mom get embarrassed by us a lot though. :rotfl:

Nice update. You didn't say what you thought of the ride portion of Maelstrom. Did you enjoy it?

The desserts in Norway look good. I think I'm a bit of a pastry snob at EPCOT. I love the Parisserie in France so much that I really haven't tried many other desserts in any of the other countires.

I thought Maelstorm was rather dull, not something I am going to go out of my way to go on again.

:laughing: Well I have never had a pastry from France. ;) Seriously give the Norway bakery a chance, especially the cloudberry horn. ;)

MMMMM that cloudberry horn looks delicious!! Can't wait to try that!! You take some awesome pictures!

Definitely try it!

Hi Lessa! I am just starting to read your report and I am very excited! We are hoping to get to go on a land and sea adventure next summer! It will be a first cruise for my family and I! I am trying to find out as much as I can about a Disney cruise! We love all things Disney! :love:

Stacy

Hi there! Land and sea trips are a lot of fun, just be careful to take care of your health during the WDW portion of the trip. :rolleyes:;)

If you are looking for DCL info I will have tons in my report!

[lisalonglash]

Great update, Lessa!

We were on our way to World Showcase but first I had to stop for some pictures. I was waiting for the monorail to come by but it never showed. I swear it felt like we waited there for half an hour at least!

Sorry the monorail never showed up, but you got more amazing pictures!!! :thumbsup2

We took some pictures across the lagoon while strolling along.

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Lovely :lovestruc

We browsed around the stores for a bit looking at all the insanely priced sweaters. Honestly, $500 for a sweater! :eek:

Whoa, that's steep for a sweater! :scared1:

One of my goals of the trip was to get a snack from each country. Well I skipped the churro in Mexico but the Norway bakery was calling to me. I debated between the Sweet Pretzel or the Cloudberry Horn. I eventually decided on the Cloudberry Horn. OH MY GOD! This pastry was like heaven on earth! I hated having to share it with Mom it was that good. I savoured every last morsel of that sweet sweet dessert.

I'm glad you enjoyed it! :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Whoa, that's steep for a sweater! :scared1:


I know! Never ever can I imagine paying that much for a sweater. :sad2:

[WrightFamily06]

I don't mind coconut but wouldn't get the school bread again anyways. It was just very bland and boring whereas the cloudberry horn was full of flavour. Yum!

They embarrass me sometimes but pretty much I am used to them. Mom get embarrassed by us a lot though. :rotfl:

Poor Mom :( LOL

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Poor Mom :( LOL

:laughing: Well she could be worse off, she could have incredibly boring children. ;)

[KatGarcia]

Note to self- try the cloudberry horn. Looks yummy.

I never did tell you thanks for the cruise info- so thanks BTW. Obviously it'll have to wait but i know who to go to when I do plan one!

[englishrose47]

The Bros !!!!:lmao::lmao::lmao:

I am gonna try a Horn!!!!:thumbsup2

[debraW76]

Hey Leesa, all caught up now. Loved your brothers story :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

I have a question going waaay back to Pixie hollow. You said you were shrunk? what exactly do you mean? Because I read about being shrunk and I guess I was expecting something more magical but when we went the CM just said "go stand over there" :confused:
Did we miss something?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Note to self- try the cloudberry horn. Looks yummy.

I never did tell you thanks for the cruise info- so thanks BTW. Obviously it'll have to wait but i know who to go to when I do plan one!

No problem, hopefully you get to go on that cruise someday. :thumbsup2

The Bros !!!!:lmao::lmao::lmao:

I am gonna try a Horn!!!!:thumbsup2

:thumbsup2

Hey Leesa, all caught up now. Loved your brothers story :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

I have a question going waaay back to Pixie hollow. You said you were shrunk? what exactly do you mean? Because I read about being shrunk and I guess I was expecting something more magical but when we went the CM just said "go stand over there" :confused:
Did we miss something?


Okay well you have to pay attention to the detailing in the hallway they take you into while you wait. As you go down the hallway towards Pixie Hollow you will notice that the forest/garden decorations on the wall get bigger and bigger like you are "shrinking" so by the time you get into Pixie Hollow the mushrooms and flowers depicted on the walls would be as big as you because you are now "pixie" sized. So it is not something that the cast members do but more something you have to take in my observing the detailing.

[WrightFamily06]

:laughing: Well she could be worse off, she could have incredibly boring children. ;)

Very true ! I know mine keep very entertained ! LOL

Can't wait till your next update popcorn::

[Scrapbook Stacy]

Hi Lessa, I look forward to reading about all of the information! I am just now on page 5 and trying to catch up, so I cannot wait to read all about it! ;)

Stacy

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Very true ! I know mine keep very entertained ! LOL

Can't wait till your next update popcorn::

Coming up in a few short hours! Well that is if there isn't another huge power outage on campus that delays we like on Wednesday. :headache:

Hi Lessa, I look forward to reading about all of the information! I am just now on page 5 and trying to catch up, so I cannot wait to read all about it! ;)

Stacy

:thumbsup2

[PopArtGal]

yay! Final update before I leave!

[DisneyJo]

Beautiful photos Lessa and I'm glad that I've been running through the Norway film it sounds boring :rotfl:

Our bakeries sell cream horns, look just like the Norway one and the pastry is delicious :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Beautiful photos Lessa and I'm glad that I've been running through the Norway film it sounds boring :rotfl:

Our bakeries sell cream horns, look just like the Norway one and the pastry is delicious :goodvibes

I think it was the flavourful berry cream that did me in, so good!

[debraW76]

Okay well you have to pay attention to the detailing in the hallway they take you into while you wait. As you go down the hallway towards Pixie Hollow you will notice that the forest/garden decorations on the wall get bigger and bigger like you are "shrinking" so by the time you get into Pixie Hollow the mushrooms and flowers depicted on the walls would be as big as you because you are now "pixie" sized. So it is not something that the cast members do but more something you have to take in my observing the detailing.

Thanks so much for explaining that to me. I feel kinda sheepish now :laughing: After reading so many people say they were shrunk down to see the fairies I was expecting something *more* if you kwim.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Thanks so much for explaining that to me. I feel kinda sheepish now :laughing: After reading so many people say they were shrunk down to see the fairies I was expecting something *more* if you kwim.

:rotfl: Yeah it is definitely a detail that can be easily overlooked.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

After I nearly died and went to heaven from eating the scrumptious Cloudberry Horn we made our way over to China.

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A couple stopped me and asked me to take their picture so of course I obliged. :cutie:

As we were entering the pavilion I saw Mulan! I was excited as I had never seen her in the parks before. So of course I had to get my picture taken with her! Mom decided to join me for the picture.

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We saw this very cool water dragon so of course I took a bunch of pictures!

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I think the China pavilion is so pretty, well all of them are pretty really but I just love the ones that have gardens and ponds laid out.

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We went into the Temple briefly and took in the Warrior exhibit

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Briefly considered staying to see the China movie as we had enjoyed it the previous year but we decided to take advantage of the nice weather and enjoy the outdoors as much as possible!

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They had a play area with Captain Hook and the crocodile all set-up between the African Outpost and Germany.

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Snow White was out for pictures but her line had just been cut-off and the character handler said she would not be back for an hour, well we would be long gone by then, bummer.

It was getting really hot now and my feet were killing me so while Mom wandered the shops and took pictures I went and got myself a soft pretzel and found myself a bench in the shade to relax on.

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The pretzel was really good, not overly salted like they usually are. It was just perfect!

Mom found me eventually and she bought a refreshing drink. It tasted like frozen lemonade but with alcohol! I have no idea what it is called.

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Here are some of Mom's pictures from Germany

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[ladybugmom]

LOVE your pics!! I didn't get any from Germany due to the rain and the ones I got from China were only inside the temple. What time was this? Must have been before the rain started!

[PopArtGal]

Seems I had not seen the update about the cloudberry. How is that possible??

What is a cloudberry made of?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

LOVE your pics!! I didn't get any from Germany due to the rain and the ones I got from China were only inside the temple. What time was this? Must have been before the rain started!

I want to say early afternoon, not sure of the exact time. After noon for sure though.

[PopArtGal]

Yay! You saw my girl Mulan.

But it seems my boyfriend, Mushu, was on a break.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Seems I had not seen the update about the cloudberry. How is that possible??

What is a cloudberry made of?

:confused3 It's back on page 55. A cloudberry is well a berry! It is delicious! And the cloudberry horn is a pastry filled with a sweet cream made from cloudberries. :rotfl:

Yay! You saw my girl Mulan.

But it seems my boyfriend, Mushu, was on a break.

I would have loved to see Mushu! :guilty: I have a little bean toy Mushu that I got back when the movie first came out and if you smack him down on your hand he will say one of three of four lines from the movie. :rotfl:

[PopArtGal]

:confused3 It's back on page 55. A cloudberry is well a berry! It is delicious! And the cloudberry horn is a pastry filled with a sweet cream made from cloudberries. :rotfl:



I would have loved to see Mushu! :guilty: I have a little bean toy Mushu that I got back when the movie first came out and if you smack him down on your hand he will say one of three of four lines from the movie. :rotfl:

Awe. I've been looking for a Mushu toy for so long.

Maybe I'll get lucky one day :)

[Mysteria]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][SIZE="4"]After I nearly died and went to heaven from eating the scrumptious Cloudberry Horn we made our way over to China.

http://i314.photobucket.com/albums/ll421/polnickyhunt/Disney%20May%202009/May%2020th%20-%20Epcot/D5152.jpg

A couple stopped me and asked me to take their picture so of course I obliged. :cutie:



That is one odd looking couple!! :thumbsup2

Love the pic of captian hook and the croc. The croc looks like he's had one too many with his tongue hanging out like that. :rotfl:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

That is one odd looking couple!! :thumbsup2



:rotfl: Smart alec!

[englishrose47]

Great pix in the World Lessa !! Samantha is really anxious to see Germany as her last name is German or so we think!! Acually mine is too but anglisized !!!

[Scrapbook Stacy]

Well, I just found out from my agent that they will not have any 3 day Disney cruises for June 2010....what to do, what to do? I was really hoping to do a 3 day cruise since this will be my first time...

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Well, I just found out from my agent that they will not have any 3 day Disney cruises for June 2010....what to do, what to do? I was really hoping to do a 3 day cruise since this will be my first time...

You should take one of the 5 night cruises that stop at Castaway Cay twice!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great pix in the World Lessa !! Samantha is really anxious to see Germany as her last name is German or so we think!! Acually mine is too but anglisized !!!

Cool, maybe she will be able to find something with her last name on it in Germany.

[Mysteria]

:rotfl: Smart alec!

:rolleyes1 Just couldn't resist. :laughing:

[meeko_33785]

Loved all the photos in this update. I especially liked all the photos of the details in Germany. Great job.

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessaand Beth and the Bros too!!!!

[kaysmommie]

Your WS pictures are amazing. I love the ones of China the best! You met the same Mulan as us. Love the F&G ones too.

[WrightFamily06]

Great update :thumbsup2 Love all the Mulan pictures and the pictures of China , I somehow missed taking pictures of this area on our trip ? Then again I missed alot of things other people took pictures of , I guess it's cause I still have really young kids and am always go go going ! LOL The picture of pretzel so has me wanting one right now , DS and I were just talking about how we could eat one too the other day . Your mom took some really good shots of Germany also , I love the pic of the clock !

[Disneyland_Mama]

After I nearly died and went to heaven from eating the scrumptious Cloudberry Horn we made our way over to China.
I have to agree with you... school bread was not my thing. It weirdly gross, but I am going to try the Cloudberry Horn. It does look so yummy! :goodvibes


Mom found me eventually and she bought a refreshing drink. It tasted like frozen lemonade but with alcohol! I have no idea what it is called.

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Mmmm! Was that the Grey Goose slushie?? That looks so refreshing! :thumbsup2

Great updates, Lessa! :)

[emmaca]

I have to agree with you... school bread was not my thing. It weirdly gross, but I am going to try the Cloudberry Horn. It does look so yummy! :goodvibes



Mmmm! Was that the Grey Goose slushie?? That looks so refreshing! :thumbsup2

Great updates, Lessa! :)

Hi Lessa's mom here, I was a drink I bought in Germany, not sure what it was but it was good!.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Loved all the photos in this update. I especially liked all the photos of the details in Germany. Great job.

Glad you enjoyed it, I am sure Mom is pleased that I finally shared some of her photos. ;):laughing:

Morning Lessaand Beth and the Bros too!!!!

Hi Rosie!

Your WS pictures are amazing. I love the ones of China the best! You met the same Mulan as us. Love the F&G ones too.

:laughing: How cool, but aren't they all the same Mulan? The characters are real right? ;):laughing:

Great update :thumbsup2 Love all the Mulan pictures and the pictures of China , I somehow missed taking pictures of this area on our trip ? Then again I missed alot of things other people took pictures of , I guess it's cause I still have really young kids and am always go go going ! LOL The picture of pretzel so has me wanting one right now , DS and I were just talking about how we could eat one too the other day . Your mom took some really good shots of Germany also , I love the pic of the clock !

The pretzel was sooo good, very soft and not too salty. I had a pretzel at Hollywood Studios the next day and it was way too salty!

I have to agree with you... school bread was not my thing. It weirdly gross, but I am going to try the Cloudberry Horn. It does look so yummy! :goodvibes

:thumbsup2

Mmmm! Was that the Grey Goose slushie?? That looks so refreshing! :thumbsup2

Great updates, Lessa! :)

Nope not the Grey Goose, that can only be bought in France. Several Disers have told us though that the drink we got in Germany tastes very similar to the Grey Gooses but is cheaper and you get more of it. :thumbsup2

[Scrapbook Stacy]

What kind of things do they have to do at Castaway Cay, is there enough there to do a 5 day cruise?

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

What kind of things do they have to do at Castaway Cay, is there enough there to do a 5 day cruise?

There are all sorts of things to do at Castaway Cay. Lots of kid activities, snorkeling, bike riding, water sports, spa sessions.

I think on the 5 day cruise you get 2 days at Castaway Cay, one day in Nassau and then one sea day.

[lisalonglash]

Great update, Lessa!! I sooooo want one of those lemonade boozy things! :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great update, Lessa!! I sooooo want one of those lemonade boozy things! :thumbsup2

It was very tasty and nice and refreshing in that heat. :thumbsup2

[EastYorkDisneyFan]

There are all sorts of things to do at Castaway Cay. Lots of kid activities, snorkeling, bike riding, water sports, spa sessions.

I think on the 5 day cruise you get 2 days at Castaway Cay, one day in Nassau and then one sea day.

Some of the 5 days are also making a stop at Key West instead of 2 stops at Castaway Cay.

[jordanyosh]

After a good 3 days of non-stop partying SOMEBODY had to go and ruin it

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I hope that came out of someone's mouth and not.......well you know...

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I hope that came out of someone's mouth and not.......well you know...

:rotfl:

[jordanyosh]

:rotfl:

See...your brothers and I together perhaps=t-r-o-u-b-l-e. You'll have to keep us in line....;)

[Scrapbook Stacy]

Thanks for the info!

Stacy

[englishrose47]

See...your brothers and I together perhaps=t-r-o-u-b-l-e. You'll have to keep us in line....;)

I would love to put The Bros in charge of bathoom rating !!!:lmao:

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

WOW! I was really busy for the past week or so and was way behind! Not to worry...all caught up now! Looks like you guys are still having tons of fun! Can't wait for the cruise portion!

[debraW76]

Great update Leesa! It seems you and your mom are doing what I never get to do and that is stop and see all the little things. With little ones we are always in a hurry to get to the next thing. I get to do that now though through your TR!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

WOW! I was really busy for the past week or so and was way behind! Not to worry...all caught up now! Looks like you guys are still having tons of fun! Can't wait for the cruise portion!

Yep, the fun never stops in our family. :rotfl: :rolleyes:;)

Great update Leesa! It seems you and your mom are doing what I never get to do and that is stop and see all the little things. With little ones we are always in a hurry to get to the next thing. I get to do that now though through your TR!!

I am glad that you are enjoying taking all the little details that we managed to capture. :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Leaving Germany we bypassed Italy for the moment as we needed to hustle over to America to catch the next performance of the Fire and Drum Corps and also the Voices of Liberty. We made it just in time! I had just finished watching the HBO mini-series John Adams before the trip so I was feeling all patriotic. And yes I can feel patriotic about American history as I am half American. lol

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Here's a video I took of them performing the Star Spangled Banner. Darn people kept walking in front of me and blocking my view!

Spirt of America Fife and Drum Corps (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49DxWDz5tdU)

After their performance we made our way inside to wait for the Voices of Liberty to come out. We grabbed a spot on the floor. There is a circle on the floor and if you sit right on the edge you have the best view and also the best acoustics.

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They sang quite a few songs but I only got these two on video. One of the men serenaded a woman sitting next to me, even took her hand. Well when he went to move away she wouldn't let go! lol

Here's some video

Voices of Liberty (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EjZzLwJAto)

and then them singing America the Beautiful (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvjYfrOhmVU)

They were wonderful and when they were done they came around to talk to the guests.

After the performance was over Mom and I went back over to Italy. Not sure why exactly, I think Mom wanted to look in the stores for something. I stayed outside and took pictures.

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Mom came and found me once she was done browsing and we made our way over to Japan where we stopped and Mom bought me a Kaki Gori since I had bought the Cloudberry Horn and the pretzel.

As we approached the stand that sells the Kaki Gori I saw somebody that looked really familiar. I was 99% sure that it was a Diser whose trip report I had read back in 07 and I was also familiar with her from reading another of her reports on a different board. Well I decided to be daring and ask if she was who I thought she was.

So I tap her on the shoulder and say "Excuse me but are you Mandy?" Oh man did she looked freaked out that I knew who she was! lol I quickly explained who I was and gave her my screen name and then she realized who I was. lol It was such a random meeting and too funny.

We made sure to grab a picture to commemorate the occasion.

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We chatted until our respective treats were ready and then we parted ways.

Here I am with my cherry flavoured Kaki Gori

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It was so delicious and very flavorful! I have had flavoured ice before and this was 100 times better. I chose the cherry flavour for two reasons. 1) Well I simply like cherry 2)It reminded me of the book and movie Memoirs of a Geisha where the Chairman buys Sayuri/Chiyo a cherry Kaki Gori!

So with yummy treat in hand we headed into the big store in Japan and browsed. I was making a bit of a mess trying to eat and walk around so I went outside to finish up my treat. Well it started to pour!

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It lasted for a few minutes and then stopped.

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I went back inside and found Mom and we went to head out but it had started pouring again! So we decided to dally and went to look at the Tin Toy exhibit.

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We went back outside at this point and it was still coming down hard. I didn't want to go out in that so we sat down on the window ledge with all of the other people seeking shelter from the rain.

This storm was ridiculous, it was coming down so hard! Turns out that there were tornado warnings for the area that afternoon. Thank goodness I only learned this after the fact from Nichole as I would have been a bit freaked if I knew that then.

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In fact it was coming down so quickly that Japan began to flood! The water was coming up to peoples ankles and a little shop across the way from us was beginning to flood! The guests who had taken shelter in the store had to help out the CM and they had all grabbed whatever was handy to try and push the water out of the store.

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Eventually a CM showed up in big rain boots, gloves and sporting an umbrella. She had arrived to unclog a drain that was causing the flooding. She clearly was not janitorial staff as she was dressed way to nicely. She must have been the manager on duty. What a lovely job!

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Here's a brief video of the guests efforts to keep the shop from flooding.

Japan Flooding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ7nw8-dmr0)

I think we took shelter outside the big store in Japan for about half an hour or so. There were a lot of people under there with us. Some of them were young guys traveling with a school group and they were due to perform in Downtown Disney later that week.

The rain was just coming down so hard and the flooding and huge puddle just made me not want to move at all. Disney really needs to work on the drainage problem at Epcot as this is not the only time we have experienced big problems with the drainage during a rainstorm.

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[jordanyosh]

Rain Rain Go Away.....at least it was in Japan...;)

I saw the Fife and Drum Corps for the first time my last trip. I loved it.

Of course i could sit and listen to VOL all day long. I'm a sucker for good harmonies....

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Rain Rain Go Away.....at least it was in Japan...;)

I saw the Fife and Drum Corps for the first time my last trip. I loved it.

Of course i could sit and listen to VOL all day long. I'm a sucker for good harmonies....

I was grateful that we were "trapped" somewhere that offered lots of shelter and it was amusing watching the struggles in the shop across the way to keep the water out.

[MAGICFOR2]

Yummm! that Kaki Gori looks really good. We noticed in Okinawa that fruit flavored things tasted really fresh and well, "real" compared to the icky fake fruit flavors here in the U.S.

I think that rain storm was to give you the true Japan experience :rotfl2: That happened to us at Epcot, too - I just thought it was the clouds - didn't think about drain improvements. :rolleyes1

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Yummm! that Kaki Gori looks really good. We noticed in Okinawa that fruit flavored things tasted really fresh and well, "real" compared to the icky fake fruit flavors here in the U.S.


Yes, it tasted much nicer and "real" compared to other flavoured ices I have had in the States. Also the flavour was spread all throughout the ice instead of it just being on top and then flavourless once you get to the center and bottom. Very very good!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

that was a funny flooding story, nice job using what they had to try and stop the problem.

[Scrapbook Stacy]

Have you been on any other cruises besides a Disney cruise? Just wondering what you thought about them...

Thank you, Stacy

[Ms. Heimlich]

Does anyone else find it ironic that the CM was using a "Caution - Wet Floor" sign to divert the water!? :lmao:

I loved the VOL video. I heard them sing The Star Spangled Banner and I nearly cried my eyes out. They are truly amazing. check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErV-Fmviebo

Great job so far.... I am loving your report!!

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

You weren't kidding when you said you have some bad luck with Disney and rain!! I can't believe how deep that got! Insane!

[kaysmommie]

OMG :scared1:! That was some rain and flooding in Japan. The poor CM trying to unclogg the drain. That is what HS looked was like on our day there. The park was above ankle deep in some places. Anyway great WS pics. Kaylee and I meant to try a Kaki Gori but never had a chance. It looks yummy though.

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa I tooo experienced the flooding at Epcot not sure if the same day but the drainage needs work for sure !!!

[ladybugmom]

We got to see the Voices of Liberty, too! (Well, Ally and I did at least) I didn't get any pics b/c Brent was outside with a sleeping Claire--I might borrow some of your pics if you don't mind. They were FABULOUS! Sent chills up my spine! Great pics of the rain! I didn't get any of that either as I was too afraid that I might get my camera wet. I'll have to show Ally your videos--she'll love them!! Can't wait to hear more!

[jordanyosh]

I was grateful that we were "trapped" somewhere that offered lots of shelter and it was amusing watching the struggles in the shop across the way to keep the water out.

Because kicking water always prevents flooding...:)

[jcc0621]

And yes I can feel patriotic about American history as I am half American.

:thumbsup2

So I tap her on the shoulder

Excellent stalking skills!:thumbsup2

This storm was ridiculous, it was coming down so hard!

:faint:

Disney really needs to work on the drainage problem at Epcot as this is not the only time we have experienced big problems with the drainage during a rainstorm.

::yes::

[ladybugmom]

Ok--Claire's down for a nap and I was able to share your videos with Ally! She really enjoyed them! When we got to the Voices of Liberty ones Ally said, "That's where we got to be dry!" Yep, we got a break from the rain to see them sing!! We can't wait to show these to Brent tonight since he didn't get to see this! Thanks for posting them!!

[WrightFamily06]

Nice update Lessa :) Great pictures & video of the Fire and Drum Corps and also the Voices of Liberty ! Would love to see them preform myself but the kiddies are still little to young to sit still for all the wonderful shows at the American Pavilion. Oh well one day they will appreciate history as much as there Mom and then I will get to watch . LOL Nice pictures also of Italy . :) I can't believe the rain you ran into in Japan ! Then to top it off a flood so crazy , hope it clears up in the next post !

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

that was a funny flooding story, nice job using what they had to try and stop the problem.

:laughing: Yeah they were very creative. I felt bad for the guests who sought shelter there thinking they would stay dry. :rotfl:

Have you been on any other cruises besides a Disney cruise? Just wondering what you thought about them...

Thank you, Stacy

Nope this was our first cruise ever! :thumbsup2

Does anyone else find it ironic that the CM was using a "Caution - Wet Floor" sign to divert the water!? :lmao:

I loved the VOL video. I heard them sing The Star Spangled Banner and I nearly cried my eyes out. They are truly amazing. check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErV-Fmviebo

Great job so far.... I am loving your report!!

I did find that rather funny with the wet floor sign.

Amazing video!

You weren't kidding when you said you have some bad luck with Disney and rain!! I can't believe how deep that got! Insane!

:laughing: Yeah, I don't joke when it comes to Disney and rain.

December 97

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Sea of ponchos watching the parade

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July 07

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August 08

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:sad2:

OMG :scared1:! That was some rain and flooding in Japan. The poor CM trying to unclogg the drain. That is what HS looked was like on our day there. The park was above ankle deep in some places. Anyway great WS pics. Kaylee and I meant to try a Kaki Gori but never had a chance. It looks yummy though.

Yeah, I felt bad for her, did not look like a very pleasant job. :scared:

Hi Lessa I tooo experienced the flooding at Epcot not sure if the same day but the drainage needs work for sure !!!

::yes::

We got to see the Voices of Liberty, too! (Well, Ally and I did at least) I didn't get any pics b/c Brent was outside with a sleeping Claire--I might borrow some of your pics if you don't mind. They were FABULOUS! Sent chills up my spine! Great pics of the rain! I didn't get any of that either as I was too afraid that I might get my camera wet. I'll have to show Ally your videos--she'll love them!! Can't wait to hear more!

Don't mind at all, feel free to borrow.
Because kicking water always prevents flooding...:)

;)
:thumbsup2



Excellent stalking skills!:thumbsup2



:faint:



::yes::

Well since it wasn't a Focker encounter we were guaranteed to remember a photo. ;) I still think it is so funny picturing her reaction when I, a "stranger", approached her and knew who she was. :lmao:

Ok--Claire's down for a nap and I was able to share your videos with Ally! She really enjoyed them! When we got to the Voices of Liberty ones Ally said, "That's where we got to be dry!" Yep, we got a break from the rain to see them sing!! We can't wait to show these to Brent tonight since he didn't get to see this! Thanks for posting them!!

Hope Brent enjoys the videos!

Nice update Lessa :) Great pictures & video of the Fire and Drum Corps and also the Voices of Liberty ! Would love to see them preform myself but the kiddies are still little to young to sit still for all the wonderful shows at the American Pavilion. Oh well one day they will appreciate history as much as there Mom and then I will get to watch . LOL

I know what you mean about the kids being too young. When my brothers and I were little we moved a lot due to my dad's job in the Navy and we always drove when we moved. Our parents took us to all these historical sites and national parks and we had no appreciation and well we don't really remember much now anyways.

Then to top it off a flood so crazy , hope it clears up in the next post !

:rotfl:;)

[debraW76]

Great update Leesa. You are making me want to do a solo trip or maybe one with just me and my mom. I would really like to take in more of the shows around WS and to also shop in all the little stores but *sigh* with all the kids I just wouldn't enjoy it because it would be too much work.

Sorry bout the rain. Oh, and I can't watch videos at work so I will have to watch them tonight.

[stacopp]

I just wanted to say that I read your trip report so far...whew! You have done a great job! I have really enjoyed it- thanks for helping me miss Disney less. I look forward to more.:goodvibes

[Mysteria]

OMG :lmao: The guy helping with the flood using the wet floor sign struck a funnybone. Good for them though to help the shop people out!

That was some wicked rain. I agree about epcot and the flooding. They need to figure something out. I was there once in 2004 when it was deep like that. Not fun.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great update Leesa. You are making me want to do a solo trip or maybe one with just me and my mom. I would really like to take in more of the shows around WS and to also shop in all the little stores but *sigh* with all the kids I just wouldn't enjoy it because it would be too much work.

Sorry bout the rain. Oh, and I can't watch videos at work so I will have to watch them tonight.

I think an adults-only trip sounds like it would be a blast. :thumbsup2
I just wanted to say that I read your trip report so far...whew! You have done a great job! I have really enjoyed it- thanks for helping me miss Disney less. I look forward to more.:goodvibes

Thank You! So glad that you are enjoying the read. :goodvibes

OMG :lmao: The guy helping with the flood using the wet floor sign struck a funnybone. Good for them though to help the shop people out!

That was some wicked rain. I agree about epcot and the flooding. They need to figure something out. I was there once in 2004 when it was deep like that. Not fun.

Yes it was definitely very nice of the guests to try and help the CM too bad it was a losing battle. It is a good thing that the main store in Japan is on a bit of an incline or else it would have flooded as well. Luckily the flood waters never reached Mom and I in our shelter.

Back in July 07 we got caught in a huge rain storm in Epcot and we had only one poncho among the four of us. We were at Universe of Energy and had to make it all the way to Italy for a dinner reservation. Alek and Erich decided to sacrifice themselves and ran pretty much all the way across Epcot while Mom and I shuffled our way over while trying to share the poncho (we were both wearing white). Anyways I don't know how they managed to run there so quickly as the flooding that day was nearly as bad as it was that day in Japan. :sad2:

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

OK OK.....Disney needs to be paying you to go there at this point!! LOL They are lucky that you are still willing to go back! Those pix speak volumes!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

OK OK.....Disney needs to be paying you to go there at this point!! LOL They are lucky that you are still willing to go back! Those pix speak volumes!

:rotfl: We have had some nice weather as well but the predominant theme is definitely rain! :laughing: We love WDW though and always have a blast no matter what the weather is like. :thumbsup2

[jcc0621]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"]
Well since it wasn't a Focker encounter we were guaranteed to remember a photo. ;) I still think it is so funny picturing her reaction when I, a "stranger", approached her and knew who she was. :lmao:

LOL. I have 3 meets planned in August, I already told Jim his only job is to take pictures:thumbsup2

[GeminiAngel]

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Did he really think that was going to work? :rotfl::rotfl:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

LOL. I have 3 meets planned in August, I already told Jim his only job is to take pictures:thumbsup2

:laughing::thumbsup2
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Did he really think that was going to work? :rotfl::rotfl:

:laughing: I guess they were desperate!

[troobabiee7]

Wow, now THAT'S some rain! That's crazy!

I loved your video of Voices of Liberty. When I went with school back in 2001 the trip was run by my history teacher, so our meet-up/group activity on our Epcot day was watching the Voices of Liberty before the American Adventure. I remember being in awe of how beautiful the music sounded in that rotunda!

[morgtroy]

That was certainly a downpour. Then all your past trips, rain photos.:sad1:
Love all your WS pics, only us disney freaks can truly appreciate all the detailed pics of lights and ornamental trimmings. Super!!:thumbsup2
I have these kind of pics and the "not so disney" people say, oh a light fixture. "No silly that's not just a light fixture, it's a disney light fixture with a hidden Mickey on it.":rotfl2: You have no idea how much we :cheer2: when we found it.:rolleyes1

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Wow, now THAT'S some rain! That's crazy!

I loved your video of Voices of Liberty. When I went with school back in 2001 the trip was run by my history teacher, so our meet-up/group activity on our Epcot day was watching the Voices of Liberty before the American Adventure. I remember being in awe of how beautiful the music sounded in that rotunda!

The rain that week really was nutso!

I think it would have been so fun to go to WDW with school, our Physics Fair trip to Busch Gardens in Williamsburg was a blast so I can only imagine what a trip to WDW would have been like!

That was certainly a downpour. Then all your past trips, rain photos.:sad1:
Love all your WS pics, only us disney freaks can truly appreciate all the detailed pics of lights and ornamental trimmings. Super!!:thumbsup2
I have these kind of pics and the "not so disney" people say, oh a light fixture. "No silly that's not just a light fixture, it's a disney light fixture with a hidden Mickey on it.":rotfl2: You have no idea how much we :cheer2: when we found it.:rolleyes1

Our rain luck has been pretty bad but don't worry we have had some nice weather sprinkled in every now and then among the rain showers. ;)

:laughing: I totally agree, people are always astounded when I tell them about the thousands of pictures I take each vacation and then they don't appreciate much of them unless they are a Disney nut like us.

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa from another NUT!!!!!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

We waited out the storm in Japan, no way I was going out in that! I think we were "stuck" there for 30-45 minutes. It was a good long while. Eventually the rain stopped so we hesitantly made our way out from our shelter. The skies were still looking pretty threatening so we made sure to wear our ponchos just in case.

There were some lovely bonsai displays set up for the Flower and Garden Festival so I went over to check them out and to take pictures. It was spitting rain still so I was trying to be careful with the camera.

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We decided to make our way over to Canada as that was the only pavilion we had not yet visited on this trip.

As we were walking through England I noticed the tea garden display. It was too cute! The tea plants were planted in tea cup shaped planters!

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As we were approaching Canada it started to POUR again. We hustled into the gift shop, browsed around and then decided to go catch the O Canada movie. I just love the song that Eva Avila (Canadian Idol) sings during the movie. Here's a video I found of the song on YouTube.

Canada You're a Lifetime Journey (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHgdXLQNKPc)

The movie was great, funny and beautiful, not a snoozefest like the France and Norway films.

It was still pouring like crazy when we exited from the movie so we grabbed a seat in the Kidcot/exit area and just looked out at the rain.

Victoria Gardens based off of the lovely Butchart Gardens that are located in Victoria, British Columbia.

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If you ever get the chance you should visit the Butchart Gardens, they are breathtaking!

Mom and I were pretty much just killing time now, we had an ADR at Chefs de France for 4:50 and it was right around 3:30. We sat there for a while and finally figured the rain was not going to let up so we decided to not just sit around wasting time.

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We went over to England and browsed through the shops there. I found a book on Arthurian legends that looked interesting, I am a big King Arthur buff. I took a picture of it so I could remember to look it up once I got home.

We continued to loiter around the stores while I took pictures.

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I call this my "Window Series" :lmao:

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Bored with the UK stores we decided to just go hang out in France until our ADR time.

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We hung out in the library for a little bit. There was a photopass photographer in there and she quizzed me on the book titles to see if I could translate the French. I of course was able to translate all of them. ;P

It was 20 minutes out from our ADR now and people were beginning to crowd under the entrance awning to Chefs de France so Mom and I figured we better get over there and reserve our spot in the check-in line if we didn't want to have to fight through all the people.

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It was packed by the time the Chefs CM's came out to start checking people in. They pulled a podium out into the middle of the sea of people and had a CM positioned there who would check your name off on the list to verify you were there. Then a few minutes later a host came out and started calling names. Mom and I were the second group to be seated.

It was lovely inside and we got a table right next to the windows.

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We did not order appetizers as they provide you with rolls.

I am pretty sure this is what Mom ordered

Bouillabaisse - sauteed scallops, mahi mahi and black tiger shrimp served in a saffron seafood broth with potatoes and fennel

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She also ordered a glass of wine as you can see in the picture. I just had water with my meal but I did take a few sips of the wine. It was very good, Mom had the waiter bring her a wine he thought would best compliment her meal and he did an excellent job!

I of course had the Gratin de macaroni - Baked macaroni with cream and gruyere cheese

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OH MY GOSH! SO SO GOOD! This was a day chock full of gastronomic delights! It was sinfully delicious, rich and creamy and just perfect!

While eating I spied the "chef" making his way around the room checking to make sure that everybody was enjoying their meals.

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Remy eventually made it to our table and he was so cute! He moves around and squeaks as though he is talking to you. It is too bad that he is only going to be there until September, such a nice touch!

Mom says in this picture he was whispering sweet nothings to her.

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We bid adieu to Remy and finished up our entrees. We decided to make our meal even more decadent and ordered dessert which we do not usually do.

Not sure what Mom's dessert was called

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I had the Creme Brulee, it was the first time I have ever had this dessert. It was good.

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This was the priciest meal we had on the trip but my was it good! Totally worth the splurge.

Our tummies pleasantly full and our taste buds satisfied we made our way out of the restaurant. It had stopped raining again so no need for the ponchos.

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[jcc0621]

Wow! That rain is really giving Faye a run for her money :faint:

Remy is so cute. To bad I will probably never get to see him:sad2:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Wow! That rain is really giving Faye a run for her money :faint:

Remy is so cute. To bad I will probably never get to see him:sad2:

Yeah, Faye was more like a steady rain whereas this was just constant downpours all the time! :headache:

[onelilspark]

I'm doing Chefs on my trip and I have my eye on that macaroni!!

And with all your rain, you'll appreciate this story: we were there years ago and the entire week of our vacation (except, of course, our check-out day...) it rained. Every. Day. It got to the point that my younger brother started splashing through puddles at MGM and he let out with "Gee, I didn't know MGM was a water park!!"

[emmaca]

I just love the Canadian Pavillion O' Canada movie. It always bring tears to this alien resident's eyes ( you see I am an American). I am so proud of my country, I should someday become a Canadian. If you haven't seen the O' Canada show here are the You tube links. I hope you enjoy and see why I love Canada so much. we have been very fortunate to have lived on both coast of Canada and points in between. Everytime we moved we drove across this great country!.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE9FbpXSwI8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zOoex857Cs&feature=channel

[Disneyland_Mama]

[COLOR="DarkOrchid"][SIZE="4"]Mom says in this picture he was whispering sweet nothings to her.

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So cute! I'm looking forward to this meal, as Maddie and Evan love, love, love Remy. :lovestruc

Again, lovely photos Lessa. :thumbsup2 Geeze that rain is crazy, though! Nothing like The Great Rain of Aug '08! :lmao:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I'm doing Chefs on my trip and I have my eye on that macaroni!!

And with all your rain, you'll appreciate this story: we were there years ago and the entire week of our vacation (except, of course, our check-out day...) it rained. Every. Day. It got to the point that my younger brother started splashing through puddles at MGM and he let out with "Gee, I didn't know MGM was a water park!!"

The macaroni is sooooo good! It is the one dish from that restaurant that I always read rave reviews on. :thumbsup2

:laughing: That is too funny, sorry you had such a rainy vacation too, hopefully your trip wasn't at the same time that we were there on one of our trips. If it was I am sorry you suffered due to our rain curse. ;)

I just love the Canadian Pavillion O' Canada movie. It always bring tears to this alien resident's eyes ( you see I am an American). I am so proud of my country, I should someday become a Canadian. If you haven't seen the O' Canada show here are the You tube links. I hope you enjoy and see why I love Canada so much. we have been very fortunate to have lived on both coast of Canada and points in between. Everytime we moved we drove across this great country!.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rE9FbpXSwI8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zOoex857Cs&feature=channel

Yeah, but Mom you are a sap about everything. ;)

So cute! I'm looking forward to this meal, as Maddie and Evan love, love, love Remy. :lovestruc

Again, lovely photos Lessa. :thumbsup2 Geeze that rain is crazy, though! Nothing like The Great Rain of Aug '08! :lmao:

Just make sure you aren't eating there on a Sunday as that is the one day he does not make an experience!

[emmaca]

Yeah, but Mom you are a sap about everything. ;)


Lessa, I can't believe you:scared1::scared1: "Canada, my canada"..., right now Erich would be hitting me, Erich hates it when Lessa or I belt out one our favorite songs from Disney, especially Wishes. I think Lessa would be hitting me right about now as well, if she could here me sing. Hey I have a great voice :lmao:I just love Eva Avila's song.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hmmm, so I have just received my second Free Dining pin code in under two months. I am so tempted to use it to go down in October over Canadian Thanksgiving and just skip a day of classes. Must resist the urge!

[KatGarcia]

So you didn't like the Canada video because your Canadian did you? ;)

Never had creme brulee? I LOVE it. I got it everywhere I could when we went to WDW the first time!

[Scrapbook Stacy]

WHEW! Finally, Lessa, I am caught up!

Stacy

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

I have been hearing a lot of great reviews on Chefs lately. I will have to try it on one of our upcoming trips!! We all picked our places for the next one, but the one after that I think it'll be on the list!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

So you didn't like the Canada video because your Canadian did you? ;)

Never had creme brulee? I LOVE it. I got it everywhere I could when we went to WDW the first time!

No way, being Canadian has nothing to do with, it is genuinely a good movie. I like the China movie too, I have no Chinese blood in me as far as I know. ;)

Nope, that was my first creme brulee, we don't usually order dessert and then when we do I usually go for the cheesecake if its on the menu. ;)

WHEW! Finally, Lessa, I am caught up!

Stacy

:thumbsup2

[Scrapbook Stacy]

Hey Lessa, how are you getting those free dining codes?

Stacy

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I have been hearing a lot of great reviews on Chefs lately. I will have to try it on one of our upcoming trips!! We all picked our places for the next one, but the one after that I think it'll be on the list!

We really liked it and I definitely recommend it. It is pricey though.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hey Lessa, how are you getting those free dining codes?

Stacy

They have been coming to me by e-mail.

[leamom2princesses]

All caught up! Remy is too cute. It stinks that we won't get to catch him. Great pics and report Lessa!

[englishrose47]

Great pix of Chef's !! I saw Chef Remy too, when I ate there I had the set menu deal and had French Onion soup, the Macaroni and Cheese ( it is as delish a Lessa says ) and the Creme Brulee !! My next trip your Mom's dish is what I want and the apple crepes !!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

All caught up! Remy is too cute. It stinks that we won't get to catch him. Great pics and report Lessa!

He was super cute, I was so excited when I found out that they had him there since we were going to eat there anyway. Remy was just an added bonus. :thumbsup2

Great pix of Chef's !! I saw Chef Remy too, when I ate there I had the set menu deal and had French Onion soup, the Macaroni and Cheese ( it is as delish a Lessa says ) and the Creme Brulee !! My next trip your Mom's dish is what I want and the apple crepes !!!

Chefs is definitely a great restaurant, very yummy!

[ladybugmom]

GREAT pics! I love Canada--soooo pretty! Chefs de France looks incredible! My mouth was watering just looking at your pictures!! And Remy is just precious!!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

GREAT pics! I love Canada--soooo pretty! Chefs de France looks incredible! My mouth was watering just looking at your pictures!! And Remy is just precious!!

:laughing: Thanks, I think those are some of my best food porn pics!

[jordanyosh]

You're pix came out so good. The picture of your mom's meal at Chefs looks like it came right out of a food magazine. It's so sharp and clear.

that mac and cheese looks decadent. I don't know how else to describe how it looks.

more rain. crazy. at least you have a good attitude about it and it gave you a chance to maybe browse in a way you would not have otherwise.

Remy....isn't he coming out my way?

[englishrose47]

Morning Lessa !!!

[WrightFamily06]

Sorry to hear that the down pours continued :( On our trip to the world in 2007 which was the last week in May and the first week of June. It poured like that and it made for a miserable trip! We didn't stop our plans though we braved it with the ponchos just like you and your Mom. By the time the day was over and we got back to our room though we all felt so tired and dirty !

Beautiful pictures of the bonsai trees in Japan . The teacups in the UK were just adorable weren't they ? Les Chefs de France looks like a great place to eat and that macaroni , oh my what can say but I want some right now ! LOL Remy was also super cute ! :cutie:

[mrsksomeday]

I loved all the pictures again. The Japan ones were amazing with Spaceship Earth in the background. Remy is so adorable. They need to have him there all the time.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You're pix came out so good. The picture of your mom's meal at Chefs looks like it came right out of a food magazine. It's so sharp and clear.

that mac and cheese looks decadent. I don't know how else to describe how it looks.

more rain. crazy. at least you have a good attitude about it and it gave you a chance to maybe browse in a way you would not have otherwise.

Remy....isn't he coming out my way?

Thanks! I was very pleased with the food porn from that dinner.

The mac and cheese was totally decadent, incredibly amazingly delicious!

I have no idea what the fate of Remy is after his brief stint at Chefs. :confused3

Sorry to hear that the down pours continued :( On our trip to the world in 2007 which was the last week in May and the first week of June. It poured like that and it made for a miserable trip! We didn't stop our plans though we braved it with the ponchos just like you and your Mom. By the time the day was over and we got back to our room though we all felt so tired and dirty !

Beautiful pictures of the bonsai trees in Japan . The teacups in the UK were just adorable weren't they ? Les Chefs de France looks like a great place to eat and that macaroni , oh my what can say but I want some right now ! LOL Remy was also super cute ! :cutie:

Yeah, you don't exactly feel squeaky clean after trudging around in a plastic poncho all day.

I loved all the pictures again. The Japan ones were amazing with Spaceship Earth in the background. Remy is so adorable. They need to have him there all the time.

I agree about Remy, I think he is a wonderful touch.

[GeminiAngel]

You're Mom and Remy are super cute!

[emmaca]

Hmmm, so I have just received my second Free Dining pin code in under two months. I am so tempted to use it to go down in October over Canadian Thanksgiving and just skip a day of classes. Must resist the urge!
October.... hum... I think someone has a birthday in October:cool1::dance3:party:

[Scrapbook Stacy]

Maybe I will get a promo code, I sure hope so! I am hoping that they will extend free dining through October, I would like to go back to Disney in October, never been at that time of year...

[kaysmommie]

Your Canada pics are amazing :goodvibes. Also glad you liked Chef's De France. Remy is just adorable! Thomas wanted to take him home.

[englishrose47]

October.... hum... I think someone has a birthday in October:cool1::dance3:party:

Happy Birthday!!! Someonein October:banana::banana:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

You're Mom and Remy are super cute!

Mom loves Remy so that is probably one of her favourite pictures from the trip.

Maybe I will get a promo code, I sure hope so! I am hoping that they will extend free dining through October, I would like to go back to Disney in October, never been at that time of year...

Are you signed up to receive offers from Disney? You should go to their website and order a Planning DVD and click the box saying you would like to receive e-mail/mail from them to make sure that you are in their system.

Your Canada pics are amazing :goodvibes. Also glad you liked Chef's De France. Remy is just adorable! Thomas wanted to take him home.

I would have liked to get more exterior shots in Canada but the rain just made that a bit difficult. I really should have bought that waterproof camera. :headache:

[UGAFan0829]

Hi, Leesa!! Great update!!

I agree with you about the Canada film! I loved watching it last time we were there. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous. Definitely makes me want to visit Canada sometime! We've not seen the France or Norway films, so I'll make sure to skip them now that I hear they're boring!!

I'm SO jealous that y'all got to see Remy! He is so cute, and is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, when he stops coming out is like a week before our trip...Just my luck!!! Chef's looked really good. I'll have to put it on my list of restaurants to try in the future!

[Scrapbook Stacy]

Yep, I have ordered the druise line dvd and park dvd...plus I clicked yes in the box, maybe I will get lucky! LOL!

Stacy

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi, Leesa!! Great update!!

I agree with you about the Canada film! I loved watching it last time we were there. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous. Definitely makes me want to visit Canada sometime! We've not seen the France or Norway films, so I'll make sure to skip them now that I hear they're boring!!

I'm SO jealous that y'all got to see Remy! He is so cute, and is one of my favorites. Unfortunately, when he stops coming out is like a week before our trip...Just my luck!!! Chef's looked really good. I'll have to put it on my list of restaurants to try in the future!

I definitely recommend skipping those two films although if you are feeling frisky I hear that the France movie theatre is a good place to go hang out. ;):rotfl:

Yep, I have ordered the druise line dvd and park dvd...plus I clicked yes in the box, maybe I will get lucky! LOL!

Stacy
:thumbsup2 Good luck! It looks like a general free dining code may be coming soon anyways as I see free dining is now available until December for Disney Visa holders.

[lisalonglash]

Another fab update with fantastic pictures, Lessa! :banana: I didn't mind the Canada movie (love Martin Short!), but it was a little blah, I thought. I'm so jealous that you got to see Remy!! He'll already be at Disneyland CA by the time we get there (we miss him by 7 days :sad2:). Darn that rain! :headache: I hope it goes away soon!

Looking forward to your next update popcorn::

[Mysteria]

Wow, that mac n' cheese looked like it was to die for!

I love the Canada movie too but I've only been able to watch it on you tube. Circlevision makes me feel ill.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Another fab update with fantastic pictures, Lessa! :banana: I didn't mind the Canada movie (love Martin Short!), but it was a little blah, I thought. I'm so jealous that you got to see Remy!! He'll already be at Disneyland CA by the time we get there (we miss him by 7 days :sad2:). Darn that rain! :headache: I hope it goes away soon!

Looking forward to your next update popcorn::

I guess not everybody can like it! Really I just love it because of the song, I think it is great. :thumbsup2

Let's just say the rain continued to be a constant annoyance. :headache:

Wow, that mac n' cheese looked like it was to die for!

I love the Canada movie too but I've only been able to watch it on you tube. Circlevision makes me feel ill.

It was! One of the best mac and cheese dishes I have ever had!

When I watch Circlevision I just focus on one area instead of trying to see everything otherwise it would probably make me sick too. Even Philharmagic makes me sick during the Aladdin scenes. :sick:

[sarcasticfiesta]

I've just caught up on your trip report and wanted to tell you how much I've enjoyed reading it. :thumbsup2

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I've just caught up on your trip report and wanted to tell you how much I've enjoyed reading it. :thumbsup2

Thanks! Stick around there is lots more to come!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

After dinner we decided to call it quits and started to head out of the park. We did grab a quick photopass picture before leaving France.

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It wasn't raining and the ponchos had dried out during dinner so we packed them away, figured we were safe from the rain until we got to the car and would not need them.

We were walking by Spaceship Earth so I dragged Mom on that before leaving. I had a lot of fun creating "our future". Now they take your picture as you are climbing the hill, Mom knew this because we rode it last year and I also reminded her again this year. Well once again she did not smile for the camera and ended up with a bad (she looks bored) picture. I died laughing when it showed up on our screen. :lmao:

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When we got off the ride we played with some of the games that they have in the exit area which test your memory and reflexes. We also sent Alek and Erich some e-mail postcards.

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Alek said that he only got the one with the surfboards.

The night was still young and the rain was holding off so Mom and I took the opportunity of returning to Downtown Disney. Mom wanted to check out the Cirque du Soleil gift shop and she was also going to buy me an early birthday present.

We parked out on the West Side and browsed around all the shops over there. I spotted Wetzel's Pretzels but I was way too full to even contemplate getting the pizza pretzal I had planned on. Oh well, next time!

We passed the Characters In Flight balloon that Mom had wanted to go up in, guess that wasn't going to happen this trip. We should have done it that first day we arrived and went to Downtown Disney. You live, you learn.

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We then walked through Pleasure Island to get to the Marketplace. They had a DJ playing music and he was announcing a dance party that was going to be held in an hours time. Downtown Disney and especially the Pleasure Island area were packed this night. :confused3

We made it over to the Marketplace and went over to the new T-Rex restaurant to check it out and look in the gift shop. It was packed in there, and loud! There was a line of people going out the door waiting to check-in for a table. The restaurant looked really cool but I am kinda glad I canceled our reservation here. I think we'll try eating there in a few years once the hype and novelty have died down a bit.

Since we weren't trying to eat there we were able to walk right into the gift shop. They had a really cute Build-A-Dino area (same as Build-A-Bear but with dinosaurs). As you can probably guess it was busy back there, big hit with the young and old alike.

I bought myself a neat cheap little nick-nack for my desk. It is a gemstone tree sitting on a crystal. Very pretty and the right price, under $10!

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Alek is that you?

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Moving on....

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Our destination was the Tren-D store. Mom was going to buy me the Tink pillow I had been lusting over for the past couple days. It was going to be an early birthday present for me. (PS My birthday is Thursday, presents are welcome, Disney gift cards would be best, PM me for my shipping address. :cutie:). ;)

And here's my pillow! Isn't it pretty!?

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Mom also bought a few things in the store. We had the cashier double bag the pillow as it was starting to rain again and we did not want it to get wet.

We wandered over to Goofy's Candy Company because I wanted to get some pretzel rods made but they were crazy busy in there so I passed as I did not feel like waiting around.

My feet were begging to go back to the room by now, well more like they were screaming at me to get back to the room. It started to pour again as we were crossing Pleasure Island to get back to the car, good thing we double bagged our purchases and had put on our ponchos!

Back in the room for the night I got all comfy in my pj's, massaged my poor feet and watched Pirates of the Caribbean as it was on tv. Another early night to bed for us!

Coming UP!: Day 1 of 2 at Hollywood Studios

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[ladybugmom]

Great update! LOVE the Tink pillow you picked out! Your birthday is next Friday?! Mine is next Saturday! I'll be the big 30!! Uggh! I don't like even thinking about it!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Great update! LOVE the Tink pillow you picked out! Your birthday is next Friday?! Mine is next Saturday! I'll be the big 30!! Uggh! I don't like even thinking about it!

Yep July 30th I turn the dreaded 26. Oops next Thursday actually.

[ladybugmom]

Yep July 30th I turn the dreaded 26. Oops next Thursday actually.

26! Girl you are YOUNG! Happy early birthday!! :bday:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

26! Girl you are YOUNG! Happy early birthday!! :bday:

:laughing: Wish I was younger! I'm not going to be done school until I am 30! That means I will have spent all of my 20's either in school or working a dead-end job. :rolleyes:

[Hedy]

Happy early birthday!

[jcc0621]

What a cute pillow:cutie:
Sounds like DTD was really busy, but it alwasy seems packed to me, except for the one time my mom and I went at 9:00am:laughing:

Is this the last chapter until you come back from vacay:confused3

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Happy early birthday!

Thanks!
What a cute pillow:cutie:
Sounds like DTD was really busy, but it alwasy seems packed to me, except for the one time my mom and I went at 9:00am:laughing:

Is this the last chapter until you come back from vacay:confused3

I think the best time to go to DTD is first thing in the morning or in the early afternoon. I have found it really busy whenever we have gone in the evening.

Yep, that is it until I get back, good thing too as my photobucket account is reaching its monthly bandwidth limit. This is twice now, I have never had it happen when writing my previous reports. :confused3

[Scrapbook Stacy]

Woo Hoo! I am a Disney Visa card holder! :banana:

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Woo Hoo! I am a Disney Visa card holder! :banana:

:thumbsup2

[carrieannie]

Woo Hoo! I am a Disney Visa card holder! :banana:

:cool1: Congrats! I`ve been trying for over a year now! Chase bank apparently hates me! :sad2: not sure why.......:rolleyes1:rolleyes1:rolleyes1:rolleyes1

trying to catch up Lessa! :surfweb:

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa!!

[carissanboys]

Goodness! That was some rain you guys got caught in!

The tink pillow is so pretty. :goodvibes

Have a great trip Lessa!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

:cool1: Congrats! I`ve been trying for over a year now! Chase bank apparently hates me! :sad2: not sure why.......:rolleyes1:rolleyes1:rolleyes1:rolleyes1

trying to catch up Lessa! :surfweb:


:thumbsup2

Hi Lessa!!

:wave2:

Goodness! That was some rain you guys got caught in!

The tink pillow is so pretty. :goodvibes

Have a great trip Lessa!

Yeah, the rain was absolutely nuts!

I love my Tink pillow, something I probably wouldn't have bought on my own as it was a bit pricey but Mom was very nice to get it for me for my bday!

[englishrose47]

Hi again Lessa !!

[WrightFamily06]

Your Mom's SE pictures are too funny ! :rotfl: At least they were better than mine , I got none cause I was sick as a dog before I got on that ride and when I got off I thought I was gonna be consulting Ralph ! :lmao: It's was not funny at the time though of course ! We had ressies for T-Rex on our Trip also but cancelled couldn't see paying out of pocket to eat there when we had the DDP but I have to agree with you it was very busy in there . That Trend-D has alot of cute things but I found it a little pricey in there , I love your pillow though ! :) I was obsessed w/ Goofy's this trip ! Even if it was busy one of us would wait in line while the other waited outside. I can't believe you skipped it , hope you went back ! LOL

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Your Mom's SE pictures are too funny ! :rotfl: At least they were better than mine , I got none cause I was sick as a dog before I got on that ride and when I got off I thought I was gonna be consulting Ralph ! :lmao: It's was not funny at the time though of course ! We had ressies for T-Rex on our Trip also but cancelled couldn't see paying out of pocket to eat there when we had the DDP but I have to agree with you it was very busy in there . That Trend-D has alot of cute things but I found it a little pricey in there , I love your pillow though ! :) I was obsessed w/ Goofy's this trip ! Even if it was busy one of us would wait in line while the other waited outside. I can't believe you skipped it , hope you went back ! LOL

Here's our SE picture from last year. At least this year her eyes were open. :rotfl:

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No, we never did go back to Goofy's. :sad2: Oh well, I ate enough junk on that trip so I really didn't need chocolate peanut butter pretzel rods.

[jordanyosh]

DTD when its crowded isn't always the most enjoyable occasion, but you got a pillow out of it.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

DTD when its crowded isn't always the most enjoyable occasion, but you got a pillow out of it.

I agree, it is a good thing we had already gone through most of the stores on our arrival day. :thumbsup2

[DisneyJo]

All caught up :)

Wow that rain really was torrential, worse than August and that was bad :rotfl: I'm so pleased you got to see Remy he's cute, hope they keep him on longer!

Love your Tink pillow, how sweet of your Mom to buy it for you :goodvibes

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

All caught up :)

Wow that rain really was torrential, worse than August and that was bad :rotfl: I'm so pleased you got to see Remy he's cute, hope they keep him on longer!

Love your Tink pillow, how sweet of your Mom to buy it for you :goodvibes

Yep, who would have figured that we would go in May when it is supposed to be nice and get worse weather than when we were there during a tropical storm. :rolleyes:

[meeko_33785]

Nice updates. I loved the photos and report for Chefs de France and Remy. I'll be going there to see the Little Chef soon. Should be great!

[englishrose47]

Hi yet again Lessa !!!

[sarcasticfiesta]

Happy Birthday and great update.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Nice updates. I loved the photos and report for Chefs de France and Remy. I'll be going there to see the Little Chef soon. Should be great!

Thanks, hope that you enjoy the restaurant. :goodvibes

Hi yet again Lessa !!!

Hi Rosie!
Happy Birthday and great update.

Thanks!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that I am going to be out of town visiting family this week so there won't be any updates. Hope you forgive me! ;)

[GeminiAngel]

happy birthday!

[Mysteria]

Happy Birthday!

[LOVEMY3KIDDOS]

Happy Birthday!!! (Belated) Love your pillow! Do they have a lot of cute stuff in there?

[englishrose47]

happy birthday!

Happy Birthday to my Favorite Canadian !!!!:dance3::yay::cheer2::flower3:

[KatGarcia]

How the heck did I miss that it was your birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

[jcc0621]

Hanging head in shame:guilty:

Happy Birthday

So sorry I missed it!:flower3:

[Dead Bones Brook]

happy birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!!! (Belated) Love your pillow! Do they have a lot of cute stuff in there?

Happy Birthday to my Favorite Canadian !!!!:dance3::yay::cheer2::flower3:

How the heck did I miss that it was your birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!

Hanging head in shame:guilty:

Happy Birthday

So sorry I missed it!:flower3:

Hey guys! It's Lessa here, using my brothers account so I don't mess up my UserCP as I don't have time to read everything.

Thanks for the birthday wishes, they are not belated though, don't worry. My birthday isn't until Thursday the 30th. ;) See you all when I get back!

Lessa :cutie:

[englishrose47]

Well Happy Birthday Thursday !!!!!!

[FauntleroyFAN07]

that was the exact same future that we had when we went on our trip.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

that was the exact same future that we had when we went on our trip.

I remember that, maybe they have added new futures to mix things up.

[englishrose47]

Hi Lessa !!!

[debraW76]

I call this my "Window Series" :lmao:

The Window series looks great! Does the rain ever stop on this trip? Remy looks neat. Looks like we are not going to see him anytime soon

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Beautiful!


Leesa, I am sorry I missed your birthday :flower3: Hope you had a great day!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

The Window series looks great! Does the rain ever stop on this trip?

Ummm, not really. :rotfl: :lmao:


I am sorry I missed your birthday :flower3: Hope you had a great day!

No worries! I was out of town visiting family so I was away from the Dis for the week.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hey Guys! I'm back from my trip which was tons of fun. Got lots of fun and goofy pictures of my brothers and cousins. Once I get them all uploaded and edited I will share a few. ;) Also look for the next WDW TR update on Monday as business will be back to normal.

[MAGICFOR2]

Hi Lessa! Happy Belated Birthday:flower3: I'm glad you had a nice week.

[Mysteria]

Welcome home Lessa! Glad you had a great trip!

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Hi Lessa! Happy Belated Birthday:flower3: I'm glad you had a nice week.


Welcome home Lessa! Glad you had a great trip!

Thanks! Yes, I had a fantastic week visiting the family. Lots of hysterically fun times.

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Toledo Visit

The plan was to leave for Toledo on Monday morning when I got off work at 8am, it is about a 7 hour drive from where we live. After Mom and Erich picked me up from work we got Alek from his apartment and stopped at the bank quickly so he and Erich could get some American money. It was at this point that I asked Alek if he had remembered to pack his passport, of course he hadn't! Good thing I asked, would not have been funny if we had driven 6 hours to the border only to get turned away. Back to the apartment to retrieve the passport followed by quick stops at McDonald's and then the gas station and we were finally off, only an hour after we were originally set to leave.

We decided to stop at the Rainforest Cafe in Toronto for lunch. It is located right off the highway at the massive Yorkdale Mall. We had eaten at one many years ago in Virginia Beach so it was almost like it was a first visit for us.

We got seated in the gorilla section and were told that the thunderstorm occurred every 30 minutes.

Alek and Erich though the ketchup and mustard bottles were hilarious. Apparently Heinz ketchup is celebrating 100 years in Canada but mustard hasn't been around that long??? Alek and Erich thought that was worthy of a photo.

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We decided to get up and take some pictures while waiting for our food. I am sure that the other people in the restaurant thought there was something wrong with us. lol

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Erich decided to continue his butt photo tradition

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The bar stools are made to look like animal butts, so of course we had to take a picture.

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Lunch was okay, dessert however was so yummy! We ordered the volcano dessert to share. It was two slices of brownie cake with vanilla ice cream and chocolate and caramel sauces. Delicious!

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I love this one, Erich is going in for more even though he already has a mouthful! lol

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The first of Erich's many gut pictures

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Little did I know when I took this picture that I would be seeing many more trees with faces this trip....

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The hilarity had already begun and we weren't even in Toledo yet....

[englishrose47]

The Bros !! The Bros !!!!:rotfl2: I can't waitto meet them and you and your Mom again!!!:thumbsup2

[KatGarcia]

I am cracking up at the butt pictures. Funny stuff. The pic of you and your mom was really nice!