Drinking around the World, Part 2
Okay, so picking up where we left off! We had just finished dinner at Akershus. We went through some of the shops at this time but decided to come back later to ride Maelstrom since the line was still rather long. We did get to glimpse Anna and Elsa from the shop though! That's about as close as I'll be getting as long as the wait is over 3 hours!!
And the next up on our drinking around the world journey was Italy, since we had left off in Germany. I knew exactly what I was getting - some Rosa Regale! I love it, so good. PP and DH decided to go with a shot of Sambuca. PP really pressured DH into doing the shot with him, which I was not 100% thrilled about - only because I knew DH wouldn't like it! He does not care for black licorice, and that's basically what sambuca tastes like. However, they did it. From this picture it looks like PP is also having some sort of beer? So he may have been double fisting in this country as well, haha.
The Rosa Regale was $7.50 and the Sambuca was $8.45. That brings the total price for me up to $42.50, and for us as a couple up to $89.20.
For the American Adventure we stopped at the little holiday booth they had set up. DH and I both had a glass of sparkling white wine - Once upon a Vine Enchanted Woods (I think PP might have had the same thing but I don't remember for certain):
It was nice, but nothing too special. I guess that's what you expect from America - it's just the stuff we have on a regular basis! I lost my receipt from here but I believe this was on the cheaper end (for Disney) and about $5.00 per glass. So that's $47.50 for me and $99.20 for both of us.
While we enjoyed our drinks here we were able to watch part of the Candlelight Processional from afar. We caught maybe the last 10 minutes of the show. I'm pretty sure the narrator was the All State guy. They did a great job and I'd love to actually see the show for real sometime!
For Japan we knew we had to try sake! I'd never had it before, so we went into the store area where the sake bar is. This was nice because they had a bunch of different kinds there, and the cast members at the bar were able to help us figure out what we might like by recommending something sweet, dry, etc.
According to my receipt one of us (I believe it was me) got the Himezen for $9.38, and the other had the Yuzu Omoi for $6.57. At this point I don't remember too much about it other than the fact that they were both sweet sakes. I thought it was pleasant, and a nice drink, but not something I would find myself drinking often. It was fun to try it though! My total was now up to $56.88, and the couple total was up to $115.15.
There was definitely not much in Morocco that struck our fancy. This was one of the few places were DH and I decided to share a drink, and we went with a sangria. It was fine, though nothing special. As DH took my picture with my drink, I was photo bombed!
It was one of my good friends who lives down in the area! She was there with another one of our friends and her husband who were also visiting that weekend. It was great to see them!
The sangria was $6.99, so my personal total was up to $63.87. and as a couple we had spent $122.14.
France was next, and I was excited because I knew exactly what I was going to get! A grand marnier slushie. These are so delicious, especially if you like orange:
It was even better than the last trip I had gotten it on, because that had been when it was about 50 degrees in February - it was at least 10 degrees warmer this time!
DH, however, decided to go and have some ice cream with his alcohol! He got the ice cream martini at the new ice cream shop in France. I believe he just did vanilla ice cream with a shot of grand marnier:
He definitely liked this, because how could you go wrong with ice cream and grand marnier! I helped him out with it too, though it tasted more strongly of alcohol than my drink, since mine was all mixed together. It was definitely interesting!
I love France.
My slushie was $9.95. And the ice cream martini was $11.50. I was up to $73.82, and the couple total was $143.59.
Next up was the UK, and we popped into the bar at Rose and Crown for drinks here! It was crowded. I got a pint of cider n black, which is hard cider mixed with a blackcurrant juice. I've loved cider since I studied abroad in England, and this combo is sooo good! My friend's husband told DH to order a Leaping Leprechaun, and he did. I don't know what was in it but it was green so I'm guessing there was probably midori? Whatever it was, it was good.
Now that we had met up with friends and had a lot of drinks, we were definitely getting silly! Our friends got us to make all sorts of weird faces for our UK picture...
My drink was $8.50, and DH's was $9.75. Personal total = $82.32. Couple total =$161.84
It was here that we decided to stop to watch Illuminations. The park was open for EMH in the evening so we could stay for another 2 hours. I was getting pretty tired and didn't know how much longer I'd stay, but I definitely wanted to see Illuminations and go on Maelstrom before we left!
With my friends during Illuminations:
Illuminations had a special holiday finale that was seriously fantastic. DH and I agreed that we both liked the holiday ending to Illuminations better than Holiday Wishes overall.
We had one country left to do for our drinking around the World challenge, and that was Canada. However, in terms of drinks Canada really only had one stand that we could find, and since the park had technically closed it was closed up already! We did however stop at the refreshment port right next door which was selling holiday drinks and decided that could count as Canada. There was nothing I was super eager to try in Canada anyway, and this turned out to be much better!
Once again I'm missing the receipt here. DH was so done by this point so he didn't want anything. I however ordered a hot chocolate with a shot of a caramel liqueur. This was so amazingly good! I made DH take a sip so he could say he'd done all of the countries, but I ended up drinking most of it. I actually couldn't finish it because I was so full by this point, which was a shame because it tasted amazing. I would definitely get it again if I came back to Epcot during the holiday season. I want to guess it was around $8.00.
Which means... we did it!!
Grand total for anyone interested - for one person, me, drinking in all 11 countries, I spent $90.32. As a couple, sharing two drinks but getting individuals in the rest of the countries, we spent $169.84. If you're going to attempt to drink around the world and seriously want to do all 11 countries, I think it's a good bet to budget around $100 per person. In some places you can get drinks cheaper than the ones we got, but some places there are definitely more expensive ones too. It was a lot of money for a night of drinking but it was a blast!
At this point we all went to Norway so we could ride Maelstrom. After the ride everyone wanted to hang out and drink more. Especially my friends, since they had only arrived in the evening. PP, however, was still going and got some of my friends to do Aquavit shots with him. I, however, was exhausted, and my feet were absolutely killing me. When it became clear that they wanted to hang out til EMH were over (It was maybe 9:45 by this point and there was no way I was making it to 11:00) I begged DH to leave.
PP decided to stay and catch the bus back himself later, so I dragged my feet to the bus stop with DH and got back to the room, where I fell asleep pretty much instantly. DH fell asleep even quicker than I did though - he was asleep by the time I got out of the bathroom! He actually seemed to take the drinking worse than I did (which is a first, especially considering I drank more than him!), so I hoped he was okay in the morning. All in all it was a really fun experience, though not something I'd do very often!
