Day THREE, May 13th:
I bet youre thinking that Im going to say that Mickey and Stitch (and their unhealthy relationship) woke us up again. WRONG! Not this morning. I actually allowed for us to sleep in this morning
even if my itinerary didnt say so:
Sat 5/13
7:00am Wake up
7:30am BW Bakery
8:00am Bus Stop
9:00am AK
12:00pm Back to BWV
1:20pm Head to EPCOT
1:50pm LeCellier ADR# 39485442
3:00pm Head back to BWV (nap or swim)
6:00pm DTD
7:00pm Eat at Earl of Sandwich
8:00pm Back to BWV
Since we had already taken care of Animal Kingdom for this trip, we opted to sleep in
another luxury that is given up when the Princesses are around.
After taking our time waking up and getting ready, we strolled over to the Boardwalk Bakery so that TEEBEE could use a few more snack credits. And I even let him eat his breakfast at one of the tables outside. We did some people watching. We did some duck watching. We chatted. Once TEEBEE finished up breakfast we strolled over to Sea Breeze point and reminisced some. Finally we were off to EPCOT.
One of the things I like to do at EPCOT is go into Journey of the Imaginationss dump shop and take our picture and e-mail it out. Its fun to do this and its one of the things that WDW doesnt charge extra for. We passed this on our way:
TEEBEE and I found an open station and proceeded to have our picture taken
.LOTS of times. We were refusing to open our eyes at the same time, or to look at the camera at the same time, or to smile at the same time. FINALLY we took a picture we could both live with and TEEBEE proceeded to do some computer voodoo on it. It was really cute! I didnt know there were so many options but he just jumped right in and created some cute stuff. Would you like to see it?
Well, so would I.
But for some reason, that picture ended up lost in cyber space. We sent it to four different e-mail addresses and it never made it to any of them. This was the first time (out of four) that our pictures didnt make it to the intended parties. And we had made that one special for the Princesses. At first I just thought my MIL didnt know how to work my computer. But, sadly, after returning home, we realized that NO ONE received it. Oh well
. You get what you pay for.
But since we didnt know any of this at the time, we continued our merry way over to Canada
proud of the picture we had just sent out.
I must say, Canada has to be one of the prettiest sections in EPCOT. Dont believe me:
See what I mean? I have more, you know. But Ill save them.
We had lunch reservations for Le Cellier. Now, TEEBEE was really looking forward to this lunch
and so was I. A certain little HappyHaunt had turned us on to this place in one of her HILARIOUS trip reports. I just didnt realize that wed have to eat in a dungeon. At least thats what it looked like to me. But the food was AWESOME! This will be going on my itineraries for each of our subsequent trips. After a really great lunch we decided to watch the 360 degree movie that Canada hosts. Again, Im not being too kind to TEEBEEs delicate stomach. He watched the floor alot during that movie. So did I, come to think of it. But dont be discouraged
.the movie is really neat. And youll be in air conditioning for about 20 minutes.
Here are some more shots from the garden in Canada:
We decided to spend alot of time in the different countries during this trip. Moving counterclockwise again, we bypassed the UK
since wed already seen the Beatles and Marry Poppins the night before. So we cross the bridge and head over to France. And look who we see:
Belle is my FAVORITE Disney princess. There, I said it. And theres something about the Beast that reminds me of TEEBEE. Hmmmmm
.
How many of you remember what Im going to be looking for in Morocco? Heres a reminder:
As some of you know (and have already noted
smarty pants) they DO sell those outfits in the gift shops. So did I buy one?
Im not telling.
We browse through Japans GIANT gift shop and stop and look at some of the tiny bonsai trees they have in their garden. I have NO IDEA why I didnt take any pictures. I just didnt.
We skipped going into the American Pavilion but I have no idea why. Maybe for the same reason I didnt take pictures in Japan. Or maybe it was because we were side-tracked by this:
In all of my ten visits (I know
some of you are calling me a rookie, some are wondering why I would go there 10 times), I have never seen this. As a matter of fact, I didnt even know there WAS a lift bridge between China and Germany. As it turns out, they were bringing out the barges for Illuminations. That was quite a site to watch. If the barges started moving too quickly, the fronts of them would sink down and fill up with about a foot of water and they would have to slow down so that the fronts of the boats would lift back up. And all this time I thought that they just magically appeared each night.
We continued on our way and saw this:
It looks scrumptious, but its made of flowers and leaves
and Im betting
some styrofoam.
We skipped Italy since we toured it on our first night and TEEBEE wanted to skip Germany
he doesnt like the smell. But I wanted to go check it out
so we did.
Finally we made it to China (and this is the only picture I took there):
But we did see a performance by some young children (probably ages 8 to 12). We arrived as they were starting so our view was obstructed and we werent able to get any good pictures of them. Now, Ive taken a few science classes in my day. And what I saw those kids doing with their bodies defies anything I ever learned in science classes. Its one thing for them to bend into those positions, but to add jumping, spinning and tumbling to it
well, thats just not right. Im thinking that they werent really human at all
just some Disney rubber molded to look like little humans. They were astonishing, though.
Norway
sweet, Norway. We didnt ride Maelstrom again. Darn it! TEEBEE felt that once a trip (or lifetime) was enough.
We finally hit the best place in the World(showcase). Margarita. I mean, Mexico. We were both a bit parched by this time so we headed to the Cantina. Because the line was LONG, TEEBEE opted to go sit in some shade and let me stand in line. (Dont worry, Ill get him back later
with shopping bags). His ONLY request was that I bring him some water. Easy enough.
At first I thought the line was unusually long because everyone wanted a margarita (or beer) at the same time. Then I, like those in front of me, figured out what the hold-up was. A pair of women who couldnt, for the life of them, decide what to order. Or when to STOP ordering.
Indecisive Woman 1: No. Cancel that. Make it nachos. No beans, though.
CM: (calling to the back) Change that to nachos, no beans.
Indecisive Woman 1: Oh, what the heck. Add the beans.
CM: Make those nachos with beans, not without.
Indecisive Woman 1: You know what. Cancel the nachos and just give me chips and dip.
CM:
mumbles something in Spanish to the back
Will that be all?
Indecisive Woman 1: Yes. (She pays the CM..then) Oh, you know what, go ahead and give me a beer. No wait. What kind of margaritas do you have?
And Ill stop there. You get the idea. You should have seen how long it took her to decide on salt or no salt. And then it was the other womans turn and it was the SAME darn thing.
GRRRRRRRR!
The remaining six people ahead of me took less time combined to get through the line than those two women did. (Seriously).
Finally it was my turn to order.
Me: Margarita with salt, please. (Im from the south. We say please).
CM: Can I see your ID?
Me: Seriously?
CM (now my new hero): Yes maam.
Me: (shuffling through the fanny pack) I could just jump over this counter here and KISS you
..but I wont. (He really looked scared that I might).
Im no spring chicken folks. Twenty-one has LONG since come and gone for meas have my twenties for that matter. And here was a CM wanting to see my ID. The trip had just paid for itself. WooHoo! So I take my margarita and head out to tell TEEBEE the good news.
It amazes me that what I might consider good news, he might not:
Me: TEEBEE
that CM just asked for my ID!
TEEBEE: What the heck (but worse) took you so long!
Me: Women.
TEEBEE: Ah. Say no more. Hey, wheres my water?
Me: Oh CRAP! I was so excited about being IDed I forgot all about it.
TEEBEE: GRUNT!
Me: Ill stop at the snack cart and get you one. Better bring my ID, though
just in case.
TEEBEE: GRUNT!
Up Next: Butterflies and flowers
.and TEEBEE makes is OWN itinerary
.