When we left off, we had just watched the Jammitors perform & bang away on pots & pans.
Then we headed to Spaceship Earth to see what our future was destined to be.....apparently we are going to be in outer space with really big heads & really skinny bodies (I wish)!!!!
Then we Soared
followed by helping find a cute little clown fish named Guido.....I mean Nemo. Guess I am sometimes a little bit like Dorie.
Thought this Hidden Mickey in the Seas was cool.
Then it was time to accept a mission to Mars from Lieutenant Dan....I got to be the engineer.
Eric always wanted to be an astronaut.
We next helped GM test some new cars.
Then we decided we were famished after all our cool adventures & that it was time to start our food touring of World Showcase. Our plan was to share all the samples & that way we could try more things.
Our first stop was the Mouse Catch for a trio of cheese. Now we love some cheese & the chance to taste new ones is fun to us. This was a Dutch, an Italian & a Spanish cheese. They all got a thumbs up.
Our next stop was Shanghai China. We got the Pork Pot stickers, Grilled chicken with cumin & traditional spices & a Happy Lychee drink. We got these & then went to the Lotus Blossom restaurant & sat down to enjoy them since it was sooooo hot outside. We really enjoyed all three of these & the drink was surprisingly good & so refreshing.
Eric was having so much fun, I caught him hugging the Chinese version of a lion.....or maybe it was the happy lychee & the heat getting to him.
The scenery in China is gorgeous.
Then we spent one night in Bangkok. Here we tried the chicken coconut soup with mushrooms, lemongrass & ginger & the green papaya salad with shrimp. We have never eaten Thai & from how much we enjoyed these I believe we will be venturing out to a Thai restaurant soon.
Then we went to my first choice for our first visit to Europe, Austria.
We had Leth Gruner Veltliner wine, Mushroom soup with chive dumpling, Paprika beef stew with bacon dumpling, & a Leth Riesling.
We enjoyed being in Austria & being able to see Venice.
Next we decided that it was time to get in some air conditioning for awhile & relax so we went to the American Adventure. They were having an event in the rotunda so we entered through the exit which was weird. I always love this show & it always makes me tear up a bit. I have to admit it makes me very proud to be an American. My favorite part is at the end when they show the montage of people as soon as I see Walt it's all over.
When we came out the Taylor Dayne Eat to the Beat concert was going on so we walked over & watched for a minute.
Then we went to Tokyo, Japan. Even though we had been snacking, Eric wanted a meal, so I grabbed a spicy tuna roll (my first real sushi-which I enjoyed) & a California roll from the Food & Wine kiosk while he got food at Yakatori house.
After that we got a cosmo slush in Paris & it was soooooo yummy.
We browsed the shops in France & I wanted something sweet but the line for the patisserie was sooooo long that we went to the Cork Ireland kiosk & got the warm chocolate lava cake with Baileys ganache. It was so good, but it was really only about 2 bites & I ate it so fast no picture.
We browsed the shops in England & caught a bit of the British Invasion.
Then we found a spot in the lower UK area to watch Illuminations which is Eric's favorite Disney nighttime show.
A perfect ending to a very full day.
After Illuminations, we walked slowly out the Internation Gateway & walked to the Beach Club to catch a bus back to SSR.
Eric said he had a great birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!
Up next: Magic Kingdom.....we finally made it to opening!!!!
). Thanks for arranging it babe....you're the best !!!
)!!!!!!
MK opening ceremony 
