Memories of the DREAM come true .. 08/09 All 30 days done!

[KatMark]

Nice update, Karin (well, except for your lunch...I did not like that place at all). Your pictures are wonderful.

I'm with you...the cucumber tree is a hoot.

 

[JolllyHoliday]

I always enjoy reading your trip reports. I don't post to often but just wanted to say Happy New Year to you and your brother.

 

[Linda67]

Wonderful pictures Karin

Having a little stroll around Word Showcase with you has set me up nicely for the day

 

[melmar136]

Just caught up, enjoying the TR. Can't wait to hear what you got at Karmell Kuche!

 

[dizneeat]

I'm so glad you had fun this summer...and Happy New Year!

I really am getting excited to see you guys, and in such a short amount of time, too.

Love the YC pictures. It is so beautiful over there. I often wonder if we shouldn't have just stayed at the BC again. Nah...

And Happy New Year...I get confused about what I wrote on which of your threads.

We had such fun meeting so many wonderful people last summer - I hope that next summer it is going to be the same!
And needless to say Tom and I are looking forward to see you again in just a little over 40 days.
We loved the YC when we stayed there . We used to sit out on our balcony overlooking SAB. Those memories .............

Nice update, Karin (well, except for your lunch...I did not like that place at all). Your pictures are wonderful.

I'm with you...the cucumber tree is a hoot.

We had one really nice experience at the Tangierine Cafe years ago, but I guess we will not hurry back either.

The cucumber tree is a pet peeve of mine as it really irks me that I have yet to meet someone in Germany who knows about that tradition. And I mean the REAL Germany, not the one in Epcot.

I always enjoy reading your trip reports. I don't post to often but just wanted to say Happy New Year to you and your brother.

I am glad you are reading along and a Happy New Year to you too!

Wonderful pictures Karin

Having a little stroll around Word Showcase with you has set me up nicely for the day

It was such a fun day even though it was the last night at WDW before we headed for the DREAM.
We really love walking around WS, there is always something fun to see and do!

Just caught up, enjoying the TR. Can't wait to hear what you got at Karmell Kuche!

Glad you are all caught up and enjoy the TR. We are getting to the part where we go on the DREAM pretty soon!

 

[dizneeat]

Day 8, August 20

The march around the world ends in a visit to Africa - Part 2

The cucumber tree still cracks me up and after getting over it we walked towards the Karamell Kueche. We had a good look at the wonderful treats

and were sure to come back once we had finished our walk around the world. After a "long" walk we made it to China and then on to Norway.

We had considered spending another Counter Service Credit at the Kringla Bakery, but the seating area was so full that we decided against it. But the wait for the Maelstrom was just five minutes so we got in line and walked right on.

The ride is nice and slow and air conditioned and we enjoyed it, even though we skipped the movie at the end again. There again was some playing involved when inside the store and hats had to be tried on and swords to be crossed. Then it was time to leave again and head over to Mexico.
We quickly made our mind up and knew this was where we wanted to spend another Counter Service credit.
We got in line, didn't wait too long and went to pick up our food. We had to wait a little and then a Cast Member put the entree in front of me, no sign of the drink or the dessert. We kept waiting, thinking it would not take long. In the meantime they handed out lots of other food to other guests, we were just stuck there.
The Cast Member who had half filled my tray kept his distance and after a while I flagged down a manager and asked about the rest of our food. He apologized, then went and got us the missing food, unfortunately the main had gotten cold in the meantime, so we asked to have that replaced as well.
It was replaced without the blink of an eye and we finally were able to walk inside the restaurant to find a table. There were several empty tables and booths and we chose a booth. Tom went to the condiments bar to get a few sauces, napkins and forks while I took photos of the food. Again we shared the food, an order of

Tacos de Carne - smoked beef brisket tacos served on fresh handmade corn tortillas with Pico de Gallo, lime and corn tortilla chips. For dessert we had ordered

the Churros con Cajeta - Churros with milk caramel, and when we were finally finished we placed our trash in the bin and walked outside into the blazing sun again.
We walked over to Futureworld and had a look at the tip board, but wait times were long for all the rides that interested us, so we decided to just check out Mousegear.

To be continued ..........

 

[annmarieda]

I love to walk around the world. Sadly...despite 3 days in Epcot... I never got to walk all the way around on my last trip. I did insist on riding Maelstrom though. I love that ride..and often I too skip the movie at the end.

Also missed out on caramel corn Your picks kinda help to make up for it though...they look delicious!!! But then...all of your pictures make me hungry...so

 

[dizneeat]

UPDATE on my pre trip report!!!!!!!!

Tom and I got a heavy dusting of Pixie dust today .......

I posted all about it on my pre-trip report, for those who do not read it, here's the link


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=43640588&posted=1#post43640588

it's in post 394!

 

[Minnie&Nana]

UPDATE on my pre trip report!!!!!!!!

Tom and I got a heavy dusting of Pixie dust today .......

I posted all about it on my pre-trip report, for those who do not read it, here's the link


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=43640588&posted=1#post43640588

it's in post 394!

I read it and am beyond excited for you two!!

 

[dizneeat]

I read it and am beyond excited for you two!!

I go back to my confirmation over and over again - and I saved it about a dozen times, so unbelievable!

 

[jenseib]

UPDATE on my pre trip report!!!!!!!!

Tom and I got a heavy dusting of Pixie dust today .......

I posted all about it on my pre-trip report, for those who do not read it, here's the link


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=43640588&posted=1#post43640588

it's in post 394!

 

[dizneeat]

I love to walk around the world. Sadly...despite 3 days in Epcot... I never got to walk all the way around on my last trip. I did insist on riding Maelstrom though. I love that ride..and often I too skip the movie at the end.

Also missed out on caramel corn Your picks kinda help to make up for it though...they look delicious!!! But then...all of your pictures make me hungry...so

Like you, we really enjoy that stroll around the world. And there is always something new to discover as well!
The movie at the end is dated - they should update it a little and maybe we'll sit through it again in the future - the air conditioning in there is nice!

You missed the caramel corn? Oh Ann!! ...... on the other hand, here's your reason to go back - you NEED TO try that caramel corn!

Thanks Jen! I am so happy to have so many friends who celebrate this upgrade with us!

 

[dizneeat]

Day 8, August 20

The march around the world ends in a visit to Africa - Part 3

We walked over to Futureworld and had a look at the tip board, but wait times were long for all the rides that interested us, so we decided to just check out Mousegear.
The shop is huge and we spent quite some time in there, exploring and finding new and fun articles. Once we were done window shopping we went back to our walk around the world. This time we didn't have any rides in mind, just picking up a few more food items, we still had snack credits to spend.
So our first stop was the Karamell Kueche, where we were served by a Cast Member from Munich and we had a nice chat in German. We then ordered a bag of Karamell Popcorn which we wanted to pay cash for and a chocolate and

a caramel covered strawberry and

a caramel and marshmallow roll which were both snack credits. At the register we had another short chat with the Cast Member, who was from Northern Germany and had been at Disney for 8 months and was looking forward to going back home to Germany again.
We paid, picked up our goodies and since there was no way we could take the strawberry back to the villa we found a bench outside the store and sat down and I enjoyed the yummy treat. Then we walked past Italy and in America we picked up

a Jalapeno Cheese Stuffed Pretzel and a Cream Cheese Stuffed Pretzel for Tom. We asked for a bag for take away and off we went. It was hot and we slowly crawled back to the car, got in, put the top down and started driving towards Old Key West.
The clouds above us didn't look promising and we were lucky we made it to Old Key West with the open top. We weren't back in the room for 2 minutes before a huge Florida downpour started. So we just took it easy and chilled for a while.

Tom used the Jacuzzi and I checked the internet. Once Tom was got out of the Jacuzzi again we snacked a little on the Pretzels we had bought and I had the caramel roll and there were still some salads in the fridge. We packed up most of our stuff that afternoon as well, since we were heading for Port Canaveral the next morning. By early evening we got changed again and then headed over to the the Animal Kingdom Lodge to spend the last of our Table Service Credits at the Jiko.
We had cancelled a reservation there a few days earlier and were pleasantly surprised to be scoring a reservation at Jiko the day of. We arrived a short while later, parked the car and walked over to the resort. The lobby is amazing and even though we had been there a few days earlier, it looked completely different during the evening. Since we were early anyway we took our time and slowly proceeded towards the restaurant to sign in. They told us there would be a 5 minute wait and we took a seat and waited.

To be continued ..........

 

[Grumpy's Wife]

That strawberry is so big. I hope it was as good as it looks. How was the caramel and marshmallow roll? I don't think I've seen that one before.

Now I've heard so much about the Jalapeno Pretzels but still haven't tried one yet. It's definitely on my list.

 

[dizneeat]

That strawberry is so big. I hope it was as good as it looks. How was the caramel and marshmallow roll? I don't think I've seen that one before.

Now I've heard so much about the Jalapeno Pretzels but still haven't tried one yet. It's definitely on my list.

It really was a BIG strawberry! And it was very good - they are chilled and you have a flavour (and juice) explosion in your mouth.
Caramel and marshmallow roll - very nice, but VERY sweet.

The Jalapeno Pretzels are very good - well worth a try!

 

[englishrose47]

All the food pix are wonderful Karin !!!I saw your PIXIE Dust yesterday and am soooo happy for you both!!!

 

[dizneeat]

All the food pix are wonderful Karin !!!I saw your PIXIE Dust yesterday and am soooo happy for you both!!!

Glad you like the food pix and Pixie dusting was awesome, wasn't it? Can't wait for our trip to start!

 

[dizneeat]

Day 8, August 20

The march around the world ends in a visit to Africa - Part 4

They told us there would be a 5 minute wait and we took a seat and waited. There was not much time for us to relax and take in the sights as we were quickly were called and led to our table.

The host handed us the menus and let us know that our server would be right over to greet us too. Again, she was right as it took only a minute for our server to appear and introduce herself. She asked if we had any questions concerning the menu or if we had any food allergies, but we had not even had time to look at the menu.
So she disappeared and promised to be right back with our Diet Cokes. About 5 minutes later our drinks were served. We took a sip or two and our server appeared again with some nice hot towels to clean our hands. What a nice gesture! Once she had taken the towels away again we placed our order and she was quickly back with

a basket full of housemade breads and

some nice, whipped, spiced butter. the bread was soft and very nice with the butter and we kept nibbling, even though we knew we needed to leave room for our dinner. It took about 10 minutes until our entrees were served. Tom had ordered

the Braised Beef Short Rib, served Truffled Potato Puree, Pearl Onions, Baby Carrots, and Cabernet-Tamarind Sauce. My choice was

the Grilled-marinated Berkshire Pork Loin with Tanzanian "grits", wilted heirloom mustard greens, tomato preserves, mustard jus, which were both wonderful. We both cleaned our plates and were already pretty full, but at least we needed to have a look at the dessert menu.
Well, a look was not enough, we ended up ordering dessert. I knew what I wanted right away when I saw the menu, I ordered

the Coconut Bread Pudding - Warm bread pudding with caramel rum sauce, toasted coconut and caramel ice cream, which was heaven on earth. Tom decided on

One Last Cup, Tanzanian Chocolate and Kenya Coffee Mousse with cinnamon mascarpone, nutty chocolates and "hot chocolate", which not only looked pretty on the plate, but tasted heavenly. We were both so full when we had finished our dinner and slowly left the restaurant and the resort.
On the way to the car we spoke about the one thing that was still left to do. Reward the guards at the resort with a box of doughnuts and since we were already close to Kissimmee as there is a street that leads down there right when you leave the resort, we were determined to go to Krispy Kreme and get them a dozen doughnuts.

We arrived at the shop a short while later and the "Hot Now" sign was on and in a spur of the moment decision we came up with the idea of not only awarding the guards, but also getting some for the the Cast Members working the night shift at the resort. So in we went and we picked up 2 1/2 dozen, still hot, glazed doughnuts. Who was the half dozen for? Us of course. We both had one right when we got back in the car, even though we still felt pretty full from dinner, but these are just too good, to not have them hot. The we rode back to the resort with the top down. Our first stop was the guard house at Old Key West.
One of our favourite guards was on duty and he must have already recognized us, as he just waved and wanted to let us through. Tom handed him the box of doughnuts and he was stunned, then told us that very seldom someone acknowledged their work and he was very grateful.
We told him, how much their friendly waves and "Welcome Home" made us feel and when someone pulled up behind us, we had to leave. Next stop was the front desk. A few Cast Members were working and checking people in, but within a minute another Cast Member came over and asked what he could help us with.
We told him that we only wanted to leave the doughnuts for the Cast Member and how welcome we had felt at the resort and he started telling some other Cast Members about the doughnuts. They all thanked us and he said, they wouldn't have a long lifetime once he got them to the staff room. So now that all our jobs for the day were done, we drove back to our villa, packed the last few items

and took most of our stuff over towards the door, so we wouldn't have to much work to do the next morning. Around midnight we decided to call it a day and went to bed.

To be continued ..........

 

[pinkxray]

Wow, your dinner looks good!

It is so nice that you get Krispy Kreme for the guards. I'm sure not many people think to do something like that. I'm sure they didn't last long at all in the CM room.

 

[cbg1027]

That is so sweet and such a great idea to get the CM's doughnuts!

You guys are some of the most thoughtful people ever!