Germany was right around the corner from, well I guess Africa, so you guys have told me! I found it very similar to Norway from the look of the buildings:
I went over to a little snack cart and was on the look out for a Pretzel, but the only type they had on sale, at both carts, might I add were Salted Pretzels. Now I love this kind but as you know by now, my love for Cinnamon and Sugar anything was what I really wanted. So I decided to wait as I knew that some country around World Showcase would have them.
I took some other pictures of the view from Germany:
A view of Canada across the water.
A view of Spaceship Earth and that horrid crane.
I managed to get some more pictures of the buildings in Germany:
You can see Oktoberfest in the background.
I thought the roof tops in Germany were very pretty.
Unfortunately I didnt look round Germany that much, in fact I would be hard pressed to say that I spent longer than 10 minutes here. I saw the entrance to Oktoberfest but didnt really go by that way. My mom wanted to use the restroom again so while we waited for her I walked further down and noticed this miniature train set and community:
I snapped this one as soon as I saw the train coming over the bridge.
It was so cute and I think it actually came out better in the pictures, if you look too closely when youre there you notice things that young children wouldnt, its kinda like the magic of Santa Claus, some things are better when you dont pry.
So basing my review on only what I did see of Germany, I would say it looks pretty good. I regret not going in any of the stores now and when I go back again I will definitely make a point of going in them. Germany seems to be among the larger of the countries at WS, you get the impression of a quaint old fashioned village while there and I assume this is what they were hoping for. I cant give a better review than that as this was probably the country I spent the least time in.
So we continue on to Italy and I hail my mom down as she exits the restroom. I LOVE Italy, not just the Epcot version but the country itself. Being from an Italian background I love the rich heritage it has. My mothers family have Sicilian roots (dont ever mess with the family!) and I just love the Mediterranean culture, languages and food.
So my expectations for Italy were quite high.
I absolutely adore this building and in our later trip we manage to get plenty of photo opps here:
I have no idea why I didnt stop and have a Cappuccino, my only excuse is being too hot. I am sure that Italy has wonderful chocolates too as I love Italian chocolate but again this didnt even cross my mind. Italy seemed rather crowded and there were loads of people sitting down at the café people watching, very chic!
I noticed this little bridge:
and the gondoliers drop off point:
It was a shame really as I had heard on the grapevine that it had originally been planned to have a canal where the gondoliers could go, and your escort would sing to you as he paddled the boat. This would have been a lovely addition as when I think of Italy, I think of romance and this is what strikes me as one of the most romantic things to do, especially in the evening.
I also love this picture but I did manage to get a better one later on in my trip:
So, Italy, quite small but it seemed to capture the essence of a village centre in Italy, the buildings were spot on as was the cafés etc. Again Im stupid for not going into any store in Italy, I dont know why I didnt bother, I think I was just clock watching and worried about seeing it all before our Le Cellier reservation. I would love to come back and take more time here as I think there is more to see, we didnt walk round the back of Italy and just kind of skimmed the surface. Definitely a do over.
So off to America, sorry I have no pics here, I thought I did but I think I ended up taking some on our final visit.
Anyway I was getting a bit thirsty and I was still on the lookout for a Pretzel, lo and behold my eyes fall upon a cute little cart and woman dressed like she belongs in Colonial Times, poor thing she must have been so hot. The cart has Pretzels on offer and of course it is Cinnamon and Sugar, mmm! They also sell Smoked Turkey Legs, these are somewhat of a fascination to me, not that I want one now, or ever would for that matter, but they are so huge and seeing someone attempt to eat one is just hilarious. A woman in front of me orders 3 and hands one to her son of about 6, I am totally surprised he can hold this without toppling over and am even more surprised when he bites into it with the eagerness of rabid dog.
Not for me though, no matter how tasty people say it is.
I order my Pretzel and a large diet coke to share with Steven. My mom just orders water and I say I will share my Pretzel with her. Now, note I am not hungry but the thought of passing up one of these is unheard of. I pay using my snack credits and wander off to the fountain where we find a seat in the shade.
I break off nearly half for Steven and let my mom taste it but she doesnt seem to enjoy it.
It wasnt the best pretzel I had tasted, the one in LA was better, but it was good, it tasted a bit chewy which made me think it may have been sitting there for a while and the cinnamon sugar topping fell off in chunks rather than granules, another indication it wasnt that fresh.
We polished off the pretzel between us and I noticed that we had just missed the next showing of The American Adventure, I didnt want to wait as we still had more than a few countries to get round and I figured there would always be next time.
Again its hard to review America, we didnt spend a huge amount of time here and the time we did spend, we ate. HA, kind of like in real life too! It seemed a lovely area, very bright and clean; I regret not seeing the show and will have to see it next time. Liberty Inn looked nice from the outside too, and it was pretty busy as we passed it. I noticed Funnel Cakes here too and at that point in time had no idea what they were so didnt purchase one, now I know better and will be on a Funnel Cake mission next time.
Coming up
Japan, Morocco where I finally get the guts to tell my mom about our Wedding Dinner and France.
I've been reading your TR chuckling to myself because so much of it sounds familiar. I'll explain something over and over only to find it was comepletely unhreard/ misunderstood. 
I love your trip report! You make me feel like I'm right there with you. Can't wait for more!
I am well aware of the fact that some of the countries are how shall I say lacking while others are just perfect. I like to think that it's better than nothing since I will probably never get to all of these countries in my lifetime 
Won't stop me from tring though! I'm glad you found some flip flops and I can't wait to hear more
Can't wait to read your next installment. 
