Hello guys! On Saturday Mom, Dad and I went to Walt Disney
World (WDW) in Orlando. For those of you who don’t know, I am in love with WDW.
When I was a child my parents and I would go every Spring Break and since we
moved a lot back then, Disney was a constant in my life. For the first few
years, we would go to Tony’s Town Square Restaurant on the first night and
Liberty Tree Tavern on the last night. It was a nice routine when we were
moving around. We have now mixed up that restaurant routine, but Disney is
still one of my favorite places. I hope to work there one summer, as it has
been a lifelong dream of mine. Now, as a Florida resident, we have Annual
Passes so we can go whenever we want. So on Saturday we took advantage of this,
and drove up to Orlando.
We left the house around 7:15, to get to EPCOT early. As we
were driving we saw a beautiful sunrise. I think that my favorite things to
take pictures of sunrises, sunsets, flowers and water.
We also saw that Hidden Mickey by the exit for WDW. In all
of the Disney parks, cruises and some of the movies, there are Hidden Mickeys.
It all started when a few of the Imagineers wanted to hide a few Mickeys in the
planned Mickey-free EPCOT. Now, there are books and websites dedicated to the
cataloging and finding of the Mouse.
Surprisingly, EPCOT was pretty empty so I got to take a few
pictures with some of my favorite characters: Dale and Mary Poppins. I’m not
sure where Chip was, but Dale was more than happy to take a couple shots.
Mary Poppins and I talked about the many uses of a carpetbag
and we agreed that everyone should carry a lamp and chair with them so that you
could sit and read anywhere.
My parents and I went on some of our favorite rides
including Test Track, Soarin’ and Maelstrom. In Norway I was hoping to meet Ana
and Elsa from Frozen, but sadly they
are now meeting fans in the Magic Kingdom.
For lunch, we went to the newest restaurant in EPCOT called Spice Roads Table in Morocco. It’s like
a tapas restaurant, but with Mediterranean dishes. We got a variety of dishes
to try and we agreed that this place was amazing.
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| Hummus, olives and flatbread |
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| Spicy garlic shrimp |
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| Mussels Tagine |
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| Harissa Chicken Roll |
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| Moroccan Merguez Sausage |
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| Chicken and Beef Skewers |
My favorite was the chicken kabob or the harissa chicken
roll. Our view from the table would be perfect for EPCOT’s firework show Illuminations.
(See what I mean about taking pictures of water?)
While walking through the park, I couldn’t resist taking
pictures of the many flowers in EPCOT. Every year from March to May, EPCOT has
the Flower and Garden Festival, which is fabulous. They also have a Food and Wine Festival in the fall, which is delicious, as you would expect.
Dessert was spent in France, where we saw Impression de France. It is a twenty-something
minute film of the landscapes and peoples of France. Since Dad and I have been
there before, we have seen some of these sights up close and personal. It is
truly a beautiful country.
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| Chocolate éclair, Mousse au Chocolat, Napoleon |
Thanks so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed!
Bye!
