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 The quintessential Disney shot - but why is a crane on top of my head?  It's a small world after all...and I'm a mouse. Or something.  Kangaroo...reminds me of my new home!  Magic Tea Party  The Haunted Mansion - my all time favorite ride!  She was pleased. After going on a ton of rides, we were pretty famished. We had lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern, a very nice sit-down restaurant in Frontierland.  Without thinking, I ordered the vegan quinoa-potato burger with extra veggies. I admit, my hunger and tiredness led to me not thinking to ask about it’s gluten content, a very rookie mistake. I also totally forgot I was in Disney World, so ended up with this:  Deep-fried veggie burger. So gross. A deep fried veggie burger covered in bread-crumbs. Eww. I felt too embarrassed to send it back, which I know is silly but it’s just where I was right now. Luckily for me, Anthony is very generous, so gave me a piece of his actually gluten-free turkey. Combined with the plethora of green-beans, I was quite satisfied after the meal and ready for more adventures. After lunch and more rides and shows, we headed over to Epcot.  Test Track line. We road Test Track twice in a row, and had a great time. This is one of my favorite rides because of it’s detail and humor, as well as the speed at the end.We did most of the attractions at the park, and had a wonderful time seeing the various attractions and adventures. After our rides and explorations, we headed over to the World Showcase (in case you haven’t been, Epcot is divided into two parks, Future World and the World Showcase.) Future World is all about technology and science. The World Showcase is my favorite park of Disney World. A number of countries have “pavillions” which are gorgeous reproductions of buildings and attractions from each of those countries. Paris has a miniature Tour d’Eiffel, and England has a miniature Big Ben. It’s lovely, touristy, and kind of perfect. Anthony and I chose to dine in Japan. (Shocker, I know.)  We ordered our (Disney quality) sushi as soon as we sat down, and ate with relish. I had a garden salad, a sashimi sampler, and a grilled salmon roll.  Sashimi Sampler  Grilled Salmon and Cucumber Roll Fun fact about sushi: Did you know it was created as fast food to eat road side or at the theatre? Anthony had the spicy tuna roll, and a smoked salmon, egg and cucumber roll.  Spicy tuna and avocado roll After dinner we enjoyed wandering around the other pavilions, including Morocco…   And Italy.  After an evening of the most unphotogenic fireworks I’ve ever seen, we were pooped, and headed back to our hotel, the Marriott courtyard hotel . It was absolutely lovely, and my AAA card got us $30 off a night’s stay! It included breakfast, which was half an egg-white omelette loaded with veggies, and a bowl of fruit that I also ended up only eating half off. I forgot how huge hotel breakfasts are!   Tomorrow, we head back to New York for the night, and then fly off to Tel Aviv on Thursday. What a whirlwind! |
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Yesterday, Anthony and I went to the most magical place on earth. Literally. I mean, it says it on the sign!
Welcome to Disney World
Ok, maybe not that sign. But we definitely saw it on other signs. I first went to Disney World when I was about four, and have returned many times. It was so fantastic to see it through Anthony’s eyes for the very first time.
After waking up at 4 to get to Disney before it opened, we were raring to go!
We were incredibly lucky. We bought a park-hopper pass, and we were able to really use it, as the park was almost empty. There was never a line longer than 40 minutes, and we never waited more than 10 (we rocked the FastPass.) We rode a ton of rides, including Space Mountain, It’s a Small World, Speedway, Haunted Mansion, Safari Ride, Peter Pan’s Magical Flight, Winnie-the-Pooh…and that was all before lunch!
Anthony driving. Thank G-d the car is on a track, or we'd be dead.