Mark's Cheddar Biscuits were fantastic. He actually had his with sausage gravy (veggie sausage), but I skipped that part. He made so much that he's having it again this morning! The problem was that after breakfast none of the movie times for Despicable Me 2 worked so that we could also see the Limited Time Magic show at Epcot.
Solution: Skip the movie.
We went straight on over to Epcot and had a blast! We were so glad we did because on the drive over we both realized it was July 14, Bastille Day. What better way to celebrate than hanging out in France, Epcot France, that is.
When we got to Epcot, we weren't too far back in the parking lot, just two rows behind the trees and nearly at the far end of the row. We decided to set the RunKeeper and walk all the way to the American Pavilion. On the way we took a slight walk off to the right to pick up a Fast Pass for Soarin' later in the day. We also made a small pit stop at the food kiosk in France and got a chocolate crepe to share. Mark's blood sugar was dropping, so this was a good snack for the morning.
We took the crepe to the American Pavilion tables (is that kosher?) and ate it while we were waiting to go into the show. This show was called Mickey's American Streetbeat. We didn't go to it with any idea that it would be as much fun as it was. Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, and Donald were on the stage with an energetic cast of young men and women, dancing and drumming. I literally grinned from ear to ear for the entire 25 minutes. Wow!
After the show, we went to France to have lunch in the newest food court in the back of the building that used to be just the gift shop exit from the movie. We had seen it there months before, but this was our first chance to experience it. We got a plate of fromages on lettuce to share, and we each ordered a Quiche Florentine. Mark also got a glass of Pinot Noir. It was all very delicious.
Then we went to the movie, Impressions de France. It's a beautiful 18 minute film with classical music by Debussy, Saint-Saens, and other French composers in the background. We like it because it's the only movie in World Showcase that has SEATS! It had been a year since we had been in the movie. We went last summer with Reuben. After that we went into the brand new Artisan Ice Cream and Sorbet shop. I got one scoop of mango sorbet that was just spectacular. The day wasn't all that hot, so we sat outside at a cafe table in the sun. In fact, all of Epcot was pretty lightly attended yesterday, and considering how great the weather was, that seemed odd.
Our Bastille Day celebration over, we went to Canada and listened to Off Kilter, always a favorite. Then to Journey into Imagination, one of my personal faves, followed by doing everything in The Land pavilion. There's never a line to see the ecology movie, Circle of Life, and then we hopped on to the boat ride Living with the Land because there was shockingly NO LINE there either. We took a break to have a cup of coffee in the food court, and then it was time for our Fast Pass ride on Soarin'. This was just a wonderful day at Epcot! We walked all the way back to the car, making our walking a total of slightly over 3 miles for the day. Not too shabby.
We went home and watched the FIRST Despicable Me movie while Mark made our Haddock with crushed Pine Nuts and Parmesan with spinach for dinner.
It was such a lovely day.
Today is a normal Monday: Walk 1.25 miles in 30 minutes, lift weights for 25 minutes, swim laps for 35 minutes, play Mah Jongg, work on my jigsaw puzzle, read, watch TV, eat all meals at home.
Hope your day is a great one wherever you are.
No comments:
Post a Comment