EPCOT - part 2

With Future World complete, we started our walk around the World Showcase, beginning with Mexico (which we had already explored at lunch). Next we went to Norway (I really like one of the houses here that has a roof covered with grass and wildflowers) and rode Maelstrom – a boat ride with trolls. The next country on our route was China. Here we visited a really cool small-scale display of the terra cotta warriors.

After China was Germany (where I stopped to eat a pretzel – of course!). We visited the gift shops in Italy and admired the pretty architecture in the plaza. In the American pavilion we peeped inside and heard the Voices of Liberty singers while we looked at artifacts in the little museum area.

Next was one of my favorite countries in the World Showcase: Japan (Mexico is my other favorite). Here Carlos and I shared a huge honeydew kaki gori (shaved ice treat) and it was really good and refreshing in the hot humid weather. We walked around Japan, admiring koi fish, pretty architecture, and the cool department store.

Morocco was the next country we explored and is really fun because there are lots of little intricate streets that wind throughout the pavilion. I especially liked the camel statue wearing a fez.

In France, we visited some shops and admired the pretty gardens. From there, we walked to England and wandered around until our dinner reservation at the Rose and Crown Dining Room. I had eaten here before with my family and the food Carlos and I had for our dinner was really good like I remember! I had a cottage pie and Carlos ate fish and chips. After stuffing ourselves, we walked to Canada (the final country on our route) and visited some shops full of cute moose; Carlos bought me a souvenir EPCOT pin from a little cart here.

With our completion of the World Showcase, we walked back to Future World and wandered around Innoventions before riding Living with the Land (again) and revisiting the fish in the Seas.

We returned to World Showcase and walked around the world again (counterclockwise from Canada this time). By now it was 8 pm and we were getting a bit tired so we rode the Gran Fiesta Tour in Mexico again (and admired some Donald piñatas) before heading out.

As we were leaving, Spaceship Earth was still open so we made this our final ride of the evening before driving home and hitting the hay – tomorrow is Magic Kingdom day!