We woke up a little earlier this time to find this restaurant that my dad said he went to all the time when he lived out in Florida, while being stationed in the Navy. We had the All You Can Eat salad bar and were pretty full after the first round of food. After this, we made our way over to our final Disney park, Epcot. When we arrived we went directly to our fast pass for the Mickey and friends. When I was little I used to watch the Disney Sing-Along videos where all the kids would look fun and go to Disney World and they would just have a grand time, and I used to envy them. There was this one commercial before they would start and this little girl would go with her family on a trip to Disney and she did all these things, but was sad when the day was over. Before she left her parents asked if she had a good day and she said "almost," and as she looked up Mickey Mouse was there and she smiled and said "I've waited my whole life to meet you." I always remember watching that and thinking maybe one day I'll be able to go there too. When I saw him, I looked over at Liz and told her the story. I got so excited to see him, and when he hugged me I almost cried. It was a dream of mine, and I finally was able to live it. Nothing of that had come to my memory until we went to meet Mickey. I felt like I was eight again. After this we walked around and went through the world. Our first stop was Mexico. We heard some Mariachi play, and walked around like we were tourists. Next stop was Norway. We saw Elsa and Ana, rode their cute little ride. After this we went to China. We saw the plans and layout of Disney Shanghai. Next stop was Germany. Then onto wine tasting in Italy. Then we found ourselves at home in the American Adventure. After that was Japan. This was where you could find all the Hello Kitty, Pokemon, Tortoro, and Gudetama toys you could imagine. This was where Liz and I stopped to have some appetizers, and they were delicious. On to Morocco from there. Then (one of my favorites) France. It was a lot smaller than I expected, but it was still really cute. Then we found ourselves in our second home, the United Kingdom. Liz and I actually spent a couple weeks in Oxford a few years back, and that's actually how we met. We were taking this course at school and took and International Business trip to Oxford and studied at Oxford University. We met through the class and her, myself, and two other friends extended the trip and stayed out in Paris for an extra week. As we walked around, we thought "This does not compare to the real thing!" We both know that this may be the closest some people will get to England, but it was cool to say that we've seen the real one. Fun Fact: Did you know that "ER" stands for "Elizabeth Regina". Regina is Latin for "Queen" so her name is "Elizabeth the Queen". Isn't that cool? I found that out a few days before my 20th Birthday in England as we toured Windsor Castle. Last, but not least, we found ourselves in Canada-A!. (Only few will understand). Epcot was everything and so much more. We had such a fun time and felt more cultured than before. To all the places we haven't been, Epcot made us want to see them even more.
Sadly, this was the last Disney park we were able to go to. Hollywood Studios just didn't fit into our agenda this time. Next time we will surely hit it! This ended our Disney journey, but our Universal one took place the next day.
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AuthorReggie is a college gradute with a degree in English. She loves traveling and hopes to one day stay on the battle field for missions. Life is a book and everyday is an adventure, follow her on this journey and see the world through her eyes. Archives
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