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Sounds like things calmed down a little as you headed to dinner!
A little...but you know me!
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Originally Posted by cubfancolleen
That's a cool passport!!
Thanks
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Originally Posted by rhinohunter
More great pix. I really like the growing up shots of Claire. It certainly looks like she has outgrown the "no pix" phase. Sorry about all of the problems with the trip but glad that you were abel to keep on going and not let them really destroy any of the fun. Hope you found the phone.
She was really good with pictures on this day too. As I get further on, she actually would stop and pose for me, even suggesting spots to take pictures.
The phone drama! UGH! That will come later.
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Originally Posted by chezp
Wow, you really have been busy with updates while I've been offline - all caught now!
I feel like I am going so slow, but of course you are on your whilrwind tour and don't have time for us peons. LOL! I hope you are having a wonderful time! I am jealous!
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Originally Posted by pamcarey
Love the "memory lane" pictures of Claire! The Epcot passport is great! Much nicer than the ones purchased at Epcot!
Thanks. I can't believe how much she has grown.
I really did like those passports as well. I think if my sister ever goes again, I will get them for my neices.
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Originally Posted by mommapants
So glad you are feeling better. I hope you find the phone. LOVE the passport.
Thanks. Phone drama will be later. LOL! I do like that passport too.
Soon our name was called and we were led to our table at Le Cellier. This was a place I really debated over. I had a 4:10 dinner ADR. But once the new pricing came out, I just couldn’t see spending that kind of money and cancelled. I wanted to try lunch to see how much we really would like it before committing to the high prices. I would look daily and nothing ever came up. The morning we were leaving (March 30th) I gave one last look and guess what? There was a 2:10 opening for April 5th. I booked it.
It took a little while to order. We soon found out we had a slow waitress. She was very nice, but just not speedy at all. Claire went right to coloring.
Claire was having a hard time deciding what to drink. She just kept making faces and wouldn’t decide. I finally just said get her a Red Maple, which is a Raspberry smoothie with a splash of Sprite. I tasted it and it was very good. There was a lot of debating on what to drink from everyone for some reason. Dad and I both ended up with the Strawberry milkshakes that were absolutely fabulous as well!
Our bread arrived soon after we ordered. I have to say I was NOT impressed. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. I had heard how wonderful the pretzel bread is, and to me it was no big deal. I think the soft pretzel we had earlier was better. I guess I didn’t understand the hype about this bread when you could just go buy a soft pretzel somewhere. LOL! The other breads weren’t anything special either. And all were pretty hard. I’m not sure if they are supposed to be or not.
Claire ordered Canadian Cheddar Cheese Soup, hot dog and the kid’s sundae. She did not want the soup, but I ordered it anyways, and figured I would eat it as it was something I had wanted to try after all the rave reviews.
I was NOT impressed with it! It wasn’t awful, but not great either. I hear so much about this soup, and it was a major let down. First off, it’s called Cheese soup…..why? I didn’t even taste cheese flavor in it. And second, it was sooooo salty. For me to say that is something too. I love salt…… I salt almost all of my food. But this was just way too salty even for me. Now I had read that some people thought the food here was too salty, but I never thought it would bother me. I’m queen of the salt. Now if they could do away with the saltiness, this wouldn't be too bad at all. Actually it wasn’t bad at all,….. it just didn’t live up to the legend. I have been reading mixed reviews of this place since then as well. And those who give it a thumbs down seem to mention the salt as well.
Mom and Dad ordered Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon. Instead of risotto, they both got Gruyere-Yukon Gold potato gratin. Dad is picky and was worried he wouldn’t like risotto. He had never heard of it before and didn’t know what it was. Let’s just say we had a long conversation about what he should get…..to the point of it being a bit annoying….. He said the potatoes were not what he was expecting, but he still liked them. Mom and Dad really enjoyed this meal. They talked about it quite a bit.
I got Le Cellier Mushroom Filet Mignon with wild mushroom risotto, white truffle and herb butter sauce. Again, not impressed. WAY TOO SALTY! Now the food was very good except for the fact that it was just so dang salty. It’s hard to explain. I could tell it tasted good, but I knew it could be better without all the salt. Mom also mentioned her food was a bit too salty too. And she said she heard another table mention something about the food be extra salty. I still ate every drop on my plate. Like I said, it was good food, it was just not perfect.
And I am sad to say that I had put my camera away at this point and forgot to pull it out for the main course, so no pictures.
I remembered to take out the camera again and got Claire’s half eaten meal.
Claire is the only one who got dessert. Her meal came with it, and we were all much too full. I had wanted to get the Mousse, but there was just no possible way to fit it in! LOL!
Claire enjoyed her Sundae and we all did take a nibble at it.
I think for Claire and I, the bill was just over $50 including the tip. I had left my rewards card with my Mom to pay with and Claire and I left to get in line to see Mary Poppins.
This is the pretty scenery outside of the restaurant. I don’t think I have ever even walked back here before. It was nice to see some new things.
We made our way over to Mary’s line and were one of the last families allowed in before they cut it off.
A few people noticed Claire’s dress and Oohed and Ahhed.
A few pictures of the area.
Almost time!
Our Turn!
As Claire went up to Mary, several people stopped to watch. One guy behind me kept saying...”turn around little girl, I want to see your front”… And he had his camera ready.
A shy moment.
And the pose…this is what I wanted…both parasols open!
I really like this close up one.
And of course, who couldn’t love this one?
Claire came back all smiles. This was one of the best meets she had (along with Chip and Dale). She was in the mood to pose now! I love those moods!
So strange that all of a sudden the food at Le Cellier is too salty. Every TR mentions that lately. I love the landscape around the Canada pavillion. Claire's photos with Mary Poppins are just wonderful!
So strange that all of a sudden the food at Le Cellier is too salty. Every TR mentions that lately. I love the landscape around the Canada pavillion. Claire's photos with Mary Poppins are just wonderful!
I know, I keep hearing that too. But others say they love it still.
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Oh. Wow. What wonderful pictures!! She couldn't have been any happier, am I right?
She was very happy
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Originally Posted by rhinohunter
Great meet with Mary. Your pix are really great. Did you say were a pro photographer? If not, you sure could be.
No I am not. I have a long way to go to be one, but good enough for family pictures.
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Originally Posted by ilovedisney247
My meal at Le Cellier was salty as well! Love the photos!
Once we were done with Mary, Mom called and we met up just down the road. She told me that my card I had left with her had nothing on it, so she paid my bill. OMG! I gave her the empty card. I had 2 rewards card, one was used, while the other still had a lot on it…and I gave her the wrong one. I went to pay her back, but she told me not to worry about it. She was going to pay for the gas to refill the van the next day before we returned it and she said that I could just do it instead.
We stopped to take a few more pictures of Claire.
We separated again. Mom and Dad were going back towards Future World. I forgot to mention, that during dinner, Dad was telling us how he refused to go much further into World Showcase. He said it was way too much walking. I also mentioned having FP’s for Soarin’ and Test Track and he thought that was the dumbest thing ever…why would you walk to a ride, get a FP and then ”wait” and do other stuff and walk ALL the way back to that ride. He was convinced only fools would do that and I was one of those fools! LOL! He did say they might try to get on Test Track and I told him the stand by line was probably long, but if they didn’t mind being separated they could do the single rider line. Mom didn’t care, but Dad said he couldn’t ride it without Mom.
Claire and I headed off towards future World.
Is this a spider?
We stopped for some photopass.
And continued on.
We came upon another photopass photographer near the Cinderella Topiary. We stopped and waited our turn. There was a couple getting theirs done, but I really didn’t pay too much attention to them. After they were done, we walked up and got a few pictures. I did kind of notice that the couple was still standing in the area……kind of watching. I didn’t think too hard on it, but figured either they liked Claire’s dress and were watching or they wanted some special shots and were letting us go ahead of them.
We got our card scanned and the gal of the couple came up to me and asked if I was Jen. I probably gave her the deer in the headlights look. LOL! I think I managed a yes. And she told me her name, which I didn’t recognize. But then she told me her Dis name and I knew that one. It was “dekkerdisneydreamer” (Sheresa). How she recognized us, I have no clue. It either had to be by Claire’s dress (which was in my signature on Dis for a long time) or my crazy two toned hair.
We chatted a few minutes and then left. I can’t believe I didn’t think of having a picture taken together, once again! We were even right next to a photopass photographer so we could’ve all been in it, but my mind was just not thinking straight! She and her DH were very nice and I am so glad to have met her.
I had Claire then go in front of the Cinderella topiary for a few pictures.
1st one without her. It was hard to get them because on this side you couldn’t see their faces and on the other the light post and flag were in the way.
We spotted Marie in France and quickly made our way over only to find her leaving!
We were assured Marie would return soon, so we decided to wait. We had never met her before, nor had we ever even seen her in the parks. Claire had also bought the baby Marie plush at MK a few days before, so she was even more excited to actually meet her. She was really impressed that she wore a “pink” bow.
A few shots while waiting in line.
I have to say the wait was a bit longer than I expected, but eventually Marie came back out.
I've always thought it was a dragonfly!
More great pics--and you certainly are having your share of mishaps, aren't you? Can;t wait to see what's up next!!
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I've always thought it was a dragonfly!
More great pics--and you certainly are having your share of mishaps, aren't you? Can;t wait to see what's up next!!
I was queen of the mishaps that trip. LOL
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More great updates. Sorry you had the same experience we did at Le Cellier - the food was way too salty for us as well.
Marie had returned, but we still had a bit of a wait till it was our turn. She’s a popular girl! Once it came to be our turn I had Claire wait a second before going up. There was a family with a scooter in front of us, and basically the scooter was parked in front of the meet, where I wanted to stand to take pictures. But the CM was not so patient and barked an order to keep the line moving and so Claire went up and met her. I did my best to get some shots, but she had killed my picture taking mojo.
All done!
As you can see by the smirk on her face, it was a good meet!
I wanted to get some of the topiaries in the area, but ended up only getting a few. Aurora was meeting right near the Beauty and Beast one and the line made it impossible to get a good shot. Claire did not want to wait for her, so I just took a few shots and on we went.
We stopped off for a few photopasses as well.
I kind of thought about getting chocolate mousse in France, something I had wanted to try for some time, but the line was long and I just was still too full.
Claire was now ready to change out of her dress and it was also our FP time for Soarin’. (It was around 4:20 now) I decided to just head up front and do that next. I debated on stopping for a Grand Mariner or Grey Goose slushy, but I figured I wouldn’t be able to drink it fast enough and passed on that too.
We got Claire changed and got in line for Soarin’. The standby line was closed down. The FP line looked long too. We ended up waiting for a good ½ hour or more before getting on our flight. We talked to a few people in line who had been in the standby line. The couple said they had been waiting 2 hours. She said they had ADR’s that they were missing at this very moment and were trying to call and get something else, but couldn’t get a signal in there. She said something had happened earlier in the day that backed the whole thing up. They got to the point that they would only allow 10 stand by guest in on each flight and the rest were FP riders.
We enjoyed the flight. Claire squealed and giggled. It was our 2nd time ever riding it and we really like it. BUT…again we did not smell anything. I keep hearing of the smells, but have yet to smell anything. The only thing I can think of is because both times we have rode, I have sat at the very end seat. Maybe the smells just don’t float out there so well?
With that done, we headed back to World Showcase.
On our way back we stopped for a snack. I don’t think I was really hungry, but I had yet to get a Mickey Bar this trip for myself, so it was a must do!
And then we stopped to enjoy our treats and I took a look at the sand sculpture.
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