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DTD sure was empty! Yummy meal! About the Disney ponchos, we found the same thing. We bought them because we were there in June and it rains every day in June, right? So we got them on the first day and it didn't rain until the last day we were there. We didn't need the ponchos then because we were just getting on the DME! Lol about yelling at them in Spanish! Love it!
What is lip scrub that you said you got at Basin? Sounds intriguing....
On yelling at the tour group in Spanish! (I'm assuming they weren't actually Brazillian, since they wouldn't have understood that any better than English. )
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What is lip scrub that you said you got at Basin? Sounds intriguing....
On yelling at the tour group in Spanish! (I'm assuming they weren't actually Brazillian, since they wouldn't have understood that any better than English. )
Must have been another annoying TG. Can't blame the BTG on this one if they were Spanish-speaking! It's great you were able to shock them into reality, though!
Glad you stood up for yourself. Maui Jim's are a good choice - well made and they come with a very good warrantee as well.
Yeah, that's what the sales lady said. I like the fact that they are warranted because it's not the cheap glasses that will break, it's always the expensive ones.
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Oh my goodness, classic about you yelling at them in Spanish - love it!
I don't think I've ever seen Downtown Disney that deserted, what a treat.
It was a treat!
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DTD sure was empty! Yummy meal! About the Disney ponchos, we found the same thing. We bought them because we were there in June and it rains every day in June, right? So we got them on the first day and it didn't rain until the last day we were there. We didn't need the ponchos then because we were just getting on the DME! Lol about yelling at them in Spanish! Love it!
Yep - we made that Rule #1 - Buy a Disney poncho and it WILL stop raining.
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Love it! I'm gonna have to learn that phrase...or "the line starts BEHIND me!"
I have the same problem with DH getting him to buy anything for himself.
I'd have to look up that phrase! I just said "This is my husband's spot"
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What is lip scrub that you said you got at Basin? Sounds intriguing....
On yelling at the tour group in Spanish! (I'm assuming they weren't actually Brazillian, since they wouldn't have understood that any better than English. )
Yeah - if it were a BTG it would be Portuguese. But it was a big group of Spanish speaking people. I didn't bother asking where they were from. I just didn't want them on my husband's poncho! LOL. The lip scrub is from Basin and it's a sugar/flavored mixture in a little container. You scrub it on and can lick it off and it leaves your lips very soft. I got that and a lip balm in "Sangria" Yum!
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Hahaha, those people were probably shocked that you yelled at them in Spanish!
They were shocked. When I told Chuck when he got back - he just told me to be nice.
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Must have been another annoying TG. Can't blame the BTG on this one if they were Spanish-speaking! It's great you were able to shock them into reality, though!
Yeah, like I said, they were probably not Brazilian. Otherwise it would be Portuguese they would be speaking. But they were Hispanic and understood me. I just wanted them to stop - and they did.
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I was up early - 8ish and had my tea on the balcony while I waited for Chuck to get up. After Chuck got up and had his coffee, we had our showers and were off to Epcot. We debated on bringing our ponchos but decided not to because we didn’t want to carry them or bring the backpack. We went to Soarin’ first so Chuck could ride or get a FP. I have officially sworn off this ride - it makes me feel bad. I love the smells but I can’t get over the dizzying feelings of the visuals. Anyhow, we went to the FP machines and were trying to calculate return times when a couple came up to us and said “Are there two of you?” We said yes and they said “Here. Have our FP’s we aren’t going to use them” They gave them to us and left. The return time - NOW!
So Chuck had a walk on to Soarin. And if he was back before the return time, I was going to send him back with the second ticket. Well, he was about 5 mins too late but he said it was fine, he had a good ride over California. After Soarin, we did LWTL - which I love!
Hidden Mickey!
Someday, I plan on doing Behind the Seeds tour. Then we walked over and did Nemo
but then had to work our way over toward France. Between 10 am and noon we had counted at least 10 kid meltdowns that we had passed! While on our way to France, it looked like it was going to start raining but we made it there before anything happened.
Ominous clouds! But I love this fountain!
Warning - FOOD PORN
We got in to Le Chefs and were seated by the window. Where we could see the rain!
The carts vendors were covering up their kiosks and there were people either running for cover or celebrating and splashing in the puddles! Chuck and I had a great lunch.
Chuck deciding what he wants for lunch.
I was so happy that they had caffeine free Coke! I can’t find it at very many places. Apps included a cheese plate for Chuck. He gave me a taste and it was yummy! The French know their cheese.
I had the prefixe menu - French onion soup for an app.
Entrée was salmon for Chuck (soft food)
and Croque Mossieur for me.
Chuck had crème brulee
and I had profiteroles.
It was all very yummy. During the meal, they brought around Remy.
His handler Armand was funny
and Remy was so cute! I was glad we switched our ADR so we could see him though.
After we paid the bill, we went over to the France gift shop because it was still raining and us without our ponchos - we bought new ones. (second of the trip) I also bought a new wooden spoon. Almost got a new apron too but no. I had some restraint. We donned the ponchos and set out to explore the world.
I was getting "artsy" with my photos.
Japan:
We walked over toward America and the rain had stopped.
Morocco:
See Rule #1 - buy poncho- rain stops. Off with the ponchos. Kept going to Germany.
But still cloudy.
Chuck got a soccer shirt and a giant Toblerone. We didn’t get any more caramels due to Chuck’s teeth. Then went over to the Outpost. We bought Beads for Life. Chuck got 3 bead necklaces and I got 2 pair of earrings. They are just beautiful and love that they are recycled and support the women that make them. Also, they were packed in maps instead of bags! We walked over to Mexico and I got a margarita.
We also ordered rings from the ring carver. Silver ones - Chuck’s ring has my intials and my ring has his. This was Chuck’s idea - I love that man! Leaving Mexico, it was raining but we had ponchos and we were on a mission to find the survey marker. We found it while I polished off my drink and took our Chaco’s pictures with the marker. (the website where we got our sandals has a gallery for all Chacos wearers to submit pics of their Chacos. We wanted ours at Disney!)
We then made our way to FW and went to ride Spaceship Earth.
We couldn’t email it to ourselves because some kid was playing with the only available computer. Dad who didn’t speak English and doesn’t know anything about social grace was letting his 2 year old just press buttons. By the time one became available, our pictures were gone. Grrrr.
We made our way back to the resort after that and went swimming in the rain. We had some hot tub time and naps too. Then got ready for dinner.
Back to Epcot for LeCellier.
Before our dinner, we went over to the ring carver and picked up our rings.
Then came back to LeCellier and still had to wait about 20 mins for our table. I had a nice Cabernet Sauvignon. Apps included cheese soup for me with pretzel bread and a scallops for Chuck. He also wanted a cheese plate so we shared that.
I had the filet with mushroom risotto and Chuck had an enormously huge ribeye.
After all this indulgence, I had the cheesecake and Chuck had the trio of chocolate.
(I wanted to try the chocolate, but one of them had espresso - I can’t have caffeine). It was a fine meal but I really don’t think it was worth a 2 TS. 1st, when serving the wine, the server just poured a full glass. He poured it like he was pouring a glass of iced tea! Didn’t allow it to breathe or let me taste. It could have been corked for all I know! And obviously, he wouldn’t know either because he wasn’t a sommelier to be sure. Now, I’m really not a snob but I think if you are paying 2 TS prices, you should get 2 TS service. That is all. We paid the bill and made our way, slowly back to the buses. At first we were debating on whether to go out the IG and take a bus from BC to DTD and transfer to OKW or just go out front and get on a bus directly. The reason for the debate was because Illuminations was just ending - oye the masses! Why is it that we were always finishing our meals when the fireworks display was getting out? Anyhow, we decided to go to the front and deal with the crowds. We kind of moseyed and took our time. We did go to MouseGear to get my bead for my bracelet for this trip then we went to the bus and didn’t have to wait too long before we made it back to OKW. I got more artsy with pics on the way back to the room.
I like your rings! I have been thinking about getting myself one since I have seen the ones Kelly (OhToodles) got. Great idea Chuck!
Sorry about LC, I have never been for dinner, bc I always want the burger.
Glad getting out of there wasn't bad. I HATE Epcot at closing time more than any other park. Idk why but it always seems SO much more crowded to me.
What flavor margarita was that? I am planning a margarita, but I am unsure of where from. I have heard Mexico is yummy, but have heard that Italy is yummy too. Then of course, there is always DHS. I heard they have margaritas there too, and I don't have a drink planned yet for there, while I already have 2 planned in Epcot....maybe 3.
I think whatever choice I make, I want to go with the straight up plain margarita. I love the sourness of them.
What a great way to start the day-- ripe fastpasses! More great food. I agree with you about Le Cellier. A signature restaurant should have service to match. So far, the reviews here since it went to signature haven't been great. Love the rings!
I love your relaxing days! I can't wait for our trip so I can relax... Who am I kidding?! As soon as I check in I turn into Frenetic Franny!
The food porn is all good baby...
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On yelling at the tour group in Spanish! (I'm assuming they weren't actually Brazillian, since they wouldn't have understood that any better than English. 
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Must have been another annoying TG. Can't blame the BTG on this one if they were Spanish-speaking! It's great you were able to shock them into reality, though!
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We didn’t get any more caramels due to Chuck’s teeth. 
Then went over to the Outpost. We bought Beads for Life. Chuck got 3 bead necklaces and I got 2 pair of earrings. They are just beautiful and love that they are recycled and support the women that make them. Also, they were packed in maps instead of bags! We walked over to Mexico and I got a margarita. 
We had some hot tub time and naps too. Then got ready for dinner. 
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