The Promise of Spring: Flower & Garden Festival 4.0 -- A Cam and Luke TR COMPLETED 8/27 - Page 5 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Oh you are so right about Sharon, she's such a sweetie, isn't she? Sorry Morimoto's didn't quite live up to expectations. I know how much you guys love it there.
At least Luke still loved his meal. I just know now that I'll probably select to something else.
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Sorry your meal wasn't as good as you remembered. The restaurant itself is really pretty though.
You walked a lot of steps today! Almost 15,000!
This restaurant is gorgeous. Actually 15,000 steps is pretty average for me. Today I have walked 20,235 steps so far. We'll have several days over 20,000 this trip.
I can't wait to try Morimoto Asia! It truly is a gorgeous restaurant. Sorry your chicken fried rice wasn't the best. . I have a question for you. Where is the picture Christopher took of the two of you?
Your ice cream sounds like a delicious ending to the evening!!
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Originally Posted by DMA
What a beautiful restaurant! Your meals looked delish, but too bad yours was not the same as you'd had previously. I was going to ask the same as Tara...I don't see the photo Christopher took of you and Luke.
Oops! Photobucket likes to put my photos in random order. So here is the photo Christopher took of us.
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What a long first day. We are looking forward to trying Morimoto on our Oct trip, I love dumplings too so super excited.
The dumplings are excellent there. Even though my chicken fried rice was as great this time, we still love this restaurant. We've always had the best servers here, too.
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Beautiful pictures from Morimoto Asia! I love their light fixtures!
What did you think of the Disney Vera Bradley selection? I found it rather paltry. There seemed to be very few patterns and not a lot in stock anywhere. I was disappointed.
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I felt the same way -- few patterns and little stock. I really thought the Vera Bradley store would have the best selection, which they did on everything except the Disney patterns. I was really hoping for another hipster.
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Sorry Morimoto wasn't the best. How great to meet up with Sharon! Love the pictures!
Sharon was such a sweetheart to leave her own meal to spend just a moment with us.
So glad you made it to the restaurant on time and still got a brief chat with Sharon. How sweet of her to come find you. Like others have asked; where is that picture that Christopher took of the two of you?
I've added the photo in to one of the responses above. Photobucket put it in with the end of AKL so I didn't see it when I was working on dinner. One of these days I'll get Photobucket figured out.
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Morimoto Asia looks awesome!! That will be on our list for next year!!
Hope you enjoy Morimoto Asia, too. Luke and I have been three trips in a row, and I'm sure we'll be back when we return in the fall of 2018.
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Well you were lucky to catch the bus before it took off. Our first dinner is usually in Disney Springs. The Restaurant is really beautiful. Great start on your trip!!!!!!
That bus driver was my hero this day. We did have a very nice first day.
I wondered about the photo of the 2 of you too...glad you found it and included it. Christopher definitely nailed that one. I also really liked the pics of the steps and the copper light fixture...definitely very artistic.
WOW, you guys really know how to start a vacation. The view from your balcony is fantastic especially for someone who loves giraffes as much as you do. I am impressed with your look after dinner. No one would have thought that you could look so good after doing so much in your first day. Your server did a great job with the picture. We have never been to that restaurant. It looks great..k
Nice start to your latest WDW adventure and how cool that first thing you see from your balcony from AKL is a giraffe! Too bad your dinner was a bit off at Morimoto compared to your other times there!
In photobucket to have your photos show up in the right order. When your photos come up from the particular album. Above them on the left there is an option called order by. Click by filename and this will work.
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Sorry Morimoto's didn't quite live up to expectations. I know how much you guys love it there. 
Almost 15,000! 
Great photo and beautiful backdrop!! 
Too bad your dinner was a bit off at Morimoto compared to your other times there! 
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