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BabieeMelly · 03-11-2005, 01:17 PM

Another great update, and I love that picture of Epcot with the monorail to the right

**chezp** · 03-11-2005, 02:17 PM

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and who had started him on the chocolate? Mark! I kept telling him that he was responsible for that whole tantrum!

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Mark probably tried to feed Celery some chocolate too before their little mishap!

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I'm sure if Mark was trying to feed Celery some chocolate, that would have put him in a good mood... maybe it was the fact that you didn't offer Celery any chocolate Tara that put him in the bad mood and he just took it out on the person nearest at the time?

**DopeyGirl** · 03-11-2005, 02:28 PM

You know . . . I get the same way after I have had some delicious Cadbury and then am told I can't have anymore!!! ESPECIALLY when I am totally cranky anyway!!!

Great update and photos!!! I will have to try and catch the next update tonight before I go to bed (LATE!) and then I will have to play catch-up after my trip!!! I sure will miss reading it while I am gone!!!

Annabel · 03-11-2005, 04:19 PM

Great update and fab photos

I had to giggle about Mark and the chocolate!

Annabel

Cinderbrella · 03-11-2005, 06:42 PM

Thanks for the advance warning about Mark and his famous chocolates!

Great pics of EPCOT at night.

**chezp** · 03-12-2005, 03:13 AM

Thursday 23 December – part five: a return to Norway after a two year wait!

Before we got on Spaceship Earth, we went to check out our photo from the last week. I knew there was little chance that we’d still be able to see the ones from a few days ago, as the photos they take usually only last for three days, but I figured it was worth giving it a go and we were in luck. They were still on the Photopass and as they were quite good, we got one copy.

Then it was on to Spaceship Earth, a “must do” ride every time for me. It’s looking dated now and that’s sad.

That is becoming a common theme at Epcot now and it’s such a shame. It’s about time that this park underwent a major rehab and got update. I guess that’s coming for the Land with the opening of Soarin’, but the rest of Future World (apart from the new additions like Test Track and Mission : Space) could do with the same treatment too. I hope that happens in time for the park’s 25th anniversary in 2007.

I did manage to get a couple of photos inside Spaceship Earth..

…again, it was so sad to walk out through the empty exit. Please do something with this Disney, it just looks awful.

By now, it was 6.55, so we walked over to Akerhaus, only to find out that our Priority Seating time was in fact for 7.30.

I suspect I wrote down the wrong time after Maureen booked it for me.

However, it wasn’t a problem and we were seated straight away. Although I wouldn’t say they were busy, they certainly weren’t empty either.

We love this place, but because it was closed for rehab when we were here in May (it was only open for the Princess Storybook Breakfast then), we haven’t eaten at our favourite Norwegian buffet since 2002. When they served lunch here, it quickly became a “must do” for us and I was looking forward to trying it for dinner. It did not disappoint. The cold buffet was just as wonderful as always. It’s heaven for me, full of cheeses and fish and very few meat dishes.

I had great fun piling my plate high with Jarlsberg cheese

which I eat at home and trying Muenster cheese, which was nearly as good.

Other dishes I sampled included the peel and eat shrimp (not that tasty actually), smoked salmon, tomato herring, shrimp salad and crab salad. All of it was lovely.

The change from the last time we were here is that you now have to order your hot dishes from your server. I went for the salmon and mashed rutabaga, as I love this stuff and Mark went for the braised lamb and cabbage, with seasonal vegetables. My only criticism was how long it took for our hot dishes to arrive. I appreciate they obviously cook them specially for you, but we went through one round from the buffet and then had to go up for another round, as there was still no sign of our hot dishes.

Our server was Tore and, although he was very quiet for the first part of our meal, he came out of his shell when he found out that Mark supported Liverpool Football (soccer to you guys!

) Club, as it turned out that he’s also a soccer supporter. OK, so not the same team, but they were chatting away for ages about how their respective teams were doing and recent matches.

So the verdict on the meal? Dinner is just as good as lunch and it’s lovely to know that this buffet is just as good as always. Another nice change was to see the place a lot busier. When we first started coming here in 1999, it was deserted, as (no offence guys) so few Americans would venture in there. We would regularly hear comments about how “weird” the food was and one family even asked if they could get some “American food like burgers”

In response, I swear that they have changed the ingredients in some of the dishes (the shrimp salad is one) to make it more agreeable to a wider range of people.

If you haven’t tried this place, you should give it a go. The bill, including a very generous tip for Tore, came to $55.25 and, best of all, we weren’t rushed there at all. I think we left at about 8.30, an hour and a half after we were seated, which is very slow for a Disney buffet. It was a pleasant change of pace.

Inside Akerhaus

Restaurant Akerhaus:

Cold food 9 9
Hot food 8½ 7½
Service 9 9
Atmosphere 8 8½
Value for money 9 9

Average score: 8.65

Next: World Showcase at night

ilovelilo · 03-12-2005, 04:04 AM

Thanks for another great update!

Looking forward to hearing about the World Showcase at night!

Annabel · 03-12-2005, 06:35 AM

Mmm, your dinner at Akershus sounded really nice - I may have to try that one day

Looking forward to more.

Annabel

Tara O'Hara · 03-12-2005, 08:01 AM

Nice update, Cheryl! I am one of those weird Americans that has yet to try Akershus!

Maybe you an get me to try it in December!

jakenjess · 03-12-2005, 08:26 AM

Glad you enjoyed your dinner. Sounds like it was really nice. Looking forward to more!

Jillybean · 03-12-2005, 08:59 AM

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Nice update, Cheryl! I am one of those weird Americans that has yet to try Akershus!

Maybe you an get me to try it in December!

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I do need to give it a try because DH is always looking longingly at the menu when we pass. This is a man who eats herring out of the jar for a snack! I enjoy all types of food so I probably would enjoy it. The cheeses alone sound wonderful!

Jill

lauren-roxy · 03-12-2005, 09:29 AM

Great update as usual Cheryl!! Can't wait to read more!

GATechGal · 03-12-2005, 10:10 AM

Another great resturant reivew. Isn't dinner a Princess Character affair now? Or has that just started?

Goofy'sGal · 03-12-2005, 10:15 AM

Wonderful updates, Cheryl! I also giggled about Mark giving chocolate to that little boy (who, yes, sooo needed a nap - Mark shouldn't feel "too" bad LOL). I love the pic of the inside of Akershus - can't wait to show the girls - we'll be enjoying the PSB there soon! And my DH would love to try a dinner there so now with the princesses at all meals, that might be a possibility!

Keep it coming, Cheryl!! Great job!