Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Eat Your Way Through Disney Tour

Well then, I am now back to the Friendliest Place on Earth (From the Happiest Place on Earth).  And I must say that the Deluxe Disney Dining Plan can be a grand thing.  The only problem is it seems that all we did was eat.  But we ate amazingly well.

Day 1: Flew in so only 1 meal, Grand Gathering for Illuminations
They had a buffet from stuff all over the world, so there was much sampling.  The Canadian cheese soup was really good.  Then we got to go and watch Illuminations, was a very good time.

Day 2: Breakfast: Character Breakfast at Tony's (Magic Kingdom)  We got to get into the park a bit early to make this reservation.  Got to see Mickey and Minnie, Donald and Daisy and Goofy (who it seems I am as tall as).  They had breakfast pastries, eggs, sauage, bacon, hash browns, and waffles.  
Lunch: Another character meal, this one at the Crystal Palace (Magic Kingdom)  This time we saw Pooh and Tigger and Piglet and Eeyore, they gave us an anniversary card.  Another buffet, I had some chicken nuggets and pizza some veggies and pork tenderloin.  Then Max got a cake and we had that for desert.
Dinner: Liberty Tree Tavern (Magic Kingdom) [No Characters]  This one they brought out bread and green beans, mashed potatos, ham, turkey, gravy and mac and cheese.  Then apple cobbler and ice cream for desert.  We sat in the Jefferson Room

Day 3: No Breakfast, saving meal points
Lunch: Rose and Crown (Pub in the England Pavilion of EPCOT)  I had the cheese platter appetizer, shepards pie and I forget the desert (i think it was some form of a cake).  Oh yes, and the Imperial Sampler - 6 different British Beers.  It was good stuff.
Dinner: Teppan Edo (Japanese Pavilion of EPCOT)  I had the seaweed salad with ginger dressing, the steak and chicken and green tea pudding for desert.  It was all very good, but we were soaking wet cause of the rain.

Day 4: Breakfast at the Tusker House (Animal Kingdom) Another character meal, we saw Goofy, Donald, Daisy and Mickey.  Another buffet, had some more eggs, biscuit and gravy and some ham.  Plus they had Pineapple Orange Guava juice which was really good.
Lunch: Yak and Yeti (Animal Kingdom)  I had pork egg rolls, the Mahi Mahi and fried wontons.  It was a really neat restaruent and the food was really good.
Dinner: Safari Grand Gathering (Animal Kingdom)  Went on the Safari ride and the then to the tusker house for another buffet.  I don't really remember what all they had, but it was good.  The also brought out a spider and owl for everyone to see and Timon and Raffiki stopped by.

Day 5:Breakfast at Boma (Animal Kingdom Lodge) More of the juice from the previous breakfast and a buffet.  Mostly had a crossiant and some fruit.
Lunch: Mama Melrose (Hollywood Studios) A little Italian style place.  I had a Caesar Salad and a pepperoni pizza with Gelato for desert.  
Dinner: Spirit of Aloha Dinner Show (Polynesian Resort).  We had pineapple and salad with sweet bread, followed by barbeque ribs and chicken with rice and a cake thingie for desert.  Plus we had Pelea Fire Punch in a coconut monkey.  And the traditional dances were really cool to watch as well.

Day 6: Breakfast at the Kona Cafe (Polynesian Resort).  Another character meal, this time we saw Mickey, Pluto, Lilo and Stitch.  They brought out more of the juice and a big skillet with eggs, bacon, sauage and potato wedges.  And I got a picture with Stitch.
Lunch: Marrakesh (Morroco Pavilion at EPCOT)  I had roast lamb and Marrakesh delight.  And they had really good mint tea.  
Dinner: Le Cellier (Canada Pavillion at EPCOT) I had a spicy chicken sauage and then veal for my dinner.  Had a nice Chardonnay with it.  Also my little brother proposed and she said Yes.

Day 7: No breakfast, went to Mass instead.
Lunch: Chefs de France (French Pavillion at EPCOT)  I had another cheese plate, sampled the escargo (nick ordered it) and then had the ham and cheese sandwhich.  It was good stuffs.
Dinner:  Went to Artist Point (Wilderness Lodge) [As a point of order I think the Wilderness Lodge looks amazing and would love to stay there, perhaps in a december setting]  We had a gewuritanmer then I had venison pot stickers (with a chardonney)  wild boar tenderloin (with a merlot) and berries in a muscat (with an ice wine chardonney).  Since it was our anniversary they gave us copies of the menu with an anniversary message printed on them, plus a certificate.  It was really nice.

Then finally we returned home, very very full.

Monday, May 25, 2009

Disney

So then.. I went to disney with the family and we ate our way through Disney World.  The deluxe dining plan was wonderful, but we ate so very much.  Currently in the airport waiting to go home, kinda tired.  I'm sure that I'll post more later.

Happy Memorial Day to All.

Happy Towel Day!!

Sunday, May 17, 2009

I'm still around

So then...

It is once again time to fly to Orlando, it hasn't happened for a while.  Luckily this time is for fun!  I will be going to Disney World with my family.  In fact tomorrow night will be the first time in about a year that I will have seen my family.  Its kinda weird.  

Ahh.. the trip to Orlando.  Wake up at 2 AM, leave the house by 3 AM.  Get to the airport by 430 AM.  Check in, through security, to the gate.... board at 530 AM.  Plane departs at 6 AM, lands at Dallas at 8 AM.  Transfer from terminal C to D, Board plane at 9 AM, plane departs at 930 AM.  Land in Orlando at 1 PM.  All times being local of course. 

This time will be grand, since I don't have to get a rental car and drive for another hour.  The Disney shuttle will pick me up and take me to the hotel. Plus they will take my luggage for me.  It shall be nice.  Yay!  Anyhow.. the photo blog will most likely have some Disney pics in the not to distant future.

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Star Trek

Space: the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations; to boldly go where no man has gone before.


Star Trek opens this Friday.  As such I have been watching the Star Trek which I have, which would be the original series.  I think that the 4th movie is one of the best, I would say the best of the original series.  First Contact is a great movie as well.  

Any how, leave a message with your favorite movie, episode or such.

As for the new movie...is a 23rd century Constitution class starship any match for a 24th century Romulan mining ship outfitted with Borg technology that can fire while cloaked?


Friday, May 1, 2009

Menu for this past week

Sunday 
-Homemade fioccia bread pizza
-V Sattui Chardonnay (06)

Monday (rather busy)
-Left over pizza

Tuesday
-Fajitas
-Margaritas

Wednesday
-Chicken Caesar Salad
-Martinis

Thursday
-Pork cooked in white wine
-mixed veggies
-salad

Friday
-Caesar Salad
-Lasagna 
-Pinot Noir