Day 5, 3rd Park day, part 2: A Journey Around the World
well, almost.
I try to remain flexible on vacations. Its essential with my crew. Wed headed into World Showcase earlier than Id planned and it wasnt as hot as the clouds had moved in. The children were fine and the hourly forecast indicated rain would arrive around 2:00, so I figured, wed just go until they were done.
Our first stop once inside the pavilion was a stop at the quick service restaurant there. Dd and I got soft tacos with nachos. Dd got beef ones and I got chicken ones. I got ds a chicken tenders meal off the childrens menu. As was the case previously, the search for a table had its difficulties. But we eventually found a table.
Heres my meal.
I admit I did not consistently take food photos during this trip, but I do have some. This meal was okay. It was much better last year even though we got the same food. Go figure.
Our first stop was the kidcot Fun Stop in the Mexican Pavilion. Now, you can choose a Perry the Platypus or a Duffy on a stick to color. Dd chose Perry. She sat at the table to color after they stamped it.
Once she was settled I let her know that I was taking ds on the Fiesta Tour boat ride. Wed gone on this ride in 2010. In 2012, dd had taken issue with it. I had waited for her to color Duffy only to have her run out as we approached the ride. So, this year, I told her ds and I were going on it while she colored. She was fine with that so off we went. Its inside the same building.
We waited in the queue while they got it started.
Ds enjoyed the ride. I turned my flash off and took some pictures during the ride so dd could see them later. They are a bit blurry, but heres one. She said she might try it next time. She thought it was much darker.
She still wasnt done coloring when we returned so I let her continue. I know the idea is to color a little at each stop, but knowing my child as I do, I let her finish. Next we moved on to the Norway Pavilion.
We found the spot in the back of the gift shop. Dd got a stamp and the CM drew Norways flag on Perry.
Then we took some time to take some silly pictures.
Once she got the 2nd stamp, dd was into it. We walked on to the next country.
We really appreciate the beauty of the China pavilion and then after visiting the display of the Chinese soldiers, we had some fun in the gift shop.
We eventually found the kidcot fun stop.
After we got the stamp, the CM wrote dds name in Chinese. We thanked her and moved on. Our next stop was the Mulan meet and greet. I stood in line while the children took a break on the bench next to the line.
Next we came across what appeared to be an African area, but I knew there was no African pavilion. I figured this was the African outpost I had read about although I had not anticipated it being there during our trip. The children had fun there.
They had some very pretty things. Souvenir money was not plentiful on the trip though. We kept going.
Germany was next. After we got the stamp, I wanted ds to see the train display they had in this area. We had not done World Showcase since he was 10 months old and I knew my train crazy little boy would be over the moon. As we walked on though ds had to stop and look at the water. I love this shot.
We made it to the German area. This is so beautiful to me.
First things first.
We eventually found the train area. The whole thing wasnt running as it had been previously. One or two trains were running. He stayed in that spot for a good ten minutes.
We moved on to Italy. The smell of yummy food hit us right in the face.
We found the Kidcot Funstop easily.
After getting her stamp, dd took a break. We took the time for some hydration and to watch a guy performing there. My view wasn't good enough to get pictures of him.
What next? Would our world tour continue?
i'm getting ready for our upcoming trip in September and this is helping me get extra psyched. Looking forward to more story and photos of 'all!! 
I think I am the most excited to see all of that on my trip!
