I also got that green drink which was supposed to be a green apple sake thing, thinking it would be refreshing, but it was not, it was cloyingly sweet and just too syrupy, I kinda chugged it quickly to get it over with. So probably the worst drink I got as well.
Those pictures are the best! 
Oh my goodness!! Now I am obsessed with that site and want to order from the. Keeping my fingers crossed that Canadian shipping is not too crazy!
There is no graceful way to get on and off those tubes. Or if there is, I've never discovered it. I usually fall flat on my face or do something equally embarrassing, lol!
I found the same with the Backscratcher I ordered from Tambu. Too fruity sweet and not really any complexity.
The best dessert ever.
Sweet M&G"s for your sister!
Looks absolutely amazing!
I am getting so confused between all your TRs, I'm like, I thought you were having a 12 course meal at V&A's tonight!
Interesting to see the contrast though.
Yes, I was thinking about you guys at comic con this weekend!! I wish we'd been there! Hopefully someday we'll do NYCC. I know it's a little tricky to get in, but I think the biggest reason Nathan has been avoiding it is so he doesn't have to drive in New York!
I wouldn't expect any less!
Oh no that sounds actually horrible. I haven’t heard a single good thing about it, so you’re definitely not alone. Makes you wonder what they were thinking when they created it
I love your pic in front of the castle at night with the castle in your Minnie ears . Rides at night time looks like so much fun. I never seem to get into the parks at night, I'm going to have to change that when I visit in January.Hope everyone had great weekend. I am just getting over a very bad cold. I was out for 2 days of work last week and probably should have just taken the whole week but it was such a bad cold I had to go to the doctor twice. I think I am finally over most of it, just a lingering cough. This weekend was also NY Comic Con, I was just there for the weekend but I had to leave early on Saturday because I was coughing too much but yesterday was a great day at the con, lots of stuff to see. I may post a few pics later but today is my lazy recovery day and good thing we have a day off! Finally I am able to finish off Day 2 of this TR.
Day 2 Part 2: The Worst Thing I Ate
After leaving China we kept on walking, I refilled my popcorn bucket at America, and then headed for Japan. I looked at the booth menu and decided to try the Beef Nigiri topped with Shrimp Sauce and Diced Pickled Jalapeños. Sounds interesting right? I thought it would be like a nice barely seared rare sliver of steak, kinda like a steak tartar, I mean when I think of nigiri I usually think of regular, uncooked fish on sushi rice, so I thought it would be the same with a steak.
This was what I got:
It looks like roast beef sushi with some white sauce and pickled jalapenos. It did not look appetizing at all. It was not what I expected and it looked really sad. So this was the worst thing that I ate at food and wine. The roast beef is like what you find in a deli, served over sushi rice, then throw on some creamy sauce, and then some finely diced HOT jalepenos. It was a weird blend of deli meat, sushi, ranch dressing, and mexican condiments. I consider this a big FAIL. I don't know who decided this should be on the menu, It just seems like there must not have been many taste trials of this because it was just lousy. Or maybe there were and we just got a bad batch. Who knows because I will certainly not be having this again.
I also got that green drink which was supposed to be a green apple sake thing, thinking it would be refreshing, but it was not, it was cloyingly sweet and just too syrupy, I kinda chugged it quickly to get it over with. So probably the worst drink I got as well.
Those were the only things I tried from the Japan pavilion. It's too bad because I usually enjoy their offerings, but maybe I should just stick to frushi during Flower and Garden. We kept walking and finally we had reached the international gateway and had to decide if we wanted to stay in Epcot or if we wanted to head back to the pool and we all decided on the pool since it was deathly hot.
Heading to the pool:
We spent some nice time at Stormalong bay. Steve, the crazy one, went to the gym before the pool. I did some very embarrassing things trying to get on and off on a float tube. I could not get up on one and get back off without lots of flailing and ending up in the water when I was supposed to be on two feet and probably looked like a buffoon trying to do so. There is no graceful way to get on and off those things. Hahaha. Or maybe I just haven't perfected it yet.
Sorry no pics of the pool since we spent most of the time in it. It was very crowded since it was the weekend and a holiday weekend so we didn't get loungers but we did get a table with an umbrella. When it close closer to dinner time we left and got ready for the evening...our favorite restaurant, Ohana was calling our name!
Instead of trying to deal with the bus system we decided to Minnie Van it over. It was our first time riding a Minnie Van. And now since they have changed the pricing, I think it may be more expensive to ride it. Boo. However at that point but we took advantage of a new Lyft sign up bonus and our ride to the Poly ended up costing only 5 bucks! When we got off at the Poly, we of course had to take a picture of our very cute ride.
Sorry the lighting is very wonky in this picture:
Aloha!
This brought back many memories of our stay at the Poly last year during our Chunky Family vacation especially since I was there again with my sister. We had a few minutes before dinner so we got some pictures:
Poly is our DVC home resort since last December. Our first official DVC stay there is not until next January so we are looking forward to really be welcomed home!
We checked into Ohana and soon we were taken to our table by our cousin and served the coconut bread:
I got this drink, I think it was a Captain's mai tai but I thought it was a little too sweet for me, still I drank it but I kept adding ice to it so it looked like the drink that was bottomless, just got a little less sweet which I much prefer. Still very potent though.
Our salad followed and sorry it was slightly mauled by Steve before I got a picture:
My favorite yummy appetizer platter arrived next:
Our meat and shrimp skewers followed but I could only manage to take a picture of our shrimp.
I think between Steve and Chunkysis they managed to polish off a good many skewers!
My favorite part is dessert of course. Oh and we got lei'd haha.
Omg I'm so hungry now thinking of this meal, just a few more months before we're back in January!
After our dinner we felt stuffed! But we still headed to the Magic kingdom because we wanted to watch HEA. It was one of the few nights we could watch it as other nights had MNSSHP.
Ears on:
In MK, Halloween was already in full swing:
The skies looked ominous. The forecast was for rain that evening. Hopefully the fireworks would still be on!
My sister went to meet the princesses but Steve and I just wanted to chill so we went to find a spot to watch the fireworks. We went to our go-to spot in front of Casey's, in the grassy hub area and we managed to get a seat too.
My sister had some luck that evening:
This Cinderella could use a bang trim.
After her meet n greets she joined us in our little spot, although she couldn't find us at first. The area we were in looks like it's roped off to the public but it actually is not, you just have to meander around some roped areas but it is accessible to all.
It was then the skies opened up. The rain came down, but it wasn't a thunderous rain, it was a steady drizzle at most. We were lucky we brought our ponchos, and my sister huddled under her umbrella.
The good news was that HEA was still on! But it was the wettest HEA I've seen, LOL. It was so rainy I couldn't take many pictures, but one interesting thing about the rain was that it made the lasers stand out much more.
Either way, still happy we got to see the show, I love it so much even to brave the rain for it and everyone knows that I hate being wet, yuck.
Nothing but love for HEA even in the rain.
Of course, AFTER the show ended, it stopped raining.
We made the most of the evening as there was still a good 2 hours left of park time.
We went on Jungle Cruise and I would have loved to show you more, but this was the only picture that would come out.
Behind me is the backside of water, I promise you.
Then we had the wildest ride in the wilderness!
And we ended the night in Pirates although we keep forgetting that there's a ride picture, obviously.
Despite the rainy fireworks, still a fabulous night in Magic Kingdom.
Aloha until tomorrow, stay tuned for Bon Voyage Breakfast and MNSSHP!!
Yeah, my friend Sarah got this over the weekend... She was like "does anyone want to share?" I was like uhhhh nope!
Because one simply does not just throw away alcohol! I had to finish a margarita for someone this weekend too for the same reason
I love the Captain's Mai Tai! Never had one that was so strong I needed to water it down though, guess I've been missing out on 'Ohana cocktails!
No kidding, now I really want some bread pudding!
I was thinking that too... or that her wig needs a little nudge up!More like you are giving those swashbuckling pirates a good side eye!!!
Your sister sure gets in a lot of meets, that is her thing
We booked the WBPC March 2020 cruise! It's a little tricky with the way my husbands' vacation calendar is scheduled at work but hopefully we can keep this cruise!
That's hysterical!Aloha!
And we ended the night in Pirates although we keep forgetting that there's a ride picture, obviously.
Ha! We did a LOT of DISing you yesterday
I can't believe Sadness is doing a crane kick!
Yup that is her true calling. If only someone could pay her to be a professional character hopper...
This was what I got:
I also got that green drink which was supposed to be a green apple sake thing, thinking it would be refreshing, but it was not, it was cloyingly sweet and just too syrupy, I kinda chugged it quickly to get it over with. So probably the worst drink I got as well.
Hopefully whatever they replace it with will be equally as awesome! I think I've only seen HEA once...and it was from the viewing platform at CG so it wasn't even the legit experience. Hopefully we will get to do the dessert party next year so I have an excuse to sit down and watch the show!
We saw this and said the same thing. Who thought this was a good idea? Maybe they thought it would apeal to folks that didn't want raw fish or meat? We passed on trying it.
It looks like roast beef sushi with some white sauce and pickled jalapenos. It did not look appetizing at all. It was not what I expected and it looked really sad. So this was the worst thing that I ate at food and wine. The roast beef is like what you find in a deli, served over sushi rice, then throw on some creamy sauce, and then some finely diced HOT jalepenos. It was a weird blend of deli meat, sushi, ranch dressing, and mexican condiments. I consider this a big FAIL.
As a mom of girls who love lazy rivers, those tubes are impossible to get in and out of for sure. I tend to just hang my arms over the sides with my whole body in the hole. it's just easier. I really want to stay at BC or YC for our potential Summer "Staycation" (as I am calling it) I really think the girls and us would love Stormalong Bay.
