We got to EPCOT about 12 and made our way through Future World to the World Showcase. Here there are 11 countries represented around the lake. We started at Mexico, where we did a boat ride with Donald Duck. All the countries have buildings that look as if they are from that country as well as shops selling that countries produce and all the staff in the shops are from that country too. The kids stopped at the KidCot station where you get a "Duffy on a stick" to colour in (Duffy is the Disney Bear apparently - think it must be a new idea not seem him before!) and then in each country they put a stamp on the stick. Then we did Norway, China (where we watch a film all about the diversity of China's landscape and culture) and Germany.
It was really busy in the World Showcase (there were thousands of people visiting the Food and Wine Festival) and it was really hot, the sun was relentless and we reckon it got to around 90F. We decided to take a break from the showcase and left EPCOT through the International Gateway and took a boat to the Beach Club Resort (via the Boardwalk resort) where we went to the a little cafe called Beaches and Cream. They told us we would have to wait about 40 mins which we thought was too long but on taking a vote as to whether to stay or go all the kids wanted to wait. They gave us a pager and we found some chairs in the shade to wait. After about 20 mins they called us in. It is decorated like a 1950's cafe with little jukeboxes on some of the tables. The waitress was really friendly and took the mickey out of Mum after she got confused with the drinks order. We had ordered 2 "Kitchen Sinks". You should have seen the look on Stewarts face when he saw them preparing it. Each one comes in a large metal bowl with a tap and is filled with 8 scoops of ice cream (choc, coffee, strawberry and mint choc) then topped with a whole can of whipped cream, and every topping they have (Choc Brownies, Coconut Macaroon Sponge, Snickers and Mars bars, Choc chips, sprinkles and choc sauce and finally chopped with loads of cherries!). When they bring it out to you, they lower the lights and start some flashing amber lights and announce to everyone in the shop that we are about to try and eat the Kitchen Sink and list all it includes!! It was funny!
Grandma, Grandad, Chloe and Stewart just about managed to finish theirs (thanks to Stew) but we let the side down and had about a quarter of ours left over. It did actually look quite disgusting after it had started to melt and been attacked by us.
We walked back to EPCOT as it was a lot closer than we thought, stopping on the Beach at the resort for some pics first.
By the time we had stopped in a couple of shops, had the KidCot stamp for England Sarah and I were feeling exhausted and we decided that we probably wouldn't last the rest of the afternoon/evening to see the fireworks so we decided to call it a day. We did a quick stop at Canada while Stew went back with Grandma and Grandad to Mexico to do some shopping, by now it was about half 5, so we decided to head back to the villa for a swim and relax.
We went out to Denny's for dinner about 8, then came back to the villa for an early night!
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