Helping Kim Possible, packing and a farewell dinner with a view
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Our late night the day before was really haunting us this morning.
We just could not get out of bed! So we slept in and had some
breakfast out of the fridge before we left our villa. We wanted to
go to the Yacht Club Resort for some photos and to pick up some
souvenirs from the shop. |
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We walked around the resort, walked over to the Beach Club for some
more shopping and photo taking before we walked into Epcot via the
International Gateway. Once we had entered we saw a Kim Possible
stand and walked right over to pick up a ticket for an assignment.
We had a little time to kill before we could pick up our assignment,
so we decided to slowly walk around World Showcase. The gardens in
Canada drew us in, and we even stayed to watch the movie. |
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When we left we were both thirsty and Tom got himself a
Moosehead Beer, while I
stuck with my Diet Coke. Our next stop was MouseGear, where we spent
quite a bit of time until it was time for our Kim Possible adventure
in Mexico. These Kim Possible adventures are lots of fun for kids
and adults alike. We saw a lot of adult groups walk around with
Kimmuncators! Our mission took us all around the Mexican Pavillion
and even inside. |
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We had so much fun following the clues that we nearly missed our
reservation at Le Chefs de France. So once we had successfully ended
our adventure we speed walked over to France. We were just a little
late when we signed in and were seated immediately on one of the
little tables 2 tops one row away from the windows, but that was
fine with us. Our waiter came around quickly and asked for drinks
and we both ordered Diet Cokes. When he brought our drinks, he also
brought out some Baguette and
Butter. We were paying out of pocket for this meal, so we
decided to share a starter, the
Les Tarts des Chefs (original
flatbreads) a la Flamme Alsacienne - Alsace specialty - creme
fraiche, onion and bacon. While we were waiting for it, Chef Remy
came by all the tables and we got a real good laugh out of it, when
while he was touring the restaurant, Marie, the cat, was looking in
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Shortly after that our starter which was really nice and reminded us
of the ones we had had in France, was served. Tom chose the
Steak Haché Angus,
champignons et Bearnaise, salade ou frites, 1/2 lb. Angus hamburger
with confit onions, mushroom duxelle, tomatoes, and Bearnaise on a
brioche and french fries. I wanted to try the
Crepe Basquaise - large
crepe filled with smoked chicken strips, peppers and onions and
grilled. |
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While both dishes were not bad, they were not the best either. We
decided against a dessert and thought about picking something up
from the French Bakery, but nothing really appealed to us, so we
left without picking anything up. We left the park, walked back to
our car and drove home to Old Key West. On the way back there we
stopped at Port Orleans Riverside to spend some of our left over
snack credits. We got three bottles of Dasani water, 2
Magic Cookie Bars and a
Grapes Cup. Back at our
resort we sat out on the balcony for a while, snacking on the
grapes, then I went to do the rest of the packing since we were
going to start a back to back cruise on the Disney Wonder the next
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It took me about an hour until I had packed everything we no longer
needed and then we enjoyed some more time just relaxing in the
villa, sipping Coke and watching a little TV. But before we knew it,
it was time to get ready again for our “Dinner with a view” at the
California Grill. We drove over to the Contemporary Resort, dropped
the car off at Valet Parking and since we were early we strolled
through the shops on the 4th floor before checking in on
the second floor. They were giving us the usual spiel, they were
running behind and we would be seated about 20 minutes late. Buzzer
in hand we were led upstairs in the elevator. We talked to the CMs
who are working the upstairs reception and they told us that we
could walk outside onto the viewing platform. So, since they were
running behind anyway, we walked outside and took a few photos. |
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We spent quite some time outside and when we finally came back in we
found some chairs to sit down and wait. It took about 45 minutes
from check in downstairs to being seated. They finally had a table
ready for us in the very front of the room. We were seated at a four
top and our server was quick to introduce himself. He loved to talk,
unfortunately he was really hard to understand. We ordered Diet
Cokes and Tom had a Whiskey
Sour. |
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I ordered a Strawberry
Daiquiri. While we were waiting for our drinks and still
studying the menu, the server brought out the warm,
Sourdough Bread and
Butter with Sea Salt. To
celebrate the start of our back to back cruise we decided to share a
starter! So we chose to try one of sushi’s of the California Grill
and ordered the Tempura
Bonsai Roll, Tuna, Avocado, Chive, Jicama, Sweet Onion Sauce,
and Wasabi Cream, which was really good. |
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For his main course Tom had the
Serrano Ham-wrapped Grouper,
Seafood Sausage, Marble Potatoes, Corn, Edamame and Tomato Beurre
Blance, which he enjoyed very much. I went with an old favourite of
mine, the Grilled Pork
Tenderloin - with Goat Cheese Polenta, Button Mushrooms,
Zinfandel Glaze, and Sage. Even though they plate it differently
every time, this still is a wonderful dish. After we had finished
our main courses it was time to step outside and watch the
fireworks. We always watch from the observation deck that is behind
the restaurant and like always there were far less people there. We
found a good spot to watch and take a few photos and enjoyed the
fireworks and music a lot. |
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After the fireworks we went back to our table, ordered our desserts
and watched the restaurant empty out quite a bit. Tom ordered an
Espresso and the
Bananas and Caramel -
Crispy baked phyllo squares layered w/banana, caramel, mascarpone
mousse, and caramelized banana. Even though this was very nice and
tasty, it was a really rich dessert. Again, I ended up ordering an
old favourite, the Valrhona
Chocolate Cake - Warm chocolate cake w/molten center, cherry ice
cream, sweet whipped cream and cherry compote. I love the dessert,
but was not able to finish it. Once we had finished our meal, we
paid the bill by spending the last of our table service credits and
paid for the rest using our Tables In Wonderland card. We took the
elevator downstairs, walked over to Valet Parking and picked up our
car to drive back home to our Old Key West Villa. Once back we sat
in the living room for a little while, had a relaxed drink and
discussed the next morning. Then it was time for one more good
night’s sleep at Old Key West, before we were heading out to the
WONDERful Disney WONDER! |
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