I had an enjoyable weekend at Walt Disney World this weekend. My son Chris is on a performance cheerleading squad, and his team was competing in a Championship at Walt Disney World. Having been to Disney a few times, there was no rush to have to do everything. We ate in the Moroccan restaurant in the EPCOT World Showcase on Friday night. I am always intrigued by the different countries in the Showcase. The food in the restaurants is very good actually, and the surroundings seem very realistic. In Morocco, they had a neat band that played authentic music along with a belly dancer. I think one of the neatest parts of WDW is the Boardwalk and Beach and Yacht Club area. When you stand in front of the Beach Club and look across the water, it is like you are looking at an East Coast beach resort from the 30s or 40s.
On Saturday, we went to the Spring Training game between the Braves and Detroit Tigers at Cracker Jack Stadium in the WDW Wide world of Sports complex. The stadium is large for a Spring Training venue, and since it relatively new, it might lack some of the charm of the older or smaller locations. But it more than makes up for it in design, friendliness of staff and immaculate cleanliness. The food was ok, but reasonably priced. We got to see the Braves' new ace, Tim Hudson pitch. In my book, the wild card for the Braves to win an unprecedented 14th straight division title is Raul Mondesi. He drove in a run against the Tigers. I predict he will have a great year. We dined in Le Cellier restaurant in Canada Saturday night. We had heard that the steaks were excellent, and they lived up to their billing. Again, the service was stellar, with a young lady from Ontario named Tara serving us.
On Sunday, we visited the African Lodge hotel, one of Disney's prettiest and newest resort hotels. We were too late for breakfast, so we went on to Animal Kingdom, where you feel like you have been transported to India or Africa. We ate in the Rainforest Cafe, then explored all of the trails in the Animal Kingdom. We had one thing to do at MGM. That was the Who Want s to be a Millionaire show. I nearly got into the hot seat, coming in 3rd out of the audience. I would have been playing for a Disney Cruise. Then had to ride the Test Track at EPCOT before a quick dinner at Les Chefs de France. Then Chris' team had their final competition. They came in second in the nation in their division!
On Saturday, we went to the Spring Training game between the Braves and Detroit Tigers at Cracker Jack Stadium in the WDW Wide world of Sports complex. The stadium is large for a Spring Training venue, and since it relatively new, it might lack some of the charm of the older or smaller locations. But it more than makes up for it in design, friendliness of staff and immaculate cleanliness. The food was ok, but reasonably priced. We got to see the Braves' new ace, Tim Hudson pitch. In my book, the wild card for the Braves to win an unprecedented 14th straight division title is Raul Mondesi. He drove in a run against the Tigers. I predict he will have a great year. We dined in Le Cellier restaurant in Canada Saturday night. We had heard that the steaks were excellent, and they lived up to their billing. Again, the service was stellar, with a young lady from Ontario named Tara serving us.
On Sunday, we visited the African Lodge hotel, one of Disney's prettiest and newest resort hotels. We were too late for breakfast, so we went on to Animal Kingdom, where you feel like you have been transported to India or Africa. We ate in the Rainforest Cafe, then explored all of the trails in the Animal Kingdom. We had one thing to do at MGM. That was the Who Want s to be a Millionaire show. I nearly got into the hot seat, coming in 3rd out of the audience. I would have been playing for a Disney Cruise. Then had to ride the Test Track at EPCOT before a quick dinner at Les Chefs de France. Then Chris' team had their final competition. They came in second in the nation in their division!
on March 14, 2005, 1:22 pm
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