Back to Epcot

This afternoon we parked at Disney's BoardWalk and took one of the boats over to Epcot.

The boats make sort of a circuit around the Disney properties and are a neat way to get from one to the other.

We were able to look out on the lake and see some of the 14 barges that were getting set up for tonight's firework show --

There were even more topiaries to see. This one is Snow White and her Prince Charming --

And Cinderella and hers -- (Why is Cinderella such a lousy soccer player? Because she's always losing her shoe and running away from the ball and her coach is a real pumpkin... Told to us by the boat captain on the way back.)

Beauty and the Beast --

Loved this one of the Teapot and Chip --

We watched a great comedy act outside the French Bistro (and saw very nice movie about France) --

The it was time for dinner. Leslie made this dinner reservation at the Moroccan pavilion especially for Forrest --

Not that she thought he might enjoy the entertainment --

I'd say he was pretty attentive...

Not sure what the fellow on the left was playing. It looked like it might have been related to a dulcimer...

I'm not sure if Bill was trying to get a better look at the belly-dancer, or just wanted to get in the picture?

This is the beef shish kabob Forry and I shared --

And the lamb shank that Bill and Leslie had --

We had Turkish coffee with dessert. It was quite strong and made with orange blossom water --

 Dessert was a plate with almond, walnut and pistachio baklavas along with a dab of a date jam --

By then the dancer was back for another show (note the little girl on the left watching) --

She brought all of the little girls down to do a dance with her --

This is just one of the beautifully tiled buildings in the Morocco section of Epcot --

Some more topiaries --

 

 

We went to see the show at the US pavilion (which was very dated and disappointing) then found ourselves a place to watch the grand finale fireworks show --

We stopped in a VERY long line for ice cream at the Beaches and Cream shop, then took the boat ride back to the parking lot. Except we got on the boat going the wrong way and had a scenic tour in the dark of many of the Disney properties until we finally got to where we needed to be...