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United Kingdom
May 15, 2007
Short and stout?
Guilty. . . but "a little teapot" I am not! Now that I've said my piece
on that matter, nothing hits the spot quite like a cuppa. I prefer my
tea as I prefer the ladies -- a little sweet, a little bitter and
redolent of bergamot.
I found a lovely
cup of Earl Grey at Epcot's United Kingdom Pavilion. I also found fish
and chips, the Rose & Crown Pub, and four chaps who remind me of
the four moptops who played at my birthday party in 1964. If only the
place had pineapple and ham pizza, I might consider staying put for a
few weeks. Next, I am off to Epcot's Canada, home to the Rocky
Mountains and cheese soup.
France
May 11, 2007
You follow one
fluffy bunny into the French Pavilion and suddenly, you find yourself
surrounded by beard-high hedges. After fifteen minutes of right turns,
a kindly horticulturist gave me a boost to freedom.
I
celebrated my newfound liberté with a flute of champagne and a
hand-drawn portrait. I asked the lovely artist you see here to give me
the expressive eyes of Jake Gyllenhaal. (I already possess Jake's joie
de vivre -- and his high school yearbook. It's amazing what you find
for auction on the internet.)
Morocco
May 7, 2007
For goodness sake, I've got the hippy hippy shake!
How oddly coincidental that I mentioned Istanbul in my last post. My
globe-hopping now plops me down in Epcot's Morocco Pavilion. On a
globe, Morocco is in North Africa. Here at Walt Disney World, it's
between Japan and France. It really is a small world after all!
The lovely lady behind me is Ilham, the belly dancer
who performs daily with the house band in this locality, Mo'Rockin.
Ilham tried to teach me her hip-wagging skillz, but with my hands in my
pockets, it comes out a tad too much like the Hokey Pokey.
Japan
May 4, 2007
For my stop in Japan, I give you three snappies for the price of one.
First, the koi pond, filled to
the brim with giant wriggling goldfish. I'm sure that Disney World
feeds their fishies well, so instead of drawing them to the surface
with a snack, I whistled a little "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole
Oak Tree." (They adore Tony Orlando too.)
Next, me at Yakitori House. I was pleased to learn that food on a stick existed long before the corn dog.
Finally: The five-story pagoda
that you can see from across World Showcase. The blue- tiled tiers
symbolize earth, water, fire, wind and sky. Which reminds me -- I need
to pick up a new CD of "Earth Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits." I gave
my last copy to a cabbie in Istanbul (not Constantinople).
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