Epcot

My parents in law gave us tickets to Epcot for Christmas. Dan and I had flown in just the previous afternoon and we were quite exhausted, but we chose to go today because the weather was predicted to turn rainy and cold by the next morning. All four of us wandered around together much of the day.

I took a nap inside the Mexico exhibit – it’s dim and cool there, though not quiet. I was curled up on a bench; Dan said people kept coming up to me and staring, confused, as if I were a statue. An odd reaction, considering that there are people napping everywhere through the park. I didn’t notice until an oblivious kid tromped on my feet (tucked under the edge of the bench). You’d think it would occur to him that he’d stepped on me. He must have thought that I was a statue, too.

Anyway, after my abrupt awakening, our group split up. My in-laws were too tired to keep up with us longer, despite the rest. They wandered off to find lunch and we headed to the Moroccan exhibit for our own meal. We ate at Café Marrakesh there. It was OK, but the portions were small and only moderately tasty, and it was overpriced, even for park food. Don’t bother, unless you want ambience; then go for dinner, when musicians are there.

Later we had fish and chips from the UK section, from a counter-service (not sit-down) restaurant that does only fish and chips. It was very freshly made and GOOD! The fish is not beer battered, and nothing else is cooked there, so I think even strict halal-observers would find no conflicts eating here. It’s reasonably priced and we recommend it highly.