Another day at Epcot, most of which we spent in the World Showcase area:

A bunch of flamingos that we passed on the way in


The Mexico section


Mariachi musicians at the Mexico section


Parrots in a tree between Mexico and Norway


Part of the Norway section


More of the Norway section


And still more of the Norway section


The China section


More of the China section


The Germany section


More of the Germany section


Animated figurines in the the Germany clock tower striking the hour

We had lunch at the Biergarten, in the German section, where we were entertained by this accordion player:

Among other things, he played the Liechstenstiener Polka, a song on one of Mom and Dad's German albums that I had not heard, or thought about, for years. There we were, enjoying lunch, when I burst out "I know this song!"

We saw more that day, but there are no more pictures. Altogether, I would estimate that we saw about 75% of Epcot.

That evening, Terry stayed in the hotel while I went to Pleasure Island, which features a collection of nightclubs on a man-made island. One is a rock club, one a sort of techno dance club, one a country and western club, one a comedy club, etc. There was also a karaoke studio where I recorded a couple of songs. And then there was the Adventurer's Club.

All of the other clubs on the island are for real. This one... The place is done up like an upper class social club. It's called the Adventurer's Club because its members are adventurers - intrepid explorers who travel the world in search of... well, adventure. The walls and corners of both floors are crammed full of all sorts of odd things. These are, supposedly, exotic artifacts brought back by the members from all corners of the world, and put on display here at the club. Each is accompanied by a typed card describing what it is. As you wander around and read the cards, however, some of the things displayed, and their descriptions, are so outlandish that you begin to suspect that someone is putting you on. As, indeed, they are...

Most of the people in the club are tourists like yourself. Some of them, however, are ringers. They are Disney employees, mingling with the crowd, but playing a variety of roles. There is a charmingly dingy middle-aged woman who is the president of the club; an absent-minded man who is the curator of the club's exhibits, who occasionally has to be reminded of his name; an obnoxiously loud nerdy fellow from Ohio in a painfully loud checkered sports coat; a maid in a French maid's uniform who speaks with a Brooklyn accent and wears slippers shaped like bear's paws because she likes to work in her *bear* feet; etc.

Periodically throughout the evening there are shows. In one, the curator gives a talk in the library, in which he shows the club's latest acquisition, a strange locked box from somewhere exotic. When the box is opened, a spirit from inside it possesses the body of the loudmouth from Ohio, with comic results. In another show, the maid talks to visitors in a room full of masks from all over the world. Of course, the masks come to life, being Disney Audio-Animatronic figures. The strange part is that they talk to the visitors! They are obviously controlled by someone who can see and hear what's going on in the room.

And so it goes. I was absolutely fascinated by this place. I stayed for a while, left and wandered around the rest of the Island, then came back and stayed till closing time.

The last day. We checked out of the hotel, and drove to one of the many resorts which make up part of Disney World. This one had a Polynesian theme:

We went here at Terry's insistence; she had heard of a dish that they served here that she wanted to try - French toast stuffed with bananas. We both had it; it was worth the trip.

I took this picture of two of the Disney World hotels, simply because of the interesting architecture:

As we were leaving Disney World, I took this picture of a water tower. It's popularly known as the "Earfull Tower," for obvious reasons.

After that, we drove around Orlando for a while to kill some time, and then went to the airport and caught the plane for home. The trip was over.