Epcot

we decided to spend our 2nd day at disney at epcot.

half the park is science/futuristic; the other half is divided into mini-countries.

we started out w/the rides, including the one inside the big silver ball.

at the end of the ride, you get to fill out a survey of what you want your future to look like, i.e. live in the woods vs. city, bike vs. drive, etc.
and then they put your faces on stick people and show it!

how funny is that?

one of my favorite rides was an agricultural tour where we saw disney's version of indoor farming (those are pumpkins hanging in the nets).todd's favorite ride was mission: space, where you're put inside a space shuttle and launched into space.

the ride spins like crazy and uses centrifugal force to push you back against your seat so it kinda feels like you're floating.

the concept was cool, but it wasn't my favorite. something about going on it after lunch made me a little queasy...

speaking of lunch... it was uber yummy! we went had ours in france.
and because it's disney, we saw remy on our way out of the restaurant!

isn't he cute?

we also wandered around to some of the other countries where we checked out shops, did a wine tasting, and found some yummy treats...we also found little ducks...

todd was in luv w/this one.

i think she luved him back.

and we found big ducks...

with somberos that give bunny ears...
and lots of colorful things to buy...

(if only i had a job and the desire to lug stuff back!)will definitely come back here again. this place was awesome!

(top to bottom, L to R: me in the obligatory epcot picture; todd and me in our "future"; desert farming; baby aligators; lettuce in one of the greenhouses; astronaut todd; france pavilion; yummy sandwich; todd and his mac-n-cheese; remy; uk pavilion; china pavilion; mexico; drinking wine at the italy pavilion; morocco pavilion; model trains at germany pavilion; japan pavilion; todd and his new ducky friend; me, donald, and todd outside the mexico pavilion; pretty moroccan plate; handmade mexican gifts; todd and me at a traditional moroccan fountain, which a moroccan couple we met said looked just like home)