China and Germany- Epcot

Yesterday we started our walk around the World Showcase together in celebration of the upcoming International Flower and Garden Festival. Each day this week I will be sharing the things I think you must see in each country and my favorite memories from each. Today we have two countries to hit on our trip so I hope you brought your walking shoes. First on our stop is my favorite country in the World Showcase China…



As I have mentioned many times throughout our last nine months together here at Mouse Beat I love China for its beauty. One of my favorite things to do is take my camera and spend on the day there taking photos of the flowers, structures the gift shop… pretty much everything. On the top of the must see list in China is all the art. Take time to slowly browse the country. Like all the countries there are so many little details. My favorite memory in China happened one night when we in the gift shop looking for a large Happy Buddha. One of the cast members told us the story behind Happy Buddha which is the larger the belly the more happiness he will bring to your home. To obtain the happiness from Happy Buddha some rub his belly. I jokingly rubbed Norwood’s belly and then to my surprise the cast member reaches over and rubs Norwood’s belly too! We all laughed… it appeared that Norwood’s brought us all a lot of happiness that night.

Speaking of happy bellies let’s walk down to Germany for Oktoberfest…


Germany is home to a place that celebrates Oktoberfest all year long… Biergarten. Put this place on your must see list. Even if you are not a fan of German food you should see this place once in your Disney travels. It is a joyous place where you will want to get up and dance when the band comes out. Dance, eat and do not forget to try the deserts. The Biergarten has a great desert selection. My favorite memory in Germany actually takes place in the Biergarten. Norwood and I went there last year when we went to see Neil Patrick Harris narrate the Christmas Story for the Candlelight Processional. It was our first experience there and we could not have asked for a better group of people. And to make the night even more memorable we had no idea you had to get tickets for the Candlelight Processional but our waiter made sure we got two tickets. We could not have asked for better service.

Tomorrow let’s continue our journey around the World Showcase with a stop in Italy and America.