Amore nel Giardino – Epcot

One of the best Disney movies has got to be Lady and the Tramp. The romance, suspense and the cute dogs… what could make a better movie? In Italy they celebrate the 1955 Disney movie in topiary with their Love in the Garden (Amore nel Giardino) exhibit. I absolutely love the Lady piece. Look at her ears it is amazing that it actually looks like fur. Besides looking and marveling that the work of the Disney artists here you can also find out about using plants and flowers to create drama in your garden. There are tips on using color and textures … like Lady’s ears for example they designers could not have picked a better plant to depict the texture of her ears. This is a popular spot in the World Showcase for people to stop and have their pictures taken in front of, in fact I had to wait in a small line for a couple of quick shot without anyone in front and then for my photo in Italy I walked over to the bridge which surprisingly was less crowded…



I guess the allure of amore was too much for people so they were drawn to Lady and the Tramp and not the bridge that overlooked the gondolas and the rest of the World Showcase.

Italy and America – Epcot

Yesterday we talked about the wonderful details in China and how much fun it is just to walk around and take photos of the beauty today our first stop is another place that is fun to take photos of the details… Italy. Italy is home to my favorite photo spot in the World Showcase. Each time we visit Epcot I have to have Norwood take of photo of me in front of Neptune. It all started in 2000 and now a visit to Italy is not complete without a photo in front of Neptune. Neptune is a must see in Italy. Another must see in Italy are the jugglers. They are truly amazing. My favorite memory in Italy happened last year during Christmas. We walked into one of the gift shops there for the first time and I was taken aback by all the beautiful perfume bottles so I began taking photos of them…



While taking photos of the perfume bottles a sudden commotion happened so I looked up from my camera to find that someone had just proposed to a woman in the middle of the gift shop. They were speaking what sounded like Italian and although I could not understand the words the sentiment was clear she had said yes.



Let us make one more stop today on our celebration of Epcot’s World Showcase… America (The American Adventure). America is home to some pretty tasty funnel cakes, The American Adventure Show and the America Gardens. Must sees here are the American Adventure Show and one of the many concerts that happen at the America Gardens theatre throughout the year. My favorite memory from America is when I had a second chance to get my photo take with Bono! During the Sounds Like Summer Concert Series last year we went to almost every show that 2U a Tribute to U2 put on. While performing one of the early shows Paul (Bono) walked off the stage put his hat on Norwood’s head and I snapped the shot. I was so jealous and later after the show Paul was taking photos with people and Norwood grabbed a picture of me but my eyes were closed! The next day we went to the show again and once again he took pictures with fans and this time I had my eyes open!

Tomorrow we will continue our journey around the World Showcase together.