April 5, 2008

Hi! I’m Vera’s sister Christel. My husband Doug and I came to visit for a week. We finally met Ray and Char after hearing about them from Vera & Richard and reading about their adventures during their retirement on this blog.

We’ve just had our first encounter with Disney World. We spent a day at Epcot and visited the many buildings represented by different countries. We enjoyed a great lunch of wurst, German potato salad, pork roast and many other German favorites at the Oktoberfest in Germany. Doug enjoyed a man-sized beer. Vera and I enjoyed doing the polka and a waltz. We enjoyed the afternoon just strolling around and going on some of the rides. The evening ended with a Florida rain shower right when the fireworks were about to start.

The next day we went to Magic Kingdom. We enjoyed a few rides and watching the people. By mid-afternoon we had another Florida rain shower that just wasn’t going to stop anytime soon. I had a hard time just getting my poncho on the right way. We escaped by not getting too wet. This evening we had an enjoyable dinner and will relax by playing dominoes.

Here are some pictures of our adventures.

Left to right: Ray, Char, Vera, Richard, Christel & Doug.

Here we are in the butterfly pavilion.

Wow! We love these hats!

Flowers in Future World.

Resting in front of the Norway Pavilion.

The China Pavilion.

Lunch at Germany.

We had a great time dancing.

Waiting for the show at American Adventure.

The Voices of Liberty were very good.

This is for everyone who loves yellow flowers.

Coming down the grand staircase at the Grand Floridian Hotel.

We enjoyed a drink and a brownie while at the Grand Floridian Hotel.

What a beautiful couple!

This is on a boat on the Seven Seas Lagoon in the rain.

Only the Captain of our boat was ready for the rain.

A change of shoes and we are off again.

Dry shoes really do feel better.

Part of a light display in the concrete walkway at Epcot.

The big kids on Main Street at the Magic Kingdom.

Can I drive this time?

Hang on Honey. This could be very fast!

I'm crossing my fingers for good luck!

Richard, Vera and I are in the last car.