Day 7 concludes...it does have an end!
What to do? What to do?????
We just walked away from LeCellier even after I tried to convince Tracey to take his parents & Chandler & go ahead, that I'd rather eat something else anyway (I lied & he knew it). We're starving. We need grub! What to do????
We headed further into World Showcase thinking we'd do like we did when there with Tracey's folks in 2006 & munch from the walk-ups around the world. First stop would've been fish-n-chips but I don't like fish so my WDW-info-cluttered-mind suddenly devised a plot to avoid the icky fishies in the UK. "Hey! Why don't we go check for a walk-up at Le Chefs in France?! I've read tons of great reviews about it!" Everyone agreed ((Whew! Big relief!)) and off we went towards France-ala-Epcot-in-Florida in search of yummy food.
I think Mom took this pic. I know I was busy half-sprinting towards the restaurant entrance.
I walked up to the podium and practically threw myself upon the mercy of the little French guy who spoke in a strangely accented version of English. I think I begged. I might've shed a tear. There was a little exchange trying to explain we don't have reservations but would looooove to spend some money in their fine establishment. The answer was yes and with just a 5 minute wait. I'm pretty sure I cried and embraced the poor little guy. LOL! I'm afraid I didn't give the classiest impression of The American Woman.
Here's Chandler super-excited to be going inside a building where there is food.
I think sometimes the biggest tragedies in life (like not eating at LeCell is the worst thing that can happen to a person) can give birth to some of the most incredible opportunities. We may have missed an old favorite but we discovered a new, equally wonderful dining experience. Le Chefs de France is frickin' fantastic! Plain & simple. It's gooooood!
I was so hungry when my soup came out that I didn't take a picture. I had the lobster bisque. Holy-crappy-moley that was the best bisque of any kind I have ever had. It was so creamy, had a buttery flavor, and big chunks of lobster in it. Tracey had the french onion soup and was blown away by it. He also says that's the best onion soup he's ever had. I'm tellin' y'all, I love my dog with my whole being but I'd kick her in a heartbeat to eat that bisque again. ((Okay. Maybe I'm exaggerating a little about kicking my dog. I've never kicked my little fur-baby nor would I. All you animal lovers out there don't go gettin' all in a huff.))
I did take a pic of my main dish: The truffle mac-n-cheese stuff. Earlier in this trip we ate at Jiko & I had the filet w/mac-n-cheese which I liked but didn't fully love. This mac-n-cheese I fully loved. I'm not sure I'd go so far as to say I love it more than my sister-in-law's baked mac-n-cheese because that stuff is toe-curling ecstasy to savor but this stuff was excellent in it's own right.
Both of the boys ordered sides of ratatouille because they were curious. I know the food here isn't cheap but I don't discourage experimenting when I don't have to. The final report: Chandler didn't like it because it involved vegetables. Brian loved it and ate both his & Chandler's. I got a bite, too, and thought it was good stuff.
We each had dessert. I was still so blinded by the surprising Le Chefs experience that I don't even remember what I got. Whatever it was, it was mind-blowing also.
So we waddled out of dinner feeling like the explosion of our bellies was imminent. Everything was a haze from all the basking still going on. We noticed it wasn't long until the last showing of "The American Adventure" so we moved in the direction as quickly as we could manage.
As we approached the AA Tracey was a little ahead of us slow-pokes and walked up to the regular entrance doors where he was quickly met by several CM's who all but tackled him for getting so close. One lady in a very terse tone spat out, "Where are you going?" Tracey's reply, "The show. This is where it is. This the entrance." Snooty lady, "This is a priiiiiivate event this evening. If you want to see the show you'll have to enter over there..." as she pointed towards the exit doors that were propped open. Tracey was so surprised by the attitude he didn't say a word. I'm shocked. He's generally pretty quick to return lip if someone has an attitude problem. I know I would've at least left the conversation with a little gem of some sort.
Tracey waved us over to the exit/entrance & in we went for the show. Before it started Brian was impressed by one particular statue since it's the name of a certain someone's airship in a certain Pixar release from last year:
Can you believe that for the very first time I sat thru the entire show with not the first tear coming to my eyes. Normally I'm all waterworks during the song & film at the end but not this time. I'm sorta proud of myself for the accomplishment.
After the show was over it was almost time for Illuminations to kick off. We had an early morning planned for the next day and since we already saw it earlier a few nights previous we decided to keep moving towards the exit and our bus home. We stopped along the way for a potty break & at least one rest stop. ((The long walks were hard on M & D this trip so we were slow moving and stopped for breaks frequently. Tracey's dad has serious issues he's been treated for for years with his neck. The walking is really hard on him. We tried to talk him into letting me call Walker Mobility to get him an ECV but he would have none of it. Bless his heart.)) We were wallking thru the International Gateway when the show finale went off. I looked back over my shoulder several times. That was a moment for tears to come to my eyes.
It wasn't too long before we were back at the resort. I forget exactly what I went up to the lounge for but here's a picture to leave you with for Day 7 looking back down at the lobby from the club lounge area.
