Great update!!
The mansion looks wonderful! Here is a photo of Vanderbilt's former summer cottage (The Breakers) in Newport, Rhode Island. They filmed Gone with the Wind there. It's right on the water. The photo makes it look much smaller than what it actually is.
the flash drive! For that price, I may have to pick one or two up for myself.
I don't think I could narrow down what some of our dining favorites are. Honestly, we have enjoyed nearly all of our dining experiences at WDW. The only disappointments have been a Sci-Fi lunch back in 2004 (DS & I didn't feel too great afterwards.....we really need to give it another try) and 'Ohana breakfast just this past Fall (the food was just okay and we've had better character interaction elsewhere). Our favorite character meals have been Garden Grill dinner (not so much for the food, although the catfish is incredible
and we've experienced some of the absolute best character interaction there) and 1900 PF breakfast (the only character breakfasts we haven't tried are Cape May Cafe and Tusker House - we did try Breakfastosaurus, but have heard Tusker House is better......anyway, 1900 PF just stands out in my mind as having some of the best breakfast food!
That strawberry soup was wonderful!! And the blintzes! YUM! ) Given the 3 countries you & Rob haven't dined in yet, I can totally see you at Biergarten! Your high energy and the energy of the restaurant, seem like they would go hand-in-hand.
I'm glad you're feeling better about your lack of trip this break! If you decide to take a visit to Mystic in the Fall, let me know.....if our schedules coincide, maybe we can take a ride over.