Okie Dokie! So today we went to the Animal Kingdom here at Disney World. We slept in a little today and so we didn't arrive at the park until about 10am. The park was nice and there was a lot to do, but Chris and I almost felt bored. Having lived in San Diego where there is an AMAZING zoo that we have both visited several times, we found that the Animal Kingdom didn't quite measure up. I definitely don't mean that as a complaint! We still had a great time, but we also didn't feel bad about leaving at about 2:30. While we were there, we ate some delicious Asian food and saw some really cool animals. Check out some of our pictures from today! After the pictures, I'll recap the rest of the day. Also, Chris has a little something to add, so STAY TUNED!
We took a short train ride to see the behind-the-scenes of the Animal Kingdom. (By the way, I'm putting forth a valiant effort every time I don't call it the 'Wild' Animal Park which is also in San Diego!) This short trip showed us the back buildings where they take care of all the animals after the park closes. The park closes every day around 5 or 6 because it takes the cast members 3-4 hours just to round up the animals and care for them before the next day.
Here we are at The Tree of Life. It is an ENORMOUS tree that has hundreds of animals carved into the trunk of it! It is really stunning! And inside of the Tree of Life, is a theater in which there is a 4D show called "It's tough being a bug!" This was arguably the best show we saw today. :) A close second was the bird show, (I can't remember the name of it...)
Here we are on the park's Safari ride! I don't know why, but in my mind I had this attraction built up to be more Safari-esque. This was more of a ride through some different exhibits. The only free roaming animals were the giraffes and other non-aggressive animals. (Where's the fun in that?? :) )We were able to snap some neat pictures and a video of the elephants taking a dip!
After we left the Animal Kingdom, we went back to our Little Mermaid room at the resort and unashamedly took a NAP! Go ahead and judge us if you want to about napping while at Walt Disney World, but after 2 days of lots and LOTS of walking, we were tired!
After the very refreshing time of rest, it was time for dinner! We made the reservation to eat at Disney's Wilderness Lodge several months ago. I'm going to add a few pictures and then Chris is going to tell you about it!
Well, I told christen that I was going to HIGH JACK the blog at some point this week and for some reason that scared her a little! (those that know me know that I tend to forget when to filter certain things, LOL)! I will stick to the script and tell you a little about dinner. Our reservation was at the Wilderness Lodge "Artists Point" Restaurant. This was exciting for me but Christen came into the date with some hesitation, as she tends to be a picky eater. We sat down at a table for two that was facing a beautiful waterfall outside. Our waiter was a very "SWEET" man named Izzi from Long Island, NY....(Like how i filtered my thoughts there)? Anyway, the picture above is our sparkling wine that was 'On the Mouse' for our anniversary.... he is sooo thoughtful!
The menu had so many delicious choices like Roasted Duck, Grilled Chicken, Cedar Plank Salmon, and Fillet Mignon. However, Christen and I went with two different choices. Let me just pause for a moment and say how extremely proud I am of my Picky Eater. The reason being that she ordered the 'Slow Roasted 64*C Bison Strip Steak!!!" This dish also came with mashed potatoes and a sweet corn and Bison sausage hash! Christen will eat a good steak, hamburger, etc..... but she is a WELL DONE kinda girl. This steak was medium (at best) and she ate ever bit of it. Once the steak had disappeared she stated that she would order the same dish again. BREAKTHROUGH!
I had a delicious Grilled Pacific Halibut that was cooked to perfection and most scrumptious. The choices for desserts were few but we chose the two winners on the menu. Christen had a sweet treat that included both white and milk chocolate, sponge cake, a raspberry wine reduction with to different cherries. One cherry was soaked in Bourbon for over a month, and the other was soaked in amaretto! I chose a blueberry cobbler with blueberries baked into the batter, topped with fresh raspberries, blackberries, and a homemade raspberry ice cream. Everything was perfect to say the least. The meal would have been $112 without our dining plan that we already purchased. We continue to be amazed by what a great deal we got with the package. Now that I have written a dissertation on our dinner I will pass the laptop back to Christen.....who is a much better writer than me. Thanks for following as we ramble on and on.
OK! I'm (Christen) back. I'm going to sign off here for today. Tomorrow will be bitter-sweet for us. While we will be having a lovely day here in Florida, all the way across the country in San Diego, our sister, Erin and her husband Mario will be having their second son! We will be thinking of them and praying for them and new baby Julian Troy all day! Hopefully we will get some pictures to share with you tomorrow! Thanks for reading along! TwoMadigans, OUT!
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