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I love that photopass pic of you two! Such a great picture!
That walk over to Kidani Village sounds really nice....We got a glimpse of Kidani village and I wish we had been able to walk around because your pictures look great.
Too cool that you ran into Cam and the family! It really is a small world right?
Sanaa looked really good and I hope we can try it out ourselves one day!
Such a nice ending to that day for you guys!
Cant wait to hear about that Sunrise Safari...I've always wanted to do that!
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Glad you all enjoyed Sanaa! It is now one of our favorites and will be one of my choices for next June. It was also great to run into you all again. I hadn't even thought about walking between Jambo House and Kidani. Doesn't seem like it was too bad a walk either.
Kelly, I am officially all caught up on your TR! Wow, sounds like quite a few busy days. I'm sorry to hear about Dylan getting spooked by Mater, as that picture is adorible of his face though (I'm sorry baby pouts, I can't resisit) and that he wouldn't wake up and was too cranky for you to get back for AKEMH's. Your breakfast at CRT for Becki's B-day looked delicious and how sweet of your server to bring Dylan his own French Toast Sticks. Your tea looked great. If it is in our budget for our trip, I will have to treat my mom to that as you've highly recommended it being great! Thank you again for the recommendation! I'm sorry to hear your adventures to DTD for T-Rex's wasn't the greatest! I'm glad to hear you and Mike had a wonderful dinner at Sanaa for your Anniversary! More please!
What a nice anniversary dinner. I'm a Sanaa fan also. With 3 good choices now at the AKL complex it makes it a very hard decision. It's nice that Sanaa is open for lunch also. Great photos of Kidani.
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Okay...caught up. Sorry about the trip to DTD and on such a hot and humid day...UGH. I know that can take a lot out of you. But sooo glad you got a nice evening with your DH. Your dinner at Sanaa sounded amazing!! I love giraffes and we saw one sleeping so close to the resort on a couple of nights.
What a wonderful way to end the day after the mid day fiasco!
Loved all the pictures of the savannah at Kidani. And Sanaa is going to have to be on the list of new places to try. Everyone is giving it great reviews.
Great pic of you and Mike in the lobby of Jamba House. Steph and I utilized that too. The pics came out pretty good.
I like that they try to make the walk between the two buildings interesting. But now I want to know the answers to the questions on the boards you posted! LOL Guess I will have to check it out in Nov.
Well I took a picture of every single board (front & back) so if you really want to know - I have the answers!
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What a lovely end to the day - your photos bring back great memories of Sanaa.
I'm glad! We're taking my in-laws in Decmeber and I'm excited to go back there.
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What a great meal at Sanaa. Your pictures of Kidani Village are great. We are staying there in April, and I am so looking forward to it! More please!!
You'll love it!
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Sounds like a lovely meal. I am eager to try Sanaa because of all the great reviews I've heard. Looking forward to hearing about the sunrise safari!
You really should try Sanaa.
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What a wonderful way to celebrate your Anniversary! Thank heavens for people willing to watch our little ones!
Exactly! It was great to have Becki with us for an extra set of hands and for that reason too.The first day on our December trip will be the first time we'll have Dylan 'alone' at the world.
Great pictures! Glad you had a great time at Sanaa and ran into Cam and the gang!
It was great seeing them again.
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I love that photopass pic of you two! Such a great picture!
That walk over to Kidani Village sounds really nice....We got a glimpse of Kidani village and I wish we had been able to walk around because your pictures look great.
Too cool that you ran into Cam and the family! It really is a small world right?
Sanaa looked really good and I hope we can try it out ourselves one day!
Such a nice ending to that day for you guys!
Cant wait to hear about that Sunrise Safari...I've always wanted to do that!
Thanks Crissy! It was nice that they've added the Photopass in some of the lobbies. You will definitely have to go back and try Sanaa and explore Kidani. That's our plan for one afternoon/evening in December.
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Great pics. Your dinner at Sanaa sounded great.
It was!
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Glad you all enjoyed Sanaa! It is now one of our favorites and will be one of my choices for next June. It was also great to run into you all again. I hadn't even thought about walking between Jambo House and Kidani. Doesn't seem like it was too bad a walk either.
It wasn't a bad walk at all. Took us longer because we kept stopping to read the boards and take pictures.
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Kelly, I am officially all caught up on your TR! Wow, sounds like quite a few busy days. I'm sorry to hear about Dylan getting spooked by Mater, as that picture is adorible of his face though (I'm sorry baby pouts, I can't resisit) and that he wouldn't wake up and was too cranky for you to get back for AKEMH's. Your breakfast at CRT for Becki's B-day looked delicious and how sweet of your server to bring Dylan his own French Toast Sticks. Your tea looked great. If it is in our budget for our trip, I will have to treat my mom to that as you've highly recommended it being great! Thank you again for the recommendation! I'm sorry to hear your adventures to DTD for T-Rex's wasn't the greatest! I'm glad to hear you and Mike had a wonderful dinner at Sanaa for your Anniversary! More please!
Thanks for all the comments Becki! Yes, you will definitely have to try and get to the tea.
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What a nice anniversary dinner. I'm a Sanaa fan also. With 3 good choices now at the AKL complex it makes it a very hard decision. It's nice that Sanaa is open for lunch also. Great photos of Kidani.
We actually haven't been to Boma or Jiko yet, but if they're anything like Sanaa I know we'll like them.
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How great that you got an adults only anniversary dinner! (I am jealous).
Can't wait to read more of your adventures.
Sorry we got away! It was great Becki stayed with him.
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Okay...caught up. Sorry about the trip to DTD and on such a hot and humid day...UGH. I know that can take a lot out of you. But sooo glad you got a nice evening with your DH. Your dinner at Sanaa sounded amazing!! I love giraffes and we saw one sleeping so close to the resort on a couple of nights.
I those giraffes too. The dinner definitely made up for the before lunch fiasco - or 'Family Fight' as I like to call it.
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I'm glad your dinner was nice - Sanaa sounds so wonderful. Kidani is so pretty - great pictures...
Ok, so I really need to get this TR done with as I'm leaving in like 48 days to go back and I'll need to start the countdown for that trip like I did for this one.
BUT, since the Sunrise Safari is next and I want to make sure I do it up right (as much as possible anyway) I need to take more time with that update. So I need to go back and watch the video from it so I remember some tidbits for you all. I hope to be back soon! Thank for hanging in there!
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those giraffes too. The dinner definitely made up for the before lunch fiasco - or 'Family Fight' as I like to call it. 
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