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Happy belated bithday to you and Happy belated Anniversary to you and Luke. What better way to celebrate than by getting good news about Luke. Still sending pixies that the debris goes away without incident.
I'm sorry about SM. I feel that way when we go on Star Tours. DH loves it, so I do it for him, but oh boy! Not a happy feeling during and for a while afterwards. I've taken to closing my eyes (which I know they say you shouldn't do) and it helps, but not sure how much longer that will work.
I've been closing my eyes on Star Tours for years now, otherwise I'd have to give that one up, too. But I love Star Wars, so I'll keep getting on as long as closing my eyes works.
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Yay Krispy Kreme! Yay, exit of the stent! Hope everything exits without any further delay!
KK is all over down home, but we don't have one here
That is just tragic that you all don't have a Krispy Kreme. Actually, we just got ours, and I was so excited because we loved going to the one in Nashville when we were visiting family. My DBiL would bring us a box up when he visited from Birmingham, too. He usually stopped at the one in Nashville so they'd be as fresh as possible. The warm one they gave me free yesterday was heavenly!
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Glad to hear Luke is doing better.
Happy belated Birthday and Anniversary!!
I love all your pictures of Downtown Disney! I can't wait to see it next May.
Luke and I keep marveling over all the places that have opened up since we got home. I can't wait to see it again, too.
Before I precede with this day, thanks for thinking of Luke. Today was the first morning in three weeks that he told me, "I feel much better." He still didn't sleep real well last night after he got up for the bathroom and aceteminophen, but he felt better. I was jumping up and down. Also here is the promised photo of the earrings I purchased at Uptown Jewelers in the Magic Kingdom earlier this day.
Day 9 Monday, May 16, 2016 Part 2
By this point in our day, I needed a break, so we headed back to Animal Kingdom Lodge --Kidani. Luke used another gift card to pay down on our room charges while I went to the room to get the dirty clothes to begin doing some more laundry. I got two loads going in the washers and then headed back to the room. While sitting on the bed, I heard a notice and glanced up at the sliding glass door. I realized it was rain pretty hard. So not only were we getting some needed rest, we were also avoiding a soaking in the park. The rain stopped in about 15 – 20 minutes. Soon after the rain stopped the Sunset Savanna came alive with animal activity and it looked like a beautiful day again.
I may have not seen many giraffes on our two safaris up to this point, but I was getting lots of time with them on the Sunset Savanna.
About an hour before our ADR time for The Wave at the Contemporary, we left the room to catch a bus to the Magic Kingdom. Once at the Magic Kingdom we had a short walk over to the Contemporary. The skies had become overcast so the walk was pleasant. Once inside we headed back along the left side of the lobby. We were a little early, but decided to go on inside to put our names in. I got a photo of Luke as he walked through the very modern entrance to the restaurant.
The CM told us we could have a seat in an interesting room complete with a semi-circular couch. But Luke headed off to the restrooms first which were just outside the restaurant entrance. Before we could even sit down in the lounge area, we were called to our table.
The Wave is a very classy restaurant befitting a resort like the Contemporary. This is the view of a portion of the restaurant from our table.
We both took our time looking over the menu as this was one place that I had not made a decision on before leaving home. Warning: no food porn as I did not pick the camera back up after taking the shot of the light fixture. Luke ended up with the Grilled Pork Chop served with Bacon-braised Rainbow Chard, seasonal fruit compote, and herb spaetzli. He was unimpressed with the sides that accompanied the pork chop, but also felt the chop was somewhat overcooked so a bit dry. He told me at the end of our dining that he should have picked something else. I ordered a Caesar salad for the two of us to share as an appetizer, and then my entrée was Grilled Beef Tenderloin which came with Green Beans, Yukon Mash with American accoutrement (whatever that means), crispy shallot, and a Vidalia onion glaze. My dish was very tasty, but even then it didn’t rank among my top five favorites for this trip. I overall impression of The Wave is that it has beautiful décor and styling, but the dinner dishes we ordered were just so so as far as taste and satisfaction.
One more shot of the restaurant entrance, this time capturing its name.
From The Wave, we took the elevator upstairs, checking out all the shops in the Contemporary. In the end, we made no purchases. But it was relaxing to just browse. While we were browsing the shops of the Contemporary, the rain returned. Luke checked the radar and we made the decision to skip Illuminations this night as the rain had set in according to the Accuweather app. It specifically stated rain for the next 99 minutes, which meant rain through around 9:30. A bit disappointed, but with one night still to make a showing of Illuminations, we caught the monorail at the Contemporary, rode to MK, and fortunately got immediately on a bus. Thank goodness I had packed the ponchos.
At AKL-K we picked up the last package delivered for us from the gift shop. I then packed more stuff because tomorrow was our last day in the parks. By 10:00, we were both snoozing.
Beautiful photos of the animals on the savanna! Sorry your dinner at The Wave was just so so. I recall having the pork chop as well but it came completely different sides, which is understandable since their menu changes with the season.
Beautiful photos of the animals on the savanna! Sorry your dinner at The Wave was just so so. I recall having the pork chop as well but it came completely different sides, which is understandable since their menu changes with the season.
Thanks! If Luke had had different sides, similar to mine, I think he would have liked his much better.
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Sorry the Wave food was only so-so. We've only done lunch there, and it was a few years ago. I never remember it's there. But they do (did) an awesome Reubin.
Sorry the rain settled in and no IllumiNations for you!
The number of animal shots you've gotten from your room is amazing!
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So glad that Luke is feeling better! I loved your earrings that you purchased! So sorry to hear that your meal was just ok at The Wave. We eat there about every other trip that we take and usually have a great meal. The only thing I dislike about The Wave is the fact that there is no windows in the place. The room used to be the old Game Room for the Contemporary years ago before they switched everything around. It's too bad the rains moved in but hopefully you'll get one more chance to see Illuminations.
Sorry the wave was a bit disappointing but glad you got some time to just explore and enjoy the Contemporary! It's absolutely my favorite resort but unfortunately none of the restaurants there are my favorite (aside from the cupcakes at Contempo Cafe)!
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Just getting caught up. Great pictures from Small World and Buzz Lightyear. Glad you got to see some giraffes out on the savanna after the rain. Sorry to hear dinner was just ok.
Hope you had a great birthday and a wonderful anniversary. Glad to hear that Luke is feeling much better!
Sorry the Wave food was only so-so. We've only done lunch there, and it was a few years ago. I never remember it's there. But they do (did) an awesome Reubin.
Sorry the rain settled in and no IllumiNations for you!
The number of animal shots you've gotten from your room is amazing!
We might have been better off doing lunch here. I couldn't complain at all about the animal activity outside our room.
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I love those ear rings! So cute.
Sorry about the rain and no Illuminations.
You have certainly seen a lot of giraffes this trip! And to me, the fact that they're right outside your window is even better!
Absolutely! I love seeing giraffes out our balcony.
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So glad that Luke is feeling better! I loved your earrings that you purchased! So sorry to hear that your meal was just ok at The Wave. We eat there about every other trip that we take and usually have a great meal. The only thing I dislike about The Wave is the fact that there is no windows in the place. The room used to be the old Game Room for the Contemporary years ago before they switched everything around. It's too bad the rains moved in but hopefully you'll get one more chance to see Illuminations.
The Wave could definitely use some windows, but it does have very elegant decor.
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