thecapells
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After some exploring, it was time for some shopping.
We hadnt purchased any souvenirs from our one-day detour and thought the Lodge would be a perfect place to do so.
So we headed over to Zawadi the Animal Kingdom Lodge gift shop.
In no time, we had two safari guides ready to explore:
I guess its hard to resist the call of the wild!
Since it was such a short trip and we were just here a couple of months ago,
we allowed the kids just some small souvenirs.
DD had fun picking out gems to fill up a small bag (she was soooo excited).
DS added to his Disney Racers collection with a Goofy car (he has quite the collection now).
And X got small PVC figures of Mickey and Donald in safari gear.
Mom and I checked out some shirts but ended up passing.
But we were surprised when the CM saw our button and presented us with a Tinker Bell pin for our anniversary.
While were not pin collectors, this was still a really nice touch.
Before leaving, I took a picture of the awesome light behind the cash register.
How cool is this 3-D sculpture of the Lion King?
After our shopping excursion, we wandered a bit more through the Lodge.
We came across another interesting aspect the fire pit.
There, amongst the walkway is a big gated fire pit in the middle of the lodge.
It would seem very random if this were not the Animal Kingdom Lodge.
But here, it just seems to fit in.
Along our way, we also stumbled across some cool artwork including some clothes on the wall:
Next stop we headed back outside and across the Lodge to the Mara.
With the time getting late (and one meal remaining on our Dining Plan), we thought some food to go was in order.
The Mara is a nice little counter service restaurant.
The first half looks like a cafeteria or food court.
The seating area is much more pleasant.
The walls are painted with animals in the African wild.
We sat here for a spell, used the restrooms and packed up.
Then we grabbed our food and headed out.
I ordered the falafel pita and french fries with a bottle of Coke (we were allowed bottles with our meal which was very cool).
Mom had the Fried Shrimp Platter with a bottle of iced tea.
The kids each had macaroni and cheese and we had zebra domes for dessert.
The CMs bagged it all up and we headed for the car.
We ended up eating the meals about an hour later on our drive and they were really good.
I very much enjoyed my falafel pita it was a perfect handheld sandwich for the drive.
The kids loved their mac and Mom thought the shrimp was actually pretty good (although it was a bit cold by the time she got to it).
However, before we headed out of the World, we had one more yummy stop to make.
We had to visit the Captain!
Any guesses to our final destination?
We hadnt purchased any souvenirs from our one-day detour and thought the Lodge would be a perfect place to do so.
So we headed over to Zawadi the Animal Kingdom Lodge gift shop.
In no time, we had two safari guides ready to explore:
I guess its hard to resist the call of the wild!
Since it was such a short trip and we were just here a couple of months ago,
we allowed the kids just some small souvenirs.
DD had fun picking out gems to fill up a small bag (she was soooo excited).
DS added to his Disney Racers collection with a Goofy car (he has quite the collection now).
And X got small PVC figures of Mickey and Donald in safari gear.
Mom and I checked out some shirts but ended up passing.
But we were surprised when the CM saw our button and presented us with a Tinker Bell pin for our anniversary.
While were not pin collectors, this was still a really nice touch.
Before leaving, I took a picture of the awesome light behind the cash register.
How cool is this 3-D sculpture of the Lion King?
After our shopping excursion, we wandered a bit more through the Lodge.
We came across another interesting aspect the fire pit.
There, amongst the walkway is a big gated fire pit in the middle of the lodge.
It would seem very random if this were not the Animal Kingdom Lodge.
But here, it just seems to fit in.
Along our way, we also stumbled across some cool artwork including some clothes on the wall:
Next stop we headed back outside and across the Lodge to the Mara.
With the time getting late (and one meal remaining on our Dining Plan), we thought some food to go was in order.
The Mara is a nice little counter service restaurant.
The first half looks like a cafeteria or food court.
The seating area is much more pleasant.
The walls are painted with animals in the African wild.
We sat here for a spell, used the restrooms and packed up.
Then we grabbed our food and headed out.
I ordered the falafel pita and french fries with a bottle of Coke (we were allowed bottles with our meal which was very cool).
Mom had the Fried Shrimp Platter with a bottle of iced tea.
The kids each had macaroni and cheese and we had zebra domes for dessert.
The CMs bagged it all up and we headed for the car.
We ended up eating the meals about an hour later on our drive and they were really good.
I very much enjoyed my falafel pita it was a perfect handheld sandwich for the drive.
The kids loved their mac and Mom thought the shrimp was actually pretty good (although it was a bit cold by the time she got to it).
However, before we headed out of the World, we had one more yummy stop to make.
We had to visit the Captain!
Any guesses to our final destination?
Loved the shopping pictures , sounds like everyone got a nice little souvenir . The food from the Mara sounded very yummy , have never ate there but have heard very good things about the food !
Too bad the report is almost over though.
Drats. 
I actually totally forgot about them having them at Captain Cooks until you mentioned it , will have to make myself a note about that for our next trip . LOL Cute pictures from your car ride home everyone looked very happy w/ there Mickey bars and Apples ! Sad to see your report come to a end but I'm headed over to checkout the new one now and that should cure the sadness real quick ! LOL
