Grumpy's Wife
Dollar Tree gal here
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- Jan 28, 2005
I've read both of your other trip reports. So happy to read another.
Great start and the room is beautiful!
Great start and the room is beautiful!
* Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival! *
* Universal overnight stay! *
We were done at 9am so we did a little more shopping.
Jamie asked,
“We’re there for 3 weeks, right?”
“Yes, why?”
“…I need to buy 21 pairs of socks.”
We went to reception and had a great CM who escorted us up to the club level check in.
As we were leaving reception, BR’ER BEAR CASUALLY STROLLED PAST.
Then we sat down by the firepit, which is located in the far right-hand corner (looking from the entrance)
Ugh this sounds like Heaven!In August 2016 Jamie and I went to Walt Disney World for 3 WHOLE WEEKS.
This is me with my boyfriend when he's at school studying and I want him to come play with the dog so I can studyI messaged Jamie on Monday morning bugging him to come home.
…and again at lunchtime…
…and again mid afternoon…
…and again late afternoon…
…and again in the evening…
I actually really love airplane food. Is that weird?Later on I had a chicken, pasta and broccoli lunch, it was pretty good!
AKL is the 1st Disney resort we stayed at so it holds such a special place in my heart, but I also got violently sick there (sorry TMI) so I have no desire to go back any time soon.We headed straight to Jambo House, grabbed our bags off the bus, and were welcomed HOME!
Who does that!There were a lot of delicious looking things at The Mara, but the screens were showing the calories!
This was not something I wanted to think about on holiday thanks!
This is so creepy but I love it so muchJoe Rhode!
Fierce by Abercrombie and Fitch (my favourite smell)
Holy moly! That's so awesome!In August 2016 Jamie and I went to Walt Disney World for 3 WHOLE WEEKS.
Hands down my second favorite hotel on property! Its sooo prettyWe stayed at
ANIMAL KINGDOM LODGE – JAMBO HOUSE!
In a savannah view room, with club level access!
Oh boy.. Free dining AND club level?! They're going to have to roll you guys out of there on checkout day.Our first time with free dining, so lots of new restaurants!
I WANT ALLL THE PORK SLIDERSS!!Epcot’s International Food and Wine Festival
I love staying onsite at Universal! Can't wait to see where you're staying!Universal overnight stay!
Very accurate depiction I bet!WE’RE GOING TO DISNEY!
Doesn't he know the day before Disney day is JUST as important!!We were leaving for the airport hotel on Tuesday, however Jamie and his friends were at Notting Hill Carnival in central London from Saturday to Monday.
As much as I enjoy my boyfriend being at a festival where people are routinely stabbed and attacked, I was keen for him to get home so that we can go to DISNEY!
I messaged Jamie on Monday morning bugging him to come home.
…and again at lunchtime…
…and again mid afternoon…
…and again late afternoon…
…and again in the evening…
He eventually finished up his final bromancing and I picked him up from the station at 9pm.
9pm.
Typical lol I feel like this is an every man thing not just Jamie.We got home and I ironed the laundry I’d done for him in an attempt to pressure him into packing, but alas, he put it off until Tuesday morning, of course.
This is so cool. We've never needed to because we live 5 minutes from our local airport but I tried to talk hubby into staying at the hotel at MCO for a night.. for no reason at all.We went for a walk along the skylink to gage the distance to the airport check in.
It’s literally about two minutes. The hotel is actually part of the airport.
Jamie looks THRILLED!IT’S DISNEY DAY!
Here’s a travel morning selfie to show how excited both of us were!
That smell brings me right back to high school, but still smells delicious none the less!Jamie said “maybe I should get some new cologne…” so I quickly rushed him out of there, because I’d bought him some Fierce by Abercrombie and Fitch (my favourite smell) to give to him when we got to Disney!
that's what he gets for last minute packing!“We’re there for 3 weeks, right?”
“Yes, why?”
“…I need to buy 21 pairs of socks.”
MIMOSAAAAAS!As soon as we were sat down we were offered some complementary champagne and orange juice, yes please!
It looks really roomy at least!Here’s where I lived for 8 hours. I’m not complaining though because I really enjoy flying for the most part.
Oh, Br'er Bear strolling around AKL? NBD...We went to reception and had a great CM who escorted us up to the club level check in.
As we were leaving reception, BR’ER BEAR CASUALLY STROLLED PAST.
Hidden Mickey!!! I'd say that bodes well for the rest of the trip!We had some sandwiches, scones, tiffin and a proper-sized cup of tea!
Day 1
Wednesday 31st August 2016
Part 3 - Club lounge and exploring AKL
Once we’d unpacked most of our stuff, I gave Jamie his new Abercrombie smell and we headed out of the room to explore and get some food from the lounge.
The evening food had been put out in the lounge, and OMG, it was SO good!
It's much better than the spread at the Polynesian in my opinion.
I had some brie, peas, apple and cucumber, and Jamie had crackers and hummus.
Then we also discovered they had a hot section with “special ourdeuves” too!
We had some “Mozambique Duck with Bulgur Pilaf and Quince Jus” (!) and “Trofie Cut Pasta with Fufu Cheese Sauce” – which was basically posh mac and cheese!
YUM AND WOW!
The duck was good but it had sultanas in it so it was a little fruity for my taste, but the posh mac and cheese was DELICIOUS!
Then I got some more cheese with a bit of tomato and apple.
Jamie also wanted more cheese, but he only wanted to eat it off my plate, so that happened.
I got food.
He ate it.
Repeat several times.
Jamie grabbed a chocolate milk and we went off to explore!
Here’s Jamie on the bridge.
Then I joined him.
You can see the club lounge straight ahead here.
Then we found a little outdoor covered seating area with rocking chairs, which I loved!
It was a miserable evening as there was a storm coming the next day, but it was still very warm and the animals were still out to play.
So we sat out for a little while.
We went downstairs and outside and found the pool, arcade, fitness centre and the quick service restaurant called The Mara.
There were a lot of delicious looking things at The Mara, but the screens were showing the calories!
This was not something I wanted to think about on holiday thanks!
We got our refillable mugs that came with our dining plan.
I got blue and Jamie got red.
And we filled them up with…
WATER.
We went back into the lobby and stopped to look at the Jiko menu since we were eating there on Saturday!
We had a look in Zawadi marketplace, which might be one of the greatest shops ever I DON’T KNOW.
Then we sat down by the firepit, which is located in the far right-hand corner (looking from the entrance).
Sitting here I just felt so content!
We talked about all of the things we were looking forward to doing this trip and I was just so excited and happy!
Before heading back to our room we saw the rhino sculptures.
I enjoy the figment rhino.
Joe Rhode!
When we got back to our room we’d had turn down service!
I’m always pleasantly surprised when they’re able to nip in and do it during the short time you’re out.
We were SO tired!!!
Here’s Jamie demonstrating how he felt in this moment.
I got changed and got into bed to write some trip report notes, but I fell asleep by 8pm!
That’s 1am back home so it’s not too crazy, but I always try to stay up and adjust to the time difference.
But oh well.
Looks like it will be an early one tomorrow!
Click for Day 2 – part 1!