Honeymoon Day 14: First stop African Safari, next stop Life

We knew it had to end sometime, and today would be our last day as Honeymooners yes dear friends...the honeymoon was over.

Well not just yet, we had one final stop: Disney's Animal Kingdom.

Look Ma! No lines!

This was the only park I had never been to so I was quite excited to explore. Plus it held one of the newest and most exciting rides in Disney- Expedition Everest.

A quick shot before one of our multiple rides. Insider tip: sit towards the back.

We rode it four times, and managed to videotape our final voyage. It's not filmed with the steadiest of hands, but hopefully you will enjoy it.

Aside from scaling Everest multiple times we did the African Safari, which to be honest was kind of lame, and took in all the other major rides and attractions. The Bugs Life Comedy Hour inside the tree of life was a big hit.

As was the Dinosaur hunter ride, however one of the most memorable parts of the day was Finding Nemo: The Musical.

A 45 minute full scale production of the hit movie which was really enjoyable, and had one tune which wouldn't leave our heads, and truthfully still hasn't.

We did not film this, but I found it on YouTube. It has become our honeymoon theme song.

It's fun to change out the words "Go with the FlooOOOoooWWW" to other things, such as...

"I want CheerioooOOOooosss..."
"Open the DoooOOOOoooorrr"
"We're going to ChicagooOOOoooo"

The possibilities, my friends, are endless.

After a great day in the Animal Kingdom it was time to bid adieu to the land of imagination and get on back to real life. Thankfully our final leg of the trip was on time and we had two great friends waiting to pick us up at the airport (thanks Roni and Rick!)

We were so very lucky to be able to take such a nice, long honeymoon, and do so many new and exciting things. We of course look forward to more trips in the future, but this one will always hold a special place in both of our hearts.

Honeymoon Day 13th: Our Guide to The Most Magical Place on Earth

Today would be our final full day at Walt Disney World and as always we were determined to make the most of it. Our point of origin today was WDW's original place of origin: The Magic Kingdom.



(We were first in line..yes...yes we were).

Throughout our trip to Disney we referred back to a sacred book which held many secrets of the Magical World of Disney. It advised us on which attractions to visit, at what times and in what order. It provided us with reviews of the various eateries, and when they would be at their peak hours. It was our very own Gideon's Magical World of Disney Bible.

We weren't able to see the mesmerizing Hall of Presidents because they are in the process of building OBAMA!

Jürg's punishment for making me get up so early...

By following the strict guidelines set out for us we found ourselves waiting in no lines at the Magic Kingdom, which in turn provided us with many hours of free time before dinner that evening. It seemed only natural that we should return to the MGM Studios and play one more round of the Toy Story game. How did things shake down? Take a wild guess...



That evening we took ourselves out to a fantastic restaurant called Jiko. A fine dining establishment which specializes in African cuisine located in the wildlife preserve on Disney's Animal Kingdom. The meal was amazing, and our server was so very lovely. We took a picture but I look so heinous I will not subject the 7 people who read this blog to such an image. We do clean up nice though...trust me!

Honeymoon Day 12: How we spent Innauguration Day

At Epcot that's where!

While the world ushered in a new Era of Change we were up with the birds to secure our place in line. How did we fare?



We managed to hit all of the major rides at Epcot very early in the day, which allowed us to ride them all multiple times before lunch! It will certainly be quite an adjustment when we go back this summer. The new ride Soarin', soared to the top of our list of "coolest rides." A virtual hand gliding experience which feels pretty darn close to the real thing. We loved the Mission Space ride despite the warnings we were given about motion sickness (weaklings). Conversations with Crush blew our minds and we got to chow down on some legit German Grub. All in all a great way to spend this historic day. The only other place I would rather have been....on the mall in D.C.



One downfall...the weather. After having been spoiled with the tropical rays of the Carribean the harsher temps of southern Florida were a small cog in the wheel. We hadn't dressed for 40 degree weather, so our plans to stay and watch the fireworks were thwarted. Thankfully we will see them again soon!

We went back early that night and enjoyed our hotels hot tub before calling it a night and silently saluting our Country .