Disney World Getaway

Mark and I went to Disney World in April to see the baby elephant that was born there in December.  We stayed at Animal Kingdom Lodge and it was amazing.  Most of the windows looked out onto Savanna where there were all sorts of animals.  

This is a huge window in the lobby, so cool.

This was the view from our room.  We saw lots of giraffes, Watusi cattle, zebras, ostrich and other animals.

On our first day, we started at Animal Kingdom. I love the entrance sign.

I'm not a big fan of the Avatar movies, but the Avatar world is very cool.

Then one of the highlights of our trip came on this first day. We did a special safari that included a lunch in an area overlooking some of Animal Kingdom park.

I didn't expect to see the elephants that first day, but they just wandered out while we were eating lunch. The baby was born a bit smaller than usual, so she's still quite small and so adorable.

So cute!

On our safari we got a great view of some of the other animals too.

There were some rhinos right by and even in the road for awhile, so we got to stop and watch them. So close you could almost touch them.

This tree is a centerpiece of Animal Kingdom Park. It's hard to tell, but it's covered in carvings of various animals. So cool.

The plants there were amazing. These flowers on a tree were some of my favorites.

Later that day we went to Epcot. The flower festival was going on and there were beautiful/fun topiaries everywhere.

It was a beautiful day and we went right before sunset, so the lighting was gorgeous when we got there.

Love this topiary near the France area.

Then we saw some fireworks at Epcot and headed back to the hotel

This sweet towel arrangement was waiting for us.  And yes, I usually travel with at least 4 of my own pillows 😆.  It was a truly magical day.