After a few days in Denver, we started heading south & stopped in Colorado Springs.
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We had heard great things about the zoo in Colorado Springs & we were not disappointed. Feeding giraffes was a definite highlight!
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The kids spotted the pool as soon as we checked into the hotel. Several hours walking through the zoo followed by a long hard swim session meant we had three sleepy kids that night.
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The Air Force Academy is in Colorado Springs - airplanes are a big deal here! The kids were thrilled that the Airplane Restaurant was within walking distance of our hotel.
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The restaurant is built around a real airplane. Of course we requested seating in the airplane.
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Playing in the cockpit was a very cool distraction.
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Would you be surprised if I told you that the kids ate their dinner in record time so that they could climb back into the pilot seat?
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Inside the restaurant, you could see one of the wings & lots of cool airplane paraphernalia.
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