We took a little time off today and went to the zoo. We caught a taxi a little after 9 A and wound our way through the tail end of rush hour traffic out to the zoo. The zoo is one of several parks on a mountain in the city. There is a television tower on the top and parks all around.
The animals weren’t very interesting, especially after being spoiled by some wonderful time a few years ago with J.D. in Kenya. Animals in cages just can’t compare with animals in the wild. The boys still enjoyed it and it was great to get away from our normal routine.
It is hard to describe how big the parks are, but J.D. said their first experience at the park there were 800,000 people there. I’ve got more pictures, but assumed that pictures of the boys and some of the park would be the most interesting. If you look closely in one you can even see my reflection in the window.
As usual, the animals weren’t the only ones getting camera time. I know I’m not the only one who came home with pictures of two very cute blond boys.
We took the bus home and the ride took us about 45 minutes. We did get to sit down most of the way and traveled right through the center of the city. This is an amazing place and I look forward to our return in colder weather when I can really share it with Shirley.
