Sunday, December 30, 2012

Washington, DC (USA)

[despite our fun experience at the Zoo Lights (National Zoo) earlier this year, Mollie and I missed out on a chance to see more animals (some areas were closed on that visit) - we made another attempt today - the weather was actually very nice - we arrived at the zoo a little after they opened (close to 1030) and we walked around for more than two hours - we got great views (and pictures) of the giant pandas and elephants - we also explored several other new areas (Small Mammal House, Amazon Forest, lions & tigers, invertebrates, etc.) - lots of walking again - I took off my coat several times... - walked back to Woodley Park - Zoo station (kind of a hike, but weather was fine) and got a quick bite at McDonalds - made it home pretty quickly - we like the Zoo!]