A Trip to the Munich Zoo

I've never been much of a zoo-goer; I always feel sorry for the animals in their cages. However, our children get very excited by giraffes, elephants, zebras and the like, so we made our second trip to the Munich zoo (in two years) this week.

There were tall giraffes eating grass out of wire baskets

tropical turtles that live to be 150 years old

and peacocks parading majestically in the green landscape.

We saw mama apes with their babies in tow

and sometimes it was hard to tell who was watching who.

After all that excitement, our two girls fell asleep for a nap

but woke up in time for an afternoon ice cream

and giggled as they met a charming family of ducks.


When was the last time you visited the zoo?