After deciding that I was sick of museums I decided to use the last day of my pass at the London Zoo. It had snowed again so I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to get in.
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| Well, hey there, Sherlock! |
The zoo website provided three options for getting there. One was the Baker Street tube stop. Since I hadn't been to Baker Street yet, I decided I'd better go there. For the Sherlock Holmes lover, the Tube station itself was wonderful. By the way, I've never seen the new movies. I just love the books.
Unfortunately, I got on a bus going the wrong direction. It wasn't until I got to Marble Arch--almost home--that I realized that I hadn't quite paid enough attention to where I was. I hopped off the bus, got back on the Tube to head back. This time I picked the Regent's Park stop. I couldn't find the bus so I decided to just walk through the park. I was pretty glad I had because it was snowy and beautiful.
The worst part was a very creepy guy who hit on me. I don't know why I tend to attract creepers... Anyways, I was able to be polite but firm and went along my merry way.
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| A frozen fountain |
Finally, after wandering around for two hours, I made it to the zoo. Thank goodness! My first stop was the Aquarium. I saw sting rays and seahorses for the first time!
In the next area I went most of the animals were inside because of the cold. I don't really blame them. I was wearing two pairs of leggings, a long sleeve shirt, a hoodie, a coat, a scarf, two pairs of mittens, and my boots. It was a good thing too because I managed to stay warm.
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| Okapi |
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| I've always wanted to see a zebra! |
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| Oh. Hey there! |
My favorite areas were places that you could walk around and most of the animals were wandering around not in cages. A monkey ran right over my boot!
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| The monkey that touched me |
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| Can you see the baby monkey? |
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| SLOTH! :D |
I loved that area. I spent quite a bit of time in the monkey house. Yes, they let me out. Ha ha.
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| Meercat |
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| Ring-tailed lemur... and my reflection |
I'd never seen lions before either!
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| Ew... statue to dung beetles. I skipped the bug house. But I did go see the rats. Mostly on accident. |
At the llama enclosure I had a discussion with a zookeeper about whether it was okay to eat llamas. Now British people think I'm a terrible person and it's all CJ's fault. If you haven't heard the story, I have a friend who had pet llamas. He turned them into jerky. I ate some.
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| Bunnies |
I've always wanted to see giant tortoises too!
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| The Outback. The Wallabys were hiding but I could kind of see them |
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| Me in front of the cage the snake was in Harry Potter 1 |
All together a very satisfying day!
After that I ate dinner with the Masons again, this time the other professor and his wife but all of the kids, then had a Monopoly showdown. I lost but it was still fun.
Then early this morning a few people came back. I won't be alone anymore!
I love the pictures of the snow-lined trees in Regents Park. The kind of monkey that touched you is my favorite. Love those. Also love meerkats. Loved the picture of the giraffe looking out the window. I didn't know London even HAD a zoo. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, especially after seeing Harry Potter. You actually got to be there! So cool! (I want to go back. I want to go back.)
ReplyDeleteI also love Monopoly. I wish I could get an entire family to play with me. Great day. Cool. Thank you.
I also love the flamingos in the snow, the shot of the tiger (cool), and the wooly sheep.
ReplyDeleteMy husband's reading me the cases of Sherlock Holmes. Kinda wishing I had stopped off in Baker Street.