We arrived Saturday tired from not having had much sleep on the overnight flight. So after lunch, we decided that a visit to the zoo nearby would be a restful thing to do. It was old fashioned and wouldn't pass muster in the U.S. but we enjoyed it.
Many of the animals were housed in small buildings that were designed by a prominent architect named Carlos Thays. The buildings had been expanded with cages that matched the style of the buildings. Also there was quite a bit of non-animal themed sculpture, some within the exhibits.
Some of the small animals were not penned in, but wandered around freely. On the other hand, in one exhibit a regular old cat had wandered in, and someone was petting it.
You could buy food to feed the animals, but some people were just throwing their peanuts at the animals to get their attention, I guess how people used to do in other zoos back in the day, before natural habitats were created.
oh, i see parrots! is this posting for brett? emmaline says "where's the dog? i see cats and birds." Alison
Posted by: Alison England | November 16, 2009 at 11:42 AM