Zoo

Having children you cannot escape visiting a zoo if there is one nearby. So while we were in Seattle we went to the Woodland Park Zoo. We visit the Denver Zoo so often that this was a nice change in pace.We obviously saw a ton of animals, but it was also more green and there were more trees than I remember.  It has definitely been many years since I’ve been to this zoo.

There were elephants from Thailand.  I remember them well from when we visited as little kids. That one above, named Chai is as old as I am.  We were born in the same year. The elephant exhibit was actually a big thing when we were young.  And guess what? My mom helped with it.  Not building it, but translating all of it.  So if you visit this zoo and you see any Thai words around, it was my mom that translated it.  Cool, huh?This ant eater thing was huge.  It actually got up close to the kids in the window.  There were fun tunnels and caves to climb around in and out.I think this orangutan was quite the people person. He was quite friendly.  

The penguins were a hoot to visit too!