"Moscow's Zoopark" We headed off on our own to the zoo yesterday, right near the US Embassy where Zach had taken us the day before. Thanks to Allan's navigation, we got there just fine.
The zoo was interesting. There were some animals we all have seen at zoos before, and there were unusual animals from Russia and Asia that I had never seen. I had also never been so close to some of the critters as I was in this place.
I have noticed that Russians in general (in public, at least) keep to themselves, do not make eye contact, nor smile. But at the zoo it was a bit of a different story. A class of school children was there with teacher and helpers, and the children were typical and
cute and fun to watch. Adults and children were all over, and the interactions were, I suppose, universal and very sweet.
The workers across the way at a not-busy concession stand were
laughing at us sounding out all the words of the felines' names.
Very tall (5 ft?) cranes--the photo doesn't do them justice
Allan couldn't help taking a photo of this one.There are children's rides all over the grounds.
1 comment:
It looks like you are having a great time. I'm a bit jealous.
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