Guy, the iconic gorilla sculpture--beloved of Londoners and immortalized in a song by my favorite band.
I love the tunnel decorations.
The giraffes were a big hit with all three girls.
The rainforest exhibit felt like one of the first “cage-free experience” exhibits created. It was dank and humid, which I love, with vines running overhead that the monkeys would occasionally scurry across, if you were lucky. “Don’t stand directly under the monkey,” the zoo volunteer said. It took the girls a few minutes to figure out why.
After paying $70 to get the three of us in, there’s no way I’m throwing down another quid for the ride-on toys! They played anyway.
Olivia was chosen to be a penguin for the penguin demonstration lecture.
She got to put on a costume and shake her head happily. When she had to put on the beak, I was afraid she'd freak out.
She was thrilled. Shows me what I know, huh?
After the penguins, I relented and spent three pounds letting the kids slide down the bouncy castle slide four times each.
At the end of the visit, I asked the girls what their favorite part of the zoo trip was. Olivia said she liked being a penguin. Helena said she liked when she lost her tummy on the big slide. I should’ve just found a bouncy castle place!
The old penguin exhibit is eerily empty.
These weird chickens were roaming around the picnic areas.
Why would a kid-oriented place like a zoo have those “put your head here” photo op spots without stools behind them? Curious.
The Galapagos Tortoises were great—the kids loved playing with this sculpture.
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