Getting there is half the fun

a day at the zoo

Today the 5 of us (Samson, Cindy, Misha, Lisa and me) went to the Singapore Zoo for the day! I haven't been to many zoos in my time but I would have to say that this is one of the best. There were sooo many animals from all over the world on one "island" surrounded by tropical forest and a lake. We spent the entire day just walking around the place looking at the animals and that was no where near enough time. They have an open cage policy, so unless the animal is really dangerous the only thing between you and it is a small moat or tiny fence. This makes you feel like you are right up close with the animals. Plus there are a bunch of monkeys and other things that are trained to roam freely around the place and are often found on top of the huts or swinging from the rafters! The zoo is mostly outdoors so after walking around for a good 7 hours we were all beat and ready to go home.

Here are some pics of the highlights:






Oh man we got to ride an elephant!!!1 I've never done that before so it was actually really fun. And no this was not just a "kids" ride. There were actually lots of adults lining up to do it! Misha was gracious enough to forfeit his ride so we could get some pics of ours! He says it was no big deal because he has done it tons of times in India!


This one is most definitely the highlight of our day! (Mom don't look) All 5 of us managed to fit under this snake. It was actually quite heavy and really strong. Even with it squirming around gently holding its head was hard. If it really wanted to it could squish you in a second, but of course it was really nice and trained to put up with people like us all day long. The snake people were extremely nice too! For only $12 they let all 5 of us get an individual shot plus our group shot!

Posted by Evan at 7:45 AM