Monday, August 19, 2013

a day at the national zoo

thursday
(july 25th)

mitch and i had plans to drive into baltimore for alyson and joe's rehearsal dinner in the evening
but we made sure to fit in an adventure to the national zoo during the day.
karen was able to join us again and be our 'tour guide'

i remember my last trip to the zoo with karen and her boys.
it was incredible.
hogle zoo doesn't even compare

as we parked and walked into the zoo
we thought it was slightly weird that there were no gates or booths to pay.
thank you smithsonians for being free.

we were in awe at the wide range of animals {and creatures}
the orangutans were neat and we loved watching them climb and cross their towers
the invertebrate exhibit was fascinating and slightly creepy at the same time
hope was eager to see the reptile house.
i've come a long way with the my fear of snakes.... i watched them and even took a lot of photos...

after 4 hours of exploring
hope was hungry and tired
and before anyone had a full melt down we finished with the panda exhibit


National Zoo

National Zoo

National Zoo

National Zoo

National Zoo

National Zoo

National Zoo

National Zoo

National Zoo

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