Greg skipped his morning classes on Tuesday so that we could take advantage of the great weather and go to the National Zoo for a few hours. We were really impressed by everything we saw and wished we would have had more time to see more!
We started off on the Asia Trail and saw a sloth bear (like Baloo in the Jungle Book), a clouded leopard, a fishing cat, and...
...the giant pandas!
This one was content to sit and eat his bamboo, and we had a clear view of him so we stayed until Lucy said, "I'm done with the pandas..can we go see something else?"
Greg and I were amazed by this...it's called the O-Line, and it consists of a series of 8 towers connected by cables. The first and last towers are in contained areas where orangutans have access to them. They are free to climb and travel throughout the O-Line! We were bummed we didn't get to see any of the orangutans taking advantage of it, but were impressed nonetheless.
The day wouldn't have been complete without a stop at the gift shop. We let the girls spend the last of their souvenir money on some cute little pandas. I can't lie, though. These innocent-looking stuffed animals caused some big-time drama. Greg and I tried to encourage Ella to get the same thing as Lucy, as her souvenir had THREE pieces--a purse and two pandas--pandas with BOWS. Ella insisted that she wanted the plain panda, but as soon as we got home, she changed her mind. After a few hours of listening to Ella's requests to use her pandas, Lucy finally gave in and shared with her...sweet relief.
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