Long day at the zoo

We were at the zoo yesterday. We brought the kids there to visit the animals on the third day of the Chinese New Year. Didn't get many ang pows from them though, maybe most of them aren't married. :)

Ahh, the zoo. I remember the days when it was really about looking at animals and learning about their habitats, diets and characteristics. Maybe watching a couple of animals shows too - which we did yesterday, thankfully.

However, these days, the zoo is really a water theme park and playground. Looking at the time spent at each activity, it's almost 70% of the time splashing, sliding and climbing. Which is why on our long walk back to the entrance, I do not normally rush them (unless huge storm clouds threaten) when they want to spend some time grazing and gazing at the lions, giraffes, zebras and so on. After all, that is what the zoo is really about.

We don't get these type of animals at home.