Warsaw Zoo - Day 35

Friday - August 14

We headed out the door by 8:30 this morning to meet another adoptive family at the Warsaw Zoo.  Though the three oldest kids went to the zoo in our state in early May, this was definitely different.  The same laws must not apply here as they do at home because we could get closer to the animals at many of the exhibits.  I am not sure if that is a good thing or not: the tiger was pacing and looked hungry. :D

Street parking is free and was available when we arrived a little after 9 a.m.. By the time we left at around 1:15, the zoo was becoming much more crowded, so if you want a parking space near the entrance, get there early.

Drinks and food can be brought into the park, so we brought water with us.  There are several little shops throughout the zoo where you can purchase drinks, snacks, ice cream (of course), and even some meal items.  I don't think they are all open until closer to lunchtime, but the prices seem to be reasonable.  We bought ice cream and dessert waffles (think sprinkled with powdered sugar or whipped topping and cherries), and it was much cheaper than the same thing would be at a zoo in the States.

To our knowledge, DD has never been to a zoo.  She loved the animals but was not happy that she was not allowed to play on the swing with baby gorilla. :D  There were donkeys and goats that the kiddos could pet, and they were eating leaves out of the kids' hands.

Leaves are already falling from some of the trees.
Autumn is not far away here.

Though we did not spend much time at it, there is also a good sized playground for the kiddos to play.   Overall, it was an activity worth doing and the highlight was hearing DD come running to Mark saying, very clearly, "Tata, Tata (Polish for dad), monkey, monkey!"