An Almost Perfect Day at the Zoo

Saturday we took another spontaneous trip to our favorite place - the Taipei Zoo!! It's a good thing we invited a few friends to join us in our adventure, the zoo was empty! I thought it would be a little light on guests because it was a bit chilly and generally speaking, Taiwanese people really don't like the cold... but my theory was only half the reason. "And what's the other half?" you ask... well, most people had to work on Saturday as a make up for the day they took off on Friday, January 2! Whole companies, schools, etc had a 'make up day'... well, lucky for us Tony's work closes down over the new year and it didn't count! So though we got to observe the animals without fighting off the hordes of people usually pressed up against the cages (slight exaggeration), we did have to fight to stay warm... nothing a few layers and a cup of tea couldn't solve!

The brave ones: Janet, Sharon & Anna with the Clarks


Of course, we had to eat before entering the zoo, so a pit stop at McD's was most convenient. Good thing, too... Hunter got two new toys!! A giraffe & a zebra - 'lu' and 'ma' as he calls them in his partial chinese.



Hunter's nuts about zebras right now...

We finally got Hunter to stand somewhat still to measure up against the King Penguin... he's pretty much reached it - 95cm!!! Way to go, Happy Feet Hunter!!

At first we thought it was kinda cute the way these monkeys held on to each other so lovingly tight... but after about 20 minutes of watching them sit like this I realized it wasn't so much love for each other - more like sharing of resources - body heat!!!

This little guy is eyeing up Hunter's new toy.

Even the rhinos looked cold.

Despite the chill, Helena still thought the ice cream looked worthwhile... so did we!