Hello my pretties,
I was relaxing *cough* napping *cough* in my room after a fabulous Christmas lunch, when suddenly my phone rang. It was my friend on the line. Turns out he had two free passes to Taronga Zoo on Boxing Day but he was going out of town. Would I be able to go instead? Now anyone who really knows me, also knows that the only way I like animals is well done with a side of fries. But hey, two free passes to one of the best zoos in the world. How could I pass it up?
So there I was on Boxing Day, fresh and awake at the unearthly hour of 9 AM (the horror! The sheer unbridled horror!). I met Ankita at Circular Quay and from there we caught the ferry. It was my first time on a ferry so I was understandably more excited than normal. Plus there was this view.
And this one.
And you think you've got swag.
There were these dinosaur figures sprinkled all across the zoo. There was even one that spat! I only got a couple of pics. I'm El Dorko.
We walked around the bird sanctuary. It was basically this enclosure with a path through it. The birds flew freely around our heads and sometimes crossed our paths. All was well and good when suddenly I saw this-
Scared the bejeezus out of me. It wasn't real, but still. Eegads.
We had a fabulous lunch of fish and chips at the Harbourview Cafe (Nom! Nom!) and continued on our adventure.
Of course we had to see the herbivores. "Let's go see the epelleephants!" I yelled. (No. That is not a typo. I'm a 5 year-old trapped in a grown woman's body. Hmph.)
This is clearly an elephant who's very fed up of life. (#face-palming elephant-style?)
Moving on.
One of my favouritest parts was the Sea Life section. This was the entrance.
Gawjuss, I say. Simply gawjuss.
Somewhere around the bird sanctuary area, we came across this structure. I think it's a bird house, but I cant't say for sure. It sure was pretty though.
It took us a full day to cover the entire zoo. I'm so glad we got there by 10 am because we just about managed to see everything by 5 PM. We took the ferry back and that was the end of our adventure at the zoo.
Current Food Obsession: The awesome samosas Ankita brought from home. Tiny triangles of curried potato, peas, and the tears of my enemies. I know they were from the frozen food section, but they tasted like heaven.
Current Music Obsession: The music from the trailer of the Great Gatsby. The movie's by Baz Luhrmann who also made one of my favourite movies of all time, Moulin Rouge. Gotta love the drama. I sure do. I can't wait for this one to come to a theatre near me.
In case you're interested, the three songs are:
Until next time, ciao y'all.
I was relaxing *cough* napping *cough* in my room after a fabulous Christmas lunch, when suddenly my phone rang. It was my friend on the line. Turns out he had two free passes to Taronga Zoo on Boxing Day but he was going out of town. Would I be able to go instead? Now anyone who really knows me, also knows that the only way I like animals is well done with a side of fries. But hey, two free passes to one of the best zoos in the world. How could I pass it up?
And this one.
I loved how the waves mimicked the rowdy clouds. You can't really tell that from this photograph, but trust me on this one.
Our first stop was the Australian wild life section. I couldn't leave with seeing me some 'roos! So we did. Emus and Koalas too! I forget what the other animal was. A wombat? A wallaby? Something.
Next we walked up to the African wildlife section. They had fancier names, but I was too excited to take down notes. We saw the big cats.
P.S. One of these is not like the others. Guess? Guess? Yes! The tapir! I was so excited. When I was younger, we had this book of animal stories. My mom would read these stories to Shivonne and I as part of our bedtime ritual. There was always a tapir in those stories. See mama? They're real. And they're massive.
I couldn't get over how majestic the lion was. He just sat in that ledge and looked down his nose at us. I almost curtsied. Fo shizzle my nizzle.
Here's a close-up.
Daayymm.
Then there was this fellow following us all around the zoo.
There were these dinosaur figures sprinkled all across the zoo. There was even one that spat! I only got a couple of pics. I'm El Dorko.
We walked around the bird sanctuary. It was basically this enclosure with a path through it. The birds flew freely around our heads and sometimes crossed our paths. All was well and good when suddenly I saw this-
Scared the bejeezus out of me. It wasn't real, but still. Eegads.
We had a fabulous lunch of fish and chips at the Harbourview Cafe (Nom! Nom!) and continued on our adventure.
Of course we had to see the herbivores. "Let's go see the epelleephants!" I yelled. (No. That is not a typo. I'm a 5 year-old trapped in a grown woman's body. Hmph.)
This is clearly an elephant who's very fed up of life. (#face-palming elephant-style?)
This one stared right at me. Into the very depths of my black, meat-eating soul. Like it KNEW that I was already contemplating dinner.
Hmph. I still ate chicken that night. I refuse to be bullied into vegetarianism by a giraffe.
One of my favouritest parts was the Sea Life section. This was the entrance.
Suddenly, I did not feel guilty about having that giant muffin for breakfast.
We went to the Seal show. This was their erm.. stage?
This was also the only picture I took. I was so thoroughly charmed by the seals that I forgot to take any pics. The cheeky devils.
Oh! Oh! And check out these views!!
Could it get any more spectacular?
Why, yes. Yes, it can!
Gawjuss, I say. Simply gawjuss.
Somewhere around the bird sanctuary area, we came across this structure. I think it's a bird house, but I cant't say for sure. It sure was pretty though.
It took us a full day to cover the entire zoo. I'm so glad we got there by 10 am because we just about managed to see everything by 5 PM. We took the ferry back and that was the end of our adventure at the zoo.
Current Food Obsession: The awesome samosas Ankita brought from home. Tiny triangles of curried potato, peas, and the tears of my enemies. I know they were from the frozen food section, but they tasted like heaven.
Current Music Obsession: The music from the trailer of the Great Gatsby. The movie's by Baz Luhrmann who also made one of my favourite movies of all time, Moulin Rouge. Gotta love the drama. I sure do. I can't wait for this one to come to a theatre near me.
In case you're interested, the three songs are:
- 'No Church in the Wild'- Kanye West and Jay Z
- 'Bedroom Hymns'- Florence and the Machine
- 'Happy Together'- Filter
Until next time, ciao y'all.
