Z is for Zoo

Summer finally arrived and with beautifully warm weather we headed to Hamburg's Hagenbeck Tierpark (zoo) for their Romantic Night. The zoo was open until 11 pm (seriously confusing the poor animals who had to stay up past their bed times), more than 15 groups of musicians played classical music throughout the park, people picnicked around the grounds, and fireworks capped the evening.

Our first stop was at the gerbels. Okay, to be honest, I'm not sure if they were gerbels...I was too impressed by their little community, complete with a chapel (not shown), to pay that much attention.

The rabbits didn't have it bad, either. Their campus included a windmill.

Note the grey rabbit all the way on the left. One ear is sticking straight up at a 90 degree angle!

This elephant is yawning... he must be bored of all the strange people staring at him.

But he's not going to turn down a snack. No, this is not just a picture of the back of my head. It's a picture of the back of my head after just having fed a carrot to an elephant.


The zoo also had an aquarium, where we saw these friendly animals.

See you later, alligator. On the Nile, crocodile. These rhymes aren't just nonsense. This Nile crocodile is sleeping..and it turns out we will see him later. On the Nile. In November Mona is getting married in Cairo, with the wedding activities including a cruise on the famous river.


Hope to see you later, too!