ANIMUULS

Hello Guys! Today we finally got to go to the Taipei Zoo! One of the train lines goes directly there so we didn't have to worry about walking really far or driving, and the entrance fee was only $2 (ﾉ´ヮ´)ﾉ
The zoo was very large, much larger than any I have been to elsewhere, we didn't even get to see all of the exhibits before they closed at 5pm. We did get to see many of the animals we wanted to see though, but it was a hot day so lots of the animals were napping and hiding in the shade which made them harder to find at times. We didn't even see any of the deer until later when they came out to get food. The zoo animals were organized by region including African, Australian, and Rain Forest animals. We also visited the bug area where they had a couple large buildings dedicated to insect displays and a butterfly house. They had quite a collection of stick bugs and a large assortment of butterflies that were fluttering around everywhere.

They were cute until they opened their eyes（ΦωΦ）

Bear hug lol

   We were able to see the pandas as well and thankfully there wasn't a line, but there was still a lot of people considering it is a weekday.  The pandas had their own building as well but there was only 3 of them that were out and they were all eating. It was pretty funny watching them tumble around and gnaw on the leaves.

   We visited the African animals and saw the giraffas and the lions and I can't believe how big the lions are! It's not like I haven't seen lions at a zoo before but these were some really big cats. They only had the females out today so we didn't get to see the size difference between the two but it was awesome getting to see them as close as we did. The one lion actually stalked right up to the divider a few times before settling back down in the grass.

    The zoo was so big that they had a train shuttle at the far end that carries people back to the front. We didn't get to see the reptiles, birds, or arctic animals sadly, but it's good to know they have so much space for these animals. The zoo is celebrating it's 100th Anniversary so it looks like they were fixing things up and expanding some areas. It was a good visit I'd say although it's back to a stifling 90 degrees outside so we were dying by the time evening came around. Before going home, we stopped by our latest haunt, Ximending, and we tried these famous noodles that were on the news or something. They were so spicy I didn't really even taste the flavor but it would be a great food for cooler weather that I hope comes around soon, although it seems like everyone back home is already experiencing much colder temperatures.
Nomnom(っ˘ڡ˘ς)
Stay Warm!

~Savi