We went to visit the President’s House. The children threw pebbles in his fountain.
We went to the zoo. We saw some animals but we spent most of our time in the playground. The African grasslands closed at 4.30 so we missed the lions. Alas. At €45 to get in, that’s the most expensive playground I’ve been to in a while.
Oh dear.
Surely you got a ride on the wooden elephant for yourself? At that price, it would be a crime if you didn’t.
How much do your children like zoos? We have membership, which very quickly becomes far better value than paying in each time. However, despite having gone to the zoo four times in the last four months, I’ve still never seen the lions (apart from a partial view of a lioness asleep in a shed). The gorillas are much more obliging – since being given their palatial new island and shed they seem to spend all their time up by the glass looking at the humans.
A member of the writing group I belong to has just given us her draft chapter about lions in 19th C Dublin to read, so I now know that back then Dublin Zoo was famous for its numerous lions and had a notably successful breeding programme, making quite a lot of money from the sale of cubs. London Zoo cubs tended to be born with cleft palates, so that was one up for Dublin. Look out for the book when it appears – “Animal City” by Juliana Adelman.
Heather, there was a queue….
Dot, will look out for it. Am seriously considering season ticket.