Our taxi driver picked us up and I immediately complimented his driving skills and he told us he had only been driving for four days. He was educated at university and had just found a part-time job in his field, but he said he did not like staying home to be lazy, so he began a part-time with the cab company too.
He was so enjoyable to talk with (perfect English) and his driving did not make me nervous or sick in the least. That made me super happy to start the day. Thank you Michael, if you are reading this, I certainly appreciate the care you put into the comfort of your customers.
Today was one heck of a gorgeous fun-filled day of laughter and excitement.
Went to the zoo, which is the oldest in the world. Just that alone was a reason to visit, but when I found out they had Panda Bears, I was hung-ho to see them. I have never seen any before but have always thought them so cute. Who does not think a Panda Bear is cute?
We were dropped off at the Tirolergarten entrance. It is a fairly long, shady path to the ticket window.
Walking on the suspended bridges, high among the trees was quite enjoyable and also great opportunity for panoramic views of zoo and surrounding area.
Our first stop, that ended up actually being our favorite for the day, was the Polar Bear. He was just so darn happy, almost childlike in his antics even, playing with his ball, jumping, diving, plopping backwards with great splashes, showing off and more. I could not help but clap and laugh out loud. Here is this massive beast, who would not think twice about eating you alive, behaving like a cute five year old child; it just did not seem to match. He looked like the gentlest sweetest bear ever, but I knew better than to attempt his friendship. LOL
My next favorite animal, which I have never seen before, were the Tamarin monkeys. Oh please, can I have one? Their little precious faces will make your heart melt. I know wild animal, but a girl can dream.
They are silly little scamps and race to and fro.
Of course enjoyed the Panda bears but they kept their backs to us most of the time, so was difficult to fully appreciate their cuteness. It was also feeding time and they were tearing through the bamboo limbs like they were shredding paper.
The Koala bears house had “quiet please” signs all through it. I did not know this before, but Koala bears sleep like all day long and need quiet or it disturbs their delicate systems. One kindly woke up for approximately one minute and we were luckily inside at this time for some pictures.
The many great photos here will outline the rest of our time at the zoo. I am not normally a zoo person, due to it makes me somewhat sad to see animals enclosed, but the enclosures were so large and nice, that it made me feel a bit better.
Many of the animals you will see are laying around, but I can attest to the fact that was due to it being very hot outside.
I myself, felt like finding a shady spot and taking a siesta.
After leaving the zoo, we walked around the area a bit before catching a taxi back to the house. Again we enjoyed a most relaxing ride with a lovely man originally from Poland. Han and he had quite the interesting chat and was such a nice man.
The Vienna Zoo is the oldest in the world, which may not sound like a recommendation, but IT IS.
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