This past Sunday, we met up with some friends at the Oakland Zoo. The outing was part of my semi-annual get-together with my girlfriends from elementary school. Yes, amazingly, we still keep in touch (even before Facebook!) Along with our significant others and kids, we met up at around 10:30am. We walked through the exhibits one by one. At around noon, we took a break to eat lunch in the grassy picnic area. Then we continued our walk around the zoo premises. Sarah saw a lot of animals - including bears, monkeys, giraffes, zebras, elephants, and crocodile. She also spent some time at the petting zoo, with the goats. Too bad the lions were not out so we didn't get to see them. We finally made our way to ride the train. It was a rather long wait - but the kids all waited so patiently! The train ride took us to the back side of the zoo, which we saw emus and wallabies. We left the zoo at around 3pm and Sarah was so tired she felt asleep the minute we left the parking lot!
This was our first time to Oakland Zoo. I must say that although the premise is smaller compared to the SF Zoo, it seems more catered to the younger kids. The animals seem to be more lively and/or at least you can see them moving about. The weather is also nicer and warmer. Too bad, this zoo is so far away from our house; otherwise, we would come back more often.
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