We went to the zoo yesterday as a treat for our little girl. She’s fond of animals and I know she’ll really be happy to see (the rest of) them in real. She has been seeing them only in videos and books; it was time she meets the creatures personally!

Colorful flamingos.

As expected, the little girl had the grandest time. She was delighted to see the animals especially the monkeys, the bears and the giraffes.

Little C and a new friend, with the tall giraffes behind them.

Polar bears!

She had the most fun in the children’s zoo where it is allowed to go inside the fenced yard and interact with the domesticated animals such as chickens, pigs and rabbits. She enjoyed fondling and chasing the goats there. The other children had fun feeding the goats with low-calorie granules which they bought at the slot machines. We could have stayed there longer but the zoo closes at 6pm and we even went out past closing time.

The Prague Zoo or Zoo Praha is one of the best places parents can bring their kids for a day of fun – with the children’s play area, the children’s zoo and the various animals around, they’ll never run out of things to see and do. It houses 5,345 animals with 674 species as of December 31, 2008 and it was named as the 7th best zoo in the world by Forbes Magazine in February 2008.

Crocodile.

Antilopes.