We all got in the car to go to the zoo this morning but when we got there, it was Ladies Day only (our book said it was Ladies Day in the afternoon, not morning). So, Anna & I went in for an hour and fifteen minutes while Craig went to Carrefour and got a paper and some adapters.
The zoo was totally empty so it was really nice! It was only 5 Riyals to get in and we got to see a lot of animals. There are a ton of giraffes, one elephant, tons of oryx and other deer/antelope-type animals, a lot of ostriches, and what seemed like a gazillion monkeys. I thought the exhibits with a lot of animals seemed really cool because the one in Houston just seemed to have a few of each animal (although more variety). There was one male lion and I think that that is the closest I have ever been to one (no zoom on the camera in the above photo). We also got to see the tigers, cheetahs, and monkeys up close. Anna loved it and I had a good time. She also really liked watching the flamingos.
We didn't go over to the rides area which is just as well because, from the parking lot, it didn't look like anything was running. I'm sure we'll make it over there at some point though.
We were stopped twice by pre-teen girls asking what Anna's name was and then one of the girls (both times) bent over and kissed Anna on the forehead. Anna didn't like this one bit (neither did I!) but I'm not exactly sure how to prevent this. I had better figure it out before Baby comes because I'm sure she'll be an even bigger target.
