So the other day we spent the morning at the Beijing Zoo. It wasn't what I expected actually. Well, you can't really expect too much at a zoo, but it was so sad to see them all caged up and miserable. It's really a crappy life for them. It's funny, because when I was younger my parents would never let us go to Sea World because they said they were trapped and not in their natural environment, and I never understood that. Now I totally do. I don't think I'll be going back to a zoo any time soon. But we did see the pandas and I did get to pet a zebra, so that was cool.
Panda!
Jacob really likes his meats on a stick.
I consider myself an honorary Asian now because I have Converse shoes.
The sign says No Feeding...
But you have to do as the locals do right?
Funny note - a lot of people here do what I think is called "Elimination Communication" where the babies don't wear diapers, they wear split pants and the parents are able to tell by their behaviors and facial expressions and such when they need to go to the bathroom. I think it's pretty common in Asia. Anyway, we were walking past the entrance of the zoo and there was a family sitting on a ledge and all of a sudden this baby shoots a line of pee and Jacob had to JUMP out of the way. It was so funny. Apparently they didn't realize that he had to go. The other day there was a baby pooping at Tiananmen Square too, much different from home...