On Friday I went to the Zürich Zoo with my German class for our last day. We went with all of the other intensive German levels, so there must have been at least 100 of us, and we definitely crowded all on one tram for the trip to the Zoo.
Once we were there, we were basically on our own. The Zoo was a little quiet since it is winter, but there were still many animals to see. One of the most interesting was the electric eel tank. There was a volt read-out that was monitoring the current inside of the tank as the eels swam around and interacted. I thought it was fascinating. I also got to say hello to Nemo and Dory. (Don't worry- they weren't in the same tank as the electric eels!)
I will have to admit that I found the cute children and their parents at least as interesting as the animals. There were many children there with their au pairs or daycare classes. The Zoo had several playground areas, which seemed to get a lot of use. There were also some British families, and I enjoyed overhearing their conversations with their children. One little boy was enamored with the Rhinoceros and kept screeching, "The Rhinoceros has a big HORN on his NOSE, daddy!"
I do have to say that sometimes ads here in Switzerland are a little bizarre. The following was an ad in the middle of the Zoo!
My favorite animals were the penguins, of course. Apparently they have a penguin parade around the Zoo in the afternoons when the weather is cool enough. Sadly, I missed it, but the penguins would randomly line up and parade around their little area, which was funny enough.
The last stop in the Zoo was the Masoalahalle, which is basically a huge greenhouse that houses a rain forest-like environment. During winter I always think visiting warm and humid greenhouses feels so nice!
Once we were there, we were basically on our own. The Zoo was a little quiet since it is winter, but there were still many animals to see. One of the most interesting was the electric eel tank. There was a volt read-out that was monitoring the current inside of the tank as the eels swam around and interacted. I thought it was fascinating. I also got to say hello to Nemo and Dory. (Don't worry- they weren't in the same tank as the electric eels!)
I do have to say that sometimes ads here in Switzerland are a little bizarre. The following was an ad in the middle of the Zoo!
My favorite animals were the penguins, of course. Apparently they have a penguin parade around the Zoo in the afternoons when the weather is cool enough. Sadly, I missed it, but the penguins would randomly line up and parade around their little area, which was funny enough.
The last stop in the Zoo was the Masoalahalle, which is basically a huge greenhouse that houses a rain forest-like environment. During winter I always think visiting warm and humid greenhouses feels so nice!
