Monday after the game, we got up for breakfast about 11 am. AHHH vacation, time seems to slip by! We went to De Lucca's as recommended by Man vs. Food. Once finished we headed to the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium. It was much larger than it looked. As you can see, there are many pictures of the boys and the animals, but there were NO pictures of Amy and me. I guess someone has to man the camera.
After stopping at a photo booth (we didn't want to pay for a picture, so I took one from the outside) and playing on the kids toys, we went into the zoo. The first thing we saw was the Asian Forest. Of course Ed felt right at home and decided to hide in the bamboo like a panda! There was a monster praying mantis sculpture that attacked Ed and Rob...how did they ever survive??? On the way out, Ryan decided to join the meercat family and climb into one of the pods.
Here are some cool pictures I took while there. They had two baby elephants. One was big enough to roam outside, while the other was still inside with the mother. The tiger was literally fifteen feet from us with no protection! It was a ravine ~15 feet wide and about 20 feet deep that he had to scale to get to us...a little unnerving if you ask me!
The aquarium was the last thing we passed through before we leave. The first thing you see is a Sea Dragon. It looks like a piece of seaweed floating in the water, but if you look closely, you can see its head. I especially liked the shark picture. We were in a shark tunnel and the shark turned and headed towards us. Quite scary!!! If you look closely you can see the rows of teeth! We ended up spending three hours there! I don't think we ever wasted time. If you are ever in the area, I would recommend stopping there.
After stopping at a photo booth (we didn't want to pay for a picture, so I took one from the outside) and playing on the kids toys, we went into the zoo. The first thing we saw was the Asian Forest. Of course Ed felt right at home and decided to hide in the bamboo like a panda! There was a monster praying mantis sculpture that attacked Ed and Rob...how did they ever survive??? On the way out, Ryan decided to join the meercat family and climb into one of the pods.
Here are some cool pictures I took while there. They had two baby elephants. One was big enough to roam outside, while the other was still inside with the mother. The tiger was literally fifteen feet from us with no protection! It was a ravine ~15 feet wide and about 20 feet deep that he had to scale to get to us...a little unnerving if you ask me!
The aquarium was the last thing we passed through before we leave. The first thing you see is a Sea Dragon. It looks like a piece of seaweed floating in the water, but if you look closely, you can see its head. I especially liked the shark picture. We were in a shark tunnel and the shark turned and headed towards us. Quite scary!!! If you look closely you can see the rows of teeth! We ended up spending three hours there! I don't think we ever wasted time. If you are ever in the area, I would recommend stopping there.
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