When we came out of FAO Schwartz, it was raining. It has cooled down quite a bit, and the rain was really nice. We walked a few blocks and then were offered a ride by a jitney driver. He just finished up his business degree and has a part time, summer unpaid internship at Citi. Interesting. I told him about a book I just read, House of Cards. Anyway, he took us over to the zoo. We felt bad having this "human powered" ride, but he said he does it for the money and the exercise.The zoo at Central Park is really beautiful. Quite small, but lush with plants, poetry, and some really lovely little animal displays. We imagined that if the animals got out, they would be parading up 5th Avenue and migrating into the business districts, because they are literally only a few blocks away.
We saw a snow leopard:
A polar bear, who was pacing back and forth because I think they must feed him at 5 pm:
A bunch of turtles (for Kati):
A swan:
A show with the sea lions:
And a whole family of snow monkeys, including a very small and comical baby who was carried up and down the rocks by various family members. Here he is with mom and dad.
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