It's all happening at the zoo

Audrey saw giraffes yesterday...they're not a common sight in Warsaw.

Amy had a day off (Australia Day) so the three of us headed over to the other side of the river to Warsaw Zoo. We can get a direct tram door-to-door which takes about 30 minutes. Admission is a bargain at 6zl (about 1 pound/2.50AUD)

The zoo is celebrating it's 80th anniversary this year and I have read that prior to 1939, it had been the largest zoo in Europe. The zoo was badly damaged during WWII during which period most of the animals in captivity either escaped, were killed or got eaten!

It was a chilly day, but the sky was fine and clear and we really enjoyed showing Audrey her first sight of the animals. She loved the giraffe enclosure and we had lunch in the new elephant house and watched Audrey intently watching a baby elephant having his lunch - I wonder what she made of it!

At one point Audrey also seemed to get a thrill out of watching the crows in the trees(!) which made us question the point of trip a little bit ;)

Nevertheless being Australia Day it was only fitting that we finished the day peering at the wallabies - who looked less than happy with the snow in their enclosure - no doubt they were dreaming of summer!