Copenhagen Zoo

Dave had Good Friday off, so we went to the Copenhagen Zoo. The weather was BEAUTIFUL! We took the train to Denmark Central Station, then got the 6A bus to the zoo. We weren't the only ones. No. We had to wait in line for over an hour to get in to the zoo. (Apparently, even the Swedes complain about customer service in Denmark - and that's really saying something!) Once in, some of the first animals we saw were the lions. And you could actually SEE them. And there were little lion cubs climbing all over.

We thought that was really cool. Because our only other experience with lions was at the NC Zoo, where they are like a mile and a half away and are usually just lying in the shade.

Of course, Lilli was very excited to see the flamingos, because they are P I N K!

Around 2:00 we decided we needed lunch. So we went to the hot dog stand. And stand we did. Or rather, I did. Dave and the kids found a table and sat down. Tipton played a game on Dave's phone. Lilli leaned against Dave and had a little nap. There were 7 people in line in front of me. I stood in line for almost an hour. (Sadly, that is not an exaggeration.)

After lunch we looked for more animals. We saw the very wild and ferocious "chicken."

A little further on we came across this:

"Find the Tiger with Yuri" Kind of cute, you follow a narrow (tiger) path through some tall weeds looking for tiger tracks, etc.

And at the end of the path you find them! Tigers!

The Copenhagen zoo is known for their elephant exibit. It is really neat. You can practically reach out and touch the elephants. And on your way down to them you pass through an auditorium. Behind the auditorium are several 'hands on' activities that teach you about elephants. There are also several viewing windows on the way through the building.

The Copenhagen zoo had a really neat children's area. They have a 'rabbit warren' where kids can go in and explore through the tunnels. Every now and there there are little ladders they can climb up and look around

There was also a really neat playground, with more 'mazes' for the kids to climb through. And of course, the obligatory climbing structure.

It's not a really big zoo, but we saw lots of animals. We saw kangaroos, lots of kangaroos. And some of them even had little joey's in their pouches! We saw zebras and giraffes and tazmanian devils. We saw orangutangs and lemurs (and of course had so sing "I like to Move It, Move It!") We saw a brown bear with two little bear cubs.

We definitely want to go back.