Memories from the Bronx Zoo

Who doesn’t love a great zoo?!  Please note the emphasis on the word great.  A zoo that has small enclosures and tiny habitats are nothing but unhealthy for the animals and downright depressing for the visitors. But the open spaces, natural habitats, and general care for the animals’ wellbeing is why I love, and have always loved, the Bronx Zoo.

I’m always amazed while driving to the Bronx Zoo that an area of this vast size doesn’t somehow take up the entire borough.  The Bronx Zoo is the world’s largest urban zoo, a vast oasis of animals and plant life representing the countless species we have on this planet. 

Austin and I had come here with our niece and nephew on several occasions, and always had a great time.  Well, it wasn’t until we visited the zoo with another couple that we realized all the fun that can be had as adults in the zoo as well!  We entered the zoo and immediately located a place serving beer in fancy plastic Bronx Zoo cups.  We were the envy of every father there, and several of them actually told us so.  As in, literally told us how amazing our beers looked.   As we passed by the children screaming about the various animals they wanted to see, and bypassed the “stroller parking” we had grown accustomed to stopping at, we realized what a truly fun place the zoo can be, for all ages….