Zoo

We're winding down our little New York vacation, and decided to visit a cute little zoo we've been encouraged to check out. A bus ride straight down Franklin Ave took us near the entrance to both the Prospect Park Zoo and the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. The admission was reasonable (our membership at the Metro Toronto Zoo does not include reciprocal benefits at this one) at $8 per adult, and free for kids under 3.

We were able to feed ducks and geese at the outdoor streams, see the baboons and their babies, visit birds in the aviary and visit with the barn animals. But the real highlight was the feeding of the California sea lions at the outdoor, circular tank. The keepers not only feed the sea lions, but perform some health checkups and stimulate the animals by having them do "tricks".

We didn't do much else post-nap: a bit of playground time, and then a mediocre dinner at a nearby Middle Eastern place, Black Iris.