So apparently the zoos across the world have a different philosophy on safety than the United States. Reagan and I took the train to a town about 40 minutes away called Nyiereghaza to visit the zoo that they have there. This was by far the coolest zoo I have ever been to. The enclosures were very, very large for the animals and the layout of the zoo and the vegetation there was beautiful.
Regarding the safety issue... none of the enclosures had safety fences or trenches in front of them. None. If you want to, you can touch any of the animals at the zoo. Lions, tigers, bears, giraffes, monkeys... It is entirely at your own risk, and you are expected to have the good common sense NOT to touch the lions, tigers and bears. Oh my!!! The cool thing is you can get right up close and personal with all of the herbivores and touch animals that you never thought you would be able to touch. On the downside, we saw a three year old almost get his arm taken off by a tiger.
Bonuses: actual toilet paper in the bathrooms, super fun little kiosks all over the zoo selling cotton candy and other carnival treats, a play area with ring tailed lemurs and monkeys, fun farm animals that reminded us of home.
Drawbacks: scary signs posted everywhere with pictures of maimed hands, goat poo on our shoes.
An excellent time all around!
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AWESOME pictures!! Including the one of you and I on the boat in Budapest...
I hope things are looking up!
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