FHG Reunion - St Louis, July 2010 (Part IV)

Sunday we loaded up our van and checked out of the hotel after breakfast, so we could make the trip home after the day’s activity – the St Louis Zoo!

This is one of the many free attractions in St Louis, making it a wonderful, affordable city to visit for a vacation. They do nickel-and-dime you a bit on parking (but we could have parked on the street and walk a little further) and getting into a few of the smaller attractions within the zoo, but it’s so much fun! I think the parking plus the one show we saw (Sea Lion show) was still only about half of what we would have paid for admission to our tiny local zoo – and the St Louis zoo is about 6 times the size!

It was another hot day, but not near as hot or humid as the previous two days, so that was nice. The zoo is beautiful and has many trees to shade the hilly walk, so that was really nice also. The kids had a lot of fun seeing the animals. We didn’t have enough time to see everything at the zoo before we had to leave for home, but we did get to see LOTS of our favorite animals. We had a late lunch with our group of 4 families, before they continued their zoo adventure and we started our 5 1/2 hour trip back home.
The kids all loved the orangutans - a couple were hiding under a sheet right up next to the glass, so the kids were inches from them!St Louis Zoo, Circa 1919 - starring Josephine & Elijah, Kaylen & Jock!Tigers and Zebras and Giraffes, Oh My!Sea Lion Show!Now this is the way to do the zoo! Wish I had a comfy ride like this!Josephine didn't like the elephant-stink! :)