Delia was up early this morning starting coffee for Stone which smelt like donuts (Duncan Donuts Chocolate Glazed Donut). Even though I do not drink coffee, it made me for a moment consider trying it again, but decided against it. We quickly dressed and made our way over to the Green Eggs Cafe. With it's homey atmosphere, this place was amazing. The service was friendly, food not only fantastic, but came in large portions, which was perfect seeing that I was starving. You did not leave there hungry. The only dilemma was deciding what you where going to order. As you can see no one had a problem.
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| Stone's Belgium Waffle with cinnamon apple and berry compote. |
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| My usual, egg white omelet, biscuit and a bowl of fruit. |
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| Their famous Red Velvet Pancakes, which are to die for. This we shared. |
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| Delia's Veggie Benedict |
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| Michael's Huevos Rancheros |
Full and content we left for the Philadelphia Zoo, which just happens to be Americas first Zoo. Arriving on such a beautiful day, it was already packed. Thanks to Michael and Delia who have a Zoo membership, we received some special perks. No waiting in lines for tickets, to feeding the Lorikeets.
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| Michael and Delia |
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| Stone and I |
We started by visiting Big Cat Falls. These Cats are Michael, Delia and Stone's favorite of the animals. The cats, while graceful, are very powerful and athletic. New this year, they have the first-in-the-world animal trail system, called the Big Cat Crossing. This was pretty cool. You would be walking and above your head , you could see the Big Cats on the crossing.
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| Big Cat Crossing |
My favorite was the Primates, most importantly the Western Lowland Gorilla. These animals are so human like. As they looked at you, I would wonder what they are thinking. Then again maybe I don't want to know.
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| Coquerel's Sifake |
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| Western Lowland Gorilla |
Time to feed the Lorikeets. We are given nectar and go inside where the birds are waiting. Quickly they gather around us knowing they are about to be feed.
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| Delia feeding the Lorikeets. |
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| Michael feeding the Lorikeets. |
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| Myself feeding the Lorikeets. |
We visited numerous other exhibits before calling it a day at the zoo, ending with Mini Melts Ice-cream.
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| Duh, it says WET PAINT!!!!! That's me:) |
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| Pig Nose Turtle |
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| Aldabra Tortoise |
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| Michael and Delia enjoying Mini Melts Ice-Cream |
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| Mini Melts Ice-Cream |
Final stop, balloon ride, from here we could see all of downtown Philly….
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| Balloon Ride |
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| View of downtown Philadelphia. |
What is your favorite animal at the zoo?
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