Onward to the Zoo On our way to the National Zoo, we stopped at a restaurant called Medaterra, a Mediterranean place specializing in Greek food and seafood. I had a crab cake sandwich - mmmmmm. It was a gorgeous day and we ate our meal at the sidewalk cafe.
The zoo was another hike from the restaurant. So far, walking less than the day before isn't panning out. :)
The highlight of the zoo is the panda exhibit. I'm not sure which panda this is - male or female, but we never saw more than two. Don't know if the cub, who would be nearly 3 years old by now, I guess, is even there. Guess if we'd taken time to read the signs, we'd know - but there were just so many people in that area.
They are fascinating to watch - they have such personality!
While we looked at more exhibits, we weren't really impressed. Louisville has such a beautiful zoo that the National Zoo actually paled in comparison. Plus, the National Zoo doesn't seem to have a circular path, so you see going back up hill what you saw going down (knowing full well you were going to have to climb that hill back to the top). It wasn't as "user friendly" as our zoo - but it was free while our zoo is not. Still, I think a trip to our zoo is in my future. We had a good time and the panda exhibit was well worth the trip - the other exhibits were fun, too - just not as nice as Louisville (in my humble opinion).