Unfortunately, a lot of the zoo was under construction, so many of the animals were absent without leave… probably wandering around the streets somewhere. But we did see a lion, a tiger, and a Panda Bear… oh my!
The Pandas are kind of a big thing at this zoo, and actually pretty cool to check out. Otherwise, we saw a few flamingos and other large birds, some monkeys, porcupines, a giant octopus, Mr. Crabs from the Sponge Bob show, a komodo dragon, an invisible gorilla and a vanishing hippo, a wallaby from down under, and a gang of fearless sparrows that attempted to loot our popcorn tub.
A couple of days after the zoo we took the Metro to Arlington National Cemetery. We’d been there before, but I really wanted to see the Iwo Jima statue this time because we missed it last time. Well… that didn’t work out. As it turns out, Arlington is massive, and the maps only come about every few miles as you walk around. So we watched the changing of the guard, saw where they just recently buried Ted Kennedy, and then walked, and walked, and walked some more trying to find the statue. Turns out, they call it the Marine Corps War Memorial, and we walked right past the sign that so easily pointed the way to it. Good job. At least we’ll know how to get there next time.
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