A day at the Zoo

On Sunday, we woke up to one of those beautiful fall days where you can't resist but to be outside all day enjoying it. So after some thought we decided to head for the Zoo. The nearest Zoo to us is in Basel Switzerland. It is a very nice Zoo with a well laid out area to walk and explore.
We decided to drive to the boarder of Germany and Switzerland park our car for free and take the street car through town to the Zoo. Once we were at the tram station, Jeff stood there trying to figuring which zone we needed to go to and how much it would cost us. However, the machine only took coins and of course we only had large bills with us. The street car driver wouldn't make change for us either so it was back to the car and on to the parking garage.

Once we parked and walked to the Zoo, we were greeted by this friendly guy.

Sarah didn't know what to think when she saw him clapping with his hands because that was a trick that she just learned how to do as well.

It was very crowded at the Zoo, I think because nothing else was open that day so everyone decided to come to the Zoo. We had a nice time even among the crowds. Jacob and Anna were really interested with all of the animals.

During the weekend, Jacob was complaining about the bottom of his feet being really sore. But by Sunday they were feeling a little better. However, halfway through our Zoo adventure, he started to complain again about his feet. I had him ride in the stroller with Sarah for a while for a rest. Jacob enjoyed it but I'm not so sure Sarah wanted to share her space with her big brother.

So we decided to let her out of her stroller and walk around a bit. She was much happier and we finished our time at the Basel Zoo with three tired kids. Next week, we will attempt to ride the street car again for another adventure- stay tuned!