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One point that I want to make very clear to anyone considering attending the Seattle show is that Seattle is a GREAT place to visit. Fun for the whole family.
There is a lot to see and do, and I hope that the venue remains in Bellevue. With all the gentrification, there is a growing number of interesting shops and restaurants close to the hotel, as well as grocery stores, pharmacies and *ahem* dispensaries.
It is surprisingly easy to get around Seattle. The freeways are intimidating, but we never got lost, and you can travel a good distance pretty quick. Dowtown Seattle is a trip; lots of art, music, performance, tourist traps, architecture...it's an old city with a story to tell, and it will tell you as much as you can bear.
On Saturday morning before the show, we Arnolds drove about twenty minutes to get to the Woodland Park Zoo.
Haley and I had a conversation about zoos, and we both agreed that it is difficult to reconcile the reality that these animals are captive and on public display. For my part, I think things have gotten pretty fucked up if the only way that we can preserve animal species from extinction by our hands is to either hold them captive, or kill them for sport. There has to be a better way...but I digress.
Leaving the zoo, I can certainly attest to the effect that exposure to these creatures can have on a person's appreciation for the natural world. Woodland Park Zoo is progressive, and an overall positive experience especially for those with kids. The grounds are covered with an extremely diverse fauna, and the air was sweet with the smell of blossoming plants, (and hippo farts).
Just our luck! We actually saw penguins on International Penguin Day!
The as-yet-unopened tiger exhibit- Another lucky thing for us; we were the first guests to be allowed access to the enclosure. It won't open for another week, and when my wife mentioned we only had the day, are Canadian, and were sad to miss it, a tiger keeper invited us in for a quick peek. I saw a tiger sleeping, which wasn't really exciting, but what a wonderful gesture. The staff at this zoo all seemed really friendly and happy to be there. Jury's still out about the animals, although they all looked to be well fed and cared for. The enclosures seemed to be very well designed, with fauna familiar to each animal species' natural territory.
The sound of turtles humping is about what you'd expect- 'clunk clunk clunk'
Sleepy kitty.
Next stop; The Human Zoo
There is a lot to see and do, and I hope that the venue remains in Bellevue. With all the gentrification, there is a growing number of interesting shops and restaurants close to the hotel, as well as grocery stores, pharmacies and *ahem* dispensaries.
It is surprisingly easy to get around Seattle. The freeways are intimidating, but we never got lost, and you can travel a good distance pretty quick. Dowtown Seattle is a trip; lots of art, music, performance, tourist traps, architecture...it's an old city with a story to tell, and it will tell you as much as you can bear.
On Saturday morning before the show, we Arnolds drove about twenty minutes to get to the Woodland Park Zoo.
Haley and I had a conversation about zoos, and we both agreed that it is difficult to reconcile the reality that these animals are captive and on public display. For my part, I think things have gotten pretty fucked up if the only way that we can preserve animal species from extinction by our hands is to either hold them captive, or kill them for sport. There has to be a better way...but I digress.
Leaving the zoo, I can certainly attest to the effect that exposure to these creatures can have on a person's appreciation for the natural world. Woodland Park Zoo is progressive, and an overall positive experience especially for those with kids. The grounds are covered with an extremely diverse fauna, and the air was sweet with the smell of blossoming plants, (and hippo farts).
Just our luck! We actually saw penguins on International Penguin Day!
The as-yet-unopened tiger exhibit- Another lucky thing for us; we were the first guests to be allowed access to the enclosure. It won't open for another week, and when my wife mentioned we only had the day, are Canadian, and were sad to miss it, a tiger keeper invited us in for a quick peek. I saw a tiger sleeping, which wasn't really exciting, but what a wonderful gesture. The staff at this zoo all seemed really friendly and happy to be there. Jury's still out about the animals, although they all looked to be well fed and cared for. The enclosures seemed to be very well designed, with fauna familiar to each animal species' natural territory.
The sound of turtles humping is about what you'd expect- 'clunk clunk clunk'
Sleepy kitty.
Next stop; The Human Zoo
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