5/5 Christie C. 1 year ago on Google
My
teenage
son
and
I
just
returned
from
our
first
trip
to
New
Orleans.
One
thing
I
truly
wanted
to
do
was
visit
the
zoo!
So,
our
second
day
there,
we
hopped
on
the
bus
and
headed
to
the
zoo.
Note
-
we
took
the
streetcar
back
and
did
a
little
mini
food
tour
through
the
Garden
District.
Overall,
I
am
quite
impressed
with
public
transportation
in
NOLA,
and
the
mobile
app
is
awesome!
I
love
this
zoo!!!!
Yay,
so
several
attractions
were
closed.
And
some
of
the
animals
were
totally
MIA.
But
we
still
really
enjoyed
our
day
here.
It's
very
walkable,
and
we
saw
some
great
animals!
And,
you
know,
it's
kind
of
cool
to
me
that
I
felt
like
I
could
have
just
jumped
into
several
of
the
animal
enclosures.
I
know,
I'm
probably
a
weirdo.
Like
the
sea
lions.
There
was
just
something
cool
about
thinking
I
could
jump
in
at
any
moment
and
swim
with
them
-
not
that
I
would!
But
it
made
me
feel
like
I
was
closer
to
the
experience
than
being
so
far
removed.
That
intimacy
that
you
don't
get
with
some
zoos.
And
oh
yes,
some
people
WERE
actually
getting
too
close
to
the
animals.
There
was
an
emu
exhibit
(I
think
it
was
the
emus),
and
this
stupid
mom
let
her
kids
walk
right
up
to
the
fence
and
stick
their
hands
in.
There
was
a
barrier
they
just
ignored.
Her
kids
were
announcing
to
us
that
they
were
sticking
their
arms
in!
I
wanted
to
tell
them
emus
like
to
eat
little
boys,
but
that
didn't
seem
right.
That
is
dumb
parenting,
and
that
is
why
most
zoos
have
to
make
it
so
you
can't
even
get
close
-
to
protect
the
stupid.
Show
some
respect,
people,
so
you
idiots
don't
ruin
it
for
the
rest
of
us.
Anyway,
my
son
and
I
really
enjoyed
our
time
here
and
all
the
animals
we
saw.
I
would
go
back
in
a
heartbeat
and
recommend.
Yes,
zoos
kind
of
make
me
sad,
but
I
would
also
like
to
think
these
animals
are
treated
better
than
those
in
the
wild.
Nobody
is
going
to
chase
them
down
and
eat
them,
so
I
guess
that's
a
plus.
Maybe
it's
a
little
country
club
for
them,
even
though
the
one
gorilla
with
his
blanket
seemed
bored
out
of
his
mind.
But
overall,
I
really
do
like
this
zoo,
regardless
of
how
you
feel
about
zoos
in
general.
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