Third Day of School - to the zoo
It was the third day of school and it was his first field trip .. to the zoo! Unfortunately, Papa was sick so Grandma had to stand in last minute. Two classes of students went, the playgroup and the nursery one group.
First part of the trip was in an interactive classroom when a zoo personnel talked about rearing pets at home and how to take care of a guinea pig and a rabbit and how we shouldn't keep a hedgehog at home. I didn't hear much of the talk as Cayen was squirming non stop. He really kicked up a fuss when he saw the rabbit as he wanted to touch it (but we couldn't until the short talk is over). Then, without hesitation or fear, he reached out to touch the hedgehog (but I didn't think he liked the sensation very much) and subsequently the rabbit. I wondered very much how much the playgroup kids are understanding the whole lesson but I guess an outing beats the routine classroom training anytime.
Next, we spent the next 90 minutes or so walking around the zoo. Saw many animals from the lions to polar bears, giraffes, zebras, and giant tortoise. And Cayen was specially clingy to me and didnt want to come down to walk himself for the most part of it. So while I was thinking that 3 hours seemed too short a time to spend at the zoo given that travelling time to & fro is 1 hour, I then fully realised that it was not so bad an idea after all, especially given the sweltering heat.
I think Cayen enjoyed himself though he might have enjoyed more at the Perth or Taipei zoo given the much cooler weather when we visited. He was again so tired by 12 noon that he napped through our KFC lunch.
As we didn't go to the River Safari, we didn't see the pandas but he was already quite excited when he saw the panda posters. So I guess next trip would be at the much more cooling River Safari.
First part of the trip was in an interactive classroom when a zoo personnel talked about rearing pets at home and how to take care of a guinea pig and a rabbit and how we shouldn't keep a hedgehog at home. I didn't hear much of the talk as Cayen was squirming non stop. He really kicked up a fuss when he saw the rabbit as he wanted to touch it (but we couldn't until the short talk is over). Then, without hesitation or fear, he reached out to touch the hedgehog (but I didn't think he liked the sensation very much) and subsequently the rabbit. I wondered very much how much the playgroup kids are understanding the whole lesson but I guess an outing beats the routine classroom training anytime.
Next, we spent the next 90 minutes or so walking around the zoo. Saw many animals from the lions to polar bears, giraffes, zebras, and giant tortoise. And Cayen was specially clingy to me and didnt want to come down to walk himself for the most part of it. So while I was thinking that 3 hours seemed too short a time to spend at the zoo given that travelling time to & fro is 1 hour, I then fully realised that it was not so bad an idea after all, especially given the sweltering heat.
I think Cayen enjoyed himself though he might have enjoyed more at the Perth or Taipei zoo given the much cooler weather when we visited. He was again so tired by 12 noon that he napped through our KFC lunch.
As we didn't go to the River Safari, we didn't see the pandas but he was already quite excited when he saw the panda posters. So I guess next trip would be at the much more cooling River Safari.
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