Edinburgh Zoo
In the summer, my fiancé and I visited Edinburgh Zoo, neither of us had been here before and set out to see the penguin parade. I'm not going to show a photo of that because it really wasn't worth seeing, they could only persuade three of the penguins to come out, and you could only really see one of them because the zoo attendants blocked the view of the others.
Food
The restaurant here was nice, but the kiosks and carts throughout the zoo were sold out of pretty much everything - no hot dogs, no cold drinks, no ice lollies! And as the restaurant closes early, that leaves you with very little option of something to eat and drink before you long bus journey home.
Giant Pandas
We didn't think we would actually get to see the giant pandas, as they had stopped taking viewing slots due to Tian Tian's pregnancy. But they did allow visits in to see Yang Guang, you had to queue up and they allowed a small amount of people in at a time, asking you to remain silent as the panda could leave the viewing area if you startled it. So of course, the man behind us was dragging a suitcase over the bumpy path! Luckily, the panda stayed and I got a few nice photographs.
The Zoo
I definitely recommend a visit to this zoo, its big and has plenty to see, although you might want to take a packed lunch/picnic with you for your visit. Definitely take a camera because you will get some good photographs here of the lions, pandas and penguins.
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