The Chiang Mai Zoo was really impressive–beautiful grounds just outside the old city that will take us another visit or two to traverse entirely, animals in good condition with adequate room to roam and great thai food (of course). Sorry, Kathmandu Zoo, yours just didn’t compare! The big attraction here in CM are the pandas on long-term loan: three, including a baby, from China (ie, Tibet). But Eliza’s favorites were the hippos with their HUGE mouths opened and ready for food, and feeding the elephants whole bananas. Next week we’ll travel out to a conservation area to ride, bathe and feed some more elephants…we’re going to hold off on the playing with baby tigers for a few more years…
