A Day at the Zoo

Kate had to go back to work today, so I was on my own exploring again. I decided to check out the electronics market to see if I could find a good deal on a small, pocketable digital camera. Everyone said the place to go for electronics in Singapore is Sim Lim Square. The quantity of things available is pretty overwhelming, but the prices weren't any better than I could get back home, so no new camera for me.

Then it was off to explore the Singapore Zoo. It took a while to get there via MRT and Bus (I seem to walk up on the buses right as they are pulling away, leaving me to sit for 15-20 minutes waiting for the next one), but it was worth the trip. The zoo is relatively small in acreage, but what they have packed into a small area is really nice. There aren't a lot of fences around the enclosures, they use moats and water to keep the people away from the animals.



When you buy your ticket at the gate, they hand you a map that also lists all the feeding times for the animals. They stagger the feeding times, so if you arrive around 1100, you can follow the feedings throughout the park. I didn't arrive until about 1300, so I only saw a few. There isn't much more I can say about the zoo, so check out the pictures here.