Finally back home and able to sort through my photos and tell you guys more about our trip. It was amazing and just like when I went to London, I already can'y wait to return. There are are just so many things to see and do there I could have spent many more days happily.

In the first post I hared on the trip I only share the first day, and as we were traveling for much of it, it was really only a half day. Day two was a very fun and full day and it happened to be Valentine's Day. We hit the zoo and Horton plaza, both on this day, but I honestly have so many pictures I've decided to split it into two posts so I can show you everything. So this post is about our trip to the famous San Diego Zoo!

The Day started off of course, with something delicious. Everyday of the trip we ate breakfast at the hotel becuase it was one of the included amenities in out stay. The selections were many, but I'm such a creature of habit I went with my favorite almost everyday, fruit and yogurt. Unfortunately they didn't have berries everyday but I really enjoyed the melons and other refreshing options.

Before we headed out for the day I was gathering my things and realized that I'd made a humorous mistake in packing and grabbed the wrong thing. You see, I'd meant to get my camera strap but I accidentally had packed an extra pair of red shoelaces instead. Hey, I think my Macgyver moment worked out just fine. It might just become my new thing.

As I'm sure most would agree with me, the highlight of the zoo is typically seeing the large animals in real life. Yes, the small exotic creatures are a lot of fun, but seeing animals like lions tigers and bears up close is so excting. We actually had to return to a few of the animals spot's later in our day because they weren't in sight the first time. This happened with the lions, tiger, cheetah, and jaguar. Basically all the big cats, which are my favorites, so we had to make the effort to see then again.

Also, I think there's definitely a lot to be said about what certain zoos and foundations do to help animals and endangered species, so I'm not trying to be controversial here, but I also like to be honest and open about any of my opinions. That's why I must admit that my sister and I noticed a few of the animals that seemed very pitiable. The polar bears in particular looked very unhappy. I just can't see how keeping an animal that's designed to live in the arctic in a warm climate like this can be a good thing.

That said, I'm sure the zoo has done a lot to provide for all the animals there, and many of them seemed perfectly content with their pet humans. (Oh, hey if you want to see a great post with more of the bubbles check out my sister @fullofhope 's post HERE)

Oh and the pandas were so fluffy! (If you want to see more of them check out my sister @fullofhope 's post HERE)

I also might have to adopt a baby baboon, so cute!!!

Until the next post then!

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