For our last free day of the Rosh Hashana holiday, we headed to the Tisch Biblical Zoo in south west Jerusalem. Most of the animals have a sign telling you where this animal is mentioned in the Bible. But it has all the other animals you'd expect to see in a zoo as well. Highlights included huge snakes, penguins, a cheetah with three legs, the footprint garden, brown bears, flamingos, vultures, and an aviary for feeding lorries.
Little cups of nectar kept the lorries and the kids happy. Here is Abby above, Emily below, and Isaac in the photo below that.
We took a shortcut and skipped the African animals for the sake of time, but we couldn't skip the petting zoo and the playground, with sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle and architect Mario Botta. The entire zoo was fun, but this part was especially hard to leave.
Joe moving at an uncharacteristic turtle pace.
Elizabeth and Mary.
David was begging to be photographed.
Linda having way too much fun.
Emily on a ram.
The dynamic duo on the turtle
Lisa, Amanda, and Emily ride on the giraffifant? Eleraffe?
Elizabeth perches on a bird's tail.
We only made it through half of the zoo before heading home, but it was great fun and helped us all get through a week without Daddies.
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