This morning we went to Berlin Zoo. It was a wonderful day. The zoo sits in the Tier Garten and is surrounded by city buildings on three sides. I have to give them kudos, Berlins zoo really tried to entertain you while you were in the zoo, as opposed to the education factor. The zoo seemed almost like a park because of the old trees that cover all the paths. It was good to see so many animal bablies too. That must mean the animals are happy.:)The best part of the trip was Knut. For those of you who dont know, the baby polar bear Knut has been the topic of animal rights activists of late. His mother decided to stop caring for him while in the zoo, so the keepers took over the care. The crazy activists said that this was wrong and that the keepers should have let him die. Anyway, the word spread and Knut (Newt) is now a famous little man. We spent 1/2 hour waiting in line to see him, but it was really worth it. The keepers took him out for exercise and would play with him like his mother would, teaching him balance, play and pouncing. It was really adorable to see as he is the size of an extremely fat dalmation. After we were ushered away for the next group we walked to see the full grown bears. Lets just say, the bears are very happy and there will be another young cub in the near future...cough...cough.
After the zoo we split up into seperate groups to work on our regional transect studies for Astrid. Mary and I did a comparison of Three places in the city, and their connection to the River Spree. We spent about 3 hours working on it, but got it all finished in time to meet the rest of the group at Potsdamer Platz.
It was incredible. We went to see the Blue Man Group and at half the price of the US. Yes, the self same ones as those in the Pentium Three Processor comercial from so long ago. The show was great, though we didnt understand some jokes, as they were in German. I was really appreciative of the fact that the show is about interaction with the audience. Well, that and drums, pipes and paint. I smiled the whole time. After the show we walked into the lobby and the band from the show was in there. They looked a little bummed, and I went up to them to thank them for an awesome show. They smiled, suprised that an American would be there and posed for a picture that I took of Andie. I stood around for a little longer and got a picture with one of the Blue Men. It was fun, and I recommend it to anyone, as long as you dont hate drums. ;)
Rose flavored gelato is delicious.
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