Lions and Tigers and ... Vikings... Oh, My

As planned, we went to the Dublin Zoo today. Sat on the upper level of the bus so we could see the sites along the way. Last stop for the bus was a couple of blocks outside the entrance to Phoenix Park. A 5-minute walk to the entrance. No need to wait in line because we had the Dublin Card.

They didn't give us a map as we've received in others zoos we've visited, so we followed the signs. (They charge about $2.50 for a map/guide which we didn't want to buy.) They have a large variety of animals, viewable in themed areas. A lot of walking to see it! Of course, most important is seeing the animals. We saw a Mara (Looks like a rabbit, but is a rodent in same family as a guinea pig), Brazillian tapir (related to rhino and horse), 

chimpanzees, giraffes, elephants, hippos, rhinos, emus, gorillas, orangutans, lions, tigers, and many other animals. I took pictures of all of them so will post them somewhere else online after I return home from the trip.

Exhausted, we walked out of the zoo and treked to the bus stop, not a short walk. Took the bus as far as we could and walked UPHILL to the DUBLINIA attraction about Vikings and Medieval Dublin. Interesting information with realistic scenes about Viking life,sights and sounds from life in medieval Dublin, and skeletal remains and artifacts from digs in Dublin. We exited out via a walkway connection to the Christ Church Cathedral, parts of which are the oldest remaining building in Dublin.