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The London Zoo !!!

I've been there once in my twenties….
So,  a couple of days before New Year's Eve, Matteo Tobia and I decided to pay a visit to the animals of the London Zoo….
We took our first tube train of the holiday and we reached Camden Town. From there we had a 15 minutes walk to the gates of the zoo. It was a cold morning (what else?) with blue blue skies and I had a  new warmer jacket on my shoulders (and my chunky scarf + my lovely hat !!!!) : we were all covered up for the occasion!!!
I don't love zoos, but I love animals a lot and so do my boys. Zoos have their limits, but I love their animals' conservation projects, so I hope our money will be used for a good cause!
We had a lot of encounters (I loved the tigers and the giraffe, deeply!) but I didn't take pics of them all (such as reptiles! bleah), but we did see all of them! The boys had the map in their hands and I had to follow their decisions….
We had even an unexpected meeting ….



















not good to take a picture of me in a distorting mirror….

















After these beauties (who doesn't love tigers?), we had a stop for lunch at the zoo restaurant and … look at the next photo ….


Do you know David Mitchell ????
Well, since I live in Maputo, I do !!!! Unbelievable, right????
Every Tuesday night, Paolo, our boys and I switch on the TV on BBC Entertainment and we watch shows like QI and Would I lie to you?, just to have some fun or laugh (when I'm able to follow the quick repartees!!!)…. That's why I know that guy!!!
Matteo and Tobia were so worried I wanted to stop him to have a chat to explain how we know about his existence, but I promised them not to do that! Even though I was so tempted…..
This photo is not great, but I find funny that Mr Mitchell is close to the sign "feeding time at the zoo"…

Our tour can resume now !




















… we forgot to collect the picture made at the zoo entrance with all 3 together …. I know I have avoided to spend a ridiculous amount of money for a silly pic, but I still think about it …

xxxx Alessandra



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  1. Amy at love made my home19 January 2015 at 10:27

    You had a great visit! How funny that you saw David Mitchell! Not who I was expecting at all, I thought it would be one of the Paddington Bear statues that are all around London. I love giraffes, so I really liked seeing those pictures especially. xx

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  2. Tinie19 January 2015 at 13:00

    It really looks fantastic. And eventhough it was cold the animals where trying to get some amount of sun. Love from Tinie

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  3. Heather 19 January 2015 at 14:07

    I think I went there when i was about 8 and also again at about 24! I bet you could track down the photo if you really want it...! X

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  4. Helen Philipps19 January 2015 at 15:16

    What a great day you and your boys had a London Zoo! I loved the pictures especially the penguins!!
    Helen xox

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  5. Unknown19 January 2015 at 15:33

    So many great pictures!
    Thank you for sharing.

    P.S. Did you see the ant eater? According to me it was the best animal in all of London zoo!

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    1. homemade@myplace19 January 2015 at 18:22

      NO!!! I DIDN'T!!!! Such a pity….. I think I've missed something amazing, did I?
      xxxxx Ale

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  6. Vintage Sheet Addict19 January 2015 at 16:37

    Lovely photos, penguins always make me laugh :) xxx

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  7. Stel19 January 2015 at 19:24

    A lovely visit! Gotta love London aircraft lines in the sky :-)
    Did you see an okapi? There are some in the Pretoria zoo - and they are curious - they will walk right up to the fence!

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  8. Kate20 January 2015 at 14:59

    Looks like a lot of fun! Aren't penguins fun to watch?!
    Kate :}

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  9. Annie Cholewa23 January 2015 at 02:34

    What a lovely set of images. And aren't giraffes just the most amazing creatures :o)

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