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Tiergarten Schönbrunn

We went to the zoo at Schönbrunn today...this zoo is the oldest in the world and has been voted as the top zoo in Europe. It was founded as an imperial menagerie in 1752 by the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I on the site of a small zoo that had existed since 1540. It finally opened to the public in 1779.

Many of the original exhibit locations still exist with original buildings and designs. The jahreskarte (year pass) is quite affordable, so we will be returning on a regular basis. It was nice to spend a couple of hours wandering through the zoo, but we only saw a small percentage of the animal population. Enjoy some pictures from our first visit...
sleeping Koala

Justin interacting with the Pandas

delicious bamboo


here's lookin' at you 
Rebecca in front of the former Imperial breakfast pavilion

enjoying a traditional after lunch nap

delicious lunch


just in case you felt like climbing...don't do it here!




two new types of penguins



trying to intimidate the humans...

Justin was very excited to see the elephants...for some reason he's always been a big fan

what's all this monkey business! 
just hanging out

this guy seemed to be one of the older monkeys and he would just give the younger ones this look as they were playing

a turtle






We will share more pictures in the future as we explore more areas of the zoo

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  1. Kristi-AnnaJuly 24, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    !!! I am getting a Jahreskarte to join you guys on your zoo escapades. :0)

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