On Sunday, despite the threatening thundercloud-type skies, we went to Zoo Atlanta in our quest to see the baby Giant Panda. Peggy and Clayton have been reading about Mei Lan and wanted to see her. We were delighted to see not just the 2-year-old Mei Lan but also her baby brother Xi Lan (11 months-old) and the adult male and female. Xi Lan means “Atlanta’s Joy”. Quite a treat! The zoo was very nice and provided over 5 hours of enjoyment or us.
The reptile house was good and quite scary for one who cares not for snakes. One cobra was particularly active; br-r-r! Following the zoo adventure, we visited the Cyclorama; world’s largest oil painting supplemented by lots of sculptured figures and scenes all depicting the Civil War Battle of Atlanta that occurred July 22, 1864.
Just as we were leaving, the sky opened up and provided the much-needed rain that we had dreaded would interrupt our zoo trip. What good fortune that the rain waited!
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