SingingMom
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- Jul 4, 2001
It's one of if not the oldest zoos in the world. Established in 1752. It is gorgeous and my husband and I adore it and have since we were kids (it is also the only zoo to get the WWF seal of approval. They work closely with Jane Goodal too and have successfully bred many animals including pandas and elephants. The animals are as happy as they can be considering. Rumor is that Kaiser Franz Josef had it expanded and properly set up for his wife, Empress Elisabeth (she was always called Sissi) because she loved animals. She rode horses all the time. At least this is what they told me when I toured the summer palace, where the zoo is, as a kid. My husband took me on the night tour the night he proposed. It was amazing! You share night vision goggles and some animals are just super active at night. It's really worth a trip by day too though! The palace as well. You kind of miss out if you only see it at night. It is so nice. We love it so much we got married there.
Oh Sissi!! We loved hearing all about her on our Germany ABD! Bought a book about her at Neuschwanstein and her movie when we got home!!
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