We're going to the zoo!
Dear Mum and Dad:
It was nice to talk to Mum last night. We had a very nice end to the spring break yesterday. Joel, Dianne, Lokesh and I went to the Delhi zoo. It was a perfect day weather wise, about 28 degrees. Everything beside all of the roads in Delhi is covered by honeysuckle, in full bloom right now. There are a lot of flowering trees, including a very bright yellow one with the habit of a fruit tree, but with flowers that are a brighter yellow than forsythia. There are hollyhocks, snapdragons and other flowers galore. The pre monsoon rains have washed off the dust and the place is really brightened up. At the zoo I was really impressed by the large number of wild hawks. There was a nest with chicks in it right by the path. Dad hawk was driving other hawks away from the nest, but seemed unconcerned about people. We also caught glimpses of wild parrots or parakeets. It was good to go to the zoo so soon after the safari. We learned that the little roosters and hens that we saw were indeed jungle fowl. It was also cool to see the crocodiles much closer and compare them to Florida Alligators, which they also had. Joel had a map, and he soon found the leopards, tigers and the canteen. I read a couple of books by Corbett, and he mentions the coexistence of tigers and leopards in the area we were in.
After the zoo we went to this food city place. Turns out it is on the exhibition grounds. The exhibition grounds are very much like the CNE grounds. There are pavilions for many of the states, including Kerala, where we were. The only part of the exhibition that was open were a few rides in the fun park, and the food pavilion wasn't so we went to McDonalds for lunch in Connaught Place.
Love
Rich, Dianne and Joel
It was nice to talk to Mum last night. We had a very nice end to the spring break yesterday. Joel, Dianne, Lokesh and I went to the Delhi zoo. It was a perfect day weather wise, about 28 degrees. Everything beside all of the roads in Delhi is covered by honeysuckle, in full bloom right now. There are a lot of flowering trees, including a very bright yellow one with the habit of a fruit tree, but with flowers that are a brighter yellow than forsythia. There are hollyhocks, snapdragons and other flowers galore. The pre monsoon rains have washed off the dust and the place is really brightened up. At the zoo I was really impressed by the large number of wild hawks. There was a nest with chicks in it right by the path. Dad hawk was driving other hawks away from the nest, but seemed unconcerned about people. We also caught glimpses of wild parrots or parakeets. It was good to go to the zoo so soon after the safari. We learned that the little roosters and hens that we saw were indeed jungle fowl. It was also cool to see the crocodiles much closer and compare them to Florida Alligators, which they also had. Joel had a map, and he soon found the leopards, tigers and the canteen. I read a couple of books by Corbett, and he mentions the coexistence of tigers and leopards in the area we were in.
After the zoo we went to this food city place. Turns out it is on the exhibition grounds. The exhibition grounds are very much like the CNE grounds. There are pavilions for many of the states, including Kerala, where we were. The only part of the exhibition that was open were a few rides in the fun park, and the food pavilion wasn't so we went to McDonalds for lunch in Connaught Place.
Love
Rich, Dianne and Joel
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