Ignoring Calcutta's rich cultural and artistic heritage, one of the first things we decided to go and see was the zoo. Poor sick August was quite the trooper, dutifully tromping around with only the occasional sprint to the nearest toilet. This was an old fashioned zoo, where the lions were kept in tiny cages, with the one advantage that people could actually watch as they lazed about in the afternoon heat.
The monkeys inside of the cages seemed to have made friends with the monkeys outside of the cages, who were intent on frightening groups of school children. This sloth bear had a lot of fun playing with his food, though the click-clack of his claws didn't sound so friendly as he paced back and forth behind the bars.
We were the only foreigners visiting the zoo, and were more exotic than the Bengali tigers. The Indian visitors were certainly more excited to have their pictures taken with us, anyway. Here I am with the captive elephants, in one of the suits I had sewn in Bodhgaya.
Ignoring Calcutta's rich cultural and artistic heritage, one of the first things we decided to go and see was the zoo. Poor sick August was quite the trooper, dutifully tromping around with only the occasional sprint to the nearest toilet. This was an old fashioned zoo, where the lions were kept in tiny cages, with the one advantage that people could actually watch as they lazed about in the afternoon heat.
The monkeys inside of the cages seemed to have made friends with the monkeys outside of the cages, who were intent on frightening groups of school children. This sloth bear had a lot of fun playing with his food, though the click-clack of his claws didn't sound so friendly as he paced back and forth behind the bars.
We were the only foreigners visiting the zoo, and were more exotic than the Bengali tigers. The Indian visitors were certainly more excited to have their pictures taken with us, anyway. Here I am with the captive elephants, in one of the suits I had sewn in Bodhgaya.
2 comments:
Hi Anna--
You're looking beautiful!
Leanne
Hi Beautiful, Have been printing out all your blogs and reading with awe and fascination. U R the epitome of Intrepid! Vaya con dios!
Love and hugs,
Grandma Barbara
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