Taronga Zoo

A day at the Zoo. And what a day! It was a beautiful but cool day for the zoo so we dressed in layers. The ferry ride to the city was uneventful but we never tire of the scenery. We switched ferrys at Circular Quay and in 12-15 minutes we were at the zoo. The setting is on the harbour with beautiful vistas of the city, the bridge and the opera house at every point as we made our way upwards to the top. The animals are displayed in tasteful pens and the zoo itself is built on a hillside so you can either take the Sky Rail to the top and walk down, or walk to the lower entrance and walk up. The Sky Rail was not running when we first arrived so we did the lower entrance and made our way to the top. The seal exhibit and performing arena is new. We enjoyed the seal show and the elephant show.
Sydney from the ferry Saturday morning.

Sydney Harbour Bridge from the ferry on the way to Taronga Zoo.

Lazy seal.
Here I am.

Working for a living.
Beautiful waterfall.
Sydney from the seal pen.

Sleepy bear.
Baby and Mama Koala.
Koala pose.
Giraffes with Sydney skyline in background.
Wild turkey .

Seven presidents of seventies
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.
Wise old grandpa.
Lions. Male is asleep. What else is new?
Tigers.

Jay and his new pet.
Stick insects make great pets, I am told.
Scary.
What a cutie.
I'll eat you for lunch.

Elephant show
Clever beasts.
Komodo dragon. A face only a mother could love.
Don't mess with me.
Komodo dragon looking for lunch.
Sky Rail with Sydney skyline in background.
Taronaga ferry picking us up.
The Sydney Opera House in the late afternoon.
Circular Quay. The old and the new. Notice the old church dwarfed by the skyscrapers.