FB - Sunday at 9:15pm

• what a great day today was! we started with a visit to the Aalborg Zoo, and though i have grown up with the world reknowned Saint Louis Zoo always at my disposal, today proved that i have not fully utilized it. the Aalborg Vestre (Aalborg West) Rotarians arranged a guided tour for us through their zoo! for over 90 minutes we were shown around the facility by Per Christiansen, the zoo's Head of Zoology - and i must say, it is amazing how much more you get out of a zoo when someone who really knows what they are talking about is leading you. i may have seen many of the animals prior to today, but i did not know why things were done the way they are or some of the history - and that made a huge difference. the only bad part was that we had but 90 minutes. i think we could have kept at it all day with all the questions we had :-). after the tour we had a great lunch at the zoo cafe. everyone was served a chicken sandwich (very delicious) and their choice of beverage. it's the first time since i left home that i had a chicken or turkey sandwich - and for those of you that know me, you know that i normally have one nearly everyday for lunch - so it was a very pleasant surprise!
  
  i will let one of the others tell the story of the visit to Lindholm Høje as my host - Esben Kold - is downstairs and probably wondering what happened to me since i came up to try and call my mom for Mother's Day (i will try again before i go to sleep mom - but if i do not reach you, happy mother's day and i love you!)
  
  oh, one last zoo thing before i go - the zoo in Aalborg allows you to bring your dogs (on a leash) into the facility! it was so cool to see all the puppies walking around! i can only imagine what that would be like with Huff and Parker....
  
  i will be throwing up pics from the arrival at Esben's home (and subsequent nature hike) yesterday and the outings today before i go to sleep so be sure to keep an eye out!
  
  until next time...