The St. Louis Zoo

Originally posted on 12/23/09
On December the 5th we visited the St. Louis Zoo. It was about 25 degrees and windy, which was great for us, because we had the zoo mostly to ourselves. The only downer was that Teddy had a breakthrough seizure right as we were leaving. He became very confused for a few moments and almost fell down.

We have gotten into the habit over the years of visiting popular sites at unpopular times, mostly because Teddy often has trouble in large crowds. So if it is raining really hard, or if it is extremely cold you will often find us at the Zoo. We have a set pattern of going through the zoo: First, check the fountain outside of the visitor's center, then warm up inside, next check the Elephant, then warm up at the Bug/Butterfly House, then the long walk to the Reptile House (Teddy's favorite, he loves snakes) checking fountains all along the way, next are the cats and Zebras followed by a short warm-up at the Bird House and finally we work our way back to the bears and penguins before departing. Teddy is very attached to his particular route, so bringing guests with us doesn't work very well, not unless they want a very quick tour following the agenda outlined above! I highly recommend the St. Louis Zoo. Before Teddy was born we visited the San Diego zoo and we both agreed that our zoo was better because our zoo is free of charge and there aren't buses and trams with loud speakers causing congestion and noise. So, next time it is 10 degrees on a Saturday morning...look for us at the St. Louis Zoo, but good luck keeping up with us!