Off to the City and the Zoo

We took the kids out on a couple of outings in early September, including the a visit to the city and then to the zoo. Even though we are in the city a lot, you don't realise the fascination for kids, with all the crowds, streetcars and things to see and do. As for the zoo, it's always a favourite. Here are the photos!

Hittin' the town

Today was the first day of Spring Break. I'd been talking to Z about going downtown and checking out some of the statues and art around the place, as well as the Macy's Flower Show which is on for the next couple of weeks. We were lucky as the weather held out - it's been raining on and off this week, and Z even got to see his first rainbow on Wednesday evening! It was quite spectacular as the clouds were quite dark, but the rainbow peaked out and extended across an area south of downtown - we got a great view from our roof.

Anyway, today we went downtown and checked out many of the statues and art pieces around town, as well as the Wells Fargo Museum, Macy's Flower Show, Union Square and the Transamerica Pyramid. Then we caught up with Dad for lunch at the great foodcourt at Westfield (it reminds me a lot of the one at Chatswood in Sydney). A was so excited to be in the foodcourt - she couldn't contain her excitement. Z has decided it's one of his favourite places to eat, alongside Mediterranee.