Denver zoo (and Superbowl I guess)

During the first proper weekend I drove twice to Denver. The first one was just to go have a quick look around the city and to do my first longer-than-10km trip with the car that I had been given.

On Sunday I noticed that it was a free day at the Denver Zoo so that was a good excuse to get there again. Most of the roads were now clear of any snow but there was still plenty on the ground. It was kind of weird seeing zebras, lions, kangaroos and cheetahs trying to make their way across the snowy ground. Some of the areas are closed during the winter but it still was worth every penny for sure.

There are actually two arctic foxes in this picture

Lunch, so close but yet so far away

I can haz snow?

What's going on around here?

 

Plus bears, gorillas, cheetahs, leopards, snow leopards, hyenas, mongoose, tapirs, bats, camels, orangutans, penguins, a hippo, foxes, wolves, lots and lots of snakes and various birds etc.

In the evening there was this thing called the Super Bowl which seems to be kind of a big deal around here. Not really sure what the fuss is about though. One of the two teams ended up winning and I think it was supposed to be quite exciting. I watched more of the commercials than the actual game although much of them were very disappointing.

Just kidding of course. The locals didn't seem too thrilled about the whole thing though since their beloved Broncos and their superstar Tim Tebow (even I had heard about him!) had been defeated by the New England Patriots a couple of weeks prior.