When we woke up this morning I told Aaron I wanted to do something, but wasn't really sure what. All I knew was that it had to be fun for Connor. After searching online, I found Parco Natura Viva. A zoo and safari park about an hour away. Aaron was up for it, so after Connor woke up from his morning nap, were on our way to Bussolengo (Verona) Italy. It was only an hour away from our house, so not too far. I packed us a lunch so we could save a little money, and I am so happy I did. Connor ate his peanut butter and jelly sandwich on the way (which he loved!), and we ate ours while we were walking at the zoo. We were surprised they let us take them in, but a lot of other people seemed to have the same idea as us.
The park was divided into two parts. One was Fauna Park ( the walking park) and the other was Safari Park (the driving park). We first went to the walking park, but realized the safari park was going to close in a couple hours. We got lost walked around for a little while and then left for the Safari Park. Once it was over, we went back to the first one.
Fauna Park was really nice. It was divided into different areas (Sentieri D' Africa, Madagascar, Oceania, Asia, America, Extinction Park, Green Forest, Rettilario, Fattoria, Borealia, and Europa) which covered animals from 5 continents. The signs were a little confusing since they were in Italian, but after the second time in the park, we found our way by following the arrows (and using the map). Some areas were overgrown and hard for Connor to see over the bushes, but he still seemed to enjoy himself.
The butterfly exhibit was one of my favorites...even though it was extremely humid in the greenhouse.
Looking at the fish.
Extinction Park
There were tons of birds. Some even escaped from their cages.
I had so much fun with my boys!
Aaron pushed Connor most of the time because there lots of steep hills.
Aaron surprised us with treats!
What did I learn? Follow the arrows!
The petting zoo area.
The Safari Park was my favorite out of the two. It was so cool seeing the animals up close. Most of the animals were loose and able to walk around together. They seemed to get along... for the most part.
The giraffes were my favorite!
On our way out of the park, there was a souvenir shop. Every kid has to get a souvenir before leaving the zoo, right? Well that's what we think, so we stopped. It wasn't very big, but they had what Aaron was looking for: a lemur stuffed animal. Connor hugged it as soon as we gave it to him. When Aaron picked up a monkey, of course Connor wanted to hold that one too.
He was so happy with his new toy.
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