Museum Hopper

so, i went to the bronx zoo yesterday for volunteering. i was basically chaperoning young adults. i was accompanied then throughout my trip by 2 other coworkers (that i had just met) and 3 siblings aged about 8-14. we had our ticket and food paid for. work bought us the jumbo pass with all the add-ons. we arrived right as it was opening and headed straight to the gorillas. i still cannot believe you have to pay extra to see a permanent exhibit at the zoo. one complaint about this zoo: i feel like you have to do a lot of extra walking to get where you want to go. also, the map is difficult to follow. i cannot believe that i am admitting that. i usually don't have issues with maps, but this one kept giving us problems. a surprise hit: the bug carousel! we went for a ride on it right before leaving. it was a nice way to get a little break before walking the last bit to the bus. we were at the zoo until 3, so a fairly full day. the 6 (and then 7 of us in the afternoo...

i visited the bronx zoo with about 5 other co-workers on one of the best days in september. the zoo does take a while to get to via subway, but once you are off the subway, just follow the signs. okay, admission. that is the question. this is one of the things that i hate about certain museums. they make you either choose: a) the basic pass and then tack on things incrementally or b) buy a jumbo pass with everything included. i recommend buying the huge drink that you can refill the whole time you are there. there were six of us, so we pretty much shared a lot of germs. the place is pretty cool. worth the trip! times visited: 1 time in the zoo: 5 hrs overall: B