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Now the reason I haven’t written much lately is I’ve been way too busy having fun. I just had three whole days off work; Sunday, Monday (thanks to a national holiday), plus a Tuesday off from Kyoto Girls’ High (thanks to their Junior High entrance exam). I’ve had a pretty lazy time of it really, but I did meet a wandering minstrel (this old guy who walks the streets happily playing his harmonica as he goes – friendly chap and not strange at all), and I discovered a cafe really close to my house where they play Irish music all the time (a future post for Deep Kyoto methinks) and I went to the zoo. Now, as far as I remember I’ve never been to a zoo before (I may be wrong about this, I may have been to Dublin Zoo when I was about 5, but I don’t actually remember that – one of my darling sisters would have to confirm it) and although it is pretty sad to see animals being kept in tiny spaces, I have to admit I was pretty excited (you know – little kid excited) to see my first real live lions, giraffes, gorillas, the elephant and the tiger. The tiger was pretty damn cool. Especially when it roared. That was really really cool. Just imagine being lost and alone in the jungle and hearing that go off! Damn! Goosepimples! I have a lot of respect for tigers. Here are some pictures:BubbleShare: Share photos – Green Toys

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