After our second night at the Residence Inn, we had another great breakfast at the hotel and set off for Atlanta Zoo - only because they have Giant Pandas there.
We decided to get there just after they opened (09:30) before it gets too hot and too busy,
Fortunately the zoo has an agreement to provide free taxis to and from the zoo and our hotel.
No queues to get in, and we head straight to the far side of the zoo where the Pandas are. only a couple of people are there already so we can get an excellent view.
The Pandas are not outside today -it's far too hot for them, so the're in their climate controlled quarters.
After the Pandas, we spend a bit of time watching the Goillas - theres 20 here altogeter of various ages from about 2-1/2 up to 57 years old.
By now the zoos getting much busier, and tgher's lots of groups of kids here. it's getting warmer, a lot of the animals are not very active, so it's time to call the Checker cab co for our free cab back to the hotel.
There is another place of interest to us in Atlanta, as Mrs. K does work as a Puppeteer, we decide to go visit the Centre for Puppetry Arts.
to get there we go via the underground train (known as MARTA) there's a station just accross the road from our hotel and its 5 stops up the line.
Fares are flat rate $2.50 / journey regardless of distance.
Leaving the station at the other we make the mistake of coming out of the wrong side and then walking in the wrong direction. We do realise after about 1/2 mile , stop for lunch (another Chik-fil-A , this time at Colony Square). then retrace our steps and carry on to the Puppet place.
The puppet museums displays are divided into 2 - Jim Henson relatred and then World puppets (much older and historic). I enjoyed the Jim Henson part the best, rhey have lots of the original items, and show how they worked and how they were made which I found interesting.
A 10 minute walk from there back to thge MARTA station and a 5 minute train ride back to Peachtree Center, and the hotel.
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