大连行 - 观光篇

We only went to 2 tourist places, because Nathan is not interested in sightseeing yet at this age. We adults really enjoyed many shows inside the following two parks.

(1) DaLian Forest Zoo: It was divided into 2 phases or 2 big areas: Captive District and Stocking District. Long tram connects the two phases. Finally we saw a children's playground in the zoo. Believe it or not, I tried to find playground in many places, park or shopping mall and was disappointed. Most parks provide exercise equipment for adults, but nothing for kids. Nathan plays the slide for many times.

Captive District: Animal (monkey, bear, etc) Show, Tiger Show.

Stocking District:
Thai Elephant Show is impressive, one elephant did massages to two volunteers from audience. It's funny that the elephant chose different body parts for the male and female volunteers, respectively.
Baby tigers and baby leopards are so cute. And you may touch them if you're brave enough.
I also liked the bird show.



(2) DaLian Ocean Park: It features Polar Animal House, Marine animal Shows and Bird Show.

Marine Animal Show: Walrus 海象, Seals 海狮 and Sea Otter 海獭.

Dolphin Show: It's the most crowded place I've ever been. We managed to find a place to put the stroller and Nathan was sleeping lying on it while we waited almost 45 minutes. My mom found one seat, helper and I stood beside the stroller protecting it from being pushed. Just before the show started, Nathan woke up. My mom asked me to sit down on her seat holding Nathan. Nathan was very exciting to see so many excited people surrounding us. He plaused, smiled. I also fed him snacks. It was the best time for all of us.

Bird Show: Parrots do skating, addition and subtraction, swing, and lots of more. It's the most interesting to watch them collect 10 dollar bills, only 10 dollar ones. They first fly near you if you hold your hand up with something, but if you're holding 1 dollar or 5 dollar bills, they simply fly away.