We went to a session at the Madrid temple and Weston did baptisms. People here tell us that this was President Hinkley's favorite temple. After being inside, I can see why. The final room is spectacular with an olivie green dome ceiling and is covered with a gold relief (3D) of flowers and vines and is incredibly gorgeous. It knocks you over. We had a great experience in the temple.
And then we went to the zoo and aquarium. It was kind of cold and overcast and we pretty much and the whole place to ourselves. It's huge! McKenzie, we saw 2 pandas. No lines, no crowds, no other people. All the show were cancelled, which would have been fun, but that was the trade-off. The chimps and the baboons put on their own shows for us. They were hilarious. And in the aquarium there was a shart tank that you could right up next to and see the sharks swimming right above your head. You could see every sharp pointy tooth they had just inches from you. It was so gross and so thrilling at the same time. We had a good time even when we had to walk back through the rain to the metro.
Which one do you think is ours? One of the kids at Maristas (the school Madi attends) said she didn't really like the inside of the White House when she visited. She said it was just like a house; kind of plain. I had to laugh. They are used to palaces and grandiose buildings because that is what they are surrounded by.
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I love to go to different temples! I'll have to put Madrid on my list.
Pandas are so worthless. I think that one that wanted an abortion was probably right. Think about it: an animal that only eats a very specific kind of bamboo that doesn't provide it with enough nourishment, so all it can do is sit around and eat all day long and if any other animal encroaches on this ONE food source, they die out? Stoooooopid. No wonder they don't want to reproduce. Even they get how pointless they are.
That said, I really like seeing them.
If you don't see the point to pandas, why not get rid of the kooalas, too. They're the ones who looked drugged. You're just jealous cuz you've never seen a giant panda. ha!
But I have. They had them at the San Diego zoo. They're cute and all, but when even they want to die out and won't breed, I think it's time to say goodbye. Kooalas have a desire to perpetuate the species, at least.
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