Portugal: Day two // Hanging with the monkeys..

After a good breakfast at our hotel, we headed out for the day. Pretty much everyone in my family is obsessed with zoos. I really don't know where it comes from but it's something that those who have married into our weird clan have had to get used to... to their dismay.

Lisbon Zoological gardens was super easy to get to from the main city (it even has it's own stop on the Metro/tube) and the journey only took about twenty minutes. We popped our heads out from the metro station and saw this glorious sight immediately. Our excitement was palpable.

My step-sister, Savannah, was pretty chuffed to find a restaurant named after her ;)

Had to get a picture of the rhinos spotty bottoms!

My step-dad pretending to be a turtle....

This little guy was the biggest show off in the zoo. We had us captivated for about forty minutes with his acrobatic skills and fearless jumps.

Those our people's apartments - how amazing would it be to live looking over the animals?! I can't say i'd love the smell though... 

Steve had his very own Harry Potter moment inside the reptile house. This creepy guy was pretty friendly.

I've seen a lot of dolphin shows and the majority of them were pretty similar, give or take a few flips. What was fantastic about this one was the depth of the water. It's not visible in this photo but the tank was really deep and a lot of the show took place underwater. I was holding my breath the entire show with what the trainers were able to achieve underwater. Incredible!