Mysore Zoo

We reversed our schedule today and went on our outing in the morning and did schooling in the afternoon. We went to the zoo early to avoid the hottest part of the day. The Mysore zoo is full of shade so we enjoyed strolling through the enclosures and visiting the various animals.

I think the favourite animal was the giraffe, but we liked the tigers and the chimpanzee as well. The chimpanzee was really interesting because it didn’t have hair and you could see the muscle and bone structure that was so similar to humans. Some of the tigers were playing together and one was roaring. We imagined ourselves hearing that sound in the middle of the jungle.... run!!

The giraffes were so graceful and we could get quite close to them. They really are such beautiful creatures.

This evening we got together with two other couples and made supper. It was the first day of the Baha’i fast. I find with the heat that you don’t really get hungry, but we were happy for some water when it came time to break our fast! We made our specialty – burritos - and we all got a demo of how to make samosas. It was fun to work away in the kitchen together and even better to eat together.

After dinner we headed off to a nearby village where there are a lot of new Baha’is. There, we had a discussion about the fast and ended the evening with some Baha’i songs. Singing seems to be a big part of the culture here.

CM