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| Kids at Petting Zoo |
Friday afternoon at 12:00 P.M., my daughter called, said she and the kids were going to the Grassmere Zoo in Nashville, and asked if I wanted to go with them.
She came to pick me up, and we rode to Nashville. Santana was with them.
At the zoo, I had my camera with me, so I was taking pictures while my grandson was pushing his little sister in her wheelchair.
We went to the Grassmere Zoo at 3777 Nolensville Road, Nashville, TN 37211, 615-833-1534.
In the Savannah loop, we saw three African Elephants, giraffes bending down to eat grass, and red river hogs. We walked inside the birdhouse at Lorikeet Landing to pet the parrots and the farm animals.
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| Giraffe eating grass |
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| African Elephants |
At the Central Zoo, we saw the beautiful blue macaw; at Gibbon Island, we saw gibbons; at the meerkat dens, we saw the meerkats; at the Unseen New World, we saw seahorses, many other reptiles, and fish.
The kids climbed inside the glass that leads into the middle of the meerkat's dens to get an up-close view of the meerkats.
The kids stopped to play on the jungle gym, and we watched a bird show at the amphitheater.
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| Kids with Meerkats |
In the Jungle loop along the bamboo trail we saw a white tiger, a lynx, a red ruffed lemur, a ring-tailed lemur, cougars, a red-crowned crane, a red panda, a porcupines, and tapir, we stopped at alligator cove to watch the alligators, flamingo lagoon was filled with pink flamingo's where the kids could touch the animals at critter encounters and Kangaroos Kickabout.
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| White Tiger |
We left Grassmere Zoo and rode down I-40 to Opry Mills Mall, about 8 miles away and a 12-minute drive.
We were all very hungry, and my daughter parked near the entrance of the Rainforest Cafe at Opry Mills.
We were seated in the Tuki section with the amusing, curious baby elephant, which my granddaughter loved; she was mimicking it.
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| Rainforest Cafe |
My daughter and I split a portabella wrap layered with tomato-basil, rolled with spinach, red onions, roasted red peppers, and grilled portabella mushrooms, tossed in roasted garlic balsamic dressing.
We all shared an excellent appetizer adventure: two or more featuring Chimi-Cha-Chas, Spinach & artichoke dip, with tri-color chips, cheese sticks, and chicken tenders, served with fresh guacamole, marinara, and coconut curry sauce. For dessert, we ordered an out-of-this-world Sparkling Volcano.
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| Elephant in the Rainforest |
We walked around the mall, looking inside many of the shops. After a stimulating day, we set out on the two-hour ride home. All the kids fell asleep, and we were home by 12 P.M.
Grassmere Zoo
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