My dad is a big fan of amusements parks. He likes to
regularly visit one, but doesn’t care too much about variety. When we lived in
Zeeland (Province in the South West of the Netherlands) we always visited
Diergaarde Blijdorp near Rotterdam. When we lived in Naarden we exchanged the
animals for the fairytales of the Efteling. Since we live in Berlin we have
been to the Berlin Zoo three times last year. Because I do like some change
myself, my dad was eager to go to the Zoo again and Berlin has got no less than
2 zoos, I laboriously persuaded him to pay a visit to the Tierpark in the
Eastern part of Berlin this time.
The reason Berlin has got two Zoos is that the original Zoo
was situated in the West part of Berlin and impossible to reach for the people
living in the old East-Berlin. So in 1955 the Tierpark was founded. This Zoo is
beautifully located on an old estate in Lichtenberg. The animal enclosures are
very spacious and widely spread through the area, which mainly consist of trees
as if you’re walking in a forest, interspersed with flower beds. What also
differentiates this Zoo from any other I’ve visited is the fact you’re allowed
to take your dog with you. We didn’t today, but definitely will in the future
once do so.
The space in the Tierpark and therewith the space the
animals have, make this to be a very pleasant Zoo. Our favorites were, of
course, the elephants, crocodiles and the ancient turtles in their little house
in a corner of the premises. I’m curious which of the two Zoos my dad chooses
next time he visits.
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