tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post5311775392812274714..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Birds, beasts and zoo buildings of BudapestDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-71030783568513836382017-08-17T07:11:59.042+01:002017-08-17T07:11:59.042+01:00I hear such great things about the San Diego Zoo -...I hear such great things about the San Diego Zoo - usually comes No. 1 on lists of the best. Conservation is vital, and although it's unnatural, at least many animals live without the constant fear - if that's the right word for their state of tension - of predators. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-40562209974282729252017-08-13T15:34:27.635+01:002017-08-13T15:34:27.635+01:00The Cologne Zoo's approach is such a good one....The Cologne Zoo's approach is such a good one. At their best, zoological societies do help protect and conserve our wildlife. Good examples over here are the San Diego and Bronx zoos. Though it's been a long while since I've visiited either one, in each case the big wildlife ran free (within large boundaries) and visitors took a small train through to see them. Love that you were an XYZ'er!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-56472694189344133442017-08-13T10:05:24.216+01:002017-08-13T10:05:24.216+01:00A couple of ancient domed bath houses remain. But ...A couple of ancient domed bath houses remain. But to be honest there isn't a great deal that's pre-19th century left of any denomination, so often has Budapest been trashed and razed. Even the cathedral on the Var is mostly a reconstruction. You only have to stand on a central bridge to take in how relatively recent most of the buildings are. Fortunately the hills and the Danube itself are wonders enough to gape at.<br /><br />Newbees always welcome, John, though rather rare. Shame on me that I probably know parts of Hungary better than North Wales, though I went to Conway Castle once.<br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-43624311366898165082017-08-13T09:38:26.752+01:002017-08-13T09:38:26.752+01:00It is surprising that there is relatively little r...It is surprising that there is relatively little remaining Turkish influence in Budapest - the elephant house you illustrate says that it is still alive to an extent !David Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-72143261648071925702017-08-12T23:38:33.983+01:002017-08-12T23:38:33.983+01:00Newbee here
I am not a lover of zoos but this one ...Newbee here<br />I am not a lover of zoos but this one looks rather beautiful <br />Greetings from north wales btwJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-19524999138688021752017-08-12T11:29:33.317+01:002017-08-12T11:29:33.317+01:00Zoos are still a guilty pleasure for me, rooted in...Zoos are still a guilty pleasure for me, rooted in childhood when I was an XYZer ('Exceptional Young Zoologist') at London Zoo. How we used to love it when Michael Boorer handed monkeys round. In those days everything looked so much bigger. Now I do find it offensive to see the big cats and primates caged, duly avoided them in Budapest. Cologne Zoo is one of the best - the animals go off for regular six-month holidays away from the prying public eye.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-52789350724408273122017-08-12T02:36:26.547+01:002017-08-12T02:36:26.547+01:00Lovely post. It's been a long time since I'...Lovely post. It's been a long time since I've visited a zoo--and I'll confess to some ambivalence about the concept--but this does seem one in which the animals, birds, and such are well tended with comfortable spaces. Certainly the architecture is imaginative, as you show so well.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15674930917585246294noreply@blogger.com