Wisetrips Travel Blog

We rode the Nordkette Funicular one level down to Alpine Zoo, where we spent a few hours looking at the following birds and mammals: Mammals Beaver Chamois Elk Otter Wolf Sheep Cow Birds Common Raven Bearded Vulture Golden Eagle Black Woodpecker Hermit Ibis Snow Grouse Here is a short video I recorded of a…

On Saturday, December 23, we decided to see the famous birds and animals at the world-famous San Diego Zoo . We enjoyed our stroll through the zoo, but Inna could not really enjoy it due to her mother's fall and transfer to the hospital. The Pink Flamingoes were the first colorful birds we saw, and Inna could not resist the urge to take a couple of photos. There are many varieties of monkeys: Orangutans, G…

For the Labor Day weekend, we decided to go back to Santa Barbara. Since hotels in Santa Barbara were costly, we decided to stay in a modest Best Western Plus Pepper Tree Inn  from August 31 to September 3, 2012. On the way to Santa Barbara from San Jose, we stopped by for lunch at Pismo Beach. An eatery there called the Splash claimed to have the best Clam Chowder . The Clam Chowder was outstanding, but the whole place looked like a low-end …