This year for my birthday my Mother adopted me an otter at London Zoo. How is that for unexpected but great? The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) that run London Zoo (in Regent's Park) allow you to 'adopt' some of their animals which gives you one free visit to the Zoo and a subscription to their quarterly magazine. My friend J and I had adopted a penguin for our friend K the year before and I told Mum about our visit and how much I enjoyed the Zoo, so when she came to visit last summer we went there together. Mum lived in London for a few years in the sixties training to be a nurse and had visited London Zoo once during that time, but found it utterly depressing because the animals had so little space. She was very pleased to be back and see how much nicer it was now. The reason she adopted me an otter is because she remembered how I fell in love with the sea otters when we visited the Vancouver aquarium on our cross-Canada trip almost ten years ago. So I got a lovely visit to the zoo -- I went with my friend K one gorgeous sunny and warm weekend in September -- and the warmth of being reminded of Mum's and my Canadian adventure.
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This year for my birthday my Mother adopted me an otter at London Zoo. How is that for unexpected but great? The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) that run London Zoo (in Regent's Park) allow you to 'adopt' some of their animals which gives you one free visit to the Zoo and a subscription to their quarterly magazine. My friend J and I had adopted a penguin for our friend K the year before and I told Mum about our visit and how much I enjoyed the Zoo, so when she came to visit last summer we went there together. Mum lived in London for a few years in the sixties training to be a nurse and had visited London Zoo once during that time, but found it utterly depressing because the animals had so little space. She was very pleased to be back and see how much nicer it was now. The reason she adopted me an otter is because she remembered how I fell in love with the sea otters when we visited the Vancouver aquarium on our cross-Canada trip almost ten years ago. So I got a lovely visit to the zoo -- I went with my friend K one gorgeous sunny and warm weekend in September -- and the warmth of being reminded of Mum's and my Canadian adventure.