A day at the zoo

A big part of me hates the idea of a zoo, I would go as far as to say that it is somewhat wrong. In fact its an incredibly archaic system of storing animals for selfish gain but then you look at London Zoo who use the money they raise into research and breeding and conservation, then there is the institutionalized side of me that says its normal and that there is nothing wrong with it and it is that side of me that usually wins over....

So I visited one of my favourite place in Cairo... Giza Zoo. For me, the animals at Giza zoo make up the background scenery, what I love to see most are the people, normal 'working class' Egyptians enjoying a family day out at the zoo. I don't know what it is exactly that entertains me so much at being around the general nas (people) of Cairo and usually it can become quite suffocating giving the sheer magnitude of the population here in Cairo. I thnk its the fact that here its a controlled environment, its magnificently green in contrast to the generally yellow country surrounding it without the young pubescent guys that holler at you from the sidelines or the random Taxi that follows you down a street convinced that you need his services lol. Basically, its full of happy people flowers and paths without pot-holes. My kind of place to be :)