Kevin is 30! So we went to the Zoo of course!

For Kevin's birthday we went to Pittsburgh PA since it was only 3 hours away and we have been to a ton of places in Ohio. We wanted to get out of state somewhere new! We arrived at the hotel at 10pm and when we got to our room it smelled of awful smoke even though Kevin just signed a waiver that he will not smoke in the room or pay $300. Well whoever paid $300 for being in that room prev should have paid more because it was nasty. Kevin went down and asked for another room and it was much better but the stupid desk person gave him a hard time! This was Holiday Inn Express... Bfast the next day was good we had fruit, eggs, and toast.
Then we went to the Pittsburgh Zoo! This is the 5th Zoo we have been to in the USA! Im going to visit as many as I can!

Here is one of the pretty views of spring blossoming trees!

The Fort Pitt Tunnel we went thru to get into the city!

"Blue skies smiling at me!"

We made it to the Zoo!

First was the Tiger! they had 3 cubs about 8 months ago and they were pretty big already, I think this is the mother who is tired and yawning!

Black Rhino!

The beautiful lioness! I metered the white balance on our DSLR and it really made the colors pop! (notice difference from the Tiger Picture)

Loved the baby elephant!

Here is one of the Gibbons! I used to work a little with these while in college with my Zoology Club. Dont let their size fool you! If they dont know you they have a way with pulling your hair and throwing poop at you if you get too close!

Love the gorillas!

The Polar bear finally jumped in! this is the viewing tank under the water!

Sand Shark!

I wanted to pet the seals! this is as close as i got!

There are a few more pictures you can view here of our Zoo trip and a few pictures of the city! Later we went to a lovely Italian Restaurant for Kevin's birthday dinner; Kevin had a steak and I had chicken ala Granny- this was a crusted chicken with granny smith apples and raisins and topped with shredded Wisconsin cheddar. Interesting and delicious!