The giraffe winked at Nick, so Nick winked back!! Clearly the biggest attraction at the Robot Zoo was the giant electronic giraffe that greeted us as we walked into the facility. Nick was the one that noticed that the huge animal was bowing his head and winking at people as they walked by; and he was more than eager to show me how. He was also happy to (as seen in pictures): assemble a platypus, hang like a bat - just not upside down like one, walk like a fly on the wall, and race a chicken or cheetah. The best part for him had to have been when he kept beating everyone at the racing game. "I won! I won!" he repeated. The best part for me was when a perfect stranger approached me and asked me what my son's full name was and what country he was from. I answered her and asked why she wanted to know. She replied that she just wanted to know who she would be cheering for at the Olympic games in about 15 years, because from she had observed, Nicholas was for sure going to be in them!! What a nice lady! God bless her....
Some of the other neat things to see were: a giant octopus, a huge grasshopper, the not-so-average housefly, a rhino still under construction, and a few other neat animals. The Emir and the people of Doha once again deserve an applause. This was truly a unique thing to have here in the Middle East. Many of the schools, if not all of them located here, had this as a required field trip for its kids. Gabrielle had been with her school about 2 weeks prior to our own visit; and I remember that it had made a huge impression on her. Not only was it neat to see all of the robotics of each of the animals, but the location left nothing to be desired. It was located on the city's Al Corniche, comparable to Galveston's The Strand, only with rows of palm trees and about 90% less litter. And that makes all the difference in the world, no matter what side of it you live on!!!
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Ya gotta love that wink!!
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