We saw several animals that we had never seen before: a hoofed oxen (cow) laying with the Bactrian camels, European bison, a European lynx, a maned wolf, white-tailed gnus, beaver rats swimming in their stream, an animal that looked like a cross between a giraffe and a deer, great white pelicans, and this beautiful bird trying to woo his mate. Of course, we didn't remember the names of some of the new animals - we needed to write them down. Next time!
After 4.5 hours at the zoo, we took the tram back to Centraal Station. The tram came right away so I quickly folded up the stroller, swooped Miles up, and asked Eliot to jump on the tram. It was standing room only and took off before I even had time to get my stroller situated. Luckily, Eliot was able to hold on by himself as it lurched forward and around a curve, while I tried to keep the stroller and Miles standing until I could load him in the Ergo carrier. Eliot did quite well fending for himself, and we did get a seat after a couple of stops. The boys and I were much too tired to do anything else. It was my fantasy to do a walking tour after the zoo. It was nearly 4:00. The station was so busy and the line for information was very long, so I just looked for a train going to Den Haag Centraal. I knew we could switch there. A lady on the train said we could get off in Leiden to catch a train in Delft, so that's what we did. Another passenger carried my stroller and I held the boys. She said that was our train on the platform next to us, getting ready to leave, so we jumped on. It was the stoptrein (stops a lot along the way), but it got us to Delft (just 10-15 minutes slower than a sneltrein) and both boys got a catnap. At Delft, a very nice gentelman helped me take the stroller off the train (he got back on because this was not his stop). I carried Eliot, Miles on my back, the stroller and our two bags down the stairs and out of the train station. At home, we ordered pizza and were exhausted. It was quite an adventure but loads of fun!
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