Well That was an Adventure and A Half
Posted By Kathleen David on April 15, 2012
Short version: Yesterday we went to the Bronx Zoo and Carnegie Hall and had fun at both.
On Friday we had an idea to go to the Bronx Zoo since Caroline didn’t go to the Central Park Zoo when we were in the city on Thursday. Saturday morning we managed through the box office to get tickets to the 3:30 show of The Carnegie Hall Family Concert: The New York Pops: Jim Henson’s Musical World. So the day was pretty much planned.
It was a great day to go to the Zoo. The weather was short sleeve weather but not overly hot. The animals were out and many were more active that I had seen in a while. We are members of the Zoo which has its advantages including some really nice parking on weekends if you get there early enough.
Caroline wanted to see the big cats and the new baby giraffe. We stopped at the polar bear because he was putting on a show for all. He was taking a couple of toys in his pool, batting them around, tossing them up into the air and catching them with very large splashing around.
We worked our way around the zoo looking at the various big cats. The lions were out and looking proud. The snow leopard was hiding but peeking at the visitors. The giraffe baby was cute and it was amazing how big it was for practically a newborn. We had a very lovely time.
Getting into the city wasn’t the problem, but getting over to 57th and 7th or parking near it was pretty much a nightmare. We finally found a place to park and walked to Carnegie Hall to get our tickets.
We were in the nosebleed section almost at the back of the hall but for me it was perfect because I could see behind the playboard and watch the puppeteers at work. It was an amazing concert and I am so glad that we went. It was hosted by John Tartagia in green pants. The human cast of Sesame Street was there along with the main puppets except Oscar and Big Bird. Bob commented on the fact that he has been with Sesame Street for 42 years and it still was a joy to be part of it. Uncle Traveling Matt made a visit with Wimbly and Red. The Muppets were there including Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. Paul Williams sung a medley of songs he wrote for various muppet projects. And they ended it with singing Rainbow Connection along with the audience. It was magical and wonderful and one of those once in a life-time experiences that I am glad I got to share with Caroline.
I am grateful that we had such nice weather for the zoo and that we saw Jim Henson’s Musical World.
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