After New Year's Day, we drove down to San Diego for a quick overnight trip. Our first stop was the "World-Famous" San Diego Zoo. We bought our memberships online beforehand, which I believe saved us around $10. The last time we had gone, k was just a tyke, and n was not born. We thought another trip was due. With our passes, I expect many more trips in the upcoming year.
This red panda was my favorite of the day--so incredibly cute!

We headed to the panda exhibit first, since it is the one exhibit that can have a long wait time.


k's favorite was the polar bear exhibit.

The zoo was still decorated for Christmas, but we did not really experience any of the performances, since they were all at night. Maybe next year.
We also took the gondola, which is free with membership. The zoo is so large, this is actual a useful mode of transportation, with great views!