right a little context so i don't appear too deranged in asking this - DS is obsessed, totally obsessed by zoos. He talks about them from morning till ngiht and is going to be a zoopkeeper when older (he is 7). he has been asking for months to go to edinburgh zoo because pandas are his no 1 favourite animal.
we are going up on the train at the end of august me, Ds (7) and DD (4).
i am trying to book a panda ticket and given the huge distance we are travelling to get there, expense on hotel etc i really want to make sure we see the bloomin pandas.
i've looked about booking the panda slots and it seems that sometimes there are slots for 30 people, other times slots for 60. it also says that at some times there is only one panda on display (as i expect the poor things need a rest etc). i am a bit concerned that if DS only sees one panda (although i do appreciate the pandas needs must come first btw) he will be pestering me to visit again to see the other. does anyone know if there are particular times of day you get to see both pandas (on the whole, obviously i realise if a panda is ill or wahtever it may be different) ? is it when there are 60 rather than 30 people going around? or is there something totally different? do you get to see with two small dcs when there are 60 people? what time of day is best for seeing pandas in general?
please help - sorry if the questions seem so frivulous but it is such as big trip for us (cost and hassle wise) i want to make sure it goes well.
ps any other general tips / comments re edinburgh - we'll have an extra half day there and i would like to do something else (cheaper) the DCs would enjoy - please advise!
thanks x
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A couple of quick questions about Edinburgh Zoo (mainly panda related!)
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QueenOfIndecision · 21/07/2013 09:33
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