29.05.2010 Dutch safari

We were back in Holland this weekend for Cees-Jan's sister Eva-Maria and her beau Ivo's wedding, which was on Friday May 28 in Den Bosch. It was a great party, more details to follow in a future blog!

In any case, we spent the weekend with the rest of CJ's family in holiday & safari park 'Beekse Bergen'. Here's CJ's mum and his little cousin Dirk, who's always in for a bit of joking around! Good to see everyone again and to be able to spend some time together, which does not happen often enough these days.

But the highlight was of course the safari park. It's quite surreal to see giraffes and zebras roaming through the Dutch countryside, like we got lost in our own version of Jurassic Park! But it's a great way to see the animals, it looks a lot more natural than a regular zoo. And more fun for the animals.
We also learned lots of interesting facts. Who knew that Iwona isn't even as tall as a baby giraffe? She has the legs but her neck lets her down!

Of some animals we had no clue what they were. If you have any idea what these disturbing looking creatures are, please let us know!

And here just a few more photos of some of the animals. The zebra sparked an interesting discussion about its anatomy and its colours...the careful observer will know what we mean!

And isn't the cheetah an (j)aw(n)esome animal?

All in all a great weekend and highly recommended if you are ever in the south of Holland!