Arnie and I celebrated the 4th of July with his sisters, brother in law, and nephews. We went to the Lincoln Park Zoo to look at some real life animals, and then the Rainforest Cafe to look at some fake ones.

Animals seen at the Zoo:
Lions
Tigers
Gibbons
One giant Rabbit
Cows

Animals seen at the Rainforest Cafe:
Elephants
Gorillas
Parrots
Snakes
Tropical Fish (real)

The dinner trip felt more like a supplement to the Zoo. One of Arnie's nephews was more than willing to run right up to the railing of the tiger cage, but was a little more trepidatious when his father stuck his head inside the large robotic mouth of the python.

The highlight of the trip, for me, were the tropical fish at the Rainforest Cafe. Their clean, floor to ceiling tank with elaborate coral assured me that they were well cared for in their irregular home, unlike the one-armed Gibbon at the zoo, who (according to the plaque next to his small cage) lost the appendage after someone tried to feed him.