Leipzig

A day of two halves today after a fabulous breakfast at Central Cafe. We first caught the train to the Völkerschlactdenkmal, or Monument to the Battle of the Nations. The Monument remembers the Battle of Leipzig in 1813, a defeat of Napoleon but in which almost a fifth of soldiers died and was the biggest open battle ever. The massive monument looked amazing under the bright sunshine and with the reflecting pool in front of it, which was also full of fish and had huge dragonflies dancing on the surface.

For the afternoon, we headed to Leipzig Zoo, where we eventually spent over 5 hours! The massive zoo included an African zone, South American Zone, an Aquarium, Koala House and more. There were only a few animals we couldn't see, like the hippos, seals and dwarf mongoose. Most however, we could spy out, including fabulous meerkats, giraffes and a baby orangutan. We even had cake a beer overlooking the zebras, ostriches and scimitar oryx.

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