Shanghai Zoo

The second park of the day was another childrens park, this time buried inside Shanghai Zoo, a massive open space where the animal enclosures are hidden away amongst the trees and separated by vast open spaces. It's not unusual for Tom Jones to have to walk an age to get from the elephants to the crocodiles.

I managed to come across the Gorilla enclosure and the elephant house. Both enclosures seemed to be of a decent size and the animals weren't doing the pacing back and forth that usually happens in zoos, but they look a bit bored and probably need more to keep them occupied.

I found this walking around the park and it's the second zoo we'd been to that allowed their Valts to roam free. They can't pose a risk to anyone!

As for the coaster, yep it was another dragon. This one was alright but again fairly derivative.

Stunning statue that we passed on the way out of the park

The smallest car in the world, nothing more than a board, some wheels and a car battery to power them. This was actually being driven on the road. Nuts!

Shanghai Zoo is located on Hongqiao Road, in the west of the city close to Hongqiao International Airport. There are no metro stations close by so a taxi is probably the best way to get there.