The Wife and I finally made it to the Hannover Zoo. I was so impressed it blew my tiny expat brain straight out my ears. The Zoo is huge, with tons of animals to see and fun activities for everyone to enjoy — even for screaming kids, patient adults, and wildly immature Americans like myself. They even have a boat tour, which takes you past several of the exhibits as if you’re on safari. The Yukon exhibit is incredible all by itself, complete with a rustic fishing town and a huge crane jutting out over the polar bear exhibit.
The weather that day was perfect, and we arrived just before feeding time. We got to see hippos, polar bears, rhinos and timber wolves being fed. It was glorious.
One thing to note: The Hannover Zoo entrance fee is expensive. Like €27 euros per person expensive. You can buy 7 half-liters of beer for that! But once inside, you’ll see why it’s so expensive, and you’ll see right where all that money goes; the place is spotless. It’s clean and well-organized. It’s also decked out with so many little details and things to see, you’ll feel like you’re inside Jurassic Park (minus the horror and bloodshed).
Oh, and because this is Germany — yeah — you can drink inside the Zoo. Alcohol is totally allowed, so bring a huge bottle of hooch, a case of beer for backup and then go point at the monkeys and laugh. We even saw a bachelorette party toting a suitcase full of brew doggies, and they brought it with them on the boat tour! God damn I love this country.
Anyway, we hope you enjoy this video, but even more importantly, we hope you can visit the Hannover Zoo in person! You’ll love it!
NOTE: Video contains mild swearing, so be sure and turn your volume up real loud if you’re at work. :)
For more information about the incredible Hannover Zoo, check out www.zoo-hannover.de
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Oh God, My Wife Is German. 
There’s a very large monkey house at Munich Zoo. The last time I went, it was feeding time—they were basically being fed kitchen scraps—and the monkeys frantically ran to the food hatch, then ran back to find a space to eat.
So when I approached the enclosure, there was a large monkey tucking into a giant Breze/pretzel. Only in Bavaria …
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Haw haw! Wait, is that sad or funny? :)
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The first time I went to visit my sister in H she took me to the zoo. I agree, it is a magical world from the boat safari to the sinking ship to the squirting-water playground. Now, with our little creatures (and no, I am not speaking of the zoo animals) around we go on a regular basis. It is so much cheaper when you buy the annual ticket, my mathematically wired brain keeps delighting me with how cheap a visit is on average every time we go ;)
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Cool! Yeah, we seriously considered the annual pass, but without kids or guests, we kind of knew we wouldn’t return for a while. Alas.
Which exhibit is your favorite?
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That would probably be the wallabies. Or maybe the polar bears. Or the cow at the very end. Did I tell you that I am a biologist? I just love animals…
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