Saturday 15th February, 2014. Taronga Zoo,Sydney, NSW, Australia After breakfast we made our way back to Circular Quay determined to make it to the zoo today. The weather was very iffy and it had rained hard overnight. There were more ferries today than yesterday - we suppose because it is a Saturday. We crossed over to the zoo wharf and caught the bus up to the zoo entrance at the top of the hill. Taronga Zoo is set on a hillside with stunning views (not today though) over Sydney Harbour (Taronga is an Aboriginal word meaning beautiful view). Andy had advised us to start at the top and work our way down. This was the plan. Taronga Zoo was officially opened on 7 October 1916. It is managed by the Zoological Parks Board of New South
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