Following the stop at Chamundi Hill, we were given the option of stopping at the Mysore Zoo. 12 of us decided to check it out, and were thoroughly impressed. It was much bigger than we ever imagined it would be - we had to call and ask for the bus to pick us up 2 hours after our drop off time instead of the 1.5 hours originally given, and still had to rush to see all the animals. There were a ton of larger animals including giraffes, elephants, lions, hippos, leopards and tigers. The zoo is privately funded, and has provided most of the animals with a good amount of space, given the zoo environment.
Following the zoo visit, it was back to the hotel for a nap. That evening, one of the students and I walked around the center of town, where we walked through a market. The colors were so rich and the people so kind. It was a great experience.
After visiting the market, we walked around town a little more, and then headed back to the hotel, where we ran into a group of students getting into rickshaws to head to Planet X to go go-carting. So, we opted to join in on the fun. While at Planet X, some went on the go-carts, some played mini-golf, some bowled and some hit the arcade. We had a lot of fun hanging out, and were the last ones to leave the park that night. As we were heading to bed, we were not very excited about the 9am leave time that we had the next morning. But, Kabini was in our future, and we were all excited!
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