Getting Amused At The Dushanbe Zoo

Seeing animals, ho hum. At the Dushanbe Zoo, there are plenty of rides and amusements when the fauna start to bore. Dare to ride?

Also, a bit sad. Pool tables to the left, slide in the middle, and flying chairs to the right. Unoccupied.

Water ride. Never get out of the blind duck that has flames coming out of its butt. Goalie, already committed.

Shooting gallery. "My gun can blow apart a brick wall!"

Measuring your strength. Do you have a mean right hook or a massive left calf? More blindness, this time on the trippy mushroom train.

Nobody into the pool. Ever.

A Visit To The Dushanbe Zoo

Sometimes old zoos have cute scale and charm. And sometimes they're just old. Which has its own charm, just probably not for the animals.

Alligator pen, funky mix of brick, rock, astro-turf and patio tile meant to look like pebbles. The gator doesn't seem to care.

Goats, gazing. "Where is the Amazon truck?" Bright colors. No animals.

Coyotes, making the most of their back alley-looking enclosure.

Boar, rooting. Probably not finding any truffles. Is that green liquid spent nuclear fuel? Snake cage. Wait, that's a pipe.

Ode to Garry Winogrand. Make your own entertainment.