An afternoon at the city park and zoo...

On Sunday we took the tram to the City Park and Zoo, which is across the street from Hauptbahnhof (the City's main train station). The children had fun looking at the animals, particularly the flamingoes and the polar bears.

They also enjoyed the petting zoo, where they were able to feed the sheep, ponies and goats.

There was also a huge playground in the outskirts of the zoo, where the kids ended up spending most of their time. Gabriel liked climbing around the rope structure while Jocelyn preferred to play on the swing.

And as the name suggests, there were also beautiful gardens at the site. There was a lovely rose garden, a Japanese garden and countless other gardens that we didn't have time to explore.

The weather seems to have changed rather suddenly here in Karlsruhe. Fall is definitely around the corner and it is more noticeable here than it is in the Bay Area. Luckily I finished Jocelyn's hooded sweater just in time. This was made using the Knit Child's Raglan Cardigan pattern, free from the Lion Brand Yarn's website. I used slightly less than 3 skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Chunky in the Redwood colorway. I also added a knitted flower as an embellishment, which Jocelyn adores.