Skanes Djurpark - Bears, Monkeys, Wolves, and the Elusive Swedish Moose at the Swedish Zoo

If you drive through Europe, you will see numerous automobiles with a moose-inside-a-rectangle sticker on the rear window. This means they have been to Sweden. Everyone is convinced that these creatures exist here, and all the tourist traps sell everything you can think of with a moose theme. I moved here in December of 2005 and had yet to see even one moose. I have become convinced that this is a national joke played on tourists and that only one moose actually exists. I figure there has to be the one or they couldn't pull it off. They probably just move the one moose (imported from Canada) around the country for various moose sightings.

Lars has taken me on numerous drives where he promises me I shall indeed see the moose this time... never happens. Finally, this past weekend he made good on his promise and found a moose... 7 of them in fact... inside the zoo. HA! This place is called the Skånes Djurpark and is filled with all animals Norsk, which is the overall term used to indicate Scandinavian here.

This Djurpark (animal park) is located in the center of Skåne (South Sweden) just outside a small town called Höör. One word of warning I will give here is to stop and use the restroom if you need to pee because the line to get in here is sometimes long and there are NO bathrooms until you get inside. The line moves pretty durn fast, but when you're dancing around trying not to pinka your byxors, it can seem like forever. heh. I'm just sayin'...

One of the main things I really liked about this place is that there are grills and picnic tables periodically along the 3 km pathway, with a huge picnic area towards the end which sits on a beautiful lake. Stunning view, that. Numerous families where taking advantage of these and making a day of it. It was a beautiful 14c Saturday, perfect for this kind of thing. So yes, you can bring in a wagon full of charcoals and food. They encourage you to do just that.