Zian, it seems, is enthralled with the zoo. He has appointed himself as the personal tour guide for his family as if he knows every nook and corner of the zoo.

He is visiting this zoo for the first time, for crying out loud.

Zayed saw his son's nose pressed against the glass case housing some alarmingly large tarantulas and asked in bewilderment "You like spiders??"

"Yes papa, big hairy ones" Zian confirmed

Papa. He still gets a high on hearing that.

He felt as if he has won a million dollar lottery when his daughter first called him papa, the day before he left for Paris.

They all were...