First we dropped in on the 'Alive Museum', which is basically a place full of optical illusions. And it's set up so that you can take your picture as though you're a part of the illusion picture. As you can see here:
Since we went first thing in the morning, there were only a few other people there, so we were able to take our pictures easily. It was actually quite fun considering how I feel about getting my picture taken. You can see more pictures here.
As for the actual aquarium part, it was quite relaxing. Especially walking through the, what would you call it? Water tunnel? I really liked that! I've never been to an aquarium with one of those before- just seen them in movies.
They had a number of different animals other than just fish, including otters, seals, penguins and they even had two beluga whales!
The most dangerous thing was probably the tank full of piranhas...which by the way, have a lot of sparkly gold scales. In case you were ever wondering about that...
The three of us also stopped to watch the mermaid show, which was kind of interesting- three Korean women dressed as mermaids went into the main tank and put on a water ballet/acrobatic show. After that a couple of guys in scuba suits went in and fed the fish their lunch. Although I think the rays got to eat the majority of the food!! When the show was finished, we wandered through the rest of the aquarium, finishing off with a late lunch out on the patio. It was a lovely day!
For some reason, it just seems like it would be a better idea to feed the fish BEFORE the mermaid show. Is that just me?
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