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- as usual awake early, on my way late
- dared to go into the bakery and managed to to buy EVERYTHING
- Mango cake! Lemon cake! Sausage inabun!
- Got a chicken bun and two sesame balls to share with Em. I hope there’s red bean paste inside
- looks like wifi on the subway is a Manhattan thing?
- Waiting 10 mins at the penultimate stop because we’re early
- nobody gets off, so I guess walking the last station would take longer than 10 mins
- getting slightly wet on the way to the Aquarium, but I found it at first try PARTY
- OCEAN!
- Who cares about getting wet, when you’re at the ocean?
- Note to self: maybe become a pirate because why would I be doing this, when I could be on a ship?!? 🏴☠️
- not enough time allotted to put feet into the water 😔
- apologies, lady of the Wind and the Sea
- waited amidst 5 screaming classes/groups
- why are children always screaming?
- I understand the urge, tho
- wtf dinosaur?
- Getting antsy 3 mins after meeting time because I’m German but also there is no wifi and I cannot contact anybody
- nein, es ist wirklich völlig normal 5-10 Minuten zu früh zu kommen
- all groups vanish and blessed silence drizzles down with the rain
- panic, as usual
- arrival of Em, phew
- forgot Miranda also joins us
- yay for getting only 2 sesame balls *hangs head in embarrassment and shame*
- we enter the aquarium accompanied by the screams of more children
- FISH!
- More fish, I am unhappy with the changing screens telling which fish are there
- later found out you can swipe back and forth yourself for info
- fish didn’t leave a lasting impression, I’m not much of a fish person
- seals! Unable to pet 😔
- also sea lions and what the difference is – we’re learning things today
- shark place was cool, could have been serene but for the screaming
- underwater tunnel was nice, can’t say why I liked the on in Malta better
- also, there was no screaming in Malta, so that’s hard to compete with
- tunnel to crawl “through” the tank
- caused quite the hubbub because children saw us crawl through
- maybe next time check if tunnel shenanigans are visible from outside
- dallied to pout space between us and the children
- kinda worked, the last tank (HUGE) was rather calm
- unless the sea turtle made an appearance, all the screaming for sea turtle super star
- taking pics
Me with my special friend the Mantis Shrimp 😊
- lunch, surprisingly big servings for aquarium fare
- ordered “Western” burger because I had no idea what that meant
- turns out they stick onion rings into it
- woah, I’m impressed – not
- am full so it’s fine
- next stop: JELLYFISHES!!!
- ok ‘spineless’ section has more animals, but I’m here for jellyfish
- so many jellyfish? PLEAD
- So. Many. Jellyfish! CRY
- I love jellyfish and EM and Miranda can look at the red octopus for forever if they want because I will just be over here with the jellyfish RELIEVED
- likely cause of death: diving into the water to untangle the nettle jelly’s nettles. Gotta smooth them fronds
- Horror Crab. 😱 (old man crab) (old man spider crab) *cries in horrified*
- if this is where carcinisation goes? Count me out.
- Just looking at those give me the heebie-jeebies
Old Man Spider Crab (scientific name, obviously)
- back to jellyfish
- world hard and cold, jellyfish soft and squishy
Jellyfish are perfect 🥰
- the sea lions were out in full force on our way back
- TWO gift shops? 👀
- too late for number two, we already shopped
- the temptation to get ‘kraken’ themed merch *le sigh*
- Em and Miranda scooting off for some pics with very specific benches
- 4D Cinema like: put away anything you don’t want to get wet, argh, ma’am where do I go?
- It was nice and I didn’t get wet
- time for crab
My foot next to a horse crab I have been told is big
- sun’s out, so beach time it is
- yay for walking barefoot in the sand
- more yay for walking barefoot in the ocean
- note to self: no really, I need to be living by the ocean AT LEAST
- now accepting applications for my pirate crew…
- so nice to just sit in the sun
- Em IDing birds, naturally
- what do you mean I’m already at the height of Stillwater Ave?
- Bouncing about my quarter a bit after arriving and ending up in a different place to savour dumplings
- miss that the orders are called on by receipt numbers
- figuring out before they throw my food away
- nice dumplings 😊
