Japan - Day 2 - Aquarium
21st December, 2007
Wow, we actually
slept in today. Woohoo!
After grabbing
breakfast, we figured out the train route to a local aquarium. It's on the
top of a shopping mall. I thought it was weird to have an aquarium on the
top floor of a shopping mall. But it turned out to be a lot of fun.
Right away we saw a Santa diving in the fish tank feeding the sharks and fish.
Very cool. There were quite a few exhibits, and we had a great time.
After the aquarium, we found some lunch at the mall, and headed to a different
train station to find another place to visit: The Japanese Traditional
Craft Center. Little did we know they would be hosting a musical
performance of some traditional Japanese music. This is the kind of
impromptu stuff we really love while on vacation.
Our destination after
the craft center was very special. You need to sit down for this one.
We got to ride the tallest escalator in the world! (Well, the guide book
says it's the tallest in the world.) Actually, David quite enjoyed the
ride, and there was some cool art exhibited at the top. We poked around
for a while, then grabbed a train home for dinner and some much needed rest
after walking around all day.
Some pictures are below. Click on a picture to see a
larger version.
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Santa in the fish tank feeding the sharks. |
Devin and David looking at some fish in one of the tanks. |
This exhibit was a "no-frills" water tank, but it had to sunfish (mola mola)
swimming around. These are very cool fish! |
Devin and David playing around. |
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Woohoo! Ride 'em cowgirl. |
This was an outdoors "smoking area." Very interesting... |
A huge domed art exhibit at the top of the... |
...tallest escalator in the world. (So they say.) |
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A look down from the top of the tallest escalator in the world. (Not
sure if it's true...but it is pretty tall.) |
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