We went to one of the coolest places we have yet visited. It's called the Oceanario De Lisbon.I had personally sworn off Aquariums after seeing Vancouver's. But boy oh boy, you gotta see this place. There is one massive central tank with all kinds of fish in it. Surrounding it are multiple rooms where unique fish and plant life are held in their own little watery environments. Clean and beautifully presented, we ended up spending something in the region of 3 hours in the place.
None of the pictures I took will do it justice. You could just sit and watch the huge really old (and we were told not too bright -- no pun intended --) sun fish float by, or lean away when the sharks appeared.
Huge tuna, a lively Octopus, sea horses and sea otters. Just a very few to mention. This is all based at the old 1998 Expo site and for fun on outside on one of the main plazas are three water volcanos. They would go off at random times, starting with water flowing down the site and then there would be an almighty WHUMP and water was blasted out of the top. In one of the shots you can see G tempting fate, with some coaxing from me I must admit, "go on that's not close... I need a good shot for everyone... go on!" He is brave, and lucky!
Huge tuna, a lively Octopus, sea horses and sea otters. Just a very few to mention. This is all based at the old 1998 Expo site and for fun on outside on one of the main plazas are three water volcanos. They would go off at random times, starting with water flowing down the site and then there would be an almighty WHUMP and water was blasted out of the top. In one of the shots you can see G tempting fate, with some coaxing from me I must admit, "go on that's not close... I need a good shot for everyone... go on!" He is brave, and lucky!We then had lunch at a pretty nice restaurant near by. After lunch G and I took off to the Science world and Dee and the princess hit the mall (amazing, the same shops -- only prices in euros -- very disappointing!). G found the science world entertaining - especially when he got to do a high wire bike ride exploring the concept of center of gravity from 25 feet in the air. I saw him go from oh no I'm gonna die to riding it with arms out straight and full of confidence that he would be meeting his maker today!
We used the Metro today which was very clean and each station had a different "look". Of course, all of them tiled - but with different patterns and themes.
Ciao
We used the Metro today which was very clean and each station had a different "look". Of course, all of them tiled - but with different patterns and themes.
Ciao
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