Wiley and me

We visited the Aquarium in London yesterday. During Half-term. Which is kind of crazy. But we went with a friend from school and his nanny, so it was fun to be with someone else! They had some sweet sharks, but I have to say, the Georgia Aquarium might be better. Sorry London. But if I had to compare. And if you were coming here with a child, and you can got to Georgia Aquarium too, I might say you should skip this, save your money and go back to Atlanta's. London's was very guided, there is only one way to process through the aquarium, and it is pretty narrow compared to GA. This is probably due to space constraints, after all, we are in a huge city. Not a lot of space to build a brand new aquarium...Nonetheless, since we live here, it was something different and a great activity. It was also a beautiful day, and it is always fun to see the landmarks of London. It is such a neat reminder of how cool of a place we are living in.

Wiley and Bruce the Shark

On Golden Jubilee Bridge with St. Paul's and The City behind us.

With Parliament behind us.

Fishy

Today, we explored the Georgia Aquarium! We have been here before (W. was not quite 2), but going at 3 was all the more exciting for him. Not to mention, we were so lucky to have our friend Weston with us. We saw the whale sharks (huge, massive, whoa) being fed plankton (you would think they would eat something more substantial). We laughed at the beluga whales ("if atlanta can have a beluga, birmingham can have a beluga"-larry langford) and decided they would make an excellent pixar film (copyright WWJ) in the role of a principal of a school of fish. We also saw the Titanic exhibit which was not so neat to Wiley but really cool to us. Here are some pictures of the fun we had!

And note to the Aquarium, making you walk through the gift shop on a path lined with plush, overpriced sea creatures is really unneccesary. A smart business ploy to attack tired moms and dads who might give in to a whiney child if that is what it takes to get outside on your side, but really a cruel joke to us. I felt like Nemo and Dorie going through the jelly fish hoping we wouldn't get stung by a case of the whines. Just keep swimming, swimming, swimming.