Sharks and sting rays and tylosaurs, oh my!
Thursday morning started with some conference time for Daddy and some breakfast time for the munchkins and I. Lucky for us there was a behemoth Shaw's grocery store across the street from our hotel, where we acquired fresh-baked muffins and fruit tarts. There, we also basked in some serious Boston hospitality in what was to become a trend. As I tried to check out using the U-Scan and Jacob started to bolt, two friendly female Shaw's employees chatted it up with my boys, keeping them less interested in escaping while I finished buying stuff. Isaac told one that we were off to the aquarium, and she gave him the scoop on how his mind would be blown by the actual sharks that would swim right by his face.
Daddy met us back at the hotel room around 10 and we were off to see some sea critters. Being the great fan of public transportation I am, I insisted we take the subway. Isaac was very puzzled as to why a train would go under the ground. And yet there it was.
It dropped us off on State Street about 3 blocks from the aquarium. We walked right past Faneuil Hall and the Old State House, which was under some kind of revamping.
Before long, we were standing before the quirkily-architectured New England Aquarium.
It was smaller than I thought it would be, but they had a few big draws for us. One of the babies' favorites were a tide-pool petting zoo, where they could touch starfish and clawless crabs and mussels. The other was this four-story central tank, where there really were big sharks and sting rays. Made to mimic a Carribean coral reef, there were also three huge sea turtles and lots of colorful fish. A lady giving a lecture at the top of the tank told us that they keep the sharks from predating the other fish by keeping everyone REALLY well fed.
Afterwards, we took in a 3D movie at the aquarium's IMAX theater. Isaac picked it -- "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure". It was really fantastic. Dinophile Isaac still talks about the main lesson we learned, that a tylosaurus eats everything. He also likes to remind me that those dinosaurs swimming over my head? They aren't real. It's just a movie, don't you know?
Daddy met us back at the hotel room around 10 and we were off to see some sea critters. Being the great fan of public transportation I am, I insisted we take the subway. Isaac was very puzzled as to why a train would go under the ground. And yet there it was.
It dropped us off on State Street about 3 blocks from the aquarium. We walked right past Faneuil Hall and the Old State House, which was under some kind of revamping.
Before long, we were standing before the quirkily-architectured New England Aquarium.
It was smaller than I thought it would be, but they had a few big draws for us. One of the babies' favorites were a tide-pool petting zoo, where they could touch starfish and clawless crabs and mussels. The other was this four-story central tank, where there really were big sharks and sting rays. Made to mimic a Carribean coral reef, there were also three huge sea turtles and lots of colorful fish. A lady giving a lecture at the top of the tank told us that they keep the sharks from predating the other fish by keeping everyone REALLY well fed.
Afterwards, we took in a 3D movie at the aquarium's IMAX theater. Isaac picked it -- "Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure". It was really fantastic. Dinophile Isaac still talks about the main lesson we learned, that a tylosaurus eats everything. He also likes to remind me that those dinosaurs swimming over my head? They aren't real. It's just a movie, don't you know?
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