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One of the joys of my work is the ability to travel with my kids. I recently got a short-term job offer in Houston. I managed to con my friend into coming with me to watch the kids and stay in a hotel with a heated indoor pool. Not a bad bribe.
I wouldn't say that the Houston Aquarium is all that we thought it would be, but we still had fun. It's deceiving three-stories are for something like private parties. This is not part of the aquarium. There were some pretty good highlights though...
We rode of the carousel. You'd expect there to be all marine animals.
And so there were.
My Louisiana friend chose the croc. Who'd have thought?
And, the lovely train.
There weren't many visitors as it was a school day. This was a field trip for us. This train was actually pretty cool. We went into a tunnel and stopped. The front and back doors of the tunnel closed. The walls were glass and there was water behind the glass... and in the water were... sharks! That was cool! I didn't get pics in there but I'll post my friends pics if she'll send them to me.... Deanna?... Deaaaaannaaaa?
There was also a faster than usual moving Ferris wheel that we rode on. That was nice. We saw some of the cool building in downtown Houston... and some of the blown-away ones that Hurricane Ike takes the credit for. And, the busy Houston highway. 
White Tigers in the aquarium. Hmmm... Guess they needed an addition. The tiger saw was very pretty, he just seemed out of place. How is a white tiger related to an aquarium? Predator and prey? Well, whatever.
I wouldn't say that the Houston Aquarium is all that we thought it would be, but we still had fun. It's deceiving three-stories are for something like private parties. This is not part of the aquarium. There were some pretty good highlights though...
We rode of the carousel. You'd expect there to be all marine animals.
And so there were.
My Louisiana friend chose the croc. Who'd have thought?And, the lovely train. 
There weren't many visitors as it was a school day. This was a field trip for us. This train was actually pretty cool. We went into a tunnel and stopped. The front and back doors of the tunnel closed. The walls were glass and there was water behind the glass... and in the water were... sharks! That was cool! I didn't get pics in there but I'll post my friends pics if she'll send them to me.... Deanna?... Deaaaaannaaaa?
There was also a faster than usual moving Ferris wheel that we rode on. That was nice. We saw some of the cool building in downtown Houston... and some of the blown-away ones that Hurricane Ike takes the credit for. And, the busy Houston highway. Okay, now the unusual part...
White Tigers in the aquarium. Hmmm... Guess they needed an addition. The tiger saw was very pretty, he just seemed out of place. How is a white tiger related to an aquarium? Predator and prey? Well, whatever.Here's some interesting tidbits that we just learned in our Zoology III study. White tigers are just regular tigers. They are very rare because they're simply albinos.
Oh, the fearsome beast. He might take my purse!
Oh, the fearsome beast. He might take my purse! Here's some more aquarium as you would expect to see.
A view looking at the sting rays from below. They also had some nice horseshoe crabs. Yes, we did discuss trilobites. We can't resist reinforcing what we learned. Trilobites are the extinct relative of the horseshoe crab. They were huge. We learned about them in Zoology II last year.
Oh, this was the coolest part. I've seen these spraying water fountains before, but this one was really pretty. 
Deanna didn't think they were so cool when she saw what I was letting the kids do. Oh yeah! 
A view looking at the sting rays from below. They also had some nice horseshoe crabs. Yes, we did discuss trilobites. We can't resist reinforcing what we learned. Trilobites are the extinct relative of the horseshoe crab. They were huge. We learned about them in Zoology II last year.
Oh, this was the coolest part. I've seen these spraying water fountains before, but this one was really pretty. Deanna didn't think they were so cool when she saw what I was letting the kids do. Oh yeah! They got soaked. And my poor friend had to stay up half the night drying shoes and clothes because the shoes kept popping out of the drier.
I'm sure the other guests at the hotel are still mad at us for making all that noise. Have you ever heard the sound of four pairs on tennis shoes in the drier? :-)
I'm sure the other guests at the hotel are still mad at us for making all that noise. Have you ever heard the sound of four pairs on tennis shoes in the drier? :-)
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2 comments:
excellent photos. Is this a new camera?
Nope. These were taken with my Nokia. Thanks!