National Aquarium
Today we all played hooky and took a trip to Baltimore to visit the National Aquarium.
We started the day as we start most of our trips south of the Mason-Dixon, at Waffle House so Daddy could get his hash browns…scattered, smothered, covered and peppered. Delicious AND nutritious!
It was then another hour or so until we arrived at the aquarium. The weather was a little overcast but overall nice. Madeline was incredibly excited to see the fishies! The dolphin show was awesome; Madeline was saying “WHOAH” and cheering every time the dolphins jumped. We also got a chance to see the new jellyfish exhibit.
After that, we wandered down to check out the shark tank. Madeline makes the greatest shark face, showing all her teeth, and the sharks obliged by showing us theirs!
We then attended the “4-D” Planet Earth movie, which was great until the snake “bit” me in the back and just about gave me a heart attack. If you haven’t yet had a 4-D experience, we all highly recommend it. Madeline had a blast!
After the aquarium, we spent a couple hours walking around the Inner Harbor. We even took out a dragon boat! [Daddy Rant: I would love to know when Philadelphia is going to actually DO something with Penn's Landing instead of just talking about it for as long as I've been alive. Walking around today was awesome...so many great restaurants and museums and things to do. I love Philly but when it comes to the waterfront experience, Baltimore has it beat hands down. End Daddy Rant]
Despite being overcast earlier, the weather really turned out nicely. By about 4pm, it was absolutely beautiful and we had a great time just walking around and exploring. Of course, as we were looking for dinner, we discovered the Port Discovery Children’s Museum, which closed at 5pm…oh well, next time.
We headed to the Power Plant Live area for some dinner at Mex. After that, it was time to get in the car and head home.
Madeline slept the whole way home, dreaming of fishies and sharks and turtles the whole way, I’m sure!
