1st Tourist Stop

Our first touristy adventure was to the infamous, sprung a leak a few months back Dubai Aquarium. Andy and I surprised the kids last night because (1) I needed to go to a food store at The Dubai Mall, (2) I wanted Andy to drive me since I was tired of the stress of driving to a new place, and (3)the kids and Andy had already went to the pool and had a nap earlier in the day. Therefore Andy, Boston, Olivia, and Sophia would all be in good moods even while going to a mall.

We kept the kids in suspense for a couple of hours. Once the "surprise" was visible in the distance, Andy began watching the kids' faces. Olivia figured out what the behemoth blue thing was in the distance, but Boston was the first to put it in words. Needless to say they couldn't wait to walk through the tunnel. The pictures don't do this justice. The aquarium is packed with fish, sharks, eel, stingrays, and coral. There is also an underwater zoo, glass boat rides, scuba diving, and a cage encounter. It is really quite magnificent.

One of the sharks.

Taken from the outside of the aquarium.

The kids and me taking a break.

Look at those teeth.

Walking into the tunnel.

Sophie, "How'd he get in there?"

Family photo time.

This was a lot of fun for us, and the kids loved being so close to the animals. There was one fish lying on the bottom of the aquarium floor. We stopped to look at it and noticed that only one "eye" was moving. Boston said with great sympathy and sincerity, "Oh, look at that poor fish. His other eye was poked out." He said this over and over, and I agreed with him because it looked liked the fish was blinking. Smart Daddy walked up and said, "That's not his eye. That's how he breathes." Oh well. That's why daddy is around.

Stay tuned for our next tourist adventure. What will it be?!?!?!?