Today we went to Yokohama to visit the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise. We rode a train to Yokohama and then transferred to an unmanned train called the Seaside Line. It had some nice views of Tokyo Bay. When we got to the station, we had to walk across a bridge to get to the park. The wind was incredibly strong as we walked across and air smelled like being at the ocean. It was actually quite pleasant, because even though it was hot, the wind helped us feel cooler.
The Sea Paradise is half amusement park, half aquariums. We got a pass for just the aquariums. The first aquarium was like a traditional one, but with animals like a polar bear, walruses, seals, sea lions, etc. The second aquarium was really just a small building with a few dolphins and a sun fish. Then the last "aquarium" was an area of the park with some open air tanks where you can touch dolphins and belugas. I really wanted to touch a beluga, but it kept swimming just out of reach. <_<
We got back to the hotel close to dinnertime, so after cooling for for a bit, we headed out to a nearby Denny's to get the true Japanese experience. :P There was quite a line to get in, so we waited outside until it was our turn. I got a curry cheese doria (rice) with a hamburger patty on top. Hayley got pasta with a creamy sauce that had tiny fish eggs mixed in. And finally, my mom got veggies, fries, a hamburger patty, and a fried shrimp. It was a really good meal! We were too full to try any of the desserts, but there's a Denny's less than a block from my apartment, so we'll be checking them out soon enough. ;)
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| Had to get a picture with this, lol. |
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| The main aquarium at the park |
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| Whale shark!! |
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| One of the biggest tanks |
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| Turtle! |
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| They had a marine mammal show that was pretty cool. |
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| The doria that I got at Denny's. |
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