Wandering Browns

Aquarium entrance- ticket booth is to the left with the golden trees... It was impossibly rainy day in Ningbo on Wednesday, and the day before was almost 100 degrees F with 100% humidity. The super hot day, we had stayed inside to stay cool, and two days in a row cooped up in the hotel were not an option. So, we found an indoor attraction and took a taxi out to Ocean World. I was under the impression that this was just an aquarium, what we found was much, much more! To start, Ocean World's exterior is borderline over the top, but so exciting for little kids! The octopus, the swordfish, the mermaids- it is all so enchanting. Even though it was raining, Landon wanted to go out there and check it out. The ticket office is situated between the aquarium and theater, on the ground floor. I saw many people head toward the main entrance to the aquarium and realize after climbing a flight of stairs that the tickets were downstairs! Tickets are a little pricey at 160 rmb for adults an...

Our 2nd week in Korea Austin actually had to work. His work schedule was 4pm-12am though, so he was available to help out/do stuff with us during the day. Plus, we had access to his work car as long as we didn't do anything too crazy. We decided to do a trip to the 63 building aquarium. It sounds ominous, and a weird name for an aquarium, but turns out that's just the name of the entire building, which used to be one of the tallest in Seoul. It has an observation deck, wax museum, art gallery, aquarium, and tons of office buildings. 63 was located on the "island" of Yeouido, which is in the Han river, and is only an "island" because it is a little creek that separates the land from the shore of the river. Japanese giant crab We walked in at the perfect time- they were doing a penguin show! Although all the shows and information was in Korean, it was still fun to see the trainer feeding the penguins. While Austin and I enjoyed that, Landon liked watch...