PrincessSyndrome

Whale Sharks!!!! ♥

You know, for the worlds biggest aquarium, they could/should have made their exhibits a little bigger. i went on a Thursday and there was still lines everywhere… to see the tropical fish, to pet the sting ray, the penguin exhibit especially… i’ve been to several aquariums around the country and i’ve never felt so crowded in one before…

just my little itty bitty two cents…

but other then that, i had alot of fun here… of course, my favorite area was the huge huge HUGE room with the peak at the whale shark tank! They said they had 4 whale sharks, but i could only count three at a time… maybe when i was there one of them was being kept in a separate tank? conspiracy anyone? lol]

My parents, my brother, and i ended up here while we were in Atlanta… we walked through the main area and then made a b-line straight back to the parking garage…
lol

Lots of pretty cool stuff, but it’s pretty expensive, as people have said. i went there to buy a Japanese import magazine, primarily… and they were selling it for $25! [Where, right on the cover, it says ¥1300, roughly $12…. i’d have spent $17.. maybe $20… but i had to draw the line…]
But, beyond that, it was pretty fun just walking around there looking at all the stuff they have and they have ALOT of stuff! So, yes, i do recommend you swing by this place if you’re visiting the area!

Home of the longest pier in the world, if my brain full of trivia is up to date.
i spent most of the time here in jewelry shops with my mother and sister since you, apparently, ABSOLUTELY MUST buy jewelry while you’re here. i did end up buying a silver chain and an octopus-charm, if just to quiet their raving. xD
The beaches are long and pretty, be careful of the roads, avoid shops near the beach as they have the “buy this, buy this, buy this!” people, lots of fun and the people farther into the town are really nice. :D

This was the first port of call on a cruise i was on a few years ago. i say avoid the main tourist-section of this place like the plague- it’s dreadful. American and over-priced, like being to the Disney-version of what Mexico should really look like. i even saw people dressed as Mayans wandering around!!! >:/
We high-tailed it out of that area to go on a snorkeling tour which, was alright, but certainly not one of the more amazing reefs out there.
i say if your ship happens to stop here or if you’re near-by, no sense in not giving it a walk-through, but otherwise, avoid.

Worth visiting if just to spend a day on the beach- it’s gorgeous!

Beautiful, i only wish i had gotten to enjoy it more…
The bus ride there was 2 hours long, most of it unnecessary driving around Belize City, with our tour guide squawking in my ear the whole trip, so by the time we got to the site i had a splitting headache and was dehydrated and sweaty. xD
But it was amazing. We were lead around the site while the lady told us about the ceremonies that were held there and such. At the end of the tour we all got to climb the highest pyramid/mound there, which is where this picture is taken. [As you can see, neither of us were in the best of spirits at the time ^^;]
Afterwards we were given very limited time to absorb everything we had just seen and get shuffled back onto the bus for the ride back. i suppose the moral of the story is, if you’re taking a tour bus to the ruins of Altun Ha from a Belize port, don’t sit in the back of the bus by the speakers and be sure to bring water and sunglasses… and a camera. :D

The food’s not all that great [But, i’m kind of a picky eater and the rest of my party said it was good…] but it’s A LOT of fun. :D Where else can you yell obesities to people dressed as knights while eating a turkey leg? Plus, they serve pepsi, not coke… ahh, how i miss thee, Pepsi Wench.

[i speak only of the visitor complex… i’ve never been down to the KSC for a launch. :( ]
Kind of torn about this place.
i’m absolutely batty about NASA and the space program in general, so visiting here was a must.
But, there isn’t all that much to do here. They have fantastic IMAX videos, and an art gallery [i think it’s in the same building as the IMAX] which you can spend a good hour or so walking through [even has some Andy Warhol pieces!], the space shuttle graveyard, a few displays here and there… and that’s it. i really don’t know what else they could do with the place, but the admission fee just doesn’t make much sense [$30+? Wasn’t it? Just for general admission..]
Anyway, i do recommend this place for a day full of learning fun, but it would probably be even better to bring someone of a younger generation with you, they’d probably get more out of it. :D And don’t forget your moneys… especially if you plan on getting food there or buying souvenirs. [BTW, their giftshop plays the Star Wars soundtrack every now and then. xD i found that amusing]