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RE: Sea Mammal Skulls in Manhattan Beach California
Hi Rick: another great adventure - following you around!
About the elephant seal, I would have thought the same as you did. Some awesome chompers on that guy! Orcas are nice, they almost never eat humans, lol (just kidding - I know them from my time in Canada).
This made me think I should give our aquarium here in Vienna another look (it's been 10 years). We are not anywhere near the ocean, but a aquarium we have! It is housed in a former WWII Air defense tower, built so fortified it could not have been dismantled, i.e. blown up, without taking out the entire neighborhood, so they re-purposed it. Haus des Meeres Aqua Terra Zoo
Aquariums are a lot of fun. Of course this one was just a little tiny building, that's why I didn't really bother to show many images of the actual aquarium; it has very few actual creatures in it. I think the little building is more of an environmental awareness center more than anything else. All of the employees are volunteers, I believe!
I bet the one in Vienna is pretty awesome. I would love to visit Austria one day! Hopefully I will live long enough to see some of the amazing places I want to see.
Yeah Rick - if ever you do, give me a heads up, and we go on photo-safaris together! I'll be your local guide, so you won't waste time on some stuff that is not worth it - like: standing in line at Cafe Central in Vienna, like so many tourists do, because the travel guide tells them so, and they hang around for half hour to get in for a piece of pastry and coffee; I got places that are as good or better, and you always get a table.
BTW, I have yet to see the new rooftop terrace cafe at the Aquarium, but I know the view, since the rooftop was accessible before, and it is spectacular.
But you cannot do Vienna on a couple of days. Stay at least for a week!
Sounds awesome! I will definitely let you know. It would be great to have a guide and a friendly face!
It would definitely be at least a week. We learned or lesson on that the last time we went to Italy and didn't stay long enough.