Saturday we went to Marineland in Antibes to celebrate our dear friends son's 3rd birthday. It was our first visit to Marineland, and it was a hot one. Five hours, wandering around seeing the animals coupled with my recent surgery, took it all out of me. First we watched the dolphin spectacular....which was actually, very good! Then we tried to watch the sealion show, but it was too crowded. So we went into the aquarium area instead. Saw some pretty fish, and lots of sharks which was pretty cool because you walk through a tunnel and they are all around you. There was a dinosaur area, with mechanical dinosaurs which we explored after. Still not sure how the dino's have anything to do with Marineland. Then we stopped for lunch, and waited in line for bugers and pizzas for over an hour. The food area just didn't seem to be run very efficiently...surprise, surprise!
After lunch we saw the killer whale show, which again was pretty impressive. Then turtles, followed by penguins and sting rays. Only a couple of tantrums from the kids, but mostly they were well behaved (other than difficulty paying attention and staying focused). All and all, a pretty fun day.
I should note, that the two 3-year-olds who we went with had more interest in the playground and the dirt than the animals or the shows. Once we were home, I asked David to remind me when we have children to take them to the park with friends to celebrate birthdays and not expensive amusement parks (we dropped around 100€ at Marineland, and we didn't even pay for lunch!!) until they are old enough to fully enjoy it...maybe say around 7-8 years old!
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| The birthday boy with his friend! |
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| David and his friend Valentin! |
Saturday night and Sunday we took it easy. Sometimes its nice to relax and just do nothing! Although in hindsight we should have taken advantage of the sun on Sunday and went to the beach or something.
Here's to a great week everyone!!
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