Valencia, Spain - Aquarium (Its all about the jellyfish and the sharks)

 

The aquarium was quite expensive  at 27 Euro for a senior (about $45).

Wicker Beluga in the entrance, escalators down  

and a taste of things to come.

The first aquarium of Jelly fish had me mesmerized. There were lots of different varieties and they were one of my favorite species.

We were hungry and looking for a place to eat but the pizza place we had been directed to was closed, so we went down into the first set of aquariums. They were all underground, so steps or elevators to go down and then the lighting was very dim. Rick found it took his eyes a long time to adjust.

More Jellyfish

almost invisible.

Undulating.

These were called Fried Egg Jellyfish

and they had frilly tutus.

It wasn't all fish,

some birds

and turtles.

This Egret acted like a pigeon, cleaning off the tables at the restaurant we finally found.

Seals,

from below

and above.

The Spider Crabs were too creepy for me, they were at least 2ft across and looked way to much like spiders.

This is one of the 47 varieties of Sea Horse, the Leafy Sea Dragon.

Oh good, more Jellyfish.

Gord and the Jellyfish.

There were lots of huge aquariums

with living coral

and schools of fish but my camera struggled in the low light.

There were also places where you could walk through tunnels, surrounded by fish.

I tried my best to get the sharks,

rays and

turtles but my camera really wasn't having any of it.

Gord got the best shot of the day with his phone.

We wanted to get back to the car so I didn't have to drive home in the dark, so we rushed to the dolphin show and then caught a bus to the metro station.

 We spent about 3 hours at the aquarium and only saw about half of it.

On the metro; Gord on his phone and Rick and I in reflection.