Sea Life Scheveningen

Today we took the kids to the Hague to visit the Sea Life Aquarium.
It's a bit of a trip from Amstelveen, on public transit, but our Amsterdam aquarium has been closed for repair the whole time we've lived here. And our Tante Barb is in town, so, we went. 


We got there just in time for the Shark and Ray feeding, and the boys got a nice seat next to a sleepy spotted dogfish cuddled up behind a cannon! 


The very next room is for kids, with coloring tables and a cool projected aquarium to turn your drawing into a swimming fish! I do kinda wish these rooms weren't at the beginning of the attraction, because it's always pulling teeth getting kids out of these places. BUT it did have a machine for us to get caffeine. 


The caiman wasn't out (sad pout) but the kids liked the Amazon room. The Piranha tank had thick while mist rolling off it and the opposite wall had a beautiful 4 foot high waterfall. It was cool. 


The Reef room was beautifully done in gilt plaster frames for the tank fronts. 


Poor penguins looking bored and dry. 

Otters!!!
Post-Aquarium merry-go-round ride. 

Next to some crazy cool hotel.
All in all, a nice small aquarium if you live in the area or plan to do both it and the Lego experience next door, but probably too small to travel all the way from Amsterdam. Still, it was a nice trip with good company. 

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