Quite a few weeks ago we spent a lovely Sunday in Vienna with the kids, and one of the main Sehenswürdigkeiten on the program was Haus des Meeres, an equivalent of the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago, mentioned in a post few months ago. These photos are slightly worse than the ones from over there, as the light conditions were much, much less photography-friendly. Still, I was not as idiotic as some people who were using direct flash to photograph bats. At that moment I felt slightly sorry for not bringing my external flash, as I really felt like discharging a formidable blast at 100 % of power right into their Ungesicht.
The range of animals they have over there is quite impressive, especially considering that their premises are nothing more than a house of average size in downtown Vienna.
And turtles. Oh, turtles. I love turtles. Turtle, also known as korytnačka, želva, skilpadde, tortue, Schildkröte, tortuga, skjaldbaka, черепаха, kurakura, χελώνα, bruņurupucis, سُلْحَفاه, maakilpikonna, or かめ, is one of my favourite animals. There is just something magnificent and adorable about them. The aesthetics and functionality of their design is amazing, as well as how all the pieces fit together, how efficient it is, and how much agility they still retain underwater while being majestic. :-)
And now… for something completely different!! :-) Crazy monkeys. Screeching and screaming and constantly moving around and grabbing our hair for the sheer fun of it.
And that’s about it. But wait, I have a jellyfish, too!
Damn. I still love turtles. :-D
Oops, what a shame that I gave my turtle Polly to one of my friends ;-(. I wouldn’t do that if I knew that you loved them :-). And the photos are wonderful as always, especially the 2nd one.
yummy… that jellyfish :P
nice photos:)