Then I think back to two weeks ago, where my co-workers and I were at sunny southern Taiwan visiting the National Museum of Marine Biology & Aquarium (NMMBA). What an fantastic place! Personally, I think it is several times better than the so-called world famous Vancouver Aquarium. Besides the more reasonable ticket price, NMMBA is huge! With two different buildings full of exhibits and displays and wide spaces and gorgeous views to the ocean, one full day is not enough to see everything.
A beautiful water playground for both children and adults to enjoy.
A real-sized Whale Shark model (Rhincodon typus)
A more realistic Whale Plaza right front of the main building showing Sperm Whales and Humpback Whales! Here is someone's post (in Chinese) about the constructions for this particular plaza.
Here's one of the Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) performing its well-known breaching courtship ritual.
Outside the second main building was a beautiful artscape named "Giant Squids Swim Freely" by Arthur Yang - it featurs five giant squids swimming and "symbolizing the all-encompassing ocean".
Fantastic!
Scurrying toward the "Water of the World".
At the end of the day, we enjoyed the beautiful view and waited for the sun to set.
Good times!
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