The Life Aquatic - Day 2

With more than eight million gallons of water, the Georgia Aquarium is the world's largest aquarium. And you guessed it, this is where we ventured to on the second day of "The Puppet Show."

It was an amazing experience. Aquariums to me are just a really peaecful place, I love swimming and being in the water. We were hoping that we would not encounter any large crowds and have the place pretty much to ourselves, however we failed to recognize it was mid-winter break for some schools = the place was PACKED.

MP and the extraordinarily large map. "We are here."

They had tons of interactive sites, a few where you could touch some creatures...

Here's Madge, about to touch the barb on a sting ray. I apparently was so excited that I totally disregarded the seriousness of that situation and also the "two finger touch" rule.

Didn't forget any rules this time!

Keith Johnson, the buyer-at-large for Anthropologie talks about how he is constantly looking for inspiration in everyday life. The aquarium was an excellent opportunity to soak in lots of inspiration. The colors and textures were amazing, and both MP and I commented on how it is interesting that fashion mimics nature.

The Georgia Aquarium is also the only institution (outside of Asia) to host whale sharks, which are the largest fish in the sea. The tanks they are housed in are awesome. It's really something to round a corner and see this...

There is a spectacular dome that you travel through, that actually has a people mover, so you can really observe all the fish in the tank-- instead of multitasking-- walking, looking, and run the risk of smashing into the lady with the three kids.

We were so lucky to be able to witness feeding time of the whale sharks. It was a sight to hold. A brave soul is dragged across the tank in a little raft and literally "spoon feeds" chum into these giant creatures' mouths.

We're enthralled!

After the aquarium, we took a leisurely stroll across Centennial Park and over to the CNN Center for some lunch. MP has never experienced the fabulousness of Chick-Fil-A before...needless to say, she's hooked.

And here I am with my fiesty friend...

I wouldn't mess with either of these blondes.