On Sunday afternoon we visited Kelly Tarltons, New Zealand's own so-called "Underwater world" and aquarium. It was an experience, but sadly it was a bit of a disappointment. For anyone who has visited uShaka Marine World in Durban (or perhaps other Marine Worlds/Aquariums around the world) you will notice the distinct differences. Firstly Kelly Traltons is way to small... okay so they have the SnowCat Ride, where you can go through the penguin aquariums and see them close up, but that's it... seriuosly.... the glass tunnel is nice, but when they advertised "Underwater World" my expectations were very high.
Nonetheless we took lots of pics, enjoyed the marine life and an hour later were on our way. But out of the 4 of us, I think I was the least disappointed... LOL!!!
We visited Sky Tower as well this week, it's the biggest tourist attraction in Auckland, I would say. This tower is 328 metres high and is the tallest man-made structure in the southern hemisphere. The scenery is awesome but for thos who have vertigo... don't try it. From the minute you step into the lifts you are bombarded with the fact that you are 328 metres above ground. The lifts have glass floors and glass doors so you see the entire lift shaft as you ascend and the Waitemata harbour and Auckland CBD are your only views.
In Sky Tower Foyer (under the big Waka/canoe):
With the little version of the Tower:
We got up to the Observation Deck and were astounded by the beautiful views.
By the end of it, these two had had enough and were ready to go home, perhaps to attack the XBox!!!
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