L'aquàrium Barcelona

Jordan and I went on a short trip to the aquarium see the fish of the Mediterranean up close and personal!  Just a warning for future Barcelona Aquarium-goers, the entrance fee costs more than any Gaudi building entrance fee, so you need to really want to go if you're thinking about visiting.  Also consider the time of day you go-- Jordan and I went in the middle of the day on Monday, the same time as a lot of highly energetic Catalan schoolchildren on a field trip.

When we entered, employees snapped our picture in front of a giant plastic shark so that we could buy the picture after our visit for 8 euros.  We did not buy the picture.  We could take photos, but no flash, so sorry for many of the blurry photos this blog will contain.
Walking in:

So many fish tanks!

Sepia (aka cuttlefish).  Basically on every menu that serves any kind of seafood here.

And more fish tanks

All of the tags were written in three languages: Catalan, Spanish, and English.

As I mentioned before, there were plenty of schoolchildren on guided tours:

And then, probably the best part of this aquarium... standing on a moving walkway (but really more like a conveyor belt) and watching sharks, sting rays, and all sorts of other fish swim over you!

An octopus!

A seahorse:

Penguins!

And some jellyfish

There were plenty of informative posters... obviously intended for kids.

And then we had some fun with the funny sculptures on the patio.

And that was it!  We walked quickly through the gift shop on the way out and headed to Juicy Jones for lunch-- a vegetarian restaurant specializing in juice, of course.  Yum!