Aquariums Archives - A Daily Lee https://www.adailylee.com/tag/aquariums/ A lifestyle blog from a California girl living in The Netherlands Thu, 20 Aug 2020 10:18:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.4 136479037 Zee Aquarium https://www.adailylee.com/2017/03/06/zee-aquarium/ https://www.adailylee.com/2017/03/06/zee-aquarium/#respond Mon, 06 Mar 2017 16:19:03 +0000 https://adailylee.wordpress.com/?p=1310 I asked Sander if there were any local aquariums we had not visited and his eyes lit up. For a few weeks now, we’ve toyed with the idea of visiting Artis, a zoo in Amsterdam, but something has always come up. The great thing about the Zee Aquarium, is that it was not too far away (a little over 50 minutes away) and it wasn’t too large. Unfortunately many of the reviews for the place were negative because it’s so small, but come on. It’s nestled right on the beach and huddled under a dozen hotels. It’s a bit hard to have a large aquarium in a similar situation and most of it was underground to begin with. During the summer season people are going to want to see the beach, not an aquarium. We’ve been big fans of seeing animal exhibits, documentaries. So adding another location to our list of favorite finds is always exciting. At the Zee Aquarium, many of the tanks were beautiful and vibrant although it was so hard to decide on which photos to keep! The fish are always so active that’s it’s difficult to capture them in low lighting situations. On top of having […]

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]]> I asked Sander if there were any local aquariums we had not visited and his eyes lit up. For a few weeks now, we’ve toyed with the idea of visiting Artis, a zoo in Amsterdam, but something has always come up. The great thing about the Zee Aquarium, is that it was not too far away (a little over 50 minutes away) and it wasn’t too large.

Unfortunately many of the reviews for the place were negative because it’s so small, but come on. It’s nestled right on the beach and huddled under a dozen hotels. It’s a bit hard to have a large aquarium in a similar situation and most of it was underground to begin with. During the summer season people are going to want to see the beach, not an aquarium.

We’ve been big fans of seeing animal exhibits, documentaries. So adding another location to our list of favorite finds is always exciting. At the Zee Aquarium, many of the tanks were beautiful and vibrant although it was so hard to decide on which photos to keep! The fish are always so active that’s it’s difficult to capture them in low lighting situations.

On top of having beautiful fish to look at, there was a fish spa! Visitors can dip their feet into a tub of fish and they eat your dead skin! Sounds gross but I can’t find any information on it on the website. There were also some reptiles and spiders to view so it was great to walk out of the cold and see some warm exhibits.

Unfortunately for us, the sunny weather decided to retreat it had begun to rain. It’s a beautiful place to visit especially if you’re already in the area!

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]]> https://www.adailylee.com/2017/03/06/zee-aquarium/feed/ 0 1310 Sea Life at The Hague https://www.adailylee.com/2016/09/04/sea-life-at-the-hague/ Sun, 04 Sep 2016 11:55:03 +0000 https://adailylee.wordpress.com/?p=454 Scheveningen is a popular oceanside location nestled in the western coast of The Hague and home to the aquarium, Sea Life. It was one of the many aquariums we had planned on visiting but the only one we had time to see during our holiday. It’s a small and well maintained aquarium that seems to be popular during the touristy months. Since we came when the weather was less and than ideal, we didn’t have to wait long before we could gain entry. Sea Life has two sections. There’s an indoor area which housed many of the fish and an outdoor region for otters and penguins. But Sea Life is special. It has environment paths that lead through faux rainforests. We walked over rivers that snaked through moist, darkened rooms lined with foliage. At one a point we spotted a sloth with tiny arms wrapped around the middle. It was a mother and baby only a few feet away. Another breathtaking attraction featured at Sea Life, is the ocean tunnel. We watched fish made their rounds in the aquarium as sunbeams filtered in from over head. It’s easy to get lost in an environment that captures the imagination and that’s […]

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]]> Scheveningen is a popular oceanside location nestled in the western coast of The Hague and home to the aquarium, Sea Life. It was one of the many aquariums we had planned on visiting but the only one we had time to see during our holiday. It’s a small and well maintained aquarium that seems to be popular during the touristy months. Since we came when the weather was less and than ideal, we didn’t have to wait long before we could gain entry.

Sea Life has two sections. There’s an indoor area which housed many of the fish and an outdoor region for otters and penguins. But Sea Life is special. It has environment paths that lead through faux rainforests. We walked over rivers that snaked through moist, darkened rooms lined with foliage. At one a point we spotted a sloth with tiny arms wrapped around the middle. It was a mother and baby only a few feet away.

Another breathtaking attraction featured at Sea Life, is the ocean tunnel. We watched fish made their rounds in the aquarium as sunbeams filtered in from over head. It’s easy to get lost in an environment that captures the imagination and that’s what Sea Life was for me. Standing under in the ocean tunnel took me back to my childhood. I would often watch the movie, The Little Mermaid, and dream about living in the ocean. The experience was nostalgic and left me speechless.

I would love to go back when conditions are warmer but the crowds would be overwhelming. Sea Life took a little over two hours. If we went on a sunny day it would taken double, not to mention standing in the lines for tickets. Either way it was a fun day trip for the two of us, and we will go back for more.

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