London Aquarium Sea Life Centre

Every year, Rich's work rewards some of their workers with a fun day trip. Last year we went to Thorpe Park and this time, the trip was a Wagamamas followed by a visit to the London Sea Life Aquarium. For reasons I'm not entirely sure about, one of my 101 in 1001 goals was to visit the aquarium so that was very handy!

On South Bank, just next to the London Eye, the aquarium isn't in the most convenient of places. It's incredibly busy outside so queueing is a pain but, as we were such a large group, we had the benefit of skipping the line. 
Inside, it was very warm and very busy, although this was probably due to the fact that we went in the middle of half term. To be honest, I don't find fish particularly interesting but I do love sharks so the huge tank was a highlight for me. I also got to touch a starfish which was every bit as spiky as you'd imagine!
The tank of rays was fun because the fish kept swimming up to the surface and flapping about. I think they liked the cameras! 
After meandering between the fish tanks, we came upon the turtles which were lovely! The seahorses were also exciting- especially these weird ones camouflaged as pieces of seaweed!
Finally, right at the end and to my utter delight, we entered the penguin zone. PENGUINS! Unfortunately, but understandably, this room was absolutely packed so you had to wait patiently just to secure a spot next to the glass, and the speedy little buggers were impossible to snap a clear photo of, but it was lovely to see them splashing around in the water. Who doesn't love a penguin?
I'm glad we had the opportunity to visit but I probably won't be returning. The heat and crowds just don't balance out the shark-and-penguin excitement.

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