COEX Aquarium

The COEX Aquarium was another place we saw in Seoul, and another difficult place to find, because it's stuck at the bottom of a mall. And this is not just a shopping mall. It's also a mall with massive complexes and walkways outside. The shopping mall is underground. So we walked around above ground for a few minutes, looking at confusing maps, then finally found the right entrance to go under, and walk like a mile through the place to get to the aquarium.

It takes only about an hour to get through, which is good, since we got there an hour before closing. Seoul Tower took up most of the day, unfortunately. We also thought that the place closed at nine, but apparently my guidebook is outdated in that aspect, and it really closes at eight. Booo-urns.



So basically, you just walk through and look at a bunch of tanks with fish. Since the website has an English version, I was kind of under the impression that the display signs would be in English, too, but no. So we didn't learn anything. Some of the signs had the names of the fish in English, but not all.

There is also Amazon Land in there, which involves bats, monkeys, turtles, lizards (no snakes, though), and more nonfish. Other nonfish we saw include playful sea otters (one was pregnant) and a beaver.



It's hard to see the monkeys, but they're there.



It's hard to see the alligator, but he's there.



Sharks. I also enjoy the reflection of the exit sign in the glass.



Don't mind me, I'm just sleeping with the little sharks.


At the end, there's this. I think it's for kids, but whatever. Tooth in the eye.