Nemo
Don’t worry kids, there is no translation today for Nemo. In fact, Nemo, is not even a Japanese name, but rather a Latin word meaning no one or nobody. Let’s not get too excited though, I am not branching out from my Japanese lessons to teach you all Latin too-I can only handle so much! I simply thought a Nemo reference was appropriate for what I am about to “blog” about.
Welcome to the Churaumi Aquarium-kicking the Shedd Aquarium’s butt since who knows when and home to some crazy big tanks! Exhibit below:
Not only are there huge fish/shark/mana ray tanks they even have dolphins, large sea turtles, and manatees outside in their own habitats. The Churaumi aquarium is part of a larger park which boasts botanical areas and a butterfly area. By the end of our sightseeing at the aquarium, we were tired and hungry and decided to skip the extras (after seeing things of gigantic proportions, are butterflies really going to cut it?) we decided to head to a restaurant-Pizza in the Sky.
Pizza in the Sky, feels like it is literally in the sky! After going up a mountain on roads that are described as being 1.5 lanes wide we finally made it there; that is after some eye closing to avoid nasuea. Pizza in the Sky only serves 1 kind of Pizza everyday-think of it as Chef’s choice. That day our Pizza was cheese with peppers and hot dog or spam, we couldn’t decide which (this happens a lot here and while I might be trying something new, I might not). All in all, the pizza was good and the view better.
view from Pizza in the Sky
pizza at the top of the island
Things I learned: 1-Nemo is small fries compared to these creatures. 2-Other adults scold you when you make Nemo references while at Churaumi aquarium (in my defense, I worked with kids who loved Nemo). 3-I may never again get in the water in Okinawa, as most of these sea creatures are native to the area. 4-I can’t wait to go back…..the butterflies await.
