{"id":588,"date":"2006-11-05T23:23:35","date_gmt":"2006-11-06T04:23:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nicheplayer.net\/wordpress\/?p=588"},"modified":"2006-11-05T23:25:37","modified_gmt":"2006-11-06T04:25:37","slug":"shedd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheplayer.net\/avablog\/2006\/11\/05\/shedd\/","title":{"rendered":"Shedd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a title=\"Shedd\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sheddaquarium.org\/\">John G. Shedd Aquarium<\/a> is an awesome place to visit.  I hadn&#8217;t been there in years before we visited this past weekend.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Fish\" href=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/114\/290118401_3b7b7e5d13.jpg\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Fish\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.flickr.com\/114\/290118401_3b7b7e5d13.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Fish\" alt=\"Fish\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.flickr.com\/114\/290118401_3b7b7e5d13_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>But when you go to Shedd Aquarium as a child, there&#8217;s something you don&#8217;t remember so much:<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Line\" href=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/102\/290121043_4664e49fbe.jpg\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Line\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.flickr.com\/102\/290121043_4664e49fbe.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Line\" alt=\"Line\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.flickr.com\/102\/290121043_4664e49fbe_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>This is what we saw as we were leaving.  That&#8217;s the admission line.  My recommendation would be to get to Shedd early.  Also &#8212; if you don&#8217;t have kids &#8212; either have some of your own before you go or borrow someone else&#8217;s, and <em>take a stroller<\/em>.  A stroller will get you in the side door.<\/p>\n<p>Second recommendation:  Rather than sit in the stands for the dolphin show, go down to the level below the stands and watch the show from there.  There&#8217;s an underwater viewing area where you can watch the dolphins swim, which is vastly more interesting that watching them hop out of water, wave, or spin around on the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Third recommendation:  Penguins.  Go see the penguins.  I&#8217;ve seen a lot of penguins in zoos, but these Shedd penguins are real hams.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Penguins\" href=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/113\/290119522_a813ef9937.jpg\"> <\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Penguins\" href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.flickr.com\/113\/290119522_a813ef9937.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Penguins\" alt=\"Penguins\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.flickr.com\/113\/290119522_a813ef9937_m.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Lastly, buy tickets online if you know you&#8217;re going to go.  Really.  You don&#8217;t want to wait outside on the shores of Lake Michigan in November for 60 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The John G. Shedd Aquarium is an awesome place to visit. I hadn&#8217;t been there in years before we visited this past weekend. But when you go to Shedd Aquarium as a child, there&#8217;s something you don&#8217;t remember so much: This is what we saw as we were leaving. That&#8217;s the admission line. 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