Monday morning we headed to Long Beach to visit the Aquarium of California. Addy enjoyed seeing the "fishes". They had a shark tank and a huge manta ray. The jellyfish were cool as well. Overall, a decent aquarium but nothing amazing. I like the Texas State Aquarium in Corpus Christi better.
One good thing is the location, right on the water in Long Beach. It is close to the Queen Mary 2, lots of shopping, and resturants. For lunch we decided not to eat aquarium food and headed across the street to the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. We chose to sit outside in the beautiful weather. We ordered garlic bread for an appetizer, Jen and I shared popcorn shrimp and Austin had the kids popcorn shrimp. The $5 garlic bread arrived and I knew we were in trouble. Literally 4 bites was about it. There were 2 pieces in the basket, each about 6 inches by 2 inches in size. Austin polishes off that much bread without even realizing it.
At that point I knew Jen and I did not order enough food. The food arrived and Austin's was in a paper shrimp boat. Nice presentation. Enough food for a small 4 year old girl. Our popcorn shrimp could be counted on 3 hands. 14 in all actually, on a bed of lettuce. We are used to the portions at the Flying Dutchman. I have no idea how many they serve because it has never been an issue. After feeding Addy, Jen and I ate the remaining little shrimps. Good flavor actually. Needless to say, dessert was needed. We had a chocolate chip cookie covered in ice cream and whip cream. An actual adult sized portion shockingly enough. The cookie was not warm, but oh well. And to think, all of that food for only $45. Heck of a deal.
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