An Amazing Aquarium Adventure

    What a great last few days we've had in Langkawi. This evening we leave for Kuala Lumpur. I got up early in the morning and headed over to the beautifully serene Pantai Cenang Beach. I enjoyed my last few moments there in the waves. At last, I left the beach and headed towards the Underwater World Langkawi, the last attraction I wanted to see on the amazing island of Langkawi. As I went into the aquarium, I reminisced about the many things we did in Langkawi until now. From going to beaches to cablecars to even a trip in a mangrove, the past week has been an impeccable experience, except for freaking out in the cable car, of course.

   I go into the aquarium not expecting much. My expectations were thrown out of the window, to say the least. The aquarium opened up into a beautiful lush tropical rainforest-like area, with trees and the correct humidity. I learned that this aquarium has all sorts of birds along with all sorts of marine life. I was dumbfounded when I saw flamingoes. I didn't come into this aquarium expecting flamingoes. They weren't very pink but still, they were an amazing sight to behold. I saw various other colorful tropical birds, until we headed inside, where we got to see penguins.

    The penguins were just as excited as us. They were jumping and swimming and even following us as we walked around. What a great time I had there! Then we went into an underwater tunnel, where we saw more penguins and seals swim on top of us. It was awesome to look at. Next, we got to see a bunch of rays, like stingrays swimming in an open-top habitat. I was lucky enough to go there when it was feeding time. It's just amazing how rays swim. It's almost as if they are flying in the water. When we walked through the door to the next exhibit. It was a bunch of jellyfish on either side of us. The jellyfish were swimming around and having fun. I had a great time just staring at them. Then, we entered the coral reef exhibit. Fish of all sorts of colors, varieties, species, and sizes swam about in a giant tank. I thought out the door was the exit, so I walked out. To my surprise, I was greeted by a beautiful koi pond, with a waterfall rushing through. What a sight to see. 

    It was lunchtime, by the time we left the aquarium. I was able to find a McDonalds right beside the aquarium. So I went in and saw the menu. They were offering a happy meal. I thought why not make myself even happier. That happy meal, made me remember my first happy meal, back when I was 5. What a great memory. After eating, I left for the hotel, to bring my bags. After that, we headed to the airport. Then, whoosh! A military jet flies over our heads. I found out that in the coming week, the LIMA(Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition) was taking place. I even managed to snap a photo of one of those planes. After that, I left for the airport. In the airport, there was a small wait time, before we boarded. But even boarding was an experience. We had to walk over to the airplane and climb the stairs. Langkawi's airport was one of the more unique ones that I had ever seen. We took off and started back to Kuala Lumpur.

    During my time at the aquarium, I learned that even a simple trip to an attraction such as an aquarium, can make you feel extremely happy and joyful. I felt many emotions like excitement and even a tinge of sadness that we were leaving the island. I also learned a key lesson, you don't know what emotions you'll feel when you do something until and unless you go and do it. I recommend you guys visit in July to avoid most of the rainfall. But if you want to see LIMA, definitely plan accordingly. Please share any of your joyful moments in the comments and I'll be sure to reply. As always keep on learning and I'll catch you in my next blog.

Yours Sincerely,

Learning Through Expeditions