海底視角：加拿大里普利水族館

閉上你的眼睛。想像一下您可以想像的最神奇的水族館。各種形狀，大小和顏色的優雅精緻的魚，游動著大白鯊，甚至當您在玻璃上拍下照片時，甚至還有一隻巨型海龜都能在水中優雅滑行。現在想像一下這個水族館的位置：溫哥華，拿騷，加利福尼亞，澳大利亞，南非；當然，所有這些地方都可能浮現在腦海中，但多倫多當然不在榜首。

什麼時候 Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada announced its opening in September 2013, I could not be more excited. Toronto isn’t known as that kind of city – to boast about an aquarium or even a waterfront. But you’ve seen the photos. You’ve heard about it in the news. Toronto’s new aquarium has gotten quite the attention, and for good reason. The last time I was excited about new fish coming to town was the opening of the ROM’s small saltwater tank holding about 30 small fish and a large coral habitat…or the opening of a snazzy new all-you-can-eat Japanese restaurant, but I digress. In all, my visit to Ripley’s Aquarium in February was absolutely breathtaking and truly lived up to the excitement that led to its opening.

Approaching the building at the base of the CN Tower, the aquarium emerges from the ground like a shard opening up the depths below. Now, what’s amazing and special about this aquarium is that the entire place seems like one 巨大的 魚缸裡裝滿了所有您可以想到的生活在海洋中的魚和生物。我的意思是，您走進的第一件事 是 the surface of the water, of a tank containing sharks, stingray, a turtle, octopus, and what appears to be hundreds of other fish. With an abundance of thick glass creating the illusion of this giant interconnected fish tank, pathways inside lead you in a single direction as you’re brought deeper into the space, allowing you to view the tanks (還是坦克？）從幾乎每個角度和每個高度開始。

Here are some of the incredible spots in the aquarium that give you the most unique perspectives of the fish, truly highlighting their grace and gentle nature. There’s not too much to say, and I’ll let the photos do the talking…

當您進入水族館的第一個畫廊時，一所魚的學校歡迎您。

The ‘Dangerous Lagoon’ brings you deep underwater as fish, turtles, and stingrays swoop above and around you, with the “sun” shining above to demonstrate the incredible counter-shading colours that most fish use to camouflage from their prey (white on the bottom to blend with the white light from below; dark on top to match the ocean depths from above).

The crawl-through tunnel puts you in the fish’s place, as you get a unique and intimate perspective of the aquarium while you can see other visitors peering through the glass on the opposite side of the tank.

黃貂魚缸是一堵牆到牆的玻璃，珊瑚和大白鯊在背景中游動，而射線則露出了它們的底面，所有人都可以看到。

Near the end of the aquarium, you’re brought back into the entrance atrium, where there are many kid-friendly areas to explore! One of the popular spots is the central touch-tank, where you can make a few horseshoe crab friends on your visit! Don’t worry – they won’t bite!

In the kids’ zone, be wary of your head (和相機！）當您潛入一些狹窄的空間時，它們會與河豚和幫派成員近距離接觸 海底總動員！這是捕捉一些出色特寫的絕好機會。設計成看起來像潛艇的一個景點，帶您回到危險潟湖，以另一種視角觀看！

Could not leave out the infamous jellyfish area, with fluorescent lights and mirrors; it’s a picture perfect moment. The sheer number and grace of the jellyfish in this tank highlight the quiet beauty of these animals.

Here’s a video of our adventure under the sea at Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada

視頻來源：Lea Kuliczkowski
圖片來源：Lea Kuliczkowski和Jamie Kwan

Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
安大略省多倫多市布雷姆納大道288號
每年365天開放，從上午9點至晚上9點（大多數天）

門票價格：
成人（14歲以上）：$29.98
青年（6-13）：$19.98
兒童（3-5）：$9.98
老人（65歲以上）：$19.98

旅行援助由加拿大里普利水族館提供。所有意見完全是我們自己的。
 

Have you seen Toronto’s newest Aquarium – what did you think? What’s the most amazing aquarium that you’ve been to around the world?

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