between excursions

Last night:

Dinner at an authentic Mexican place ("The rice is the right color!"). Bohemia beer is very sweet for a dark beer. Went great with flautas.

Jimmy's in Hyde Park for a pitcher. They give you tiny glasses, as though they fear you might have trouble gripping a pint after a few. You can still smoke in bars here. :P

Today:

Fancy-ass Chiapas coffee and steak tacos for breakfast, followed by a long-anticipated visit to fluffy_lungfish. She came out to say hello, and I didn't even have to poke her with a stick. Came up for air, poked around, posed for a few poorly-lit shots. She looks fantastic, and she's clearly well-fed, as evidenced by the presence of numerous tasty trumpet snails and optionally edible housemates. She must be quite the terror in there after dark. *crunch crunch crunch*

Beluga whales really are awesome. The biggest one kept amusing itself by towing a buoy around the tank, and also by playing dexterously with air bubbles.

We watched feeding time at the river otter tank. The otters are trained to tap a

gotta go have dinner