We decided to see the Georgia Aquarium today and see the Botanical Gardens on another day. When the Aquarium first opened last summer, you had to make reservations weeks in advance just to get in. Being a Tuesday, a school day, it wasn't very busy. 
The exhibits were gorgeous! The tanks and windows were huge, some that wrapped up and over your head, some in the ceiling overhead, and one was a big tunnel. Now, there wasn't anything I haven't seen before, but the displays and the aquarium itself were so breath-taking. You could sit for hours just watching a giant wall of fish 23 feet high and 61 feet wide. Amazing!They also have a 4-D theatre that showed a cartoon feature about the delicate ocean, teaching people how to respect and conserve the underwater world (very "Finding Nemo"ish and so cute!).
The 4-D was so fun! We had water sprayed on us, things popped out from under your seat, dangley things dropped from the ceiling, all while watching in 3-D. Ella couldn't take her eyes off the screen, even though she didn't get the 3-D effect because she didn't have the glasses. 
She didn't startle or cry at all; she was very attentive and loved the main character, Deepo, an adorable clown fish. It was a beautiful day, full of fun fish and underwater creatures. It's gearing me up for Hawaii!!!
