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Portola Cafe & Restaurant

Maddie and I were visiting the Monterey Bay Aquarium and decided to have lunch at their Portola Cafe & Restaurant.

At $12.95, this appetizer ain’t cheap. It also isn’t very filling, heheh. We decided to try it though because an Aquarium volunteer recommended it. She said these are from an abalone farm right here in Monterey Bay.

Abalone

Due to salmon shortages, many restaurants are looking for alternatives. Since the Portola Cafe is careful about serving sustainable seafood, salmon wasn’t even on the menut. Their offering of Arctic Char was a pretty good substitute.

Char

Oily Vortex of Doom

Oily Vortex of Doom...

This is a picture of some of the glass art at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s Jellies: Living Art exhibit. My Flickr friend travelcedric mentioned that it had a rather psychedelic feel to it, and I agree with him. I thought I’d throw in a song to enhance the mood. Click the link below and enjoy!

The Beatles – Tomorrow Never Knows