As I've mentioned previously in my blog, I love the ocean and have been inspired by it many times. My Great Barrier Reef artwork was inspired by a trip to the reef a couple of years ago. Snorkelling on the reef and viewing the breathtaking colours was amazing. I'll never forget the colourful fish and coral. When you are snorkelling or diving it is like being in another world.
Imagine my excitement then when I read about this new experience! Like something out of a James Bond movie, it is the stuff dreams are made of.
The world's first underwater restaurant was opened 5 years ago this month at the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, and to celebrate the anniversary the restaurant is offering guests the chance to not only eat under the sea but sleep under it as well!
They will convert their 12 seat restaurant into a a private bedroom suite for two, complete with private champagne dinner and breakfast in bed.
"Ithaa" sits five meters below the surface of the Indian Ocean, encased in plexiglass and reached by descending a spiral staircase. The restaurant offers breathtaking views and 'fusion Maldivian cuisine' (local cooking with a western twist), and rumour has it that over lunch the place is so bright that guests and staff have to wear sunglasses (they even keep spares on hand and offer a sunglasses cleaning service).
Sleeping there in the specially created suite would be a once in lifetime experience. However I'm not sure what the shark situation is in this part of the world and doubt you'd sleep very soundly if a shark sailed past your bed.
Brings a whole new meaning to the mafia saying - "sleeping with the fishes".
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