Legoland

A couple of weekends ago, we drove south to the town of Billund. This is the town that Legos come from. That's right .... the Lego toy comes from Denmark. The original Legoland is here and we thought we better visit it while we're living here. We went on a day that was cool, but not too bad. With our jackets and mittens, we stayed pretty warm.



The rides weren't that great, as far as an amusement park is concerned, but ... the things made out of Legos are amazing!!!! Really, I mean AMAZING!!!!!!!
Brad and Broderick at the entrance to the park.

On a boat ride.

Broderick was excited to get in the pirate's chest. (Of course made out of legos.)

Broderick riding the froggy ride.

Brad and Broderick on a spinning ride. (Yeah, mommy doesn't do those.)

Mommy and Broderick on a train ride.

And a safari ride.

Anika was all bundled up.

This pirate was at the entrance to the locker room of the water park. I thought it was pretty funny.

They have a part of the park called miniland, where they have recreated numerous sites from around the world all out of Legos. Millions of Lego blocks were used to create these sites. Like I said before ... amazing! Here's a few of the things they had built...

This is Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen where the Queen of Denmark resides.

Mt. Rushmore

Broderick with Bob the Builder

A man mowing the lawn (can you believe all these legos?)

This is a re-creation of the Billund Airport. Those little yellow trucks by the plane were driving around actually spraying liquid, de-icing the wings.

Nyhavn - a popular street/canal in Copenhagen.

Neuschwanstein Castle in Germany
Kennedy Space Center
Some ostriches along the safari ride.
The Statue of Liberty
The Capital Building

We had a fun day and was so glad we got to see this Danish landmark. It made Brad really excited to build things with Legos - and was a little sad that Broderick is still in the Duplo stage. And the Lego store there had 30% off of everything, so we were able to pick up some Christmas presents for Broderick.