We took advantage of this trip to Denmark and visited Legoland Billund (the original Legoland.) I have to say that of all the amusement parks I have visited, it was probably one of the best for a kid Sidney's age and size. There were only three rides in the whole park she wasn't allowed to ride. The rides weren't anything like Six Flags or Cedar Point, but they were enjoyable and well-maintained.
The most interesting parts of the park are the sculptures made of Legos everywhere. These aren't just models molded to make it look like they are made of Legos - these are real Lego models! Many have over 50,000 pieces and took over a year to build. Mini-land is a group of cities, villages and other such things, some with motorized elements. They even have a Lego model of an oil rig with working cranes and service vessels sailing around it.
Another interesting group of models are the animals along the log ride. The buffalo were particularly cool.
We finished out the day by enjoying a barbecued rib dinner in the western town of Legoredo. The ribs weren't bad, and there was a live country band (though the blend of Texan and Danish was a little funny.) At least they had the right spirit.
The next day we went down to the harbor in Aalgard to see all the ships there for the Tall Ship Races. It was a fantastic sight! There were sailing ships of various sizes from many different countries. There were probably 40 or more ships there in the harbor, lining both sides of the waterway.
After walking around a bit and visiting a museum, we took a harbor tour to see the different ships. It was worth it to see them all from the water, as the perspective is completely different.
We then walked to Kimber's ship, the Statsraad Lehmkuhl. We looked around the deck a bit and she spoke with a ship's officer to determine when she could come on board. She decided to give up one night of sleeping in the hammock on the ship in lieu of sleeping in a bed at the hotel, and set her check in time for the next morning.
We walked around the shopping area of town a while (sorry, Norway, but the shopping there was better than Stavanger) and had an iced coffee. It was quite warm, so the iced coffee was really nice. We then went back to our hotel for an interesting dinner and a quiet evening.
I say interesting dinner because it is funny what we have come to enjoy here. Our dinner consisted of crackers, sardines, canned salmon spread, canned grape leaves, cheese spread, and various other canned and packable items. I brought them with us because they didn't require refrigeration and it is cheaper than eating out. It was very enjoyable and quite filling.
Oh, and the drink machine in the hotel also had cans of beer for the same price as a 0.5 liter soda. Amazing.
We dropped Kimber off at 6 a.m. yesterday and Sidney and I went to the ferry for our ride back to Norway. We will board another ferry tomorrow morning to Bergen and will meet Kimber when her ship docks Tuesday morning. We have something special planned for Bergen, so keep coming back to read the blog!
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