Ok, so yesterday's trip to Hudson was really because I wanted to go to Legoland and needed to appease George. I know he loves seeing how others do things and that was a perfect time to go. After all, Hudson is just in our back yard.
Today, January 25th we are off to Legoland. We stayed in an Econolodge, and I want to know what happened to motels in the State. This place is a dump. I remember being able to stay in a place like this for the princely sum of $25 a night with clean rooms and breakfast. Now, breakfast is $7 each and god help the person who looks too carefully at the floor. But, the bed was soft, the water was hot, and it's just a stones throw from Legoland.
Why are we here? At 55 I discovered Lego. Ok. I know that sounds stupid and completely unbelievable, but I never played with them as a child. I bought some Duplo for the bug when she was young, but her biological father was really not into toys that could cause a mess-so Lego were out. Fast forward to this past Christmas and I assembled a fLego Christmas tree and I was hooked. On the cruise, I took along a few nano blocks and bought a few more and the rest as they say is history.
So that is why we are here. Legoland is only 3 1/2 hours away from Boca via the turnpike so why not. Even better, after we visited Creative Crafthouse, it was only an hour or so away.
We entered the park at 10 am because I am still very much a child at heart. I was eager to see all of the sights. Our first stop was mini-land where they have created the US in Legos! This was super cool. Most exciting here was the Pirates castle. I took a lot of closeup photos to see how they did the turrets and the arrow slits. When everything calms down in Panicale, I plan to make our castle out of Lego!
We wandered around a bit in the old Cypress Gardens where I was looking to find the large banyan tree. Sadly, time was not on our side and we missed it. But they are beautiful gardens to walk through.
Our next shop was a 4d show which just went over our heads. Something about a unicorn-pegasus with a missing wing and lion monsters chasing/saving it. In the end the little guy shot rainbows out of his horn, he was given a wing by the evil lion and the story ended happily ever after. It reminded me of the Chronicles of Narnia.
We decided not to see the other 3 shows and headed instead over to the water show. This was worth the trip. The story was...well, a story, but the water acrobatics was amazing. We especially loved the guy doing flips on the air tube that shoots up in the air.
After the show we headed to Dragon's Den for lunch. George likes his beer at noon, and you've got to admit, trying to eat a whole turkey leg is always good fun.
Being older folks, we wandered around, took a few photos, and then hit the shops in the search of a Great Wave. No such luck. I did manage to find the valentines heart and a few other sets that caught my eye.
The place is advertised as a place for children ages 5+ and they give away tickets to all children under 12 with the purchase of an adult ticket. I had fun, but it really is geared towards the younger crowd. I also was able to see what glue does in the hot Florida sun. No superglue on my legos!
Until next time....
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