Legoland

Since arriving in England the children have become great fans of Lego. They are often bringing me new creations that they have designed. Therefore, since they discovered (some when back in the Spring) that there is a Legoland near London, they have wanted to go. BUT at over 25 pounds (approx $40) for each child it was not going to be in our budget!! Then, after perusing the Legoland website one day I noticed they had special rates for schools. Hmmm. maybe they would allow homeschoolers to enter on school rates. It certainly wouldn't hurt to ask.

YES! we could claim the student price, which also allowed one teacher in for free. So we were all able to get in for 50 pounds (approx $80) instead of paying 220 pounds (approx $350). Of course we also had the advantage of going during school time so there were hardly any lines to wait in for the rides.

We kept this trip a secret until the evening before. It was wonderful to see the children's faces light up with great excitement when we told them we were going to Legoland.

As we were driving up to the park there were large lego creations lining the road and Jeremiah said "Mom, this is so cool!!"

The Lord blessed us with beautiful weather. We were even able to go on one of the water rides without suffering too much afterwards from being cold!!

The kids loved the rides. I think one of the favourites was driving the lego cars. It was fun to watch these American/English kids drive on BOTH sides of the road. I couldn't make my mind up whether they had no clue about driving or were just 'country' confused!!

The statues made out of lego were absolutely incredible. Even if you don't like the rides - Legoland is certainly worth a visit just to see their creations from Lego.

The only disappointment of the day was the drive home. It took 6 hours to drive the 200 miles from Legoland to Leeds!!! I have been told that I should have known better than to try and leave London around 6pm on a Friday evening expect to get home in 3 hours!!!

Michelle