At just shy of eleven years of parenting our children finally asked to see a theme park, specifically Leogland. Those who know my husband and I might be surprised to hear we enthusiastically said "Sure!". But they would nod knowingly when they heard we planned a trip to Billund, Denmark rather than one in Florida or Southern California.
Home of Lego, Denmark provides the perfect backdrop for parents wanting to indulge their children's fascination with Lego and it's theme park. Plus, admission to
Legoland in Billund is $60/person versus $107/person at the one in Orlando. Our travel included: drive to O'hare; $700/person flight on Iceland air to Hamburg with a short layover in Reykjavík, Iceland. Once in Hamburg we rented a car and took the autobahn to Kolding, Denmark, and lovely town 40 minutes south of Billund. Note -- train and bus travel are available from Hamburg to Billund as well. In Kolding we stayed at
Kolding Apartment Hotels, and were blown away by how peaceful it was (minus the drunken revelers singing at 5am as they returned home from a night out). Below are photos with comments about the first-half of our trip -- Hamburg reflections will be in a separate post.
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| Kolding Hotel Apartments |
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| Morning walk seeking out coffee and juice. Kolding Hotel Apartments are on the shore of a small lake. |
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| Another mom out with her children. |
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| Cygnets! |
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| Time for an evening stroll around Kolding -- we walked to get groceries. Our hotel had a full kitchen. |
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| I stumbled upon a Hygge Cafe, and was able to work in time for a meal! |
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| European cars. |
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| VW |
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| He's cautious, but my dad's genes run strong in this one. He instantly thought of the autobahn. |
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| 2nd night visit to a local beach. |
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| Gathered water for the FUS Water Services (UUs) |
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| Day 3 - packed the car and off to Legoland, from there we would return to Hamburg. |
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| Legos!!!! |
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| And more Legos. |
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| All smiles. Our youngest rode her first roller coaster at Legoland. |
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