Do you know where Her Majesty The Queen spends most of her weekends? You might think Buckingham Palace in London. Although that is her official residence, she spends most weekends at Windsor Castle in Berkshire. It is the largest occupied castle in the world.
We thought about taking the kids to visit Windsor Castle to have some tea with the Queen, but instead we went to Legoland, just past the castle. It was about an hour and half drive for us. We saw the castle on our drive. You really can't miss it. The picture on my phone did not come out well so I borrowed one from a website.
The kids were on their half term break, and we wanted to do something fun as a family. We enjoyed three days at Legoland in Windsor. It was a nice amusement park, except that it was built on a hill. It's not so bad going down on your way into the park, but hauling three tired kids up the hills at the end of each day really wore us out! Dylan and Amelia loved the rides, and we were all amazed to see the countless structures they built out of Legos!
There is Windsor Castle in the distance. See, we were NEAR the Queen.
"Recycle" your gum here. Really?
Yes, it was very crowded.
BEST baby ever!
The view of miniland from the ride. They have exhibits from several countries around the world including the USA, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Scotland and of course England. It was amazing and educational at the same time.
Standing in front of London in miniland
Dylan LOVED taking pictures!
Wembley Stadium, where we saw the U.S. Women's Soccer Team win a gold medal
The J.F.K. Space Center
It was really cool. Every few minutes, it had a countdown and smoked. There was no real blast off, but it was still fun to watch.
Naptime while they waited in line for a ride
Amelia was a crazy driver!
Amelia chose Flash for her face paint. We were both surprised.
Bathroom signs: My favorite is the baby!
Our boat ride through Fairy Tale Village
One of Dylan's many photos
Best idea of the day: to change into p.j.'s in the parking lot IN CASE they fell asleep on the way to the hotel.
We truly enjoyed our three days at Legoland, complete with fireworks and swimming at the hotel's indoor pool. It was a nice mini vacation for us. I cannot tell you how many people asked where in the states we were from. I guess our accent gives it away. Most people there were friendly, but nothing like Disneyland in Paris. The workers here just did not seem excited to be doing their jobs. But the important thing is that our kids were excited, and we had fun right along with them. Dylan was thrilled to come home with a new Star Wars Lego set, and Amelia chose a stuffed zebra. That doesn't surprise me at all. She loves stuffed animals! Cora was an angel, of course. Thankfully, she still naps easily on the go.
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