Well, the day started off well enough. We munched meusli and milk in the hotel room, walked along Sigmundstrasse in the gorgeous morning light, eased ourselves into the comfy chairs at Starbuck’s when — thunk — Liliana dropped The Camera on the floor.
The UV lens cover was only slightly cracked so there was plenty of opportunity to document the moment. No harm done but she was a tad shaken.
Onward to Legoland!
Nicholas knew fully what to expect, unlike the adults in the crowd. We walked in through a sales kiosk then descended down, way down, into the underground where a whole world of Lego creations exist. All the important architectural structures of Berlin exist as a model city constructed of Lego. Lights dim and brighten to show night and day, birds chirp, little cars and trains show motion and activity.
Around the corner are activities for children to participate — here they race pirate boats — one Lego set has a pirate theme.
A big race track allows junior engineers to time their wheeled creations as they speed along a racetrack.
The distant track tests the jump-ability of the creation. Other tests include mad vibrations to see if your structure is ‘quake-worthy.
Lili-Marlene.
At the exit you have a chance to personalize a Lego person — Liliana was not too thrilled with the beauty spot on her self-portrait.
Dinner later was wonderful Vietnamese spring rolls, coconut curry, tofu with noodles, papaya salad and Tiger beer.
It was Nicholas’s day. A successful one.
Well Country Mice it looks like it is going well. Love all the pictures.
Is next week the outside Berlin part?
Feeling remiss in not updating my blog more frequently. But then I am not overseas so to speak.
Mary
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Hoping so. Have to check with the chairman.
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So where is our update??????????
Mary
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Sadly, internet access is 15 euros per day. I’m thus confining my reportage to every other day…
Sigh…
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Ok ok.
They do MOST things better overseas. But clearly not internet access. That is ridiculous. EVen the airport here is only 12.00:)
Did I ever tell you that while in Viet Nam in 2001 my telephone bill FAR exceeded my hotel bill. We won’t say by how much.
Mary
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How much? :o)
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Legoland looks like alot of fun! I love looking at professionally made lego creations.
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