Category Archives: Denmark

Today was the second day of our Lego Adventure.  We started by heading to the roof of the Lego House which we had understood to contain a surprise or 2 for those intrepid enough to climb the stairs. On the roof, we found a submarine, a camel, an oversized brick, and swings. All of thatContinue reading “Amsterdam, Netherlands 2026; Day 1”

This is the birthplace, in 1932, of the toy company that eventually became LEGO and is still the current home of The LEGO Group’s global headquarters. For 10 years these bricks have been a happy presence in our kids lives. We have thousands of bricks from dozens of sets in our house right now andContinue reading “Billund, Denmark; Day 2”

Our 5 Adventurers sat around the breakfast table reviewing our wish list for the city of Stockholm. Our flight back to Denmark departed late in the day so we had an opportunity to revisit favorites or explore places that were left on the list.  We have taken a few ferries in Stockholm and the kidsContinue reading “Billund, Denmark; Day 1”

This was our last day in the city as our overnight ferry to Oslo departed in the late afternoon. We had two items in our tourist checklist but had a lot of worries about the rain that greeted us in the morning. We have encountered a lot of cruise ship tourists during our visit here.Continue reading “Copenhagen, Denmark; Day 3”

Our time in Copenhagen feels very short so we tried to jam several things in today. The long daylight hours make it easy. The sunrise is about 4:30am and sunset clocks out at 9:50pm with dusk a full hour later. We started with a quick breakfast at the local coffee shop (not at 4:30 –Continue reading “Copenhagen, Denmark; Day 2”

As expected, our travels left us somewhat jet lagged and our Sunday started a bit late.  Everyone felt pretty good We are staying in the Inner City of Copenhagen which gives us the advantage of being able to walk to a large number of interesting attractions and historic sites.  The disadvantage is that the InnerContinue reading “Copenhagen, Denmark; Day 1”