From Leipheim to Günzburg, we are finally getting closer to our final leg of our Bavarian summer trip: LEGOLAND. Although for going there we used the fast trains of the ICE, but at a good price thanks to the BahnCard 25, offering 25% discount to the otherwise expensive train tickets, for regional trips, we used the advantage of the Deutschland Ticket, a Germany-wide monthly plan - 50 Euro per month - covering regional trains and local transportation. I am very much in awe of this system, because it allows me to freely make the best of my time outside Berlin, without additional costs.
We took the bus from the Günzburg train station and we can feel the excitement in the air from the first sight. Children and their parents, waiting for the long planned dream trip to happen. As we approached the adventure park, gigantesque Lego-made open air sculptures were letting us know that we are approaching our final destination.
And just like this, we are finally there, hurrying out of the bus through the gates of the park. Although we hurried up figuratively, because from the moment you arrived, the clock is ticking. Like in the case of other adventure parks, like Disneyland, you should plan a lot in advance, in order to be sure that you get the best of your adventure.
If you are planning to stay only one day, be sure you start it very early in the morning, to have enough time to stroll through the mini-thematic parks. Try to be smarter than us and buy an Express pass, that will save you important time from queing in line, an activity I personally abhor.
We arrived with a travel package, purchased via Limango travel, but there are many offers - for types of tickets and accommodation - available on the park´s website. As usual in Germany, if you are planning enough months in advance you can get a good price plan that will not make you feel guilty for indulging in so many adventures, or must save some money to purchase some latest bricks-game.
The predominant feature of the park is that everything is made out of Lego pieces. If you want to really enjoy a long time here, you can book a longer stay in the lodge situated within the park and there the rooms and furniture and everything looks like a Lego construction. The various accommodations are following different themes, from Pirates to Ninjago.
Even the restrooms on the premises are decorated accordingly.
There is so much creativity in the ways in which the small Lego pieces are used, that there is no wonder that there are so many recent trends trying to integrate the bricks into a larger learning system, aimed at better introducing various concepts and skills to children and teenagers.
With over 57 million Lego bricks used for various settings, you may imagine how much work was invested into creating this place.
There are attractions tailored for every age category and tastes, including adults. After walking a bit around to get used with the ambiance, we headed to a mini-train that took us around different locations. For a first, it was very useful, as gave us an idea about what we can and want to do next.
Miniland, the mini-village reproducing various sightseeings in Berlin and the world, was our next destination.
As someone guessed that we may miss Berlin, this reproduction of the Bundestag building helped us to better survive the few days far away from the busy capital.
All those constructions, looking so real, gives a funny feeling of Gulliver in the Lilliput land.
There is even more Berlin, although without necessarily respecting the geography of the place, which does not matter too much anyway.
Talking about geography, we are just walking the world, one step at a time. With everything within reach.
Age and size are very important when it comes to enjoying various attractions. The higher in the sky is the adventure, the stricter the security requirements. If you are trying to plan in advance your adventure, you may get to know what works and what not for your child and use the best of your time.
The food courts display the same motives, offering fast-food menu to hungry visitors. Everything should be fast, because there is still so much to experience. If you are really out of time, you can try to get some take away from the kiosks around the park, such as the Oriental menu at Fata Morgana.
Maybe this kind of adventures are preferable to try without a full stomach.
But nevertheless is worth checking the world from the top of this needle.
Lego Extreme and Adventure Land are two thematic parks that may not be for everyone, but maybe one can give it a try. The Fire Dragon is an adrenaline-rush roller coaster on the back of a hungry dragon, but those who just like moderate things can just try the Dragon Hunt, which is a roller coaster for beginners. Count me in for this!
Pharaohs´ Land is a creative journey through the old world of Egypt, in a bricked-version. It may open the appetite for learning some history as well.
One of our highlights was the ride with the old air baloons. Very safe and offering the kind of adventure small children will keep talking about with their new colleagues in their first day of school.
The 5,000 square meters park will encourage you to play a game of seafarers and pirates, a remnance of old times of stories and mystery rides.
It may look scary but actually, like everything in Legoland, it encourages you to dream and free your imagination. The Pirates, the Ninjago interactive movie experiences, the creative spaces where children can build with bricks whatever they want. There is always something new and exciting going on here.
As we had to leave the place, shortly before closing, we knew that although we couldn´t see everything, maybe only around 40% of it, maybe less, at least we had the good feeling that we had a great time in a dream place. Where we will definitely return to check other adventures, hopefully soon. I am sure we will not be disappointed.
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