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Stephan and Merel told me this is the best theme park ever and were really excited about taking me there...even though I am old enough to be their grandmother.So we went, because that is what grandmothers do.
These two pictures prove this is not your average everyday theme park. The first is the entrance. I never did find out what the second building was.
I am old, but to prove I am not quite decrepit, I did go on 2 roller coasters.
The first one was themed as a dragon fight. Fortunately, it was raining (this is the Netherlands, after all) and we were not burned as we went by. There were two roller coasters going at the same time, which I think also confused the dragon.
The second was the Flying Dutchman, We waited in the docks for the boats, after passing through the buildings upstairs in the picture. Don't ask me to tell the tale of the Flying Dutchman, it was all in...Dutch!
Fortunately, we all survived the encounter with the ghost ship and landed in the water. Stephan had warned me not to sit on the edge of the boat, so I only got slightly wet.
I have decided that, by the time I go to the next theme park, I will be too decrepit to ride a roller coaster. I prepared for this by electing to watch Stephan and Merel ride the scary one.
We got tickets to what Stephan described as a horse show. Well, it did have horses. It also had a tale of a kidnapped princess, a fire breathing dragon with 4 or 5 heads...Not all attractions had dragons. There was a Dutch version of Disney's "small world," which, fortunately, had a tune that did not stick in your mind. And an Arabian Nights display, a fairyland, overpriced food, everything you could want in a theme park. Except Elephant Ears. OK, back to the dragons. And there were horses, so I guess you could call it a horse show.
And, as we were leaving, we found the headphones that would have given me the story in English.
All in all, a fun day. Because that's what grandmothers do.
posted by Marion @ 3:30 PM
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