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My mini-vacation (all rolled into one awesome Sunday:) [pictures!]
Yesterday I finally got to go on that long awaited trip with Hans to Attractionpark The Efteling. I spend the night before at his place, so we could travel down south together. We got up around 8 am and arrived by bus, train and another bus at about 11 am.
It had been a while since we last were here, so we decided to walk through the Fairytale Forrest to reminisce. We really enjoyed watching the excited kids, but of course secretly we were very excited ourselves:) Even more so when we discovered a new fairytale had been added: The Little Match Girl. We thought that was a rather cruel story: we learned it's fine not to give money to beggars, because they are much better off freezing to death. Ahem.
After that relaxing stroll, it was time for loads of rides. The first one was Dreamflight, in which you dreamily float through the air to watch the dark, but beautifully illuminated Magical Wood with fairies and trolls from above. Then Villa Volta, a house where you sit down while the whole room turns upside down. Our personal favorite was next: BirdRok, a very fast rollercoaster in the dark.
After taking the beautiful Pagoda up for a high view of the park, we got in line for the latest addition: The Flying Dutchman. The 50 minute wait was well worth it: awesome boatride! Standing in line in The Efteling really doesn't seem that long. You can easily spend your time admiring all the details in the buildings and there is plenty of entertainment provided while waiting, not only by professionals but mostly by the other people who are waiting with you:)
We took a little break and icecream before going on more rides: Pegasus (wooden rollercoaster), Piraña (water-ride) and Fata Morgana (slow boat through ancient Arabia).
After diner we went to the theatre for a secret mission: we would get a pressie if we whispered our WonderCode, which had been invisibly printed on our traintickets. We had managed to decipher the stamp under a special light in the gateway to the Fairytale Forrest. We got the code right and got our presents, woohoo!
After that adventure we had one more new attraction to visit: The PandaDream, an educational 3D film experience, which turned out to be much more fun than expected:)
Because The Efteling was open until 9 pm instead of the usual 6 pm, we had time to go once more on the BirdRok-ride and to stand in line again for the Flying Dutchman (seriously worth it *g*). And to our surprise and excitement, we could finish our day with another go in BirdRok. Brilliant!
Definitely the best day of the year, it totally made up for my lousy vacation:) Wanna see pictures?
It had been a while since we last were here, so we decided to walk through the Fairytale Forrest to reminisce. We really enjoyed watching the excited kids, but of course secretly we were very excited ourselves:) Even more so when we discovered a new fairytale had been added: The Little Match Girl. We thought that was a rather cruel story: we learned it's fine not to give money to beggars, because they are much better off freezing to death. Ahem.
After that relaxing stroll, it was time for loads of rides. The first one was Dreamflight, in which you dreamily float through the air to watch the dark, but beautifully illuminated Magical Wood with fairies and trolls from above. Then Villa Volta, a house where you sit down while the whole room turns upside down. Our personal favorite was next: BirdRok, a very fast rollercoaster in the dark.
After taking the beautiful Pagoda up for a high view of the park, we got in line for the latest addition: The Flying Dutchman. The 50 minute wait was well worth it: awesome boatride! Standing in line in The Efteling really doesn't seem that long. You can easily spend your time admiring all the details in the buildings and there is plenty of entertainment provided while waiting, not only by professionals but mostly by the other people who are waiting with you:)
We took a little break and icecream before going on more rides: Pegasus (wooden rollercoaster), Piraña (water-ride) and Fata Morgana (slow boat through ancient Arabia).
After diner we went to the theatre for a secret mission: we would get a pressie if we whispered our WonderCode, which had been invisibly printed on our traintickets. We had managed to decipher the stamp under a special light in the gateway to the Fairytale Forrest. We got the code right and got our presents, woohoo!
After that adventure we had one more new attraction to visit: The PandaDream, an educational 3D film experience, which turned out to be much more fun than expected:)
Because The Efteling was open until 9 pm instead of the usual 6 pm, we had time to go once more on the BirdRok-ride and to stand in line again for the Flying Dutchman (seriously worth it *g*). And to our surprise and excitement, we could finish our day with another go in BirdRok. Brilliant!
Definitely the best day of the year, it totally made up for my lousy vacation:) Wanna see pictures?