Keukenhof farm,Netherlands

Stationsweg 166A, 2161 AM Lisse, Netherlands.

A place for tulip lovers and flower enthusiasts.The picture above is not actually inside keukenhof but around lisse.I did a biking tour with my son around Lisse where keukenhof farm is located.There's bike rentals on the side of the farm,click the link below for the price and infos.

http://www.rentabikevandam.nl/keukenhof_en.html

We decided to explore Lisse first and to look for tulip fields to take some photos before going inside of keukenhof.

The place is really beautiful and breathtaking,a lot of tulips everywhere! (Literally),made us stay longer just to look at the fields while enjoying the fresh air and beautiful weather.We went there during spring (of course! :D ) it was a bit windy and cold but sunny! so not that bad at all.And expect a big volume of tourists.

Going to keukenhof is so easy.Just take the bus from amsterdam/Schiphol airport,just on the side of arrival area.They have direct shuttle bus going to keukenhof farm so it's also good for a short trip if you have a long transit time.Bus + entrance costs 19€ and you can buy it right there at the bus terminal.

We bought the Holland pass,so we got a free ticket + roundtrip bus ticket to keukenhof.

HOLLAND PASS is an all-in-one city pass in amsterdam.Click the link for all the information.

http://www.hollandpass.com/keukenhof2014

If you think you will visit mostly the main attractions like madame tussauds,keukenhof,Nemo science center,canal tour etc. it's worth it to have the holland pass specially if you have a kid w/ you ,it also serves as a fast track ticket to some attractions.

For all the info. about keukenhof click the link below ;)

http://www.keukenhof.nl/en/

Happyland Valais,Switzerland

                

 Happyland,Rue du Foulon,3977

                Switzerland

We visited Happyland during our visit in Valais (Wallis in german) during our son's school spring break.It was a sunny afternoon and a not-so-crowded day which is perfect for us.

The have have interesting and fun rides for the whole family like:

*Splash river

*Nautic jets

*Big swing

*Boyo

*Cherokee

*Simulator 3D

And a lot more!

My son is crazy about cars and this car track which they called Formula VD (Vaud the name of the canton or state) is perfect for kids like him.We never experienced long qeues there  i don't know if it was low season at that time but no long waiting at all.

All in all we enjoyed our visit and we hope to go back again this year.Valais is a beatiful place in switzerland there's a lot of attractions there like the underground lake or simply hiking.

For the entrance price click the link below:

http://www.happylandnew.ch/index.php/en/Informations/Prices.html

Mainau Island ,Germany

      78465 Insel Mainau, Germany

Mainau Island in Germany is similar to keukenhof in Holland.It's like a big wonderful garden with lot's of beautiful flowers and a wonderful scenery.

They have beautiful gardens with different themes.The kids loved the big peacock and duck formed flowers.We visited at the beggining of spring which is still a bit cold but sunny,perfect weather to walk around.They also have playgrounds and picnic place all over the place whenever you want to have a break after a long walk.

When i first saw the place ,it reminds me of the "secret garden" cartoon series that i used to watch when i was a kid.it's a Perfect place to relax and to reminisce.

Inside the park they have souvenir shops and you can find nice postcards or calendars showing the beauty of the place that you can send to your friends or loved ones.They also have restaurants selling "bratwurst" a typical german sausage served with a piece of bread with mustard or ketchup ;)

They also offer different activities for the kids like treasure hunt,children's tour,pony rides etc.

Here's the website for the full information:

http://www.mainau.de/infos-fuer-familien0.html

Connyland,Switzerland

 

 

Connyland,Switzerland

 

 CH 8564 Lipperswil (TG)

 

Connyland is a leisure park located in Lipperswil near Konstanz.

 

They have diff. attractions such as:

 

*Mammut-tree

*Cobra

*Jungle-Adventure

*Voodoo Island

*Dino attack

and a whole lot more!

                                                             

meet and greet with the park's mascott.

 

 

 Fantastic dolphin Show for the whole Family.

 

 

our favorite Long slide ,i think we had like 10 rounds or more,it was really fun!

 

 

Conny-Land offers you numerous attractions - with such a variety, pieced together so lovingly, boredom is certainly not going to appear.

Wild water ride Freefall-Tower Pirate Ship Swings and Slides Space-Center The town Magic Tree Spielwelt

 

The Picture above is inside the Dino-attack attraction,you'll be seated with a laser-gun with you going to a pre-historic journey  hunting the dinosaurs,it was somehow terrifying for the small ones coz they will appear at the place that you won't expect them to be  and all of a sudden they will move towards you lol and at the end they took a snapshot of our funny scared face which is a nice souvenire.

.A funny remembrance of our Connyland trip.

 

 

 

check the link below for  the ticket information:

 

http://www.connyland.ch/index.php/en/information-en-gb-8/pricing



Sea life ,Konstanz

 

 

Sea life ,Konstanz

 

Hafenstr. 9 · Konstanz,Germany

 

 

As a Merlin Card holder we are entitled to visit 16 selected Family attractions in Germany and that includes Sea life (we live in Zurich just 1-hr drive going to Konstanz)

 

 

Let me explain a little bit about Merlin Annual pass (in german Merlin Jahreskarte)  

It's a Card that we purchased in Legoland Germany that gives us an annual pass in 16 diff. attractions including:

Sea life Aquariums

Legoland Germany

Legoland Billund

Lego discovery Center in Berlin

Maddame Tussauds Berlin

Heidi Park Resot

 etc.

 

http://www.merlinjahreskarte.de/#

 

click the link above for all the Information.

 

it's worth it to have that Merlin Card if you have Kids,specially if you live at the Center of europe.

 

 

 

 

 

 It was a rainy cold saturday so we thought to go to sea llife since it's an indoor

park which is perfect for Kids.

 

 You'll find different marine life with all the trivias and informations posted on the side of the Aquariums ,sometimes they explain everything about the

animals,how they feed them and it's origin.

 

 It's not just for Kids but for the whole Family.The place is somehow small

but it was really nice and good enough for an afternoon adventure.

 

 

 They don't just have fishes or sea creature since it is called "sea life" but they also have other animals live squirrels,bears and a lot more.They are  very informative and so realistic .

I'm not sure if they're preserved animals or just fake ones but they look real to me.

 

 

 at the end of your trip inside sea life there is a nice souvenire shop waiting for you and a Restaurant for those who wants to have a small meal after the visit.

 

 

after visiting sea life we had a short walk withthe  Kids around Bodensee ( in english lake Constance) which is also a good sidetrip for the whole Family.Very nice place to relax.

If you want to go Shopping or go to the Cinema,just on the other side of sea life there is a big Shopping mall named Lago.

mostly



Universal studios ,Singapore

 

 

Universal Studios ,Singapore

 

Resorts world Sentosa,Sentosa Island Singapore

 

We had a 2-day stop-over in Singapore during our easter asia trip.

We got a brochure showing all the attractions in the whole city.

We took a taxi to Sentosa isalnd where universal Studios located.It was a hot summer

afternoon and perfect weather for a day adventure.

 

unfortunately at  that time the park's fountain was under construction which is not cool because we were not able to have that "fountain selfie" lol

 

We truly enjoyed the whole place specially that hot temperature in asia  after leaving switzerland with cold spring weather.

 

 The Highschool musical number on the street was really great .

They have a lot of Merchandise Shops all over the place,my son loved the m&m's store.They also sell fan spray bottles coz it was scorching hot that day around 37 which is normal in asia during summer.

 

 

Madasgascar!

 

 

 We will def. go back here again ;)

 

 



here's the website for the entry ticket Price.

 

http://www.rwsentosa.com/Homepage/Attractions/UniversalStudiosSingapore



Disneyland,Paris

 

 

 

Disneyland,Paris

 

 

 

We went to paris just to see the Eiffel Tower and to explore the City itself but it was again our son's birthday so we thought to surprise him in Disneyland.We booked our flight from Zurich to Paris via ebookers.ch with car rental ,we always travel with the whole Family so having a car is a good way for us to avoid long queus at the Train Station and the hassle of rush hour.

 

 

at the entrance.

 

It was a sunny day but cold ,it was around October.A lot of poeple at the park that time.

They have express ticket if you want to avoid loong queus but with extra cost.

 

 My son enjoyed all the rides ,i was able to join him in this one lol
in some rides parents are allowed to joing their Kids if their not that brave enough to go alone.

 

 

The steam Train is a nice attraction for the whole Family to see the whole park.

 

 

 In the afternoon they have this traditional Disney Parade,which was so nice and fanstastic with all the famous Disney characters ,everyone loved it! Always bring extra battery for your camera ,for sure you will take loads of photos during your stay.

There was a lot of poeple so better pick a nice place to have a perfect view.

 

 

 Buzz light year my son's fave toy Story character. You can buy all the Disney Merchandise in their Disney store,myson bought  a buzz light year toy exactly in the Picture, (but small size).

 

                                                                     Disney at night.

 

 

just check their Website for the full ticket Price

http://www.disneylandparis.co.uk/offers/index.html

Gardaland ,Italy

 

 

Gardaland

 

Gardaland in Castelnuovo del Garda at Peschiera del Garda in Gardasee in the Region Venetien.

 

 

We went to Gardaland during our Venice trip and also because of our legoland Merlin Card subscription,that includes 1day free entrance ticket for our Family.

 

The place is really nice but so crowded and hot during summer.Again Long queus  is our problem since we have small kids with us but we still walked around and enjoyed place.If you'll check their website it's exactly the same.(i was a bit disappointed in Disney,Paris...it was not that fab like on their Website but we enjoyed it).Restaurants during Peak season is full better eat in their Kiosk or take away area.Families can do picnics a s well but strictly in their Picknick area.

My son (actually all of us) enjoyed this surprise thingy like 1€ for every paper bag surpise.

At the end we had like 7 stuffed toys with us,luckily we won the biggest ones.

 

 They have different themes as well like this arabian building which is really nice !
Again we have small Kids with us so we were not able to check what's inside this building .
They also have their own Gardaland characters that you can have photos with ,for small Kids this is
a good Entertainment.

For babies or toddlers they have small rides like the carousel.banana rides and a lot more!

for the ticket Price pls. check the link below.

http://www.gardaland.it/sealife-en/prices-and-tickets/individuals/

 

 

Happy Niko got his frist stuffed toy Price ;)

 

 

Again we visited Gardaland during our Venice trip and aside from that we visited Verona which is on our way home so we thought to check it out...also Garda Lake.Always think of side trips on your travels because you'll never know maybe there is interesting places nearby you just need to know where ,google is always available for all the  Infos you need ;)  we stayed in a farm that turned to B&B.

Check agriturismo in google and there you will find Family b&b's for an affordable Price. .