Valerie At Large

We went o Legoland, FL a few days ago. Legoland takes place on the grounds of what used to be Cypress Gardens, a very popular theme park/botanical gardens. The park closed its doors after an unfortunate hurricane hit it and destroyed its lanscape. there are reminiscence of the old park throughout Legoland for everyone to enjoy. After spending a day there, here is what I noticed:

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This year for Thanksgiving, I settled on a trip to Legoland, followed by a stay in Cape Canaveral. Initially the kids where not happy about the disruption in the “tradition”. They were concerned they would not have a proper Thanksgiving dinner. After much reassuring that they would at least get a turkey sandwich, yams and green beans (which they don’t like), they gave me the cold shoulder. Since that didn’t work, They proceeded to pouting for a couple of days…

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I was in the French Alps at the same time the Tour de France was going to be there. I typically avoid being where they are, but this year I decided to bite the bullet. I was camped out by Lac du Chambon, a few miles before the finish line in L’Alpe d’Huez. Let’s just say that I learned a few things about watching the race front and center.

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After two weeks on the road, we finally reached the Canadian border. The weather was dreadful the entire time we were in Montréal, but we managed to have some fun in the underground city and in the old downtown district along the Saint Laurent river. The food was really good but very expensive. We also bought some clothes and were disconcerted by the prices. We paid about double the amount we are used to pay in the US.

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