Phantasialand

Sorry there was no commentary to go with the photos. The keyboard ran out of battery power. 'Perhaps you are using it too much!' would be Ralf's comment.

Yesterday, Wednesday, we spent the whole day at Phatasialand, which is like a mini Disneyland. It is a theme park at Brühl, near Köln. The rides opened at 10 and closed at 5.45. We arrived at 9.45 and left at 6.00 with the kids wanting more but having gone on most of the major rides. We missed a few rides and a few shows so there is still more for us to do next time we visit. There were more rides than at Movie World and it catered for a wider range of ages and stages. There was only one ride which Michael was too short for and many rides that Rachel wanted to go on. So I think that says a lot. We also saw two 4D shows, a street parade of the characters from the park, a stage show of dancing, acrobatics and illusion tricks.
We were very fortunate with the weather and the road conditions. The night time rain clouds disolved by the time we left the outskirts of Wuppertal and it started raining heavily again the moment we left the car park at the park! The regular traffic jam that we had experienced the day before was no where near as hevy. We had started early and had brought things to make breakfast in the car while stuck in traffic, instead we were able to pull off into a rest area and make breakfast with relative ease. Thank you God for all the blessings you have provided us over this time. We appreciate them all.
Well, we are now on the countdown for leaving Germany and then for the trip home. We don't want the holiday to end, but are looking forward to being in our own beds again. I wonder how the puppies will receive us, with disdain or leaps and licks? Thanks again, to Anna and our neighbours for taking care of things in our absence.