Traveling to Legoland Billund

Today we are landing in Copenhagen, Denmark!  Once we pick up our rental car, we will be driving to Billund, Denmark.  This is the home of Lego.  It is where the toy was created, where their headquarters are located, and also the home of the first Legoland theme park!

Our rental car - A Nissan Qashqai - I LOVED this car!

Welcome to Denmark!

Toll Booth

This car told you the exact position of the car inside parking lines.

Our first stop was a mall for a quick bite to eat.  We had picked the Kolding Shopping Centre because it supposedly had a Highway 55 Restaurant.  After walking around the mall several times, though, we came to the conclusion this restaurant closed.  Some research since we returned shows that the restaurant opened sometime in 2015, which means it lasted less than two years in the country.  The Highway 55 website has since updated their website to note this closing.

Bilka is Denmark's version of Walmart

Not finding anything we wanted to eat, we got back on the road again to Billund.

In Denmark, they use these clocks on the windshield as a parking meter.  When you park, you simply put the current time on the clock.

Arriving at Hotel Legoland!

Legoland is across the road.  It was closed during this time of year.

Hotel Legoland Parking Lot

Hotel Legoland Entrance

Our pirate-themed room

It had a bunk area for kids.

A box of Legos to play with

The carpet

Legoland from our room

Legoland from the distance

Lego Headquarters

The restaurant we ate at

Pictured is the house of the Lego creator.  This is where the first Lego was made.

Lego House, a new Lego attraction coming to the area

Back inside Legoland Hotel

Hotel bathrooms

Legoland

Legoland entrance from the hotel

Reception Desk

Lego store inside of the hotel

Game room inside of the hotel

That's all for our first day in Denmark!  Tomorrow we will explore more of Billund and are the area surrounding the town.