Side trip 2013: Legoland

This is part of the 'Sidetrip' series, covering Kecil's most recent visit to meet up her Eyangs and Tante. You can scroll to the bottom of the post for complete lists of the series.

Straight from the zoo, we went across the border to Johor Bahru where we spent the night. The reason we stayed in JB had to do with our next destination, which was located in JB.
As for the journey across the border, well... unfortunately Mama was too busy wearing the 'tour-leader' hat to take pictures. We took the Woodlands checkpoint (first link between Singapore and Malaysia)  and it was VERY crowded. Let's just say it was with great relief this Mama located the hotel in which she (and the group) can rest.

As for plan for the day ....

After a good rest (and some pretty good dinner!), the following morning arrived bright and sunny. We had our breakfast and headed back to the bus terminal to take the bus to .....

LEGOLAND!

The first Legoland in Asia, indeed! We took a normal bus from the terminal near the hotel, which took us to Legoland in time just before the door opened. Good thing it did since we still had to locate the lockers (for our overnight bags!). In any case, the next bus would only arrive 1 hour later, so...

Despite the 'early' hour, many people were already milling around, obviously waiting for the very same gates to open.

First order of the day was again to ensure everyone's mobility. There was no available scooters here, but wheelchairs were provided free of charge. Kecil 'refused' a stroller, but since her parents had learned from the previous day, we rented a stroller anyway, a double stroller no less! (for the rest of the bags!)
Needless to say, since Mama is always right, Kecil DID use the stroller eventually:

Next stop was the 'JUNIOR' driving school ...

... where she showed her mettle, driving around the course. This Mama thinks this girl is going to start driving WAAAy earlier than her Mama did. Ha! (There was actually an 'almost real' driving school for bigger kids. The course was waay more complicated that the junior one, complete with traffic signs, traffic light, pedestrian crossings, etc)

The next stop was the rescue academy, where, as a family team, Daddy, Kecil & Tante worked together to drive the fire engine and douse the 'fire' in the house. Needless to say, they were the winner, both in enthusiasm and in finishing the whole task.

We took a few more ride until Kecil got spooked by this indoor ride. So we thought it was a good time to stop for lunch. Somehow, we managed to pick the eatery that ONLY served hotdogs OR burgers. Grrr.... This Mama is balefully thinking of all the good local food she missed eating.... grrrrr....

Of course, Kecil was happy with the food. Grrr...

After lunch, it was time to explore the rest of the park. 

Well, actually before continuing on, Mama and Daddy took one wet ride (which Kecil refused, on account of being scared of going into the caves), so... after some splashes, here was Mama trying on one of the dryers provided ....

... before realising that the dryer needed some cash to operate. Ah well... never mind. We stick with solar power. Indeed, it soon got hotter as the day progressed on.

Not that it deterred Daddy & Kecil from taking more rides.

Boy, this kid is not scared of heights. She might be scared of going into the dark, but heights? Bring it on! Or horses....

or even dinosaurs ...

We took a short break from the heat and watched a 3D movie at the special effect cinema. Check out Daddy & Kecil in the matching 3D glasses:

By around midday, Tante and Eyang was positively wilting from the heat, so while they took a break from the heat, Daddy, Mama and Kecil set off to try the two dragons: the mini and the big roller coaster. T'was fun! Just not photogenic. Haha... Then we went looking for some cooling drinks with Tante:

It was a fun, fun day spent at Legoland. However, between the heat and the prospect of the still-long journey back to the hotel in Singapore, we decided to leave earlier than planned (aka taking an earlier bus). The decision did resulted in a mad dash through the souvenir shop (after yet another last crazy wild ride for Mama Daddy Kecil trio with no pic) just so we could catch the bus. Good thing at least we already knew what we wanted.

Here we were, doing our dashing towards the souvenir shop:

The trip back to the hotel itself was pretty much a breeze since we took a different route from the previous day, this time going through the Second Link. The only hiccup was the lack of taxi once we hit Singapore. Good thing our hotel was located VERY near an MRT station, which meant that we just had to take the long ride on the crowded train. It was really crowded due to the evening rush, but at least it was not yet dark (and most of our trip was on elevated tracks) so we could enjoy the view. Kecil loved taking the train!

Well... so that's our segment on the Legoland trip. There should be two more post before we conclude the whole 'Side trip' coverage. Do check out the rest of the trip by following the links below.
Cheers!

Sidetrip 2013: announcement, snow, zoo, Legoland (this one)