Today we traveled from Fredericia to Billund, where we started the day by learning all about the history of Legos. Lego is a family owned company that sells about 120 million boxes per year, with very high sales right before Christmas. Ole Kirk Christiansen was a carpenter in Denmark who began making wooden toys in 1932, then began producing plastic toys in 1940. The company got its name from the Danish words "leg godt," which means "play well". In 1960 a fire destroyed the wood department so Lego decided to stick with plastic Legos.
Then we went to Billund airport where we had a tour and learned some interesting facts. Billund airport has 40 direct international routes and has a lot of chartered flights, roughly 35 percent. Billund airport is marketing themselves with Legoland (theme park) and Lailand (water park) as a resort. They also pump up ground water to cool the airport! We also saw the special rooms for the Queen and other famous people when they come to the airport. They even have a place for their dog to have fresh air outside!
the Queen's dogs outside area
Afterwords, we went to Legoland! We learned more about the history of Legos with a timeline at the hotel. Then we were able to explore! We split up into groups and went on various rides. We all went on one that was like the Kissing Tower at Hersheypark. Most of us went on the Monorail and Train so that we could see everything around the park. There were so many things made out of Legos there, including the Statue of Liberty, houses, boats, airplanes, farms, and much more. We also had ice cream (even though it was freezing and raining out) and it was delicious!!
Heather & Amanda
We then got ready for our farewell dinner. All of our host families and people who helped out throughout the week were there to celebrate with us and say goodbye. They gave us books about Fredericia so that we can take them home and share them with our families and friends!
Megan & family Heather & family
<3 Heather
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