Another delightful day! I had looked up the "10 best spots to go with kids in Melbourne" and learned about "Luna Park." Of course, Helen knew about it, having ridden the rides herself when she was 3+ and having taken her son there when he was small. She agreed that it would be great, so we waited for a bit of a cooler day and headed there. It was awesome. There were a lot of rides that were geared for younger kids, and the majority of them were rides the girls did on their own! I bought them each unlimited ride bracelets (and a single ride ticket for myself just in case). Helen and I were allowed to ride the carousel with them for free, so it ended up being a relatively (operative word: relatively!) inexpensive day. After about 2 hours of ride riding, we finally convinced the girls to take a snack break. We got popcorn, and ate all the sandwiches and fruit I had brought. Then, of course, we got some popsicles. Finally, one more ride for good measure and a walk through the "mirror maze" and then we headed back to Helen's. Luna Park definitely goes on the "take your kids there!" list!
Noteworthy is that the absolutely beautiful carousel was made (in the US) in 1913, with the musical interior made in 1909. Helen was right that she rode this exact carousel when she was young. C, in the orange hat, was over the moon because she "found Mr. Ed!" (if you know her, you know this is HUGE for her).
The girls are VERY excited as Daddy arrives tomorrow!!!!!
A horse is a horse, of course, of course,
ReplyDeleteAnd no one can talk to a horse of course
That is, of course, unless the horse is the famous Mr Ed.
The carousel is magnificent.
Love to you all.
I love reading about your adventures in Australia! You look like you're having an amazing time and you've only just started! Hugs and kisses to all of you! 😘
ReplyDeleteMr. Ed, as in the talking horse? I love that! How amazing that the carousel is the original from so long ago!
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