Hello!
Let’s take a break from movie reviews and talk about my last family vacation of the summer of 2015!
Since the circumstances worked against us, this year I and my family were only able to have a weekend-long vacation in our usual spot – the city of Klaipeda by the Baltic sea. I have talked about Klaipeda as a town multiple times, so you can read it here, here and here.
We set off from Kaunas early in the morning and, after having some car issues along the way, we reached Klaipeda at midday. We went straight to the beach, where we met up with my mom’s sister’s and cousin’s families. All of us had an amazing day at the beach socializing, having a picnic, playing volleyball, and spending lots and lots of time in the sea. We swam and jumped over waves, which was extremely fun. The water was quite cold, because it was the last weekend of the summer, and the wind was very strong, so the waves were enormous. In the evening, we went to my aunt’s flat and had a lovely family dinner.
After spending the night at my aunt’s place, I and my parents went to Karkle beach to look around huge dunes called Dutchman’s Hat (wiki) (one of the biggest on the shores of the Baltic sea) and then finally went to the Dino Park, which I wanted to visit for so long!! I am mainly writing this post just to tell you about it! You can find the official site of the park here.
So, Dino Park is a small amusement park near Radaliai village. As its name suggests, it is themed around DINOSAURS. I, as a long time fan of Jurrasic Park and A Land Before Time, was extremely excited to visit it.
Some info about the park: Dino Park Radaliai is the biggest dinosaur park in the Baltic States. The ticket prices are quite big as well: it’s 8.5 Euros for adults and 7.3 Euros for children. The ticket that you buy upon entering the park allows you to use all the attractions for free.
I and my family started our visit to the park with a tour. We walked around and saw all the moving animatronics/models of the dinosaurs. A lot of them were life-sized and could move their heads and make noises. There were informational boards near all the models, so you could actually learn something about them and not just stand there in awe because of their size. However, some models definitely require maintenance, because the rubber that they are made of is torn in places like neck and tails (moving parts basically). They are still nice and interesting to look at, but the managers should get them repaired for the next season. I have taken pictures of the majority of dinos, so look through the photos after reading the post.
The free attractions that I have previously mentioned are really fun as well. You can go on a water bicycle ride in a little pond, go to the mirror labyrinth (I’ve got really dizzy while trying to find an exit) or try out 5D cinema. There are a lot of playgrounds for little children because this park is mainly aimed at the younger generation. That’s the only problem that I had with it. I was super excited to visit it but felt a bit too old to be there. If they added some more attractions for adults/teenagers, they could reach a wider audience. And the high ticket prices would be justified.
Anyway, although I was slightly disappointed with the park’s activities, I still enjoyed seeing the actual dinosaurs in their life-size glory. The whole weekend was the perfect ending to this summer and a wonderful goodbye to my relatives since I moved to the UK a week later.
I will add a few galleries down bellow, one with the photos from the visit to the sea and Karkle dunes and the other one with pictures from the Dino Park.
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