![Efteling](https://steemitimages.com/DQmRZwiBocktXYBiHkGveSyTwqsnhPgYQQpSnxsdidsLSY9/IMG_4720%20(1).png)

My eldest son had an extra day off from school yesterday, so we decided we could do something fun together (me, @mlvanderwaal and him). Although it is quite expensive, we figured it would be awesome to go to the most famous Dutch theme park: [De Efteling](https://www.efteling.com/en).

The park and attractions are all based around a fairy tale theme. There's a "forest" with all the classic fairy tales, but also many different rollercoasters, park shows and funrides. They recently opened a new attraction called Symbolica, which was awesome. You ride around a "magical palace" in special carriages and you get to choose one of three different routes. Each route will offer a different adventure with interactive elements. The carriages are not bound to any tracks, so they appear to be floating over the floor and moving in semi-random directions. Quite a clever and amusing setup.

![Symbolica](https://www.efteling.com/en/-/media/images/nieuw-park/park/attractions/symbolica/1600x900-symbolica-observatorium.jpg)
<sub>&copy; Efteling</sub>

Ofcourse I also had to ride the dive coaster Baron 1898, my favorite! It plunges down a 37.5 m free fall into a "mineshaft" at a speed of 90 km/h. Adrenaline rush guaranteed!

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In winter, they decorate everything with lights and snow, and put giant fire pits on the squares throughout the park. Makes it kind of extra special to walk around there. There's even a skating rink if you want to go ice skating! The weather happend to be awesome, but icy-cold, so we made good use of the firepits to warm up every now and then.

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In our daily life, we spend so much time on our youngest son ([he has 22q11 deletion syndrome](https://steemit.com/health/@bennierex/who-knew-about-22q)), that I was glad we could finally give some much needed attention to the other.

We had such a great day!

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