Quest for Legos - The Journey Home

Lego is a Danish invention, and Denmark was indeed the theme of our road trip home from just North of San Diego to San Jose.

When we woke up on Wednesday morning it was raining. We headed out after breakfast, and while we didn't have a lot of traffic, visibility was poor until just North of Los Angeles.

We opted to take Highway 101 versus Interstate 5 for good reason. The "grapevine" often closes in bad weather, and if anything, the trip over the mountain could be plagued with slow traffic. Our GPS hated our decision, and kept asking us to take a detour back to I5 until we reached Santa Barbara. Two days later people had to sleep in their cars because I5 was closed.

On our way to Legoland we couldn't help noticing the Andersen's Pea Soup sign. It is located in Buellton just outside the Danish village of Solvang. So we planned a late lunch there, and a needed rest stop.

We loved Andersen's Pea Soup ... the food was great (not surprisingly the pea soup was excellent). The boys loved the novelty shop that is part of the restaurant, and we had the added benefit that we finally completed our potty training for our four year old. Yes, he like 20 percent of boys under the age of 4 and half struggled with the last bastion of potty training angst -- the No. 2.

After lunch we headed to Olsen's Danish Village Bakery in Solvang for Danish delights. The boys got to pick out their own cookie, and then we all shared the selections in the car on the way home. We arrived at 6:30 pm, ready for dinner and an early bed. All together a pleasant roadtrip.