I met my daughter and youngest grandie in Leeds at the end of the school holidays, to play 'Monopoly Leeds'. The city centre has been turned into a giant Monopoly board. Armed with a map, we explored various locations, solving puzzles and earning tokens, which could be entered into machines to win little prizes and stamps on your map.
It was a lot of fun, though I have to say my granddaughter, who is almost ten, did far better on the puzzles than I did! We (I) did, however, walk over 13000 steps (according to my iPhone) so it was a fairly painless way to get some exercise.
Afterwards we celebrated with coffee and ices at Haute Dolci, a café that serves only sweet creations. That in itself was an eye opener for me. The menu and ordering was via an app opened on your phone from a QR code on each table. All fine... so long as you have a smartphone and the nous to use it. I guess they have ways of serving the technologically challenged too. Happily, I could rely on my daughter to navigate all that! Once we got our ices, they were delicious.
Looks and sounds like Fun Day Out for the three of you!
ReplyDeleteLove the "Jail" picture, and I think it is a great idea to make people explore their (home) town in that playful way.
There is a similar "Town Game" for my town, but it only exists on paper, there aren't any physical installations in the town centre itself. I bought it as a present for my sister a few years ago but we have yet to play it.
That looks like great fun. I remember taking a group of disabled and learning impaired children to the Millennium Dome for a day out. There were machines there which imitated investing on the Stock Exchange. Attracted by the flashing lights one of the young lads wanted to play. Within a few minutes he'd made several millions! Just think what your grand-daughter might do if you let her loose with your savings!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to spend the day; I love the ‘In Jail’ photo! 😂
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun outing for all of you!
ReplyDeleteWonderful play time for the three generations together! And to cap it off a delightful hot and cold treat!
ReplyDeleteThat sounds and looks so wonderful.
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