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   Planting Potatoes

   August 26, 2012 at 7:46 pm

   I remember the great music! But the horses I chose kept going up and down….I was never sure what I was doing wrong! 🙂 the pier 39 carousel was great as I remember it! (but don’t tell my Marine buddies…they just wouldn’t understand! 🙂

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      A Nature Mom

      August 27, 2012 at 8:34 am

      Hahaha!

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   Lee Anne Lasky

   August 26, 2012 at 10:17 am

   We were on one yesterday too! We were on the one at Small World Park in Pittsburg. It is an adorable little park. One of Pittsburgs best kept secrets, I think. 🙂 (We also went crawdad fishing right there in the middle of the park, and I think one of the kids caught one!) Check it out! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Small-World-Park/146079108753248

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      A Nature Mom

      August 26, 2012 at 10:35 am

      Cool! Thank you for sharing about one in Pittsburg. When did you fly out there?? Did you have a favorite carousel from your childhood (in Indiana, right?), Lee Anne?

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         Lee Anne Lasky

         August 27, 2012 at 10:01 pm

         oh no no, Pittsburg, CA. right here in the Bay Area.

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   Andrew

   August 26, 2012 at 8:33 am

   We also take the grandkids to the Carousel in Los Gatos. They get both a train ride on the Billy Jones and Wildcat Railway and a carousel ride. Then there is the park playground to play in after the picnic.

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      A Nature Mom

      August 26, 2012 at 8:49 am

      This one seems to be a favorite! I included the link to these attractions in the post. I’ll have to take my boy there one of these days! Love the combo of trains and merry-go-round. Tilden has this combo, too.

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   Summer

   August 26, 2012 at 8:26 am

   I know this isn’t Bay Aea, but when we visit family in Santa Barbara our son loves this one: http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/g4mMCXlK-P7tVpA4AYSdTg?select=hhOvF5eTtokZRDCbPNd2hg#4K0-Odh2etNGL-qiid1Asw

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      A Nature Mom

      August 26, 2012 at 8:46 am

      I’m hoping to hear about favorites from around the U.S. and world. Thanks for the one in Santa Barbara. Maybe we’ll check it next time we’re there!

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         Lee Anne Lasky

         August 26, 2012 at 11:44 am

         My new favorite “day dream” book is Frommers 500 Places to take your kids before they grow up. They have a specific section for Carousels & Ferris Wheels. It talks about Oak Bluffs, Mass. Santa Monica, CA, & Watch Hill RI. http://www.amazon.com/Frommers-Places-Take-Your-Before/dp/047047405X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1346001481&sr=1-1&keywords=500+places+to+take+your+kids+before+they+grow+up

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            A Nature Mom

            August 27, 2012 at 8:41 am

            I’ll check the book out. We have a similar book, but with less specific recommendations (adaptable to where you’re located)… 101 Places You Gotta See Before You’re 12. And, by the way, it hit me yesterday afternoon that in your other comment you were talking about a park in Pittsburgh, California! Hahaha!!

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               Lee Anne Lasky

               August 27, 2012 at 10:03 pm

               Yep. 🙂 Doing the bday party circuit. 🙂

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