tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63709572203256295962024-03-18T20:58:07.495-07:00Malcolms Scandi TripMalcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-50743829700917298142007-06-23T13:42:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:54:44.935-08:00Introduction<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFwWZoVjHpnjkGVDT2L7b7NXTTJrvmHS2KXlH8DWm58oi-z5TFKyl4kMmIOoYbXlAqOiZ9rJASjrPYmLi8V_vXmMhu9kRMpHc0GMTbkQyi6_PGyDjsA8jXlOH1yDtVBVIgmNJW17yaFce/s1600-h/scandi2007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVFwWZoVjHpnjkGVDT2L7b7NXTTJrvmHS2KXlH8DWm58oi-z5TFKyl4kMmIOoYbXlAqOiZ9rJASjrPYmLi8V_vXmMhu9kRMpHc0GMTbkQyi6_PGyDjsA8jXlOH1yDtVBVIgmNJW17yaFce/s400/scandi2007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079358704918624466" border="0" /></a><br />This year's big trip with the ECC was to Scandinavia starting in Helsinki and ending in Copenhagen but having got a bit more confidence with traveling around the world I decide to bolt on an additional week or so at the start taking in Russia and Estonia first.<br /><br />Now I had been to Scandinavia before with the club, but Russia and Estonia would be brand new, and whilst exciting I was a little nervous as not only was I traveling there but I was also organising a trip for two others, which I'd never done before. It was also the first time I'd been somewhere where I'd needed a visa to get in. Fortunately I used an excellent travel company called STA who helped me organise things.<br /><br />Anyway, enough here's the report.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-1-flights-to-moscow.html">Let's go to Moscow</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-18185777383812588202007-06-23T13:41:00.004-07:002008-12-09T01:54:45.615-08:00Day 1 - Getting to Moscow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyQ6L7SVEJxrJl2_TDpSSB3UeZ0F4CuyUGrwXcmSYQpheBVEuxFgo4fSiCYsjB-7r5IKna_I3eNvY11fyr5_OEiE4XLZd0FKVXMN3kimrw_RKFdLYvX4Y8hrlLd7H5mtWlYitvXlfdOiJ/s1600-h/flights.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyQ6L7SVEJxrJl2_TDpSSB3UeZ0F4CuyUGrwXcmSYQpheBVEuxFgo4fSiCYsjB-7r5IKna_I3eNvY11fyr5_OEiE4XLZd0FKVXMN3kimrw_RKFdLYvX4Y8hrlLd7H5mtWlYitvXlfdOiJ/s400/flights.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092588847003255906" border="0" /></a><br />Most of day 1 was spent getting from London to Moscow. As trip organiser I was very apprehensive about the organisation so the camera didn't leave my bag. However here are the highlights.<br /><br />Met Keith at 6 in the morning at Heathrow airport.<br /><br />We couldn't get our boarding passes due to a systems error with our booking. Not the best way to start, but KLM were able to sort things out for us and we were soon on the plane.<br /><br />At Amsterdam we had to wait a couple of hours for our transfer to Moscow. Whilst Keith looked after the bags I went off to play on the travelators pretending to be Jamiroquai in the Virtual Insanity video.<br /><br />On our flight to Moscow we had a very tall guy next to us who couldn't fit his legs under the seat. When he asked for another seat he was told that there were none available. As well as having long legs he must also have had massive fingers because everytime he was given a can of beer he'd snap the ring pull off without opening the can. Too embarrassed to keep asking for a replacement he ended up asking people around him to hand the can back for another.<br /><br />As we were approaching Moscow a rather drunk Russian behind us got into a rant over nothing really and started arguing with the purser from the flight, who admittedly didn't deal with it particularly well.<br /><br />Man: "You go! You go!"<br />Pursar: "Sir, I am not your slave. Keep this up and we will call the police. Do you understand the word 'police'?"<br /><br />Man: Some sort of cursing in Russian.<br />Pursar: "Sir, I don't understand what you're saying"<br />Man: "You fly to Russia you should speak Russian"<br />Pursar: "Sir, we're not a Russian airline; this is KLM"<br /><br />The man also refused to sit in his seat as the plane came to land so as expected there were a couple of officials waiting for him as he got off the plane.<br /><br />It took ages to get through immigration, partly because the plane had forgotten to include the immigration forms on the flight so we had to do them in arrivals. Secondly we didn't have a pen to fill the form in (Keith had lost his and I was ill prepared). Others were a bit reluctant to share theirs and I ended up pleading with the officials to let me borrow one. A vast number of Chinese people had arrived at the same time as us completely filling the hall, and immigration were being very thorough with them.<br /><br />Poor Jeppe had been waiting on the other side having arrived 3 hours earlier. We were supposed to be met by a "local agent" who turned out to be a Russian driver who spoke no English, and Jeppe was stuck with him for company whilst myself and Keith tried to get through.<br /><br />When we did finally get through the luggage was scattered everywhere around the baggage claim. Keith managed to locate his but I was not so lucky. After searching for half an hour I gave up and reported it to the help desk who told me it hadn't left Amsterdam and would arrive tomorrow. Great! No luggage...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFdSHCdszWYSJT8cNX8qX8NC_YCMILgrtWuAdqAXrHq1MNE4kAIPItDnwAXJbIqCjHfqPVVFJCSlvfVmFECoqEjun3VcqkX99k9Upra1lLD_bkbi76rMKfWY6WhlFsLXiHSPcFBid4IAX/s1600-h/shervtohotel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhFdSHCdszWYSJT8cNX8qX8NC_YCMILgrtWuAdqAXrHq1MNE4kAIPItDnwAXJbIqCjHfqPVVFJCSlvfVmFECoqEjun3VcqkX99k9Upra1lLD_bkbi76rMKfWY6WhlFsLXiHSPcFBid4IAX/s400/shervtohotel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092594344561394802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />With no option but to leave we joined up with Jeppe and the Driver and headed to the hotel. Initial views were that it looked like America with big billboards besides the road but there were also large forested areas, which you wouldn't get in the U.S. in the same way. What was funny was the radio was playing lots of old 80s tunes and the driver, perhaps more confident with who was in his car started telling us about his love of Western Rap in particular Just Ice (an 80s rapper who collaborated with Mantronix for those of you who don't know). Quite amusing.<br /><br />Anyway after about half an hour's drive we ended up at Izmaylovski Vega hotel and after trying to tell the Russians not to turn away my bag (no easy feat as most didn't speak English) we grabbed a quick bite to eat and drink from the hotel cafe and when we were told our passports wouldn't be ready from being visa processed until the morning, we were resigned to an early night. Whilst we could have gone out, to do so without any ID could have got ugly had we been stopped.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p-nZWq039C7q4pd3vTj4hu5evTI5ol0YHI_gZTIkT6k3K6RmMnTgckyU2TNR1c1btPYX5AdOxidXCH7SedjCG6nbwon9ShPhpMq20CUmkIBX_hWWD9FthjNEYCa2ruHD28A0U9DBSe4G/s1600-h/EPV0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5p-nZWq039C7q4pd3vTj4hu5evTI5ol0YHI_gZTIkT6k3K6RmMnTgckyU2TNR1c1btPYX5AdOxidXCH7SedjCG6nbwon9ShPhpMq20CUmkIBX_hWWD9FthjNEYCa2ruHD28A0U9DBSe4G/s400/EPV0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092598841392153730" border="0" /></a>This is the hotel bedroom. Spartan but you're never intending to do anything in here except sleep so we couldn't complain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejpCFpAv1_Gd0JVLQhvLOE_nvz4hH2u3x2rrDH0zQh4OVKtW15Q0jy2b5UA5REQm-pAcN4CSaUpuB-0EvIONAdmdGIEwKrAHoE0YKeJyWGRUOFjDP5BqGM1hN4WYGnYPOawxV33KkIV_e/s1600-h/EPV0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejpCFpAv1_Gd0JVLQhvLOE_nvz4hH2u3x2rrDH0zQh4OVKtW15Q0jy2b5UA5REQm-pAcN4CSaUpuB-0EvIONAdmdGIEwKrAHoE0YKeJyWGRUOFjDP5BqGM1hN4WYGnYPOawxV33KkIV_e/s400/EPV0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092598845687121042" border="0" /></a>This is the view from the hotel window. The Izmaylovo complex is now one of the larger hotel complexes in the city but it was actually built to serve as the Olympic Village for the 1980 games. I have no idea if I was sleeping in a room previously occupied by a famous athlete or not.<br /><br />The island on the lake over to the right used to belong to the Russian Royalty but not anymore. In fact the whole area was opened up to the public and it's now part of Izmaylovsky park, which is massive in size and houses one of the more popular markets in the city on Sunday. A pity that we were leaving before then.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmZjpZOYe5IKs5ptQ9fp33Nc5Rcl9iRjSpFUqhdAa28BByUZUa_EDje1gcdPhG1fyeLmAnhr7vPXxH0sHL5BZ23j2ykqZJCgkGtq91g2xoDkCq8n6asT7ak6PWQO4AvjrY5thKJ7LVoxn/s1600-h/izmaylovski+park.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYmZjpZOYe5IKs5ptQ9fp33Nc5Rcl9iRjSpFUqhdAa28BByUZUa_EDje1gcdPhG1fyeLmAnhr7vPXxH0sHL5BZ23j2ykqZJCgkGtq91g2xoDkCq8n6asT7ak6PWQO4AvjrY5thKJ7LVoxn/s400/izmaylovski+park.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092601349653054626" border="0" /></a><br />Just a little bigger than any park we have in London. I'm sure you'll agree.<br /><br />The Russian Language<br />I had tried to learn the spoken language before flying out and failed miserably, some of the pronunciation of words was too quick for me to repeat. I did however have a go at reading Cyrillic that way I'd have some idea of what the signs meant. It's actually not that bad, if you treat it like a puzzle and get used to the fact that some letters written in Russian mean something different to the UK e.g. B is a V. It also has roots in greek so if you're American you can read the fraternity symbols!<br /><br />Here's a breakdown<br /><table style="white-space: nowrap; text-align: center;" summary="Twenty-nine Cyrillic letters common to most national versions of the alphabet, showing each one's italic form, most common name and represented sound" border="0"><tbody><tr><th width="20%">Upright</th> <th width="40%">Name</th> <th width="20%"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Phonetic_Alphabet" title="International Phonetic Alphabet">Sound</a></th> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">А а</td> <td>A</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span>limony</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Б б</td> <td>Be</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Be</span>d</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">В в</td> <td>Ve</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ve</span>t</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Г г</td> <td>Ge</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">G</span>amma</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Д д</td> <td>De</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">De</span>lta</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Е е</td> <td>Ye</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA">Y<span style="font-weight: bold;">e</span>t</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Ж ж</td> <td>Zhe</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA">Lei<span style="font-weight: bold;">s</span>ure</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">З з</td> <td>Ze</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Z</span>ither</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">И и</td> <td>I</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA">Bo<span style="font-weight: bold;">y</span><br /></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">К к</td> <td>Ka</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">K</span>ing</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Л л</td> <td>El</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">L</span>emon</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">М м</td> <td>Em</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">M</span>onkey</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Н н</td> <td>En</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">N</span>oose</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">О о</td> <td>O</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">O</span>h!</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">П п</td> <td>Pe</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Pi</span>e</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Р р</td> <td>Er</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">R</span>abbit</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">С с</td> <td>Es</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ce</span>nt</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Т т</td> <td>Te</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">T</span>wo</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">У у</td> <td>U</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA">B<span style="font-weight: bold;">oo</span>t</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Ф ф</td> <td>Ef</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">F</span>un</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Х х</td> <td>Kha</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA">Lo<span style="font-weight: bold;">ch</span></span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Ц ц</td> <td>Tse</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA">Ha<span style="font-weight: bold;">ts</span></span><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Ч ч</td> <td>Che</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ch</span>air</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Ш ш</td> <td>Sha</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sh</span>op</span></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Ю ю</td> <td>Yu</td> <td><span style="font-weight: bold;" title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA">You</span><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="font-family: serif; font-size: larger;">Я я</td> <td>Ya</td> <td><span title="Pronunciation in IPA" class="IPA"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ya</span>k</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-2-moscow.html">On to the first proper day in Moscow</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-25531395005973900132007-06-23T13:40:00.001-07:002008-12-09T01:54:55.553-08:00Day 2 - MoscowThe first proper day in Moscow had us visiting Gorky Park and the Red Square. To get to either we had to figure out the Metro, which to be honest was very straight forward.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0cY0qSCIuXmkW-2un-MxlL6pg529uBUbK7pixXYRW7SFvIwUMAl5keL8GXnvgAZk3tK55AYq4imCInipapvxVLLn4A-cFXQwpUxDl4fBo1hayrFFXhpri3a48eqjwcXEpO61h0sDQok/s1600-h/Moscow-Metro-Map.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR0cY0qSCIuXmkW-2un-MxlL6pg529uBUbK7pixXYRW7SFvIwUMAl5keL8GXnvgAZk3tK55AYq4imCInipapvxVLLn4A-cFXQwpUxDl4fBo1hayrFFXhpri3a48eqjwcXEpO61h0sDQok/s400/Moscow-Metro-Map.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102936005311200578" border="0" /></a><br />We bought a 10 trip pass, and got a plastic card for our troubles. This card worked exactly like the Oyster cards here, touching it against the barrier to open it up. What we hadn't quite figure out initially was how we managed to get to a station where you have to change twice but only changed trains once (we started at the east end of the dark blue line and ended up down the dark green); very weird.. Anyway after eventually finding the right station we made our way to Gorky Park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR1aM3KilugSA1YkjwuYfBbWUAFfKDCQIVArKAIpuu2NkP_5uKmiwtZ659ZpP4_NISeqjQryXByTXzc4zOmnbcKeRc9vSpMdaBRWHbs_aD-57jV55LhCCKlxi5bOx2YYeZAKQkQgYw0sM/s1600-h/EPV0013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfR1aM3KilugSA1YkjwuYfBbWUAFfKDCQIVArKAIpuu2NkP_5uKmiwtZ659ZpP4_NISeqjQryXByTXzc4zOmnbcKeRc9vSpMdaBRWHbs_aD-57jV55LhCCKlxi5bOx2YYeZAKQkQgYw0sM/s400/EPV0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097180420445753474" border="0" /></a>This is Oktyabrskaya station, the nearest to Gorky Park. Had we turned left out of the station the park would have been 5 minutes away, but turning right took us 20, better to take the scenic route if you're a tourist I guess.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZBy8k5Wa0u6prunmOm7suBUiOG3sFm59wYYNJlzI1jIvsqHqeH5gP17UybgrbWaHm5QKvNpXEWK1aEq1Nnw9dhtvSr_giXCY1Qbrm9mrwVFGy0T_b1krmgjP_md-sZFAQfhXrS2lEEV6/s1600-h/EPV0012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZBy8k5Wa0u6prunmOm7suBUiOG3sFm59wYYNJlzI1jIvsqHqeH5gP17UybgrbWaHm5QKvNpXEWK1aEq1Nnw9dhtvSr_giXCY1Qbrm9mrwVFGy0T_b1krmgjP_md-sZFAQfhXrS2lEEV6/s400/EPV0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097180416150786162" border="0" /></a>That's a statue of Lenin, opposite the station entrance. You shouldn't need the history lesson on this guy but just in case. His name was Vladimir and he was a revolutionary who started a revolution one October. He then fled to England where he changed his name to John and formed a successful pop quartet called The Beatles before being assassinated. He now lies in state in the Kremlin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI1kumG7o2wpTriKyxghXbRRCiGsuhzuntOXoPg9UJfBchUATmN0pmZm-tiJM5alRXkODRiHcDRTBi4NrjrH_1dK9zQJ2bMfvlbyz6IxhHOVoqQmm3eGhPtRG4p6guutz8V5loftQ5ylN/s1600-h/IMG_0340.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoI1kumG7o2wpTriKyxghXbRRCiGsuhzuntOXoPg9UJfBchUATmN0pmZm-tiJM5alRXkODRiHcDRTBi4NrjrH_1dK9zQJ2bMfvlbyz6IxhHOVoqQmm3eGhPtRG4p6guutz8V5loftQ5ylN/s400/IMG_0340.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174235692845330" border="0" /></a>Looks just like any city really.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuk4TpjjIWjLyFuoL1bV4h-RWWryF-TMWg3vWXyoAc50QTQPNY337pD1r_Y5ozCA_p8EmQUWAOqy8rmW3Eqsif7Hajfc7KDFEokw0M9ORJ_Mu2LhFEgHXiQ8Besu4q3UuuPz-F651Frafj/s1600-h/IMG_0341.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuk4TpjjIWjLyFuoL1bV4h-RWWryF-TMWg3vWXyoAc50QTQPNY337pD1r_Y5ozCA_p8EmQUWAOqy8rmW3Eqsif7Hajfc7KDFEokw0M9ORJ_Mu2LhFEgHXiQ8Besu4q3UuuPz-F651Frafj/s400/IMG_0341.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174235692845346" border="0" /></a>Two different ways to advertise: the sides of building and the old school sandwich board.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzOgh7ZUG72xV-xJIpTlFyLIck9rV9bocZDA-UJJq-ztJLMoF2koV97CxqW8XnmsADzf9LCq6vIx2Mb6YH0ORcqOE0KYhC_1FUWs1Tw4ZcfQqODxkJ6Wo1ub8AptnIkLnoB9OeKo61fYg/s1600-h/IMG_0342.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdzOgh7ZUG72xV-xJIpTlFyLIck9rV9bocZDA-UJJq-ztJLMoF2koV97CxqW8XnmsADzf9LCq6vIx2Mb6YH0ORcqOE0KYhC_1FUWs1Tw4ZcfQqODxkJ6Wo1ub8AptnIkLnoB9OeKo61fYg/s400/IMG_0342.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174235692845362" border="0" /></a>This is one of the entrances into Gorky Park. Known to most for the film of the book about 3 bodies found here and the investigations around it, Gorky Park is one of the main parks within the city. As a theme park fan Gorky also has 3 small parks within it, hopefully enough to keep us entertained.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv2s6ESluTf_r849MVtK2ZjF8Gll0ECRWRqSvQotRKfJ2XvPBAWaReiXhr_tZQnbl1Hwr6hi-Mz70vyib-GAgKudFLqLAc_m6YndcUpik5iKJe6TrmMsuabrMTsfJKTr5fUjAUh5iu1at/s1600-h/EPV0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv2s6ESluTf_r849MVtK2ZjF8Gll0ECRWRqSvQotRKfJ2XvPBAWaReiXhr_tZQnbl1Hwr6hi-Mz70vyib-GAgKudFLqLAc_m6YndcUpik5iKJe6TrmMsuabrMTsfJKTr5fUjAUh5iu1at/s400/EPV0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097180424740720786" border="0" /></a>This is the Andreevsky Bridge that starts in the park before crossing over the Moscow River.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3GbBAWLMafVolLghmusuSKuVNAP2K0Hx08GyRRCCZxvgAMUzs-98uk1Gb8lLsa-ZCJgat7HGiroxjTpoc-vszyRs9vzg8XjDzwrbODChwesT__bPhYiFI-D1QMhZkhfFXdJBm4L1bkpo/s1600-h/EPV0015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3GbBAWLMafVolLghmusuSKuVNAP2K0Hx08GyRRCCZxvgAMUzs-98uk1Gb8lLsa-ZCJgat7HGiroxjTpoc-vszyRs9vzg8XjDzwrbODChwesT__bPhYiFI-D1QMhZkhfFXdJBm4L1bkpo/s400/EPV0015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097180424740720802" border="0" /></a>In the distance the park's big wheel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRvWMszs-fD_2-v2iKCOxspev1rDAD7luMc9TMwEnH8afEetlCmxuqPopK9viKGjPbWAxKRJS95uRsHBh8j-u6pjYWPEkLj_hU-oIlbavZG-U7KEL_fmGKMAHQ8KYPZZdHwyXh0Yn08mD/s1600-h/EPV0016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibRvWMszs-fD_2-v2iKCOxspev1rDAD7luMc9TMwEnH8afEetlCmxuqPopK9viKGjPbWAxKRJS95uRsHBh8j-u6pjYWPEkLj_hU-oIlbavZG-U7KEL_fmGKMAHQ8KYPZZdHwyXh0Yn08mD/s400/EPV0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097180192812486690" border="0" /></a>In the foreground is the Moscow beach, a cafe club that brings a little bit of the Summer to the city. Behind that is the main theme park and beyond that is the statue of Peter the Great and the Red Square.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWoWqDOJ09ImsEN4jFCHZphWAO57ir-hEY5lrljPNyVkFc7CGu_U7OyLktnlfOiqQ3xSqzvn1GMM1nvVe9zzMSejSumxw7JeG1gygFKD2mTLh9qCDF5e60J3gO5nwOASJpwszM5E7AT-d/s1600-h/EPV0018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWoWqDOJ09ImsEN4jFCHZphWAO57ir-hEY5lrljPNyVkFc7CGu_U7OyLktnlfOiqQ3xSqzvn1GMM1nvVe9zzMSejSumxw7JeG1gygFKD2mTLh9qCDF5e60J3gO5nwOASJpwszM5E7AT-d/s400/EPV0018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097180192812486722" border="0" /></a>A shot across the Moscow river.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkqb29AmHAptLZQ2yS0aH7WfhzaZNOaL2I-RmiOm5uyHTjVpePzug8lf2h6SeOXwQM1vAV4T5r5q_UsDyg34tXR3lyX_27Fj2H1E9Llr2gMo74V2sZwtrEmToTQoh_TXP6NeTWVt2q3Dd/s1600-h/EPV0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGkqb29AmHAptLZQ2yS0aH7WfhzaZNOaL2I-RmiOm5uyHTjVpePzug8lf2h6SeOXwQM1vAV4T5r5q_UsDyg34tXR3lyX_27Fj2H1E9Llr2gMo74V2sZwtrEmToTQoh_TXP6NeTWVt2q3Dd/s400/EPV0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097180197107454034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBgumu6_DhIT0ma_r4daSpBKzhTdWStD6GRiFXB25KOrr5jPRXJp5BkJdqbGLJJhD8HlfnxVg8bgHxCPjVotf9eqPK7djGj0AKlgugOZlySPGW2-E_F7aLS43pF4lPA4Zmfhwz_o_3nqz/s1600-h/EPV0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOBgumu6_DhIT0ma_r4daSpBKzhTdWStD6GRiFXB25KOrr5jPRXJp5BkJdqbGLJJhD8HlfnxVg8bgHxCPjVotf9eqPK7djGj0AKlgugOZlySPGW2-E_F7aLS43pF4lPA4Zmfhwz_o_3nqz/s400/EPV0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097180197107454050" border="0" /></a>The theme park opens at midday and you don't have to pay to get in, only for the tickets to ride. However you do have to pay to enter Gorky Park itself, but its very cheap and I reckon only in place to deter beggars. Before going on the rides I needed to go to the toilet and found some toilets just inside the park. Now I'm no expert in toilet mishaps but the following three must have happened to us all at some point.<br /><ol><li>The lock on the door doesn't work and you have to lean forward to keep the door shut</li><li>You discover the toilet is of the squat variety</li><li>You finish only to find there's no toilet paper</li></ol>Now imagine the predicament you'd be in if you had all three at the same time. Yep! That's what happened. Fortunately I had practiced playing Twister beforehand and always carry tissues on me for just such a situation. Just to make matters worse I then spotted toilet roll sitting on a table by the entrance, that wasn't there on the way in. I guess someone else had been using it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2thTJE2DQSCfInqOaofD2AWhn3MuTfa-NU1SthxhalX5u2uz06yHAEiWpWGRQp0HsNLmTG67UkKmRQzCaLuLXwoYv0UhHUv26SNOSwGzLdcdpwnphgvHhBZduGP5qUBfD5MQUn1tMg_O/s1600-h/EPV0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2thTJE2DQSCfInqOaofD2AWhn3MuTfa-NU1SthxhalX5u2uz06yHAEiWpWGRQp0HsNLmTG67UkKmRQzCaLuLXwoYv0UhHUv26SNOSwGzLdcdpwnphgvHhBZduGP5qUBfD5MQUn1tMg_O/s400/EPV0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179969474187218" border="0" /></a>The first coaster of the trip was Twister Coaster, a standard spinning mouse ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PKG-474bmxno5hWjAYljLPwdpU98jUuqq3ZuwPbwzYXsSZCFdt_6NL0jvvaUjMbc2OeWb80lt8zV5mrl1f1TqgKmarJCSnPaAfPQLBF8lMZvFJyIgNrwk3gOtM_i9MGgp1T00lR2gqMe/s1600-h/EPV0022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3PKG-474bmxno5hWjAYljLPwdpU98jUuqq3ZuwPbwzYXsSZCFdt_6NL0jvvaUjMbc2OeWb80lt8zV5mrl1f1TqgKmarJCSnPaAfPQLBF8lMZvFJyIgNrwk3gOtM_i9MGgp1T00lR2gqMe/s400/EPV0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179973769154530" border="0" /></a>I once rode one of these in Germany with some friends and it was a brutal experience, not because the ride was rough but because the Operator really knew how to get the most from it. It was so good that I came off with both eyes blood shot from the forces. This one seemed to be running on programmed routines and so wouldn't have been as good, so I didn't bother riding it. It's nicely themed though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvaOLU-fPSgnIRmH2dYPNWOh6EyDJAVC2ncCf0BQQwNTPmmRDurIUqiWpD3v7IuevFYyXLO2YHgoKSeL8g5aj344zSM25vcFJ5bafVDRydp_LD0SL0q-HGMYVh3n49lAgW87GCaB0soao/s1600-h/EPV0024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCvaOLU-fPSgnIRmH2dYPNWOh6EyDJAVC2ncCf0BQQwNTPmmRDurIUqiWpD3v7IuevFYyXLO2YHgoKSeL8g5aj344zSM25vcFJ5bafVDRydp_LD0SL0q-HGMYVh3n49lAgW87GCaB0soao/s400/EPV0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179973769154546" border="0" /></a>We never got to see what was in the Dome, it never opened, and we never bothered with the Icarus.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_YODjP9ZSL9ehBtSbIohQBRAZPDwm4Dyj96etgZWCmUwObygzpEnXpumlfKLE5CBBxczzp1B89P2RjjD2NlY8xSSQCffarwwOkt-2rRHSYjpfWqZbpj3st8P6-w1Ld74ioJSindvfWBx/s1600-h/EPV0025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_YODjP9ZSL9ehBtSbIohQBRAZPDwm4Dyj96etgZWCmUwObygzpEnXpumlfKLE5CBBxczzp1B89P2RjjD2NlY8xSSQCffarwwOkt-2rRHSYjpfWqZbpj3st8P6-w1Ld74ioJSindvfWBx/s400/EPV0025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179978064121858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh6V89JSigXC-DZ9NyfVV30BgQAJeQ3-Y1pZZ1ADhT32ZvsOZsjn6D_9jH5E8QxtLcRmqpiLZHML9C11I5FALZ_5USM9lbDEC53INxzDGcqn9Y_ZghNkyB6AmHknWNdhNoy82c5kjR0ql/s1600-h/EPV0026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNh6V89JSigXC-DZ9NyfVV30BgQAJeQ3-Y1pZZ1ADhT32ZvsOZsjn6D_9jH5E8QxtLcRmqpiLZHML9C11I5FALZ_5USM9lbDEC53INxzDGcqn9Y_ZghNkyB6AmHknWNdhNoy82c5kjR0ql/s400/EPV0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179978064121874" border="0" /></a>We'd actually entered the park from the back; had we entered through the main entrance we'd have seen the dancing fountains sooner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDgRrAGM_P-p0LQmmzT65GdGjYt23jbvEUgURGAxd6PPFehT2mMSiRwmo7aftfmyc_g7alOGUJSRIFDxWl9ClflCQC9tqoqboETAl_3LRw_oOKrPXzflpxngBxkhUjnaz26RIw53Aug2-/s1600-h/EPV0028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZDgRrAGM_P-p0LQmmzT65GdGjYt23jbvEUgURGAxd6PPFehT2mMSiRwmo7aftfmyc_g7alOGUJSRIFDxWl9ClflCQC9tqoqboETAl_3LRw_oOKrPXzflpxngBxkhUjnaz26RIw53Aug2-/s400/EPV0028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179750430855058" border="0" /></a>This is the entrance to the kiddy part of the main park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmSw6hiID_n83k5B1xkhEqy8rAoGITq1kME_dYEvzUzOBDD_rHbG7IQW5JDviYLyhIjoLtDuyKhyBOJ-U6QuuUmBTHm7ZKG1ufptzq1JE5ifxvTSVY-pYsyhMbzMsTAdXQbYhrmD9VxxN/s1600-h/EPV0029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmSw6hiID_n83k5B1xkhEqy8rAoGITq1kME_dYEvzUzOBDD_rHbG7IQW5JDviYLyhIjoLtDuyKhyBOJ-U6QuuUmBTHm7ZKG1ufptzq1JE5ifxvTSVY-pYsyhMbzMsTAdXQbYhrmD9VxxN/s400/EPV0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179750430855074" border="0" /></a>A german Mt Rushmore themed dark ride, in Russia. Go figure!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxy3_k2nHDTNbg90d0rnIaRLglR1x2NgZHcxoPjrc6unox1BbQQI7P0riYNC5jqCXlZI359btGC-z7F7ZAL9JdSXJMXzyWWxmK0VbV0UKh17WrZbYBgumeAbPHVFh_dEUK9IbfQHs05cr/s1600-h/EPV0030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxy3_k2nHDTNbg90d0rnIaRLglR1x2NgZHcxoPjrc6unox1BbQQI7P0riYNC5jqCXlZI359btGC-z7F7ZAL9JdSXJMXzyWWxmK0VbV0UKh17WrZbYBgumeAbPHVFh_dEUK9IbfQHs05cr/s400/EPV0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179754725822386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJYKSZJF_0HCU431yQo-bYSJe12rVuYspsupRmmNagzsJoZMHaLyqyQvYMj3rnbMNsQVv96z1v6j2xgZHluxftvzNY3l1ZKtq0hLLNX4pgNDf3u7REyhLCkn69dFJNcBEvJ7b4xCKhVHM/s1600-h/EPV0031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJYKSZJF_0HCU431yQo-bYSJe12rVuYspsupRmmNagzsJoZMHaLyqyQvYMj3rnbMNsQVv96z1v6j2xgZHluxftvzNY3l1ZKtq0hLLNX4pgNDf3u7REyhLCkn69dFJNcBEvJ7b4xCKhVHM/s400/EPV0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179754725822402" border="0" /></a>This is the Buran shuttle that never actually launched. Now it's a walkthrough exhibit. At least you wouldn't be able to dispute the quality of theming inside that, it is the real thing after all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQStjWxWjx7y1j2lf9YcbhFDgbfFrOG5aW1TIaLviWMSDYdl1ugx_c5xvBwEfxtNTO2X4zR58f4s4xFBpKje78CSJfkok2guzCBXXhteTGACcKk90sq6Luu6cRLy6Id9ySt-Nm-vyq-Md/s1600-h/EPV0032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQStjWxWjx7y1j2lf9YcbhFDgbfFrOG5aW1TIaLviWMSDYdl1ugx_c5xvBwEfxtNTO2X4zR58f4s4xFBpKje78CSJfkok2guzCBXXhteTGACcKk90sq6Luu6cRLy6Id9ySt-Nm-vyq-Md/s400/EPV0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179518502620978" border="0" /></a>Another German ride, this time just a normal pirate boat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYhTein0vfbkvFlEfvsVhxstf1FQtEHkA7M8KaaOWE0_QBMyORaqVulY1Ib65QqXWUmuHU-l81X9fxupKImbdfuMIcgDgaIEWyTgizwvu8L3yOyZ_Y1RwY346BQyUjs5qNOVahbmEmZy_/s1600-h/EPV0034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtYhTein0vfbkvFlEfvsVhxstf1FQtEHkA7M8KaaOWE0_QBMyORaqVulY1Ib65QqXWUmuHU-l81X9fxupKImbdfuMIcgDgaIEWyTgizwvu8L3yOyZ_Y1RwY346BQyUjs5qNOVahbmEmZy_/s400/EPV0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179527092555602" border="0" /></a>As you can see this park looked like a travelling fair with the majority of rides just stuck on concrete.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeSlLHjwwwy0Er7rOt5jBQgGi4KvJikcLQIZiWdKElCi2rVufVbdrI40lqC378GaHJ9QF5kONKDxYEn1pnmnPYu1xnZUgQamXahxNVFYWMdFoiqCkIHAE90H5wdi8dXAGmwujM6ddIav5/s1600-h/EPV0035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZeSlLHjwwwy0Er7rOt5jBQgGi4KvJikcLQIZiWdKElCi2rVufVbdrI40lqC378GaHJ9QF5kONKDxYEn1pnmnPYu1xnZUgQamXahxNVFYWMdFoiqCkIHAE90H5wdi8dXAGmwujM6ddIav5/s400/EPV0035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179531387522914" border="0" /></a>Silber Mine was a really cool ride with some interesting trick track that I hadn't seen before (even through the mid-course brakes). It was quite easily the best ride in the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiguS15UITzvjkQ5c6C-nV1fVmIDzNB7L1ZMv4QfglGDYQsRHQpjgKnnLOdOTYKm5z8nBasWIEPgUmJtaNFXukbEpdSqMvJfcBbuo3FNeJUPp0HaEqx_NDGhm21TXgwpccfseWux9jKqT/s1600-h/EPV0038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwiguS15UITzvjkQ5c6C-nV1fVmIDzNB7L1ZMv4QfglGDYQsRHQpjgKnnLOdOTYKm5z8nBasWIEPgUmJtaNFXukbEpdSqMvJfcBbuo3FNeJUPp0HaEqx_NDGhm21TXgwpccfseWux9jKqT/s400/EPV0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179295164321522" border="0" /></a>There also wasn't any queues, as you can see the place looks deserted. It did mean that we had to wait a little while for the train to fill up before it was despatched. No big deal really, we weren't in any rush.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lt-tz5e9UBVEYu22lMUzq1WB-BQUDAaLvf6DDuM5T3b49H-ulrHqbgOz8g2G4qUyixUyfSNgTRSc4EXngvjccvhFki1OGf9DZF45Iejeg6YzMzbtPDKLBKAstA4aXLvuMk-6Xx0nTfA3/s1600-h/IMG_0346.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lt-tz5e9UBVEYu22lMUzq1WB-BQUDAaLvf6DDuM5T3b49H-ulrHqbgOz8g2G4qUyixUyfSNgTRSc4EXngvjccvhFki1OGf9DZF45Iejeg6YzMzbtPDKLBKAstA4aXLvuMk-6Xx0nTfA3/s400/IMG_0346.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173986584742082" border="0" /></a>Silber Mine is actually quite a decent ride!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYB40-qCsqO_0H5VWEgtsx-oNpOH6gxCdwKhG-dcsB8eNNRr-V_jJh3f9deWhh-g0sNAnrnG4CjHA8Dswz0IfEHjmYHe24mhHYVhqLhxLxbp0KT4QMST6nWWg_6H9EYXy6kwyh0p6XRRJv/s1600-h/EPV0036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYB40-qCsqO_0H5VWEgtsx-oNpOH6gxCdwKhG-dcsB8eNNRr-V_jJh3f9deWhh-g0sNAnrnG4CjHA8Dswz0IfEHjmYHe24mhHYVhqLhxLxbp0KT4QMST6nWWg_6H9EYXy6kwyh0p6XRRJv/s400/EPV0036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179531387522930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNSHO0Iad0zh99p0D-8DHiLA2atNNK1gLH93oQ1MVbfJWuW5CMYbGhvjg5DkksRdKeQ0ut03tWcDR2q-JpK4GtdXHmicw0sRY20z_NEle0SmADz_B5xQA6kf-TNoSz60tqzJDR7ntxC1j/s1600-h/EPV0037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNSHO0Iad0zh99p0D-8DHiLA2atNNK1gLH93oQ1MVbfJWuW5CMYbGhvjg5DkksRdKeQ0ut03tWcDR2q-JpK4GtdXHmicw0sRY20z_NEle0SmADz_B5xQA6kf-TNoSz60tqzJDR7ntxC1j/s400/EPV0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179290869354210" border="0" /></a>Off in the distance behind a locked gate was this Fabbri ride that wasn't running. Given the distance between it and the rest of the park I can only guess it hadn't been open for some time, and the other rides had been moved. Or maybe it was a new addition to the park and being quarantined.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglR4aUEHtkTgKBZzVWrCcO9rJes3GTt1J126R_3uPiZtor9SYM_qbVzMjrPca8VxiTzbUlnYSmEFWOCcOSvxpXQiAASucF4bsSAcbbgnkEm5i-OSdq3l0QgeGY9czfQyHxUL7y7uRdEweA/s1600-h/IMG_0344.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglR4aUEHtkTgKBZzVWrCcO9rJes3GTt1J126R_3uPiZtor9SYM_qbVzMjrPca8VxiTzbUlnYSmEFWOCcOSvxpXQiAASucF4bsSAcbbgnkEm5i-OSdq3l0QgeGY9czfQyHxUL7y7uRdEweA/s400/IMG_0344.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174239987812674" border="0" /></a>A weird 3-armed top scan type ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uLEub6rYgw3DNe2rfeq308S6fWSldjCiv-l4yy3ObqIK_ZlVeywSDMGvLY1J0xb1GzRZpBFZ_Z05BQeH72JUSyy6afyqRTrqcpKIVu9DFZQ62zsiaRW2dyA2Hc4wYfKZMAedrmetGWag/s1600-h/EPV0033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uLEub6rYgw3DNe2rfeq308S6fWSldjCiv-l4yy3ObqIK_ZlVeywSDMGvLY1J0xb1GzRZpBFZ_Z05BQeH72JUSyy6afyqRTrqcpKIVu9DFZQ62zsiaRW2dyA2Hc4wYfKZMAedrmetGWag/s400/EPV0033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179522797588290" border="0" /></a>Certainly very colourful and I guess a new addition to the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUl9PzQnDCv9t7ixsWJi8q3weyUVYy9ZATs8sNILqk4NMInC5fpgivUFryYu7tVBU00j-Bq6bwL5ttBhlfZb3eULNklor8A2gTe9J7z4nF24QQT-nrjl5kf2MduMZn4NfsQ6ppUbYw0wWk/s1600-h/IMG_0348.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUl9PzQnDCv9t7ixsWJi8q3weyUVYy9ZATs8sNILqk4NMInC5fpgivUFryYu7tVBU00j-Bq6bwL5ttBhlfZb3eULNklor8A2gTe9J7z4nF24QQT-nrjl5kf2MduMZn4NfsQ6ppUbYw0wWk/s400/IMG_0348.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173990879709394" border="0" /></a>Fiesta Express is a kiddy ride with a mouse style layout (lots of hairpins). Yes I rode it, yes I did get some very strange looks from passing families and no, I did not care.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik8Z1uMmi_ifCSEu3bc_DTjJcfMSiSEfvttEWDYhMrC4RIoPTHGfSDQOQclp1vgphABcvULLcFq4-a2iaAR9o4P944jkA3mlxvWcVu9-tfRkPibMuiycniqx8d6qenccQ4wMLJMmcvH9j/s1600-h/IMG_0349.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik8Z1uMmi_ifCSEu3bc_DTjJcfMSiSEfvttEWDYhMrC4RIoPTHGfSDQOQclp1vgphABcvULLcFq4-a2iaAR9o4P944jkA3mlxvWcVu9-tfRkPibMuiycniqx8d6qenccQ4wMLJMmcvH9j/s400/IMG_0349.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173995174676706" border="0" /></a>My first lunch of the trip and I went for a dodgy looking kebab. Actually it turned out alright although Jeppe with his more refined palate didn't like his. What was more amazing was that not wanting to drink Coca Cola I was surprised to find they had Irn Bru in Russia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFjA1GhfM_GHDkx0TD3vG-y3P6D0LsxWuuCStgLSx8mkejvWab1bF1dI6wY9PnaJzsAQItinY4f2v6M3Lrm6AHx5EqptrEYxMrS_9ei9CSOFm2ZbXwnFX4_bKKRoN4F5_H2H3sPRN4gyJ/s1600-h/IMG_0350.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLFjA1GhfM_GHDkx0TD3vG-y3P6D0LsxWuuCStgLSx8mkejvWab1bF1dI6wY9PnaJzsAQItinY4f2v6M3Lrm6AHx5EqptrEYxMrS_9ei9CSOFm2ZbXwnFX4_bKKRoN4F5_H2H3sPRN4gyJ/s400/IMG_0350.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173995174676722" border="0" /></a>This is the largest of the three parks, big enough to have a grown up thrill section and smaller rides for the kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9mybUpDG5LSTM-m2srIXPmXKUUTA8wTdK3o1pRDqyX7euYm4sbTAjcy9IZZvQMi1jUpjoMesll0SLfF1xUW3bdA4iIRk6EauxmyZVoKoR16bpfb2MyqMZb7kSZ8PW5R0_Lzk4uKYp8iJ/s1600-h/IMG_0352.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw9mybUpDG5LSTM-m2srIXPmXKUUTA8wTdK3o1pRDqyX7euYm4sbTAjcy9IZZvQMi1jUpjoMesll0SLfF1xUW3bdA4iIRk6EauxmyZVoKoR16bpfb2MyqMZb7kSZ8PW5R0_Lzk4uKYp8iJ/s400/IMG_0352.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173690231998578" border="0" /></a>There was supposed to be a dragon coaster in this park but it had been removed. I reckon Jeppe has made off with it under his jacket.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueLqoVt6ZHCquuEPBhVIzzU44KlnLWaRrpZ_-cyOTBRX3ed5epiKDaC1vtw-mIaq30XXbekYXC79ksNl0G_j-5i-9Ui4JWuQXzXplsWxaWrZ0pLgDshI-WcGzqbcpwlD-v-_wBBAfxWzK/s1600-h/IMG_0353.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgueLqoVt6ZHCquuEPBhVIzzU44KlnLWaRrpZ_-cyOTBRX3ed5epiKDaC1vtw-mIaq30XXbekYXC79ksNl0G_j-5i-9Ui4JWuQXzXplsWxaWrZ0pLgDshI-WcGzqbcpwlD-v-_wBBAfxWzK/s400/IMG_0353.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173694526965890" border="0" /></a>They don't mind stealing Disney images in Russia. In fact I was soon to realise they don't mind stealing anything.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwQ_W1YU4hWACNMpJxlU4Y-B466rSeWMt0eL00ql1NWYXIt_2Fy7d1P0ID4Yv3AT10ZoVGiVaXNdxXHxFOW9ROPjj10xuPBuYeUAYLWN0ZopIe44DJM5QLy5p-9eGHNmuQQexsMSF7ucy/s1600-h/IMG_0354.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwQ_W1YU4hWACNMpJxlU4Y-B466rSeWMt0eL00ql1NWYXIt_2Fy7d1P0ID4Yv3AT10ZoVGiVaXNdxXHxFOW9ROPjj10xuPBuYeUAYLWN0ZopIe44DJM5QLy5p-9eGHNmuQQexsMSF7ucy/s400/IMG_0354.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173694526965906" border="0" /></a>Perhaps the cheapest maze in the world..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmyUam7u8n_Gk05nCtRK8X_Un0xKR-W6uQWVhQ6bUIXdrAmyjhSDFTHIMx9EPl7zM_xqX5J512L2eCXQCIGvm5Vziz5uLeLlAhAha_NkR48zI_JqwrBPPqP-MVHaAKObLWDxHH8Yna9O5/s1600-h/IMG_0355.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpmyUam7u8n_Gk05nCtRK8X_Un0xKR-W6uQWVhQ6bUIXdrAmyjhSDFTHIMx9EPl7zM_xqX5J512L2eCXQCIGvm5Vziz5uLeLlAhAha_NkR48zI_JqwrBPPqP-MVHaAKObLWDxHH8Yna9O5/s400/IMG_0355.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173698821933218" border="0" /></a>The kiddy park was well themed and maintained.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJm2X1dhdXyX4WirpUjRGIAIAd0vimZgWs3pn1Y0kfToXXsr2DHeCJq550hfb4_qsLhV0r6OP4odzMCQxVDccHUKChGWBcTgJOH1YYF8ubUeWBZD_A6bjOjK_eL90tg-dbi5kXaGnHbcl/s1600-h/IMG_0356.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPJm2X1dhdXyX4WirpUjRGIAIAd0vimZgWs3pn1Y0kfToXXsr2DHeCJq550hfb4_qsLhV0r6OP4odzMCQxVDccHUKChGWBcTgJOH1YYF8ubUeWBZD_A6bjOjK_eL90tg-dbi5kXaGnHbcl/s400/IMG_0356.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173698821933234" border="0" /></a>Interesting jellyfish-like water feature.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5e_NXumNIiF1QLAIViMEUuwWXAugqFMh7_yJpH_F6ZUeDqJFGPU4-bHwveui7tRU6d8IIvHxDDh_bjSYuhaclmiBXkmktY-HdtIkM1-eHp3Y6R0r223kVSYotPb8RAxyhZ3chyphenhyphenANca61L/s1600-h/IMG_0357.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5e_NXumNIiF1QLAIViMEUuwWXAugqFMh7_yJpH_F6ZUeDqJFGPU4-bHwveui7tRU6d8IIvHxDDh_bjSYuhaclmiBXkmktY-HdtIkM1-eHp3Y6R0r223kVSYotPb8RAxyhZ3chyphenhyphenANca61L/s400/IMG_0357.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173286505072674" border="0" /></a>Inflatable go-kart track. I wonder if the temptation is there to turn right out of the inflatable area and make off into the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoPaJaHmR-C6jgfIrGQ2oWI652ryes2zkSQGt2s4fVu7QyKHPnGxSazOPtNol6cIny_Nt5lx9Uy1RNkbbf5wu35QFqXoACf02UfPjcfuM9IGoZWbeTomZ449q8R9jgMFJF1Mjs5aXzjtr/s1600-h/IMG_0361.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNoPaJaHmR-C6jgfIrGQ2oWI652ryes2zkSQGt2s4fVu7QyKHPnGxSazOPtNol6cIny_Nt5lx9Uy1RNkbbf5wu35QFqXoACf02UfPjcfuM9IGoZWbeTomZ449q8R9jgMFJF1Mjs5aXzjtr/s400/IMG_0361.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173290800039986" border="0" /></a>Having done the main park and the children's park the last one was the one in the centre of the park, but it was apparent that this one had not been open for some time. Everything was closed and left to rot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz66ZCiHI4kAoFmrx67W-v8klOcLeAINzXcdjs4_-t6CSXhEV8xN34_idEyNaz6uaSQbxyVXSl1JYUfy1frRaWCn1li-2OAjgF42Tle8jGjqHnfy8-2PSLXZQGwIB2JmLgRqVc6EeEQ63G/s1600-h/IMG_0363.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz66ZCiHI4kAoFmrx67W-v8klOcLeAINzXcdjs4_-t6CSXhEV8xN34_idEyNaz6uaSQbxyVXSl1JYUfy1frRaWCn1li-2OAjgF42Tle8jGjqHnfy8-2PSLXZQGwIB2JmLgRqVc6EeEQ63G/s400/IMG_0363.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173290800040002" border="0" /></a>This was a station platform but not anymore, you can see one of the trains left on the ground. I'm guessing this was one of those rides where trains move in a circle and get a jump part way around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2xQm4Tykqr7jfwBFxBzm-3DZKr9qWq-P7OuCEfqzneqa7Rjp-yGgufl0z246DbH6oWa-ikTNqVTMNgxQ1ohpTSghkxfWIoNY_JPr2RDZbs3O8wiaOpM7jlZ-76j9VhbY7ao0U_ztKCK4/s1600-h/EPV0040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2xQm4Tykqr7jfwBFxBzm-3DZKr9qWq-P7OuCEfqzneqa7Rjp-yGgufl0z246DbH6oWa-ikTNqVTMNgxQ1ohpTSghkxfWIoNY_JPr2RDZbs3O8wiaOpM7jlZ-76j9VhbY7ao0U_ztKCK4/s400/EPV0040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179299459288834" border="0" /></a>The powered coaster had been left to rust and had become quite overgrown.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOKNzuIl2NznWVxE4Mqe5oolC-_J4YckuoVnpG_EY7Hewd7XgP8JDVIWAC5U4Fv3li0SrEqR360x-pxfy8yqtGB1o152Z4vuY6nWDbad7mirSvW060XK7dl84eSK1roRUYfm-ZbOjufOE/s1600-h/IMG_0364.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOKNzuIl2NznWVxE4Mqe5oolC-_J4YckuoVnpG_EY7Hewd7XgP8JDVIWAC5U4Fv3li0SrEqR360x-pxfy8yqtGB1o152Z4vuY6nWDbad7mirSvW060XK7dl84eSK1roRUYfm-ZbOjufOE/s400/IMG_0364.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173295095007314" border="0" /></a>The park's main wheel again, it wasn't running either.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZwo3ZXLLLxtmHIWEChSCURGby6fGVEsa2xcugGU4p_NEzryBptf57NNRjZhTzdxLD5XE0ybyJgEcSQ3cuVYeJaB0tdJtB5_0bkdRjDTenaBU2oFgzjHPBU92VAKyI_OlV95PBpfdfNyK/s1600-h/IMG_0365.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyZwo3ZXLLLxtmHIWEChSCURGby6fGVEsa2xcugGU4p_NEzryBptf57NNRjZhTzdxLD5XE0ybyJgEcSQ3cuVYeJaB0tdJtB5_0bkdRjDTenaBU2oFgzjHPBU92VAKyI_OlV95PBpfdfNyK/s400/IMG_0365.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173299389974626" border="0" /></a>and then it rained...hard! We found some shelter underneath some fairground game stalls and listened to some Britney Spears.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ufM5UtqYvyVicCZquP0UHbuk5I77gqovO5oBpTElNBT8h0PFjnRwfUoLxEM8gspHGYzCco5Q9StgAq34Y-wX74umNZb-mJcFCxYCrmLNnnNWUW0-nkZFWgstfZREY8bDuQNYUXb07RC6/s1600-h/IMG_0366.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ufM5UtqYvyVicCZquP0UHbuk5I77gqovO5oBpTElNBT8h0PFjnRwfUoLxEM8gspHGYzCco5Q9StgAq34Y-wX74umNZb-mJcFCxYCrmLNnnNWUW0-nkZFWgstfZREY8bDuQNYUXb07RC6/s400/IMG_0366.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173003037231058" border="0" /></a>This is the view from the main entrance. I think they were getting ready for a George Michael concert, due to take place in a couple of day's time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHWVW1xcvgzsxmxIcyQvd6JnA-BH7amCRLGlJIrRkNFhz-9HT8hS9-A29nzW7iwCRwIJmJWfoXXac7wSznnpPBBnAEEGCXKcUG7W4chRKP-_NhPAcqJH-ZaiCphht7H-HtZU_Odn1aJ4/s1600-h/gorky.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHWVW1xcvgzsxmxIcyQvd6JnA-BH7amCRLGlJIrRkNFhz-9HT8hS9-A29nzW7iwCRwIJmJWfoXXac7wSznnpPBBnAEEGCXKcUG7W4chRKP-_NhPAcqJH-ZaiCphht7H-HtZU_Odn1aJ4/s400/gorky.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102935253691923762" border="0" /></a>Our approximate route in and around Gorky<br /><br />Having finished with Gorky Park we made our way towards Red Square but before visiting there we had to collect our train tickets to St Petersburg. This turned out to be quite an adventure, our instructions were fine but no-one in the building the company worked in seemed to know of them. We found further instructions posted on a building but even they weren't clear. Eventually a guy in a coffee shop knew where to go and having made our way over some roped off areas and through a construction site within the building we eventually found the office and got the tickets.<br /><br />So to help others here are the instructions to finding Olvita Travel Services...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xrNUdwSTGUsrxJbWyFfcWupu9NUihvVcCnYqzJ_81EPoJpeQqwwIQoJWHePvbpspSoaEJFVpmrgxtmIPYLm4MprpOB_IWw4fwqG8mIWLE25vhqgYRfKFq4NTH5hIfh2G21vXTosEIuHL/s1600-h/IMG_0370.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xrNUdwSTGUsrxJbWyFfcWupu9NUihvVcCnYqzJ_81EPoJpeQqwwIQoJWHePvbpspSoaEJFVpmrgxtmIPYLm4MprpOB_IWw4fwqG8mIWLE25vhqgYRfKFq4NTH5hIfh2G21vXTosEIuHL/s400/IMG_0370.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173011627165714" border="0" /></a>Follow the provided instructions that take you past the McDonalds then turn at the church, a little way up on the right you will see this green fence. Turn right here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ94gqm877KudV080yc4zc4GPROZeVGVbA0AHgqjr_P3k0KtyLR3n1npi57itpQiQgghqd4vXdqfBQXZ4ZIc0Wse3b3FHm-5rwkf5_Qi6hriHirtkvGyV_NEqW8OM-ds6audS2Jirlam7q/s1600-h/IMG_0369.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ94gqm877KudV080yc4zc4GPROZeVGVbA0AHgqjr_P3k0KtyLR3n1npi57itpQiQgghqd4vXdqfBQXZ4ZIc0Wse3b3FHm-5rwkf5_Qi6hriHirtkvGyV_NEqW8OM-ds6audS2Jirlam7q/s400/IMG_0369.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173007332198402" border="0" /></a>Go through this gate and not visible in this shot there's a hidden door just around that little corner.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks9yij8TTSyPJLg2IfGllybVCh-B1a3g9EtYxowt1SQHijzzynfc_JFXoDuf_ML_yeu_pv8uvdU7TXIKwXFs3FeL9haEHy0M1NhLdOHzSSr0KCXx20rNJKLL_qyFyjZBXgao-2GGn4tw_/s1600-h/IMG_0368.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhks9yij8TTSyPJLg2IfGllybVCh-B1a3g9EtYxowt1SQHijzzynfc_JFXoDuf_ML_yeu_pv8uvdU7TXIKwXFs3FeL9haEHy0M1NhLdOHzSSr0KCXx20rNJKLL_qyFyjZBXgao-2GGn4tw_/s400/IMG_0368.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173007332198386" border="0" /></a>There you go, enter that.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHPswRMFPiaeKLu2-OYm1IgTwZIqPkj7W2eCPW14tP0CMUQDBRIxIeV3X532grAeEM4r8g-ueg_813-zNrvxdQklOoG9GIyk7YaO0p1M0QnGiM-iqUgVXyC-CKXe4J9gWcMk1StXmor2e/s1600-h/IMG_0367.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHPswRMFPiaeKLu2-OYm1IgTwZIqPkj7W2eCPW14tP0CMUQDBRIxIeV3X532grAeEM4r8g-ueg_813-zNrvxdQklOoG9GIyk7YaO0p1M0QnGiM-iqUgVXyC-CKXe4J9gWcMk1StXmor2e/s400/IMG_0367.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097173003037231074" border="0" /></a>and follow the signs to the office.<br /><br />Having got the tickets we then made our way back towards Red Square.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjZxpPkpa3rIqT5gxUB37oKJp2v7jzVdULPfjh26T7c-_XE4Q50RB9Q_0n0cxk_DNUIjA-yEqWk3ZaAKE4WJd3wdbgrUOlQaKaLZHo0-L-b_Mbs2Vx1X8riS10LvZEWMlU3R-Rmq2UQU/s1600-h/redaquare.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgjZxpPkpa3rIqT5gxUB37oKJp2v7jzVdULPfjh26T7c-_XE4Q50RB9Q_0n0cxk_DNUIjA-yEqWk3ZaAKE4WJd3wdbgrUOlQaKaLZHo0-L-b_Mbs2Vx1X8riS10LvZEWMlU3R-Rmq2UQU/s400/redaquare.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102941567293848914" border="0" /></a>Map of Red Square<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BEnYWxDoV4Scp2E819-TLVTJq02665KFIXRQm08dzAHbnIVXdR8xqCADH2RkImvc0fK1QytTP0HrQlGItznNIFWww1guI9xZD0AMbQs1mlHa-J40D3JW_j2i2J0jhXr8xCsWLuRM0_wP/s1600-h/EPV0045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3BEnYWxDoV4Scp2E819-TLVTJq02665KFIXRQm08dzAHbnIVXdR8xqCADH2RkImvc0fK1QytTP0HrQlGItznNIFWww1guI9xZD0AMbQs1mlHa-J40D3JW_j2i2J0jhXr8xCsWLuRM0_wP/s400/EPV0045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179303754256146" border="0" /></a>This is one the State Historical Museum with the Zhukov statue in front of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIZeta9zHVJmY8Z-KJhK_elysQDHzH8-Bjjo_cly8NJ08GII2dMQB_-Ulia4_fHieeqEliXyAFIiFWWJkrvtJeR2ad73va7EgcEcRcLU7p0poSlSLQjjj902OZEZb_0wSBl9xXjpR3wMa/s1600-h/EPV0048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfIZeta9zHVJmY8Z-KJhK_elysQDHzH8-Bjjo_cly8NJ08GII2dMQB_-Ulia4_fHieeqEliXyAFIiFWWJkrvtJeR2ad73va7EgcEcRcLU7p0poSlSLQjjj902OZEZb_0wSBl9xXjpR3wMa/s400/EPV0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179303754256162" border="0" /></a>This is Resurrection Gate. Originally built in the 16th Century it was knocked down by Joseph Stalin of all people, to allow tanks through (lovely). The gates were rebuilt in the early 90s.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIh1Bwk4looJnOPfuMczuwG8IDPLJvEWTkQDCO7c-KxUlVWgVZz0Z1ybr-zp4Z5VIQ5540gCcVSrgSzr22i10vBPOLIPgpBC-H0gdZDHZ98n82p8TMgMUnQpzeqwp3yjrtRTOMcxpLa-5/s1600-h/EPV0050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYIh1Bwk4looJnOPfuMczuwG8IDPLJvEWTkQDCO7c-KxUlVWgVZz0Z1ybr-zp4Z5VIQ5540gCcVSrgSzr22i10vBPOLIPgpBC-H0gdZDHZ98n82p8TMgMUnQpzeqwp3yjrtRTOMcxpLa-5/s400/EPV0050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179067531054738" border="0" /></a>I think its good luck to throw coins over your shoulder, much like at the Trevi Fountain in Rome. However here there were a couple of beggars who'd position themselves behind the thrower and collect the money for themselves. (woman on the right and the guy in the brown shoes). As you rotated they'd run around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaD6tDV9yokkpgqeMyAAfR3fMljhVImCQpRM3FWrAlTh2qrv3Hwp8bgZPHkFXMU2vcS3cL4Kx3URe3L_9CSpk9RI8XUnWb-JO7a5oXgP8QwnsfhG9aFZkmXPNWj6sELtIrHJx7eaCStw0d/s1600-h/EPV0052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaD6tDV9yokkpgqeMyAAfR3fMljhVImCQpRM3FWrAlTh2qrv3Hwp8bgZPHkFXMU2vcS3cL4Kx3URe3L_9CSpk9RI8XUnWb-JO7a5oXgP8QwnsfhG9aFZkmXPNWj6sELtIrHJx7eaCStw0d/s400/EPV0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179071826022050" border="0" /></a>This is the Kazan Cathedral, like the gate rebuilt in the early 90s. Stalin didn't want any churches in Red Square so had ordered the demolition of the original building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZST6jYRFp0Z247oIYJYUSgmVVsNYg00aT9iVawwHMoQEgXpHGvpbnI0fcka3Bc0kfE_CAn-HYfYyZ0HiAwf9WwW7xbK9ixQzWOfMwRzcnVe3yY1b6sS1ijJu0tSc15agTg4L9Qqcv9rL/s1600-h/EPV0053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidZST6jYRFp0Z247oIYJYUSgmVVsNYg00aT9iVawwHMoQEgXpHGvpbnI0fcka3Bc0kfE_CAn-HYfYyZ0HiAwf9WwW7xbK9ixQzWOfMwRzcnVe3yY1b6sS1ijJu0tSc15agTg4L9Qqcv9rL/s400/EPV0053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179071826022066" border="0" /></a>Here's Red Square with St Basils straight ahead and the KGB buildings on the right. Yuri Gagarin is apparently buried within the walls of the Kremlin. When I found that out this image sprung to mind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlFINlw-QFC7g2T3ksTD4UMu7aSc_JX3AQTarUxw5E36oUqOGu0lwACf6h2Z6gr5NQkqMl8PmOXTg1KFgPbIKi8SYqMLN23rKr7O3vjKMxPXwgw09pZYn2V0kdqbIJ-wpQIubddlyLXo/s1600-h/STARWARS_BONUS-03.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNlFINlw-QFC7g2T3ksTD4UMu7aSc_JX3AQTarUxw5E36oUqOGu0lwACf6h2Z6gr5NQkqMl8PmOXTg1KFgPbIKi8SYqMLN23rKr7O3vjKMxPXwgw09pZYn2V0kdqbIJ-wpQIubddlyLXo/s400/STARWARS_BONUS-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102942546546392418" border="0" /></a>Poor Han Solo!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIkRKPmo-zgBIMXrUkKJzMQXjVU0DoIom29Tqab2Pkga_hyphenhyphentaau4ebnT7YcbTzqJmQB0DCp3dQjj9JZEGDih-hKrlguu14OjOcwa9nP2q0U3Pa86_G9xcZkYi2m0JDJdPTaynYjWK_OsU/s1600-h/EPV0054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyIkRKPmo-zgBIMXrUkKJzMQXjVU0DoIom29Tqab2Pkga_hyphenhyphentaau4ebnT7YcbTzqJmQB0DCp3dQjj9JZEGDih-hKrlguu14OjOcwa9nP2q0U3Pa86_G9xcZkYi2m0JDJdPTaynYjWK_OsU/s400/EPV0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179076120989378" border="0" /></a>This is Gum, the main shopping complex in Moscow, immediately beside Red Square. An odd place to have a shopping centre, until you realise its run by the state.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5RaslHAuKQCtIXk9a2JpxpwqkJZBu6MEkDCcVsIBIToipbOoOt4H8uR6ui0BkPnTFZ53ZOsLmFh3ItnxBXcuUFsmTSqpylTEvXD8NgJJgec1VON8R1NZJldrFWf7vlazAYqKNy7QN9Vy/s1600-h/EPV0056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5RaslHAuKQCtIXk9a2JpxpwqkJZBu6MEkDCcVsIBIToipbOoOt4H8uR6ui0BkPnTFZ53ZOsLmFh3ItnxBXcuUFsmTSqpylTEvXD8NgJJgec1VON8R1NZJldrFWf7vlazAYqKNy7QN9Vy/s400/EPV0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097179076120989394" border="0" /></a>Lenin's tomb, which was closed when we got there. It used to be open all day but now it is only open for a few hours in the morning, time we had spent at Gorky Park. So if looking at corpses is your thing be sure to arrive here early. Apparently he has no feet, probably an issue with the preservation process.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlGcfA6kD-W2Ckh0gZG0qeIBVNWKE5WI500OCrGyUAvho2RqoHzv8EeymCiv0czP1fxWE2caMm3Uryo_Fao17qoRnyFOQFcayNIUSIxmS6sG8zXu2oMS91dq2whQ4QGotFlWET1sBSWTw/s1600-h/EPV0058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlGcfA6kD-W2Ckh0gZG0qeIBVNWKE5WI500OCrGyUAvho2RqoHzv8EeymCiv0czP1fxWE2caMm3Uryo_Fao17qoRnyFOQFcayNIUSIxmS6sG8zXu2oMS91dq2whQ4QGotFlWET1sBSWTw/s400/EPV0058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178839897787970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8UGiPc-_XxbQzxUHMc9_xbEvq10RBLLo7G-TmOYHJGlVrD73fsnjkJwePldEja5MbuxXaYcMg_sMx26pJZbotHQD2NwCpEUiawZfHq-0E4t78u3rVwv3ZTR14XnF6ZbUiD2EUGFqTaxI/s1600-h/EPV0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8UGiPc-_XxbQzxUHMc9_xbEvq10RBLLo7G-TmOYHJGlVrD73fsnjkJwePldEja5MbuxXaYcMg_sMx26pJZbotHQD2NwCpEUiawZfHq-0E4t78u3rVwv3ZTR14XnF6ZbUiD2EUGFqTaxI/s400/EPV0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178839897787986" border="0" /></a>Spasskaya Tower at one corner of Red Square. Built in 1491 its also known as The Kremlin Clock. I can't think why.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHUOCvYLvwlK-n7s0g3fLFdjdLnqYd618_hzkPGqHD3ZcqFJD4p6x2N_co32uTzb6cpCUylbcmgTYiVTtQJ6qZx_wR44PW_t1yduXjBx6Grnqv8PEd0yhkHX5enrUWQJnD_D0D8V72XdF/s1600-h/EPV0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPHUOCvYLvwlK-n7s0g3fLFdjdLnqYd618_hzkPGqHD3ZcqFJD4p6x2N_co32uTzb6cpCUylbcmgTYiVTtQJ6qZx_wR44PW_t1yduXjBx6Grnqv8PEd0yhkHX5enrUWQJnD_D0D8V72XdF/s400/EPV0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178844192755298" border="0" /></a>Here you are in Red Square in front of one of the most amazing pieces of architecture in the world and you decide to have your group-shot picture taken in front of the Gum department store, and a bit that is covered up with paper for renovation. Takes all sorts I suppose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPWE19EtHUIj5ouvQlSz8bM46f_SClO79c6jyKa5pXShxxuLca-l9MpspOwGwWkcHJP4p1CTfmVxrPH2He8NxhoWVK5S2OwRLorOS1q98BEFH9SBrBQggJWgVwfV4Cbq7-GgiFwCLFBkA/s1600-h/EPV0061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjPWE19EtHUIj5ouvQlSz8bM46f_SClO79c6jyKa5pXShxxuLca-l9MpspOwGwWkcHJP4p1CTfmVxrPH2He8NxhoWVK5S2OwRLorOS1q98BEFH9SBrBQggJWgVwfV4Cbq7-GgiFwCLFBkA/s400/EPV0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178844192755314" border="0" /></a>Built in the 1550s and not knocked down by Stalin, after some persuasion by the PM at the time. Its rumoured that the architect Postnik Yakovlev was blinded once he'd finished this to ensure it was never bettered. A tough break but what a building to end your career on, and he would have been given a free dog to boot!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIH5r20GRXCpVx-OcdCui_0Y6Tb8dhvUpirp2dNWOQL-4R4TV3YZYiHUey_VpQeyFUZ2zU_9rygvG6cskzbB_c3-5F2jLlOgqArGerDNF2JqNKjRAXHIYY8_UNWVWacPovsvJLuCMJvqMj/s1600-h/EPV0069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIH5r20GRXCpVx-OcdCui_0Y6Tb8dhvUpirp2dNWOQL-4R4TV3YZYiHUey_VpQeyFUZ2zU_9rygvG6cskzbB_c3-5F2jLlOgqArGerDNF2JqNKjRAXHIYY8_UNWVWacPovsvJLuCMJvqMj/s400/EPV0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178848487722626" border="0" /></a>The building consists of nine seperate chapels within a single building. The aim was to have each chapel represent a different saint, but they were put together, to represent them being conjoined.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjND9PgqMaJDlPKq0OolvSj83cnBKei44eIqZBL7jheDfAv8ruLOQbgaOgrQZ35fkXkqY4BWsZNhpgBOSDVorUvt06fE2KgvzQcHGhPN3wd7BfGd1_S-tQ0OBpzRpLO-AztE8PjsEHi4DLc/s1600-h/EPV0070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjND9PgqMaJDlPKq0OolvSj83cnBKei44eIqZBL7jheDfAv8ruLOQbgaOgrQZ35fkXkqY4BWsZNhpgBOSDVorUvt06fE2KgvzQcHGhPN3wd7BfGd1_S-tQ0OBpzRpLO-AztE8PjsEHi4DLc/s400/EPV0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178620854455794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbR8fRgdXrCrfQQHZ5njjk6EytNgeyIPxikc5hKMc83v2NT2rVr057IY4ETBiab_Jn9VO3ZzIYaD7otu-iSAe02qy3ITHTZWTVPWtNMzv5RJMtlzGKQUhu9-f2dJdjL31B4iMwxjoKXnMF/s1600-h/EPV0071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbR8fRgdXrCrfQQHZ5njjk6EytNgeyIPxikc5hKMc83v2NT2rVr057IY4ETBiab_Jn9VO3ZzIYaD7otu-iSAe02qy3ITHTZWTVPWtNMzv5RJMtlzGKQUhu9-f2dJdjL31B4iMwxjoKXnMF/s400/EPV0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178620854455810" border="0" /></a>It's such a gorgeous building and surprisingly not that big.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihQu4UQ-NaBToNqYqjWV-lnZS0UUioL9Fq56BbWLA7pLQ0RMpfwCWwWtunZuQ60S7H4N-Qsz7eoTxvVh-n6w13282owH8dL8C8nTcqvHNQJp5vPo0YDfIvAoMTpzBWP_74N4tiiwmay1d/s1600-h/EPV0072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjihQu4UQ-NaBToNqYqjWV-lnZS0UUioL9Fq56BbWLA7pLQ0RMpfwCWwWtunZuQ60S7H4N-Qsz7eoTxvVh-n6w13282owH8dL8C8nTcqvHNQJp5vPo0YDfIvAoMTpzBWP_74N4tiiwmay1d/s400/EPV0072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178625149423122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL7vUNvxSW8Ol6IF4pFHwOvtPR6n798KgGnnQOznaCVILts6xYe0WoxWTK08petDbY-BBguLO4x6YqO4mCW2ZYx6AkH3UPwF_-JtewnGEKVvpwGOvjuPhVCOtnAz-dqzNNZjaED-8fQ5r/s1600-h/EPV0073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRL7vUNvxSW8Ol6IF4pFHwOvtPR6n798KgGnnQOznaCVILts6xYe0WoxWTK08petDbY-BBguLO4x6YqO4mCW2ZYx6AkH3UPwF_-JtewnGEKVvpwGOvjuPhVCOtnAz-dqzNNZjaED-8fQ5r/s400/EPV0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178625149423138" border="0" /></a>Spasskaya Tower<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHEh2ynU9svMY1qBHUQqevZva9nUmHpNsQscRjGoGTytILAxN9yOrIXRIHy_yDck7Cu-y-y8O6DMhbpIUd5YJICPFO9EUp5TOwSOiKohgLeShTE06yc0X41Ox8AD7uLbaY88-cOMWXv9T/s1600-h/EPV0074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCHEh2ynU9svMY1qBHUQqevZva9nUmHpNsQscRjGoGTytILAxN9yOrIXRIHy_yDck7Cu-y-y8O6DMhbpIUd5YJICPFO9EUp5TOwSOiKohgLeShTE06yc0X41Ox8AD7uLbaY88-cOMWXv9T/s400/EPV0074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178629444390450" border="0" /></a>A close up of the onion towers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ17THz0zaP6PpIU9p9L4o15NKCmHUSS83PgCJ2qSIuGcimBbKM2vdZC8rCOmBZqIxsm6PbcZBWG3EAH5PWx5kQrLbzai-lrFA_alcbc2vBPaz1oKM-6_JN4FhREnzchuSXAaUUeZZkgfz/s1600-h/EPV0075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ17THz0zaP6PpIU9p9L4o15NKCmHUSS83PgCJ2qSIuGcimBbKM2vdZC8rCOmBZqIxsm6PbcZBWG3EAH5PWx5kQrLbzai-lrFA_alcbc2vBPaz1oKM-6_JN4FhREnzchuSXAaUUeZZkgfz/s400/EPV0075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178337386614178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UB-G6vFR8GjCQJj-bRSVNxEvGk6Q1u6qr7UbyECTeIx0WicAgSy5a8leCCTf0DHzL1z0QCP780c8HVlKgazL5LuVMwLq_ebepOBuzLbuD17GLbH7RAPFKl6ZKNfio0SX5MkhfHiOhsOU/s1600-h/EPV0076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UB-G6vFR8GjCQJj-bRSVNxEvGk6Q1u6qr7UbyECTeIx0WicAgSy5a8leCCTf0DHzL1z0QCP780c8HVlKgazL5LuVMwLq_ebepOBuzLbuD17GLbH7RAPFKl6ZKNfio0SX5MkhfHiOhsOU/s400/EPV0076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178337386614194" border="0" /></a>An amazing building made better by some glorious weather. The rain that had dampened Gorky Park had passed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCcpCSStbHqTve7FRteeyxnl-2mQJfX4aqOa4n_NEsOOHDAoKpB3u3IHDkejPx4ubKvc67eSOhsDkQUADZ0qQIgb_lZIT2P0VHbtJi-7a6HI8dgqvFoXja2B6D1xc5VqlQgFmoNUqYRAY/s1600-h/EPV0079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzCcpCSStbHqTve7FRteeyxnl-2mQJfX4aqOa4n_NEsOOHDAoKpB3u3IHDkejPx4ubKvc67eSOhsDkQUADZ0qQIgb_lZIT2P0VHbtJi-7a6HI8dgqvFoXja2B6D1xc5VqlQgFmoNUqYRAY/s400/EPV0079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178341681581506" border="0" /></a>Like Lenin's Tomb, the KGB buildings were closed in the afternoon so we were unable to go inside, although all I had wanted to see in there was the worlds largest cannon.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoXM9vNOEP-fY6CulAnXmeS8M1w_1wR4n7kn7LOEV9_6rnFx-fiurWtk0ChEQ89rm7tbWkgiusK4aC2qxXIDU8EvXMF2VsFmC_8iwp7XaT9pwOAs_v04immtXaALosjLjHBYCMySFCWan/s1600-h/IMG_0371.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRoXM9vNOEP-fY6CulAnXmeS8M1w_1wR4n7kn7LOEV9_6rnFx-fiurWtk0ChEQ89rm7tbWkgiusK4aC2qxXIDU8EvXMF2VsFmC_8iwp7XaT9pwOAs_v04immtXaALosjLjHBYCMySFCWan/s400/IMG_0371.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172736749258626" border="0" /></a>We chose to have dinner in one of the restaurants alongside Red Square. The food here was really really nice (Russian staple Beef Bourginon people) but the toilets are quite peculiar. As you sit down there's a fun house type mirror opposite that can make you look smaller or larger depending on the angle. Quite bizarre.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTrEy1RkcR7lpj0NRXSX22pPnfqvCvnZIxKqB2jRiYxXMWL_DUraJI1ISxA7BfciVUQSozKOvSexI2MDTodwB-WdjzLBmeXKcl57oaBbXKfG4gKKb9DWfKljZsevrbsZGqWlAjbwfJyfA/s1600-h/IMG_0372.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkTrEy1RkcR7lpj0NRXSX22pPnfqvCvnZIxKqB2jRiYxXMWL_DUraJI1ISxA7BfciVUQSozKOvSexI2MDTodwB-WdjzLBmeXKcl57oaBbXKfG4gKKb9DWfKljZsevrbsZGqWlAjbwfJyfA/s400/IMG_0372.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172736749258642" border="0" /></a>This is inside Gum. Not knowing if was going to get my luggage back I took the opportunity to get a feel for what clothing I could buy, although I held off making the purchases.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvJuG1bLy5IgWeUGNfALBWnFT8JRhlnyqBrt0Lw3XRXZlMoEicTPVqOnb8OBt3Zx0n-Fv0Bs2rrxZUWiSTf4ZprRkhW94YD_JnSikcmhEFNgE_qwdlG_B008-z2VE90McFtK2bQGkrZa_/s1600-h/IMG_0373.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNvJuG1bLy5IgWeUGNfALBWnFT8JRhlnyqBrt0Lw3XRXZlMoEicTPVqOnb8OBt3Zx0n-Fv0Bs2rrxZUWiSTf4ZprRkhW94YD_JnSikcmhEFNgE_qwdlG_B008-z2VE90McFtK2bQGkrZa_/s400/IMG_0373.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172741044225954" border="0" /></a>Back to the hotel and I'd received some great news, the luggage had been delivered. So whooping like a little kid who had got the best Christmas present ever I ran down to reception to collect it, I think I may have done one of those jumps where you click your heels. We then got ready to go out and experience some of the Russian nightlife.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPbEl7BiCIr76JT5dmXLpDf1DpSeQv90RKmgtxy0BuFk4FpghTxSroiQ4XuV8CUAPIKUQd_uTfSZBdxzmXdsf93Ve6nM_acBk7LPk4AhD7QSz2k1WiEnzegwZWHR4-xbHnn7UI4UDRNhx/s1600-h/IMG_0375.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmPbEl7BiCIr76JT5dmXLpDf1DpSeQv90RKmgtxy0BuFk4FpghTxSroiQ4XuV8CUAPIKUQd_uTfSZBdxzmXdsf93Ve6nM_acBk7LPk4AhD7QSz2k1WiEnzegwZWHR4-xbHnn7UI4UDRNhx/s400/IMG_0375.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172741044225970" border="0" /></a>Weird art installation on the way to the club. We'd chosen a club called Night Flight, based on it being "popular with foreign visitors", although the receptionist at the hotel hadn't heard of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvf6p5dF_ffV0_THk_9epTFmh4LeRen4HvAw3rTdgiubvKKilPOxa_dMhu8BkttqhzkgUWXuiCsgyiAeHPk8YPlbxmhcq_W_Suxbp0tacqKan6UeNtg1q1P_OPVYXzONQ3-jCYXLZtQqG/s1600-h/IMG_0376.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvf6p5dF_ffV0_THk_9epTFmh4LeRen4HvAw3rTdgiubvKKilPOxa_dMhu8BkttqhzkgUWXuiCsgyiAeHPk8YPlbxmhcq_W_Suxbp0tacqKan6UeNtg1q1P_OPVYXzONQ3-jCYXLZtQqG/s400/IMG_0376.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172741044225986" border="0" /></a>This wasn't it...but a cool way to advertise your place, I think.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQoSQ7m5c71QCYrSHij4uRdl3c-82fcpQpjIhhOiOJkJknJu6TzWOIXU2AXf-D3Wigvjv3yL3ycPUacnl8-roXjlZkc-8sLKQ76ICFb1asnDLVM9w2KnXcSS8sjhK3xlZ4Y4gnC2Zf_8M/s1600-h/IMG_0378.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQoSQ7m5c71QCYrSHij4uRdl3c-82fcpQpjIhhOiOJkJknJu6TzWOIXU2AXf-D3Wigvjv3yL3ycPUacnl8-roXjlZkc-8sLKQ76ICFb1asnDLVM9w2KnXcSS8sjhK3xlZ4Y4gnC2Zf_8M/s400/IMG_0378.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172474756253490" border="0" /></a>It was just down the road from here (Pushkin Square). When we got there we paid our entrance and was given a free drink token, on entering the nightclub bit it there were a few guys at the bar, but the rest of the place was full of women, really gorgeous women, mostly sitting in a row down the right hand side. It became apparent that they were all prostitutes, not quite what we'd been looking for. So in true News of the World reportage style, we had our free drink, made our excuses and left. It wasn't until we got back into the hotel that Jeppe read his travel guide which said that the place was full of gorgeous women, all of which were hookers. Ah well, lesson learnt. If hookers are your thing then I strongly recommend this place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglUq0rRUPu0_UrvaXX_4VlqTrUgqwcEwfqHVka9TB-kY1IDigpal9Bnw6eqxAq-VIn8ZTT3PZCdN0KK9KP4QPs5mw-BfDTgYeAZobU49VTAbAqb84G7x5j4DQpD0fnsrE2MmVAw3WPW-I/s1600-h/IMG_0382.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjglUq0rRUPu0_UrvaXX_4VlqTrUgqwcEwfqHVka9TB-kY1IDigpal9Bnw6eqxAq-VIn8ZTT3PZCdN0KK9KP4QPs5mw-BfDTgYeAZobU49VTAbAqb84G7x5j4DQpD0fnsrE2MmVAw3WPW-I/s400/IMG_0382.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172479051220802" border="0" /></a>Looks like the Russians got to see Transformers before we did. This is the cinema close to Pushkin Square.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiT3T9fFjK-wA72DLJmjSmyrcDGbXrv-cVYOaSHC505TM4yMuWnpI38PacpPkRM6XVUX5MU2ZbVdvW3LZMeOih023jahwwqvkGd0vrlRcrUJWlhjpjEgs1excAA7G8J91dzeSSqfR9qEGu/s1600-h/IMG_0383.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiT3T9fFjK-wA72DLJmjSmyrcDGbXrv-cVYOaSHC505TM4yMuWnpI38PacpPkRM6XVUX5MU2ZbVdvW3LZMeOih023jahwwqvkGd0vrlRcrUJWlhjpjEgs1excAA7G8J91dzeSSqfR9qEGu/s400/IMG_0383.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172479051220818" border="0" /></a>This is the main statue at Izmailovsky station indicating we were back at the hotel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9xOACjqqv3oxkdoVx77K4k4-xrimzJiUwugy-fE-z9MMDhJIYzQgn86-cDeUe6TkznARlFQr1l7oHkFd7ePrZEFbxI3gQDJlM9ZVEekTk5ZiKiP8N9HDUK-5J_Zm7lS3S5eT4TNmq1To/s1600-h/IMG_0451.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF9xOACjqqv3oxkdoVx77K4k4-xrimzJiUwugy-fE-z9MMDhJIYzQgn86-cDeUe6TkznARlFQr1l7oHkFd7ePrZEFbxI3gQDJlM9ZVEekTk5ZiKiP8N9HDUK-5J_Zm7lS3S5eT4TNmq1To/s400/IMG_0451.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097167733112358066" border="0" /></a>Having had the weirdest night we thought it couldn't get any weirder, but that was not to be the case. We thought we'd give the hotel club a go, and were told by the guy on the door that it was a Strip club. So we'd left one strip place for another, so succumbing to fate that we were destined to end up in such a place we gave in and entered...........and had a very enjoyable evening, which I'm not going to talk about here! :D<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-3-moscow-and-train-to-st-petersburg.html">More of Moscow</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-43872916665453566982007-06-23T13:39:00.007-07:002008-12-09T01:55:11.786-08:00Day 3 - Moscow and train to St. PetersburgThe second full day in Moscow was primarily for more sight-seeing, but we were able to squeeze another couple of parks in.<br /><br />The morning started with a tour of the Metro system. Yes, that's right we went sight seeing on their public transport system! In fact there were quite a number of arranged tours of the stations with plenty of groups being shown around, but we'd chosen to do our own thing using Jeppe's travel guide of the best looking stations.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0c70CPIaB9eZcUxB-zqDrPllpOL9qiGe56HDP7wUnKP33ZxM1vwFqxW52PdCSP-wfOqjzqI1qcjJ1Qn4jGdmRqXDE62aH3rMUkoqtjaKATMZn7fMrNO_hdjT9K9MlioimchBiY9BSZ0I/s1600-h/IMG_0386.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0c70CPIaB9eZcUxB-zqDrPllpOL9qiGe56HDP7wUnKP33ZxM1vwFqxW52PdCSP-wfOqjzqI1qcjJ1Qn4jGdmRqXDE62aH3rMUkoqtjaKATMZn7fMrNO_hdjT9K9MlioimchBiY9BSZ0I/s400/IMG_0386.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172483346188130" border="0" /></a>Our base station Izmailovsky was one of the least opulent stations but even this one was cleaner and prettier than those back home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVyfGdfykQd2za9Ty8Zjw2BQNAQp03OkdlsZn4FqMkSmXtoTCdebrZOk8W0eP1Ra-WGubNwIKxWl08NjkWR0kLFwwtss5BDSrA8no-lEYzCpMAeyIxLbwF07A5OjxpeOOfrqfpqRb06Sc/s1600-h/IMG_0388.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNVyfGdfykQd2za9Ty8Zjw2BQNAQp03OkdlsZn4FqMkSmXtoTCdebrZOk8W0eP1Ra-WGubNwIKxWl08NjkWR0kLFwwtss5BDSrA8no-lEYzCpMAeyIxLbwF07A5OjxpeOOfrqfpqRb06Sc/s400/IMG_0388.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097172483346188146" border="0" /></a>Originally built in the early 30s at the request of Stalin, the stations were to double as places to live in the event of war, so to remind them of how great their country was the stations were made opulent with statues of soldiers etc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZQYgSUhCadCNXtC20gniBDjGlr-I-SlgHbDJhCu53j_F7zA6XRXozqB94sAl8_u56OkAqzPkZ90wH2Q0Rc_yt4nQQM88n6F0SJMVfHQXFQocw8cmAwo3aOurg8s7PUEG7BiHx5XJhAPn/s1600-h/IMG_0391.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdZQYgSUhCadCNXtC20gniBDjGlr-I-SlgHbDJhCu53j_F7zA6XRXozqB94sAl8_u56OkAqzPkZ90wH2Q0Rc_yt4nQQM88n6F0SJMVfHQXFQocw8cmAwo3aOurg8s7PUEG7BiHx5XJhAPn/s400/IMG_0391.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171624352728802" border="0" /></a>If we ever did the same thing now in the UK would the statues be of z-list celebrities I wonder.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQa-X_FB-_p9XJmg1DrlPPRU0JfS4-9WeqdXI2GYdoP2UdR7CijN2UJ2mm6IUlmPsNvVnTlV5yyW2i_H5LojMDWWztEc74TBD6cLv8c9bLYOC9UudRNtqbMfJo-GIivrIOYbDHl5dwrTW0/s1600-h/IMG_0392.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQa-X_FB-_p9XJmg1DrlPPRU0JfS4-9WeqdXI2GYdoP2UdR7CijN2UJ2mm6IUlmPsNvVnTlV5yyW2i_H5LojMDWWztEc74TBD6cLv8c9bLYOC9UudRNtqbMfJo-GIivrIOYbDHl5dwrTW0/s400/IMG_0392.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171624352728818" border="0" /></a>These statues are at Revolution Square station.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhyphenhyphenkxj9zMoiY7ZWMA8rqUQDd85ANmIa1INez32pcRHW73JAIjdE0G7HD5Dr-yCEM0RXrUmNeRIumdVuRTdrmZ21xtEulLA_rS3GAI0-0nhO92uejj0a-7cDStFfQnNMX2D8qwZrojYEnd/s1600-h/IMG_0398.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWhyphenhyphenkxj9zMoiY7ZWMA8rqUQDd85ANmIa1INez32pcRHW73JAIjdE0G7HD5Dr-yCEM0RXrUmNeRIumdVuRTdrmZ21xtEulLA_rS3GAI0-0nhO92uejj0a-7cDStFfQnNMX2D8qwZrojYEnd/s400/IMG_0398.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171624352728834" border="0" /></a>Apparently it's good luck to touch this dog's nose. Some tourists will believe anything, but it was attracting quite a crowd, who were all touching it. I found out when I got back that there's also a statue of a man holding a machine gun and touching the end of that is supposedly good for your love life. Had I known that , I'd still be there rubbing it now, the machine gun I mean ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElTCMja8i025cF-aFzY02M5bChredVvMhU1UcPX69H3ueDnNQ6yxXvXN8YNs9ebEDGP1dMKiJ6oEIIPMfuOGIMXOGuh_Nf8vyaaxVLFk8iybeQpoZjRn9jldarqUYyUTjI8eboxP1AS_y/s1600-h/IMG_0399.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiElTCMja8i025cF-aFzY02M5bChredVvMhU1UcPX69H3ueDnNQ6yxXvXN8YNs9ebEDGP1dMKiJ6oEIIPMfuOGIMXOGuh_Nf8vyaaxVLFk8iybeQpoZjRn9jldarqUYyUTjI8eboxP1AS_y/s400/IMG_0399.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171628647696146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSnNRBgFnAkGLq-yy1KGVNwkTytEwQa_DQUNXmO10MNiXyIdLjTWOMtzSOuLmYA4skJ03-s1MNS9X6BLRGnT_3cOMgneCvIAIGafxWx5rlZZ8kTOyXcQitYxpOOWEHALqvm1gMlmtdOId/s1600-h/EPV0083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSnNRBgFnAkGLq-yy1KGVNwkTytEwQa_DQUNXmO10MNiXyIdLjTWOMtzSOuLmYA4skJ03-s1MNS9X6BLRGnT_3cOMgneCvIAIGafxWx5rlZZ8kTOyXcQitYxpOOWEHALqvm1gMlmtdOId/s400/EPV0083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178345976548818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlo_TAd_QbCmMgqMuBgDsIvNkRBj3DDX0q5Bpwd1330Q0VqFlQGImZPpzc9VHBhFeYzSkDjd-PRAnewQBQTiUYMm9WNlieHra9_BflZiTZD-gQREGyuyqUY4EvVG1SdN12zeZKxodNmFe/s1600-h/EPV0087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlo_TAd_QbCmMgqMuBgDsIvNkRBj3DDX0q5Bpwd1330Q0VqFlQGImZPpzc9VHBhFeYzSkDjd-PRAnewQBQTiUYMm9WNlieHra9_BflZiTZD-gQREGyuyqUY4EvVG1SdN12zeZKxodNmFe/s400/EPV0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178345976548834" border="0" /></a>It has been said that on certain days in the year the ghosts of Danish tourists can be seen floating through the station. I wonder if that's one of them...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1wnJG731OYQUZOhIS8KfrlBvAVYkcZozS4v7ht5_FDjA0YEgISXPqZvTo4lRPCur85xKlS7WFFn1RhW8aWiyOQI1zboHPMtd7_KGttfPmAPhbN3XUFZVUNG_c1X2ErT9uNiRpdgO12GD/s1600-h/EPV0090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1wnJG731OYQUZOhIS8KfrlBvAVYkcZozS4v7ht5_FDjA0YEgISXPqZvTo4lRPCur85xKlS7WFFn1RhW8aWiyOQI1zboHPMtd7_KGttfPmAPhbN3XUFZVUNG_c1X2ErT9uNiRpdgO12GD/s400/EPV0090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178079688576338" border="0" /></a>In some of the more grander stations, chandeliers are commonplace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofSAiGu7i0qwdBQYuoibIiElfRwWiTNMHasz5sNWumA209IhMecGjfbZNLBepC8KkcKtuU4tT9XQYBaoLETXfiz7jybyE7hJKxNDPZm6ZeB5ntTCenAczaTiXW8SpRgYfaKMri1WjQaUH/s1600-h/EPV0093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhofSAiGu7i0qwdBQYuoibIiElfRwWiTNMHasz5sNWumA209IhMecGjfbZNLBepC8KkcKtuU4tT9XQYBaoLETXfiz7jybyE7hJKxNDPZm6ZeB5ntTCenAczaTiXW8SpRgYfaKMri1WjQaUH/s400/EPV0093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178079688576354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWGsI7nD5jWABYy2Lsaa7JP1ab_ZaTZPGC02XCugi8rCVLEOFSjk5UMVSoidaup6c69jboCl72d3Q5OUWOCQ7zK-VosWyQdjgOQnyV6DhSHO31oarKvP4QD2eMp8GHZUzvEyyFDfSPcbB/s1600-h/EPV0099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzWGsI7nD5jWABYy2Lsaa7JP1ab_ZaTZPGC02XCugi8rCVLEOFSjk5UMVSoidaup6c69jboCl72d3Q5OUWOCQ7zK-VosWyQdjgOQnyV6DhSHO31oarKvP4QD2eMp8GHZUzvEyyFDfSPcbB/s400/EPV0099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178083983543666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnj2gV4cuoKXizggwvXks3dWaDpaYfCdL5dWGm4Hvrh2REG3WBYfEilT-2f2LdVIbhqFrnNtQjPN5vSR646TjE5FNSRH1GyjQ-Vap6XUs4wR5d2yiIDajTPK7ikt8B1vWN8qPBdGlJSOQh/s1600-h/EPV0101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnj2gV4cuoKXizggwvXks3dWaDpaYfCdL5dWGm4Hvrh2REG3WBYfEilT-2f2LdVIbhqFrnNtQjPN5vSR646TjE5FNSRH1GyjQ-Vap6XUs4wR5d2yiIDajTPK7ikt8B1vWN8qPBdGlJSOQh/s400/EPV0101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178083983543682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53s9mtbzvs7anQpEjtay8wTWhNhuDcS4MDP2tOSn2vd2eGtkNoSCTgbquqNqMc1-4F4SHkQkiYaB-DXVZEEBxSTK0feLmJPsfOTq8rTJX5eleRd6MCcUvD0chwjQB8q9E60CUcL8ylr4x/s1600-h/EPV0104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53s9mtbzvs7anQpEjtay8wTWhNhuDcS4MDP2tOSn2vd2eGtkNoSCTgbquqNqMc1-4F4SHkQkiYaB-DXVZEEBxSTK0feLmJPsfOTq8rTJX5eleRd6MCcUvD0chwjQB8q9E60CUcL8ylr4x/s400/EPV0104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097178083983543698" border="0" /></a>It's also worth mentioning that the Subway is much deeper than anything I'd ever come across, even in London. The escalators traveled for minutes to take people up and down. It wasn't uncommon to see people sitting down to read their book along the way. It's also worth mentioning that I didn't come across one escalator that wasn't working. Another example of how bad London is, where outages are commonplace! They even have a member of staff at the bottom of each escalator watching the stairs via a series of security cameras, which some might argue is more entertaining than some of the shows broadcast on the main channels.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__MqzUVnCWMX0_wFZl5iTHDHOC79nTgBMMsKUSwszKyqsiemPX6Ko863SMXXYUyuKhUgqLKJ0VQNqBW5qo5tGWLYfkBNsqktZGnBHOGJQfOiQK2WbuQLzVviP03XsWzxBSK3thfRmO_KI/s1600-h/EPV0111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__MqzUVnCWMX0_wFZl5iTHDHOC79nTgBMMsKUSwszKyqsiemPX6Ko863SMXXYUyuKhUgqLKJ0VQNqBW5qo5tGWLYfkBNsqktZGnBHOGJQfOiQK2WbuQLzVviP03XsWzxBSK3thfRmO_KI/s400/EPV0111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177869235178754" border="0" /></a>OK, this was one of the sign systems that took some figuring out. Basically along the long strip are the stations that the trains on this platform are going to visit. An arrow at one end will indicate the direction that the train will arrive in. Where a station on the line intersects with another there is a second sign below the station name showing the colour of the line it intersects with and the stations on that line. All quite obvious once you figure it out, we just don't have it in London. I guess because so many stations intersect with so many lines. Here they've made sure each station only intersects with two lines.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchV_vIKDRMTBYmvmNAGbaPfzfO7HdzsN-kLGsRQXmer515k2vlEUNSHpoh9EGmzA3pKV4JT44sCw6GciaaAYTjrhiSeAFoQMfCi5RMMA6uq6cHJJQlLg8fg_4rBioWW8WsCbXqlFDyIag/s1600-h/EPV0114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjchV_vIKDRMTBYmvmNAGbaPfzfO7HdzsN-kLGsRQXmer515k2vlEUNSHpoh9EGmzA3pKV4JT44sCw6GciaaAYTjrhiSeAFoQMfCi5RMMA6uq6cHJJQlLg8fg_4rBioWW8WsCbXqlFDyIag/s400/EPV0114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177873530146066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZp6QUTT6iGLql8aZw4ibhMiSkqbBh6RQBQoerL38rV6CY7kRY2iIM09z60lO-xRMuP87Ah0dYRBxBDoBs-RkS59kKKTqkgsV8mlD-uEhV1jq_NYKpmvR01h10C7GJ9liurv7saRRv6rYp/s1600-h/EPV0117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZp6QUTT6iGLql8aZw4ibhMiSkqbBh6RQBQoerL38rV6CY7kRY2iIM09z60lO-xRMuP87Ah0dYRBxBDoBs-RkS59kKKTqkgsV8mlD-uEhV1jq_NYKpmvR01h10C7GJ9liurv7saRRv6rYp/s400/EPV0117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177873530146082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gmRNuDbjLytNp54Y6nsUcpGnfg9-W93IRUvZGmmmN5UtwkcRextQmo9r0giywoWAi93DiZaIk5Pa8ZivmlO7TDb1T8JGZ0X2MQjxs3zzgIowjzojJKoiZL_jGYfuCdPnwhf4wz9osS_B/s1600-h/EPV0118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gmRNuDbjLytNp54Y6nsUcpGnfg9-W93IRUvZGmmmN5UtwkcRextQmo9r0giywoWAi93DiZaIk5Pa8ZivmlO7TDb1T8JGZ0X2MQjxs3zzgIowjzojJKoiZL_jGYfuCdPnwhf4wz9osS_B/s400/EPV0118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177873530146098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN1TsuKAEVDfsK4OtnBeMokyGmnv7fOHWw9DKT2ZF9JUewBDMXR6Rv3OglK4K0rI8t1HXVSu4dT-OAjbn-V_Z8rJj7xwnM0TFW6z2oak40fYYaI-Us8bK-mAIsARCuFFy0tLjDIf_lXzC/s1600-h/EPV0119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxN1TsuKAEVDfsK4OtnBeMokyGmnv7fOHWw9DKT2ZF9JUewBDMXR6Rv3OglK4K0rI8t1HXVSu4dT-OAjbn-V_Z8rJj7xwnM0TFW6z2oak40fYYaI-Us8bK-mAIsARCuFFy0tLjDIf_lXzC/s400/EPV0119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177877825113410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqezA5DQKVt2kIPPAb1WtMhrPrd9cbfr8BjJ2fqAVCICHEGn_Rv1duSjj-PRG_E82lyzA7ZX1B5bXQDnozt1YNbYjWgdi_ZAodKgI0-_Hu1JRUIrLIlM8YToelYrcGEX_YdpjhRVqHqFG/s1600-h/EPV0125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHqezA5DQKVt2kIPPAb1WtMhrPrd9cbfr8BjJ2fqAVCICHEGn_Rv1duSjj-PRG_E82lyzA7ZX1B5bXQDnozt1YNbYjWgdi_ZAodKgI0-_Hu1JRUIrLIlM8YToelYrcGEX_YdpjhRVqHqFG/s400/EPV0125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177633011977394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsw2m8jIyiM7rcWh7_O80mA3YX1kvsSxBY87JRGDUBtO51gJbp-6_u1Ed-ytrCynzsT6R1UB2oI79GtaP5KVHssSDNoIiUG0EuFgFY-Kgl3N2Js7XOxQ-AyhLGdF54wIqqR3WbcZe2L0e/s1600-h/EPV0127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJsw2m8jIyiM7rcWh7_O80mA3YX1kvsSxBY87JRGDUBtO51gJbp-6_u1Ed-ytrCynzsT6R1UB2oI79GtaP5KVHssSDNoIiUG0EuFgFY-Kgl3N2Js7XOxQ-AyhLGdF54wIqqR3WbcZe2L0e/s400/EPV0127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177637306944706" border="0" /></a>This was quite a cool station that celebrated the history of space travel. Each oval in the ceiling housed a different mosaic, which contributed to the overall story of Russian Space Travel.<br /><br />Having spent 90 minutes or so deep beneath the ground it was time to emerge back into daylight and we'd chosen VDNkH as our destination.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVisJ7v7CPvbqjvpxhU8imr-_X1bGCti7HiqR4iEtUsJz7Rko5fRBNnLwVvyD_KUvHrXJaLeKd9hnpCJboGjikxYteXhYgbdwoGcdxRGuCuf5vhQHyDS79T91Q9Im-ab5K4QqdK2Jxl11t/s1600-h/vdnkh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVisJ7v7CPvbqjvpxhU8imr-_X1bGCti7HiqR4iEtUsJz7Rko5fRBNnLwVvyD_KUvHrXJaLeKd9hnpCJboGjikxYteXhYgbdwoGcdxRGuCuf5vhQHyDS79T91Q9Im-ab5K4QqdK2Jxl11t/s400/vdnkh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102951462898498962" border="0" /></a><br />Originally built in 1935 this area in Northern Moscow celebrates all things Russian, with a large number of pavilions, each of which celebrates a particular industry or region. We don't really have an equivalent in the UK, the Millennium Dome in 2000 would perhaps be the nearest we've had, but that's nothing compared to this, I'd want to visit this for a start.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0PQIiTkGIpk7Ckp3asFD12vfIl_znDVY8Nz2bJDW3oqmxXZQezU0D5Qlv-DgxNOOlwRL2fb9fIxp7HYlae-RgJAi0k_q5fc8OJzthGv2JgMTo8wUWfhz8LA32ff25vRx3UlS6JYR8_Y3/s1600-h/EPV0133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB0PQIiTkGIpk7Ckp3asFD12vfIl_znDVY8Nz2bJDW3oqmxXZQezU0D5Qlv-DgxNOOlwRL2fb9fIxp7HYlae-RgJAi0k_q5fc8OJzthGv2JgMTo8wUWfhz8LA32ff25vRx3UlS6JYR8_Y3/s400/EPV0133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177637306944722" border="0" /></a>This was what welcomed us as we emerged from the station. Yep it celebrated the history of space travel and looked like something out of Dan Dare in the process.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRX6kzcHpKLzOU-wPriAkRh5JAFX-gVkA8z9XwDBRF2ViKFouv36A_gUh0-nqt13q7-ejEh3lxrYU_BHSRbwMNt_ICJ1e5BzV8PC0D_w511MghiKwHKH0XGO17Oa8Qbt6vzT8hU-asjnzM/s1600-h/EPV0135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRX6kzcHpKLzOU-wPriAkRh5JAFX-gVkA8z9XwDBRF2ViKFouv36A_gUh0-nqt13q7-ejEh3lxrYU_BHSRbwMNt_ICJ1e5BzV8PC0D_w511MghiKwHKH0XGO17Oa8Qbt6vzT8hU-asjnzM/s400/EPV0135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177637306944738" border="0" /></a>Moscow did have a few of these alley market things where each stand was a couple of meters wide and they all sold tacky souvenir mementos and dodgy pirated goods.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABhsRYWGpq5cOK9CzgI0k6ajBE9PU4TfFRRfi-MqCbJTHx2lELmrmacSqdDOhsbPYb8fN0Fhju1ObZ0PpmtVFtFB8lmioGUNBSvoUqCenGNUPZ9w_sCwb3oHlRWqg16hLzdHkxb9M8tlM/s1600-h/EPV0136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjABhsRYWGpq5cOK9CzgI0k6ajBE9PU4TfFRRfi-MqCbJTHx2lELmrmacSqdDOhsbPYb8fN0Fhju1ObZ0PpmtVFtFB8lmioGUNBSvoUqCenGNUPZ9w_sCwb3oHlRWqg16hLzdHkxb9M8tlM/s400/EPV0136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177641601912050" border="0" /></a>Not only did they have Transformers in the cinema before us, they even had it on DVD first!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNlZP2eExEHYBMJzB1iLbgmGkEIm5QLNsBq8tQPzuylIwCdSv71VdFiXifQD-LqB1uA7XwUsVrqn5JZU-8MRLlSA6t0FkJYL6T37F9xDvBzSomQeA74m3KDd9zg0sFHEz9Iol__CYq9F_/s1600-h/EPV0137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggNlZP2eExEHYBMJzB1iLbgmGkEIm5QLNsBq8tQPzuylIwCdSv71VdFiXifQD-LqB1uA7XwUsVrqn5JZU-8MRLlSA6t0FkJYL6T37F9xDvBzSomQeA74m3KDd9zg0sFHEz9Iol__CYq9F_/s400/EPV0137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177388198841442" border="0" /></a>Onto VDNkH proper. This is the Propylaea or entrance gate to the centre. Built in the 1950s it celebrates the triumph of the Russian people and features sculptures of people working in the fields.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy40nc8lB_oul3YsMMRCBBhtC-2J9pmWdbgc5xuBFZlP190hyphenhyphenvpmubTFrtGCYzDkDswHpNv-kO4GsnM9YQ9_H3mtsNXddaGV8zjcV0qz5bUzF6ApCdJQ83pjWDGv6RoMtedQrnuNo23JDt/s1600-h/EPV0138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy40nc8lB_oul3YsMMRCBBhtC-2J9pmWdbgc5xuBFZlP190hyphenhyphenvpmubTFrtGCYzDkDswHpNv-kO4GsnM9YQ9_H3mtsNXddaGV8zjcV0qz5bUzF6ApCdJQ83pjWDGv6RoMtedQrnuNo23JDt/s400/EPV0138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177388198841458" border="0" /></a>Cute looking land train to carry people from one end of the place to the other. It's quite a walk. As you can see in the background the park has a theme park, in fact there are two; one on each side close to the main entrance.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHPlIa5VrD39vpkpTXx097aYuPGZ5h3OvMFxmT7Lqtr6msrpFlTuLRwKeKxny2HoPc2Yk52ltnAXIgQ5NEmdtqCMtGt2lvsW_QTjDbJhrDn-QSkY9urEH6fe85HjYiCtsYGZM8WPRKnRt/s1600-h/EPV0139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHPlIa5VrD39vpkpTXx097aYuPGZ5h3OvMFxmT7Lqtr6msrpFlTuLRwKeKxny2HoPc2Yk52ltnAXIgQ5NEmdtqCMtGt2lvsW_QTjDbJhrDn-QSkY9urEH6fe85HjYiCtsYGZM8WPRKnRt/s400/EPV0139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177392493808770" border="0" /></a>This is the one to the left. There was supposed to be a kiddy coaster here, but it had been replaced with a fairly decent mouse, much better than the one in Gorky anyway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MmKfkSHsMMDwObfMJDamqyzkSbo8qer6kfNMurQ_8Mfm8hrOie50X4rZUDJ8D9qLf6GO34wYF4SaRg-eSg0WYDhdMITbTYnrTeBjg1aebGN-qUeWmgbEBkFdAt_D903-f57itoCU_wt9/s1600-h/EPV0146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9MmKfkSHsMMDwObfMJDamqyzkSbo8qer6kfNMurQ_8Mfm8hrOie50X4rZUDJ8D9qLf6GO34wYF4SaRg-eSg0WYDhdMITbTYnrTeBjg1aebGN-qUeWmgbEBkFdAt_D903-f57itoCU_wt9/s400/EPV0146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177392493808802" border="0" /></a>The best bit, for those watching at least, was the final brake block. Keith who'd already ridden it knew what to expect unlike Jeppe who was riding it for the first time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgta2PhqBsIR4p9Gg0mCwFtt8-t5FcqOtEo4JH_3pA_3kcfy_PEA7JxFVg-eonRASpUV4Iz3yCS-EbzMFua6rQOnenWFLS7hj6ly2WPg2yIiCYAuD4qbAm_S-3BUP-bo6uSG84Pxzrra6kI/s1600-h/EPV0140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgta2PhqBsIR4p9Gg0mCwFtt8-t5FcqOtEo4JH_3pA_3kcfy_PEA7JxFVg-eonRASpUV4Iz3yCS-EbzMFua6rQOnenWFLS7hj6ly2WPg2yIiCYAuD4qbAm_S-3BUP-bo6uSG84Pxzrra6kI/s400/EPV0140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177392493808786" border="0" /></a>Looking back, not just at the nice roller skating girl but towards the second park which is to the right as you enter. That park was more tailored to the teenagers and grown ups, the one we're in here is for the kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdRGCiLs4R5EG0RkZmh2vCzuq6jmXz4MhxXCU9yzKsA2fppKBWbX6jMjVIyUIWzJzPLxgOTS2idd-2uprQoFg79Jftu9W4RVoVv3xxEXzkxKz4RfQ7UXjyoMjR1JVy3tOxLB0nNeButnH/s1600-h/EPV0148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdRGCiLs4R5EG0RkZmh2vCzuq6jmXz4MhxXCU9yzKsA2fppKBWbX6jMjVIyUIWzJzPLxgOTS2idd-2uprQoFg79Jftu9W4RVoVv3xxEXzkxKz4RfQ7UXjyoMjR1JVy3tOxLB0nNeButnH/s400/EPV0148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177100436032530" border="0" /></a>Told you it was for the kids! Even so I don't think we'd be allowed to have tank theme attractions in the UK. Maybe this was to allow the kids to celebrate the might of the Russian military force, or maybe not.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHROQJEvmTdTDZPygL9l0QBlWXVXNtP0T0B0g7oqxhhwct8LDgGDSAexD3dqCMij3Mc_sfCSIKrpWBfKqFSS3-GY2wAvu0u5cEFa3nWcNcbDSuTDAmNiWNy0mdyoM0oSBcXLiY1n1R6cl/s1600-h/EPV0149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibHROQJEvmTdTDZPygL9l0QBlWXVXNtP0T0B0g7oqxhhwct8LDgGDSAexD3dqCMij3Mc_sfCSIKrpWBfKqFSS3-GY2wAvu0u5cEFa3nWcNcbDSuTDAmNiWNy0mdyoM0oSBcXLiY1n1R6cl/s400/EPV0149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177100436032546" border="0" /></a>Tiny red indian themed boat ride where the kids have to paddle the boat around, although they are assisted by a slight current.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF89fA60HJfIbUYQptInbdS9EnZodKu_0tdT56FRkziKEtBQgrQ9rtOaas5btpagASBeQvG4s07R2Gls9mG-euvluPNm7xhXqndKqurUmE6B6std3Tz3hE3FlRIUHQb4Ed2gTga9ySW5HM/s1600-h/EPV0150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF89fA60HJfIbUYQptInbdS9EnZodKu_0tdT56FRkziKEtBQgrQ9rtOaas5btpagASBeQvG4s07R2Gls9mG-euvluPNm7xhXqndKqurUmE6B6std3Tz3hE3FlRIUHQb4Ed2gTga9ySW5HM/s400/EPV0150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177100436032562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoFD4AZxHU8JeDOmWzRtPlrbi7zvAVgh08skhsOKuabpLCMQtx8we_hxESKi3Jc19ReP3o6i9EV9m4yYxPRN6Mi_g9yptsaMyH9cc1P3ubkVo2WD_zyX0KHIcwtq-FiLaNTRKvTvLiMxi/s1600-h/EPV0151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoFD4AZxHU8JeDOmWzRtPlrbi7zvAVgh08skhsOKuabpLCMQtx8we_hxESKi3Jc19ReP3o6i9EV9m4yYxPRN6Mi_g9yptsaMyH9cc1P3ubkVo2WD_zyX0KHIcwtq-FiLaNTRKvTvLiMxi/s400/EPV0151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177104730999874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ24vLOSwG3vV7q7Fst8tQzlAkMmUhqdumj-uGjwOzbEcF-d-suguFzzIBSjdeOt8LXcg-zM5x7f8p7CyLQK6K-keHYIBnCVWHn1_2_ke57YGClmp1gE2HqQxOwenuHraFf7EMpE04ZX6c/s1600-h/EPV0152.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ24vLOSwG3vV7q7Fst8tQzlAkMmUhqdumj-uGjwOzbEcF-d-suguFzzIBSjdeOt8LXcg-zM5x7f8p7CyLQK6K-keHYIBnCVWHn1_2_ke57YGClmp1gE2HqQxOwenuHraFf7EMpE04ZX6c/s400/EPV0152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097177104730999890" border="0" /></a>Entitled "Power Horror Tower", the name seemed quite appropriate after a similar ride in the US had suffered a cable snap and cut the feet off some young girl. This one was behaving itself however.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c_0s34zQz-xZXYNXf9TXxnSBiOLH27HQ3qALMZetA1gRSiDOxpJ7ofQBGowHkFj1YfFdXj3chC55JhPYTAaNnKNlzZxOJWlTgFVyI0pGqnPeydmPdTxgYW-LSU-Up3Lgop-36n4qpfiy/s1600-h/EPV0154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4c_0s34zQz-xZXYNXf9TXxnSBiOLH27HQ3qALMZetA1gRSiDOxpJ7ofQBGowHkFj1YfFdXj3chC55JhPYTAaNnKNlzZxOJWlTgFVyI0pGqnPeydmPdTxgYW-LSU-Up3Lgop-36n4qpfiy/s400/EPV0154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176825558125506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlq7CwZjN7_YXHe-BGdyWmYS29eOXmwS0r9vsbTMChwB49N1_In71GW3CdEks1JX8nxl2dw3bcXj7mOauguzaJaT_egzlHG5BguvG6kDgn6GnwICKFcGOA18UJTb5ekaU3Rc8eIT3Y4wTq/s1600-h/EPV0155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlq7CwZjN7_YXHe-BGdyWmYS29eOXmwS0r9vsbTMChwB49N1_In71GW3CdEks1JX8nxl2dw3bcXj7mOauguzaJaT_egzlHG5BguvG6kDgn6GnwICKFcGOA18UJTb5ekaU3Rc8eIT3Y4wTq/s400/EPV0155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176834148060114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBdHZNX4mJpB8y9PUgzW6_nJ7a4ecUORsfyuGd8VM3eE5172g5xX_YTOvhC81QbTaQFQpq7Yf0eirdFvCG1jRVDOAcbUj7Jr42MWknDgl_3SUMU7b8DOwmffldv-c82BXwZqJM7W_bTYk/s1600-h/EPV0156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicBdHZNX4mJpB8y9PUgzW6_nJ7a4ecUORsfyuGd8VM3eE5172g5xX_YTOvhC81QbTaQFQpq7Yf0eirdFvCG1jRVDOAcbUj7Jr42MWknDgl_3SUMU7b8DOwmffldv-c82BXwZqJM7W_bTYk/s400/EPV0156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176834148060130" border="0" /></a>The Calypso was running on a fairly decent program even with young kids riding it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mSHF3V-0DeHEtlsGkWy2by4hGg-6Db_qVEjQ2SWzsNgHKtB1333Ve8wIvvy5kVrQRKvuGgOdYMNGDs9ji7pV6BK3-Xh2ZuETv8-7geNzceT8uSipBZR4Faf4E9k5RWQXF-7_BHfjmggF/s1600-h/EPV0158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mSHF3V-0DeHEtlsGkWy2by4hGg-6Db_qVEjQ2SWzsNgHKtB1333Ve8wIvvy5kVrQRKvuGgOdYMNGDs9ji7pV6BK3-Xh2ZuETv8-7geNzceT8uSipBZR4Faf4E9k5RWQXF-7_BHfjmggF/s400/EPV0158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176834148060146" border="0" /></a>The whole place was immaculate, with plenty of people enjoying the sights but no litter or trouble anywhere.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTtkeDx9XiKqxgPowCD78UA4YGmrfAnMnAiXhr5CDbtyM0obEB_s_DSOSGjes7b-Zov4kklJgjcdxD8BKwKot6jd5zEqvHkH6n37RvOXTOBqV7qTAsowWe6SO666uFrCJtXfyklbrfDmL/s1600-h/EPV0159.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSTtkeDx9XiKqxgPowCD78UA4YGmrfAnMnAiXhr5CDbtyM0obEB_s_DSOSGjes7b-Zov4kklJgjcdxD8BKwKot6jd5zEqvHkH6n37RvOXTOBqV7qTAsowWe6SO666uFrCJtXfyklbrfDmL/s400/EPV0159.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176838443027458" border="0" /></a>This is Pavilion #1 standing almost 300ft high and celebrating the Russian Empire. It now houses the House of Russian Nations where visitors can learn about the Government's National Policies and stuff like that. I have no idea why that guy on the right is walking around with a shopping trolley. Now I think this photo is alright but if I was to take it from 20 metres further back it would be spoiled by...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku11bj7Hp7SgPjbq4lf4T9XK1EvlutgNXUqwwWz8pNgwi4-dQ507cxOV-p0P7M3TdMENhT6KOxR9oUJlsEqRk9o3L4SvSgQxUdcNSM3abJHm_fQeZL3fJ9LkDy-2WlaWo7A2mSTo-elin/s1600-h/EPV0160.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjku11bj7Hp7SgPjbq4lf4T9XK1EvlutgNXUqwwWz8pNgwi4-dQ507cxOV-p0P7M3TdMENhT6KOxR9oUJlsEqRk9o3L4SvSgQxUdcNSM3abJHm_fQeZL3fJ9LkDy-2WlaWo7A2mSTo-elin/s400/EPV0160.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176567860087666" border="0" /></a>Russian ripoffs of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, three of the Ninja turtles and Shrek and his missus. Now this was actually quite creepy because it was obvious that they were costumed people, but they did not move, so I was unsure whether there were people inside or they'd just left the costumes out. They just seemed to be there for people to have their picture taken with but no-one approached for payment when photos were being taken. Quite bizarre really!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRwSIdGbzsU7cTvi1paQqYdrvsi_TMy0BdVj4BJ5gbxrXkS7zkXYxA8jP1LJ2R8XTXpE9tmkKFxEpJvB1S_-3-C9FLVA2IKcBRB15QGz92KNjACIm6zuzFjleg-4Lc3q4of8SVMeBdaM2/s1600-h/EPV0161.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSRwSIdGbzsU7cTvi1paQqYdrvsi_TMy0BdVj4BJ5gbxrXkS7zkXYxA8jP1LJ2R8XTXpE9tmkKFxEpJvB1S_-3-C9FLVA2IKcBRB15QGz92KNjACIm6zuzFjleg-4Lc3q4of8SVMeBdaM2/s400/EPV0161.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176567860087682" border="0" /></a>This is the second park, which featured slightly better quality rides but less of them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4rEH49VMObcgkX0zP2TZhXT0gvEKBK7NfnNwkFgfY9g1X4P6qdtHMJDgdMY3bz27081KW81ldrI8SMutyg6BmFCjhjD6pOvqmnRI2RrIkbWOWv8MttG45oYCzPhv3-CoWdQzNqO1wsZu/s1600-h/EPV0162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO4rEH49VMObcgkX0zP2TZhXT0gvEKBK7NfnNwkFgfY9g1X4P6qdtHMJDgdMY3bz27081KW81ldrI8SMutyg6BmFCjhjD6pOvqmnRI2RrIkbWOWv8MttG45oYCzPhv3-CoWdQzNqO1wsZu/s400/EPV0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176572155054994" border="0" /></a>OK, most of the rides were better. I have no idea what this duck thing was!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bj2xrwKbhyphenhyphenoibVzKpNmppt2Yw_WW3RQ08SRh6CdHBWsodm_LjaqHJXj_V8iKq-kl5cI-ybMvEn_kQESJgUYUNpTpfPVU3Vd22IUFB-CFIfA0NWgvNQ2fAuaAofYiJI0wbmZAXVX95Eti/s1600-h/EPV0163.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0bj2xrwKbhyphenhyphenoibVzKpNmppt2Yw_WW3RQ08SRh6CdHBWsodm_LjaqHJXj_V8iKq-kl5cI-ybMvEn_kQESJgUYUNpTpfPVU3Vd22IUFB-CFIfA0NWgvNQ2fAuaAofYiJI0wbmZAXVX95Eti/s400/EPV0163.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176572155055010" border="0" /></a>The main coaster in the park is Astropax, built by Russian coaster makers Pax. However this ride wasn't open, which was a shame because it looked like quite an amazing ride with a unique layout.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6Xgmkr2QCKSvpp9nmAtLZB__tLmPJa5D9_3aQrYUew7eFZsOG1zI0HsZn40FfUNNmDicHNrXDAUyOyWo5b3znysoqR3sDy_OGllpoyfxjG1Tpimhg6L1UtD7wLZYpopCwCTenC1rixWQ/s1600-h/EPV0164.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr6Xgmkr2QCKSvpp9nmAtLZB__tLmPJa5D9_3aQrYUew7eFZsOG1zI0HsZn40FfUNNmDicHNrXDAUyOyWo5b3znysoqR3sDy_OGllpoyfxjG1Tpimhg6L1UtD7wLZYpopCwCTenC1rixWQ/s400/EPV0164.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176572155055026" border="0" /></a>Especially that camel back hump over the loop, usually track layouts have you going through the loop, not over it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvgGpfjh33aF9mvm7eqPvlmyhtvw7g4ZLIkvvlEO_tnciOHQ32S45ivxDrGL9MC1Xtcni9-hNwyQszClFnQSpJFQi6TTJSI4VuBbG0MmNIGKPGq0fxRwQFEZEsser48eOjRgtGqzo-Rbf/s1600-h/EPV0167.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvgGpfjh33aF9mvm7eqPvlmyhtvw7g4ZLIkvvlEO_tnciOHQ32S45ivxDrGL9MC1Xtcni9-hNwyQszClFnQSpJFQi6TTJSI4VuBbG0MmNIGKPGq0fxRwQFEZEsser48eOjRgtGqzo-Rbf/s400/EPV0167.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176271507344162" border="0" /></a>However it became apparent that this ride wasn't going to be open anytime soon. That guy was attacking the ride with an angle grinder.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSvvdopvr47TrtLE9Fcw5dCT8bSxuUXNpDZctMgaRls9Pljso6UXOMirXi5-FayAsbMGG07tzED9ikBbmvSxm_hEJXiXDegRVCdMPokek8xdR61GrWnkKEuQJ70QZfBpRXiMtAEJfVvT2/s1600-h/EPV0210.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXSvvdopvr47TrtLE9Fcw5dCT8bSxuUXNpDZctMgaRls9Pljso6UXOMirXi5-FayAsbMGG07tzED9ikBbmvSxm_hEJXiXDegRVCdMPokek8xdR61GrWnkKEuQJ70QZfBpRXiMtAEJfVvT2/s400/EPV0210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175214945389058" border="0" /></a>and the train had been completely dismantled. I sent a rather cheeky text to Team Valt telling it them it may be open by the time they got here. Team Valt were 3 members also coming to Moscow and Tallinn but doing so in a different order. They'd already told us Tallinn's park was closed so we had started updating each other on what we'd found, and times of park opening and closing etc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG6jjQ8Vmwo_ycKlSfYa5PNrIQMOvNS5TavHTzdcH7ez9R9W4tZcPkczJAR_rtVaJs1nEXQB_HIf4S3oV6WV8dN42iA0T7b1K5w6llmRs9FhCHHvYHCQbiJ2VagYitYczrRujs6i1-WS3/s1600-h/EPV0213.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYG6jjQ8Vmwo_ycKlSfYa5PNrIQMOvNS5TavHTzdcH7ez9R9W4tZcPkczJAR_rtVaJs1nEXQB_HIf4S3oV6WV8dN42iA0T7b1K5w6llmRs9FhCHHvYHCQbiJ2VagYitYczrRujs6i1-WS3/s400/EPV0213.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174815513430434" border="0" /></a>I don't recall the wheel working either.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NfJB8WEbGQpgtZIpNZemLGAJr29WjwA6EX15RoEzInKpZ1mrYfA-hfdHSZhT9ylekxtIgJU6pAtsA6l1hvWigCV8Sv7vJlo2lJ0pUiM8EMRsGQqSJqEazL_b9EzVrbz9m118aM6OnKUn/s1600-h/EPV0212.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NfJB8WEbGQpgtZIpNZemLGAJr29WjwA6EX15RoEzInKpZ1mrYfA-hfdHSZhT9ylekxtIgJU6pAtsA6l1hvWigCV8Sv7vJlo2lJ0pUiM8EMRsGQqSJqEazL_b9EzVrbz9m118aM6OnKUn/s400/EPV0212.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175219240356386" border="0" /></a>If it had I would have wanted to ride on these exposed seats, as they would have been great for taking photos of the area.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jJO30kOlRb7VMo8ak2iYiqngg9kDJktrW8bqkjK-c3FAYTukzfV8pNsg2FOUQINPTM6X7U6pHmYBGIjab70RVrZrt509f1U-FI9DZlWhldmCEkmwoXa_BUE-_nTezVePO3kREdHANJrg/s1600-h/EPV0214.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0jJO30kOlRb7VMo8ak2iYiqngg9kDJktrW8bqkjK-c3FAYTukzfV8pNsg2FOUQINPTM6X7U6pHmYBGIjab70RVrZrt509f1U-FI9DZlWhldmCEkmwoXa_BUE-_nTezVePO3kREdHANJrg/s400/EPV0214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174815513430450" border="0" /></a>This is the entrance to the park as if you were entering from outside VDNkH. As with Gorky we'd found the alternative way in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojSE2FF9EvgOHLnbsW-YX8TR0eeurVSO9ao150OOp6ODh242s7AZHTsEDABqplW4k3ilGUSCNWv_mo1KItLUx_l-uvQ19TUL17rRT3lmteW69Bkvbxp7a2nRYH5zNSK5YiK2IGqZtBf7_/s1600-h/EPV0170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojSE2FF9EvgOHLnbsW-YX8TR0eeurVSO9ao150OOp6ODh242s7AZHTsEDABqplW4k3ilGUSCNWv_mo1KItLUx_l-uvQ19TUL17rRT3lmteW69Bkvbxp7a2nRYH5zNSK5YiK2IGqZtBf7_/s400/EPV0170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176271507344178" border="0" /></a>Strange little building covered in Austin Power's themed graffiti ("yeah baby" and "shag")<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT8xaydmKDsSKcz1Q97dW1i6eW8zZxmlieRETRh6k_XY7LsG0wBoZ7zgBvpqMI1BgCx37EF6PC1VvIPrROZCS2mQ3pPJTtVpR6BFitrnnDofP3MhT8VUxO8kjb4AMIX9GE9CTirclpwhx/s1600-h/EPV0171.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgT8xaydmKDsSKcz1Q97dW1i6eW8zZxmlieRETRh6k_XY7LsG0wBoZ7zgBvpqMI1BgCx37EF6PC1VvIPrROZCS2mQ3pPJTtVpR6BFitrnnDofP3MhT8VUxO8kjb4AMIX9GE9CTirclpwhx/s400/EPV0171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176280097278786" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmQdGronLFmR92TTqB5ed-1KZ9YIE6GGMkyeIjJeNynTm2oBJtbdY3QTMldQWnXs9snz14UoHxHWuadCQM08o3d7FgTc5JuEATUaos5dXF95wRR53RI6O3O_Z43TkUQeIrokVRNvMnYPS/s1600-h/EPV0172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpmQdGronLFmR92TTqB5ed-1KZ9YIE6GGMkyeIjJeNynTm2oBJtbdY3QTMldQWnXs9snz14UoHxHWuadCQM08o3d7FgTc5JuEATUaos5dXF95wRR53RI6O3O_Z43TkUQeIrokVRNvMnYPS/s400/EPV0172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176280097278802" border="0" /></a>Pavilon #71 celebrates Nuclear Power. It explodes every September 10th and is rebuilt by the 15th.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9x6nIEcro6-ohDQzAhcFopFg2FKXpkP9Nktwq7d0-ptq8T0ggTLus8K9J_je0fV75EoHC3e3FEhTyKz-0PjqPBoEAfExwL_aFTRe-_n7pj8xewNZGxOrXEfUk5fn8B9-zEAdOMfJUM-T/s1600-h/EPV0175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9x6nIEcro6-ohDQzAhcFopFg2FKXpkP9Nktwq7d0-ptq8T0ggTLus8K9J_je0fV75EoHC3e3FEhTyKz-0PjqPBoEAfExwL_aFTRe-_n7pj8xewNZGxOrXEfUk5fn8B9-zEAdOMfJUM-T/s400/EPV0175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097176280097278818" border="0" /></a>In the centre of VDNkH is the People's Friendship Fountain and because of all the gold (leaf over bronze and copper statues) is one of the most stunning pieces in the whole of the complex. Each woman in National dress represents each of the former Russian Republics. Unfortunately the fountains weren't running, the display is supposed to be quite stunning, but its still good even without.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw6A8_EbZhamgZBmhBdW8ZGEv5PgBEX3ZJCiM-eC9aVgc8blEjhsPLC5xS1Kwr0IJCYvI-2fXXjXRX_bM0mpyzk_I4qXSqR7jT_aP653Uqt2NTIkbnayCQ7HABfjX2Seiz9ey92_kjzh3/s1600-h/EPV0178.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBw6A8_EbZhamgZBmhBdW8ZGEv5PgBEX3ZJCiM-eC9aVgc8blEjhsPLC5xS1Kwr0IJCYvI-2fXXjXRX_bM0mpyzk_I4qXSqR7jT_aP653Uqt2NTIkbnayCQ7HABfjX2Seiz9ey92_kjzh3/s400/EPV0178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175979449567954" border="0" /></a>On the left is Pavilion #67, one of a few wooden structures in the park and initially represented the natural treasures of Northern Russia (read forestry). It now contains the Exhibition and Business centre for the republic of Karelia, which sounds like a planet on Star Trek. On the right is #68 originally the Siberian pavilion (odd, you'd have expected it to be miles from the others) it's now the Exhibition and Business centre for the Republic of Armenia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK30yNy54EM2LTc75GFjmYg8UoxVIUtA0Hal7ELblKCB9KtXHjWbERuAkIyVaTUFlZ-wEfIH_ShexgLdEfSiXzKjka8MUgUijg07frYYM4s_5cAptFOdC2SKvG5YvEOU7fVeXTI2CUtH0b/s1600-h/EPV0180.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK30yNy54EM2LTc75GFjmYg8UoxVIUtA0Hal7ELblKCB9KtXHjWbERuAkIyVaTUFlZ-wEfIH_ShexgLdEfSiXzKjka8MUgUijg07frYYM4s_5cAptFOdC2SKvG5YvEOU7fVeXTI2CUtH0b/s400/EPV0180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175983744535266" border="0" /></a>You get the idea now, lots of stunning buildings all in one place. This is Pavilion #66 representing Uzbekistan.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W2SY-8mDcdDa4ISiKUQcI7Q1VJ_YJtrvsYnJKL3NDpE5Ci9772udwllLXk4JZTxLD3L7NWP7-Pews76CoXBMpYd2nWcOGNJNuF6lMLSou45tLfwhAUvSRqLZmrHfSDl8s2VJ2oY4qhBj/s1600-h/EPV0181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6W2SY-8mDcdDa4ISiKUQcI7Q1VJ_YJtrvsYnJKL3NDpE5Ci9772udwllLXk4JZTxLD3L7NWP7-Pews76CoXBMpYd2nWcOGNJNuF6lMLSou45tLfwhAUvSRqLZmrHfSDl8s2VJ2oY4qhBj/s400/EPV0181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175983744535282" border="0" /></a>Where there was space, of which there was plenty, some had been taken up with attractions to keep the punters happy. Here's an example with attractions such as the Russian looking bouncy castle and what appeared to be a home made 2-seater top spin. We saw that running later in the day and it looked manic, and we were too chicken to try it, especially as it looked home made.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23XqTjQu9480DYAbwWi1aTCWFAwUIg5nchV6rz3Opf8kXHWMV4rHGtg56AikJIYUmpL6f9Vr6AcFZR4RWHE2K9kRYTfolP4MAQqXyJAH1u8YovYU9tEhC4S8Mkcmqq6Njc2yq82Lrk2pA/s1600-h/EPV0182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg23XqTjQu9480DYAbwWi1aTCWFAwUIg5nchV6rz3Opf8kXHWMV4rHGtg56AikJIYUmpL6f9Vr6AcFZR4RWHE2K9kRYTfolP4MAQqXyJAH1u8YovYU9tEhC4S8Mkcmqq6Njc2yq82Lrk2pA/s400/EPV0182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175983744535298" border="0" /></a>This "pavilion" was taken over by a property developer using the land to showcase the funky houses that he could build for you. You know that if you had the house with the big sloping roof you'd wait til Winter and slide down it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2AK9cVIBb4UTwu9DCrq_63lLslIpztCseCr9VA3xFYKKGP0ftogjpwOtNYfU0gWQMgGPaLIYGsmC_lPgCkbMxtMHbtcM_xzB8PHUbZI4gFu_fAs2QZ6LeATk7xQm1didsybsRhrJMHBH/s1600-h/EPV0183.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja2AK9cVIBb4UTwu9DCrq_63lLslIpztCseCr9VA3xFYKKGP0ftogjpwOtNYfU0gWQMgGPaLIYGsmC_lPgCkbMxtMHbtcM_xzB8PHUbZI4gFu_fAs2QZ6LeATk7xQm1didsybsRhrJMHBH/s400/EPV0183.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175988039502610" border="0" /></a>It's another Disney rip-off! Nice little house behind it although not quite the quality of Sleeping Beauty's castle.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ctXpzTyI35uVg0nSjoroRw4g_aUseq-Sfi_MghtuFsWxtLFgeNjuE7enUWzAzuZzSK59wpyOGnW7cGCcoasLg1hsaZ5095K7acA3ESgeQM7LBW1n4uhSjgkjB6g6zjXjbWSgawRf-LBK/s1600-h/EPV0184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ctXpzTyI35uVg0nSjoroRw4g_aUseq-Sfi_MghtuFsWxtLFgeNjuE7enUWzAzuZzSK59wpyOGnW7cGCcoasLg1hsaZ5095K7acA3ESgeQM7LBW1n4uhSjgkjB6g6zjXjbWSgawRf-LBK/s400/EPV0184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175730341464706" border="0" /></a>Pavilion #59 originally built for the Moscow (which is why it looks similar to the Kremlin towers), Ryazan and Tula regions is now the Grain Pavilion celebrating that particular industry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nTZXqqv2N9ZU9Dhw9Kzf6HYFguvB049aRWh6f9IyRlsXbG-69tN1DcYFaM0odF0w0KM-eIoacDaena9Kri0eXLGa7Tcx8VsY8xNBkBOE1dU101M_HI6LTuWGk8Z0_MhhgoAL04LMxAE8/s1600-h/EPV0186.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5nTZXqqv2N9ZU9Dhw9Kzf6HYFguvB049aRWh6f9IyRlsXbG-69tN1DcYFaM0odF0w0KM-eIoacDaena9Kri0eXLGa7Tcx8VsY8xNBkBOE1dU101M_HI6LTuWGk8Z0_MhhgoAL04LMxAE8/s400/EPV0186.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175734636432018" border="0" /></a>The Stone Flower Fountain based on Urals fairy tales usually looks quite stunning but on this occasion looked bare. It had been drained so that some guys could prepare it for a synchronised music and light show that was due to take place in a few days time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmB2mbipvumGusifLTLcEPCs0JbUafvvnKAcaKYlAYmeYjJm8dbSmx7G5YIyAGot4TnpFAA0W-DWkV1ePgnmJCxSrpoAgo0VE225qc_onXUksNv8ND8PywQzfeeD3k11kb9IEuxUWUUN8/s1600-h/EPV0187.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbmB2mbipvumGusifLTLcEPCs0JbUafvvnKAcaKYlAYmeYjJm8dbSmx7G5YIyAGot4TnpFAA0W-DWkV1ePgnmJCxSrpoAgo0VE225qc_onXUksNv8ND8PywQzfeeD3k11kb9IEuxUWUUN8/s400/EPV0187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175738931399330" border="0" /></a>Pavilion #58 was the Ukrainian pavilion then was used to represent farming and is now back with the Ukrainians. Apparently they won it back in a game of Texas Hold 'Em.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3ohuwterD0u32HbLBWUDQdwQhDms5sEjpIZ7xWkW_oiq7KjV6ZVnkLfJ_I36Wjnc200LJB0q_epK5w8V-xNCgBj-GsQ9E9uQrEHtZpMZLoZBB0u3L7k8OvoEUloeQ-bL_tQAvdNdxBEi/s1600-h/EPV0188.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU3ohuwterD0u32HbLBWUDQdwQhDms5sEjpIZ7xWkW_oiq7KjV6ZVnkLfJ_I36Wjnc200LJB0q_epK5w8V-xNCgBj-GsQ9E9uQrEHtZpMZLoZBB0u3L7k8OvoEUloeQ-bL_tQAvdNdxBEi/s400/EPV0188.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175738931399346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0-k-uxaf7jb0I4P8wvxrPXkQRDUXo5vHtcv0-iKjQo6n2YTuRRFBbgwNhjiBYSUsTd_HYv558-AdWkdc9Yizb3lSIsgInTwFTT6SVZkgiLt4mR_Qu3eLwBSM_3kO3oLQzrxWm4KwyIp1/s1600-h/EPV0189.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK0-k-uxaf7jb0I4P8wvxrPXkQRDUXo5vHtcv0-iKjQo6n2YTuRRFBbgwNhjiBYSUsTd_HYv558-AdWkdc9Yizb3lSIsgInTwFTT6SVZkgiLt4mR_Qu3eLwBSM_3kO3oLQzrxWm4KwyIp1/s400/EPV0189.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175743226366658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj75Da4I6NSXNljtBCmwiq17KR6FfhgbjxCjSNWfaXMRrFftemVLTOYnB_ITJiTq-eiDQFbOBijNPu66QRip7Ya1O28KdjJZDfgw7WFYWl11RBeeHxlTNyZ0RDTUUhL99nN5_0O76_Vr0I/s1600-h/EPV0190.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj75Da4I6NSXNljtBCmwiq17KR6FfhgbjxCjSNWfaXMRrFftemVLTOYnB_ITJiTq-eiDQFbOBijNPu66QRip7Ya1O28KdjJZDfgw7WFYWl11RBeeHxlTNyZ0RDTUUhL99nN5_0O76_Vr0I/s400/EPV0190.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175438283688498" border="0" /></a>Pavilion #18 belongs to the Belorussians<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vx31deXsBAXBmXHxNT3xOXwbyUGP9jJnAtPHgMdQCI5thxrsYAkSaSbE5VQp0Un9wZ25qNR5yOOtYq9lk_SkMhAaG_6ebYD10B6oXzMVEDAlKiYhLUfjaZ7lCexoMphbXEV1kOG2q8m3/s1600-h/EPV0192.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vx31deXsBAXBmXHxNT3xOXwbyUGP9jJnAtPHgMdQCI5thxrsYAkSaSbE5VQp0Un9wZ25qNR5yOOtYq9lk_SkMhAaG_6ebYD10B6oXzMVEDAlKiYhLUfjaZ7lCexoMphbXEV1kOG2q8m3/s400/EPV0192.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175442578655810" border="0" /></a>At the far end of the complex are these celebrations of Russian Flight; Two jets and a rocket. They're part of Pavilion #32 seen behind it originally represented Mechanization and which now represents Aerospace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9Y65x5MXScyOU2feu1ipE96ZRtVJQ2F9-og9BOb-zkxqlZJp4ffpyBwlucCGbWpgppazNkqTp3XPW-gh_lYrlnn8B_7R9MzovUWltcIhTdsYcLhvdxTbiV6kZETACptKq9n36cD51pD7/s1600-h/EPV0196.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_9Y65x5MXScyOU2feu1ipE96ZRtVJQ2F9-og9BOb-zkxqlZJp4ffpyBwlucCGbWpgppazNkqTp3XPW-gh_lYrlnn8B_7R9MzovUWltcIhTdsYcLhvdxTbiV6kZETACptKq9n36cD51pD7/s400/EPV0196.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175442578655826" border="0" /></a>I thought this was some sort of giant swing attraction but it was just a Russian pylon not connected to anything. It all becomes clear when you realise that the building to the left is Pavilion #55 that celebrates Electrification. The larger building to the right is Pavilion #57, which is used for conferences and not tailored to one thing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCA40z6FsH75ZtTQBW66G9PI8JWP90Wm4hW_bZipVRlVzzW6mt8QdSdiMvbb_c8yBBjON2KEP8iq1Oy1PI_NYe-fa4tGlmXld4t0ZuZrol5tAmuFExP4HFA8KDdk12FCQ-yzEz5fO6V3w/s1600-h/EPV0197.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNCA40z6FsH75ZtTQBW66G9PI8JWP90Wm4hW_bZipVRlVzzW6mt8QdSdiMvbb_c8yBBjON2KEP8iq1Oy1PI_NYe-fa4tGlmXld4t0ZuZrol5tAmuFExP4HFA8KDdk12FCQ-yzEz5fO6V3w/s400/EPV0197.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175446873623138" border="0" /></a>Heading back out more touristy attractions had come out, such as this camel and donkey.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfbldTUOV397zrRRlFu1T-SP1wfUMrwl2SgfVOWKoIPwftqyj5T7n20_8b_XHVvSU-_Iljbf6YvUObGJaaaBQHHbs0TGg-APoKt1dRi95zSQdzBWppLic6otWi_pg9itrU8w87wf41Ujy/s1600-h/EPV0200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJfbldTUOV397zrRRlFu1T-SP1wfUMrwl2SgfVOWKoIPwftqyj5T7n20_8b_XHVvSU-_Iljbf6YvUObGJaaaBQHHbs0TGg-APoKt1dRi95zSQdzBWppLic6otWi_pg9itrU8w87wf41Ujy/s400/EPV0200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175446873623154" border="0" /></a>A stunning fountain, don't you think!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0lL0BpkOeB4OlAnq7ymiqA4trYQKCTnSemBgStXhB5u2WdUnH9dtmISld-vdcu82GXWF5hNO6dwk9ElPDzW8-LMQqZYr1y0vuElbAtzfHTIkGn1f8GSWls96wHOtsyjb86iu8bm5UP7x/s1600-h/EPV0204_2_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii0lL0BpkOeB4OlAnq7ymiqA4trYQKCTnSemBgStXhB5u2WdUnH9dtmISld-vdcu82GXWF5hNO6dwk9ElPDzW8-LMQqZYr1y0vuElbAtzfHTIkGn1f8GSWls96wHOtsyjb86iu8bm5UP7x/s400/EPV0204_2_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097175210650421746" border="0" /></a>Here's a HDR attempt at it.<br /><br />VDNkH is quite an amazing place if you're interested in architecture. I could easily have spent more time here just taking in the place. Although the concept is a bit dated I still think its good to celebrate how successful your country is and it makes me wonder why more countries don't do it.<br /><br />Heading away from VDNkH we decided to ride the cities monorail, which I thought would take us around the exhibition but in fact took us to the middle of nowhere! You have to buy a separate ticket to ride this, the travel card we had was rejected.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbC-8tkOomoxnVGBlLAkfKTYTHB0Au6cLqaznbbl_R_0sLFB6FlM3FYIuG6olDIDsXb2cu06oMevRX8R2ScpIJoXTlgcTOLdbUQslMCpG9UQXnEj1v_xJbzO_bMqzB69gDs0nU_PiFnax/s1600-h/EPV0217.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinbC-8tkOomoxnVGBlLAkfKTYTHB0Au6cLqaznbbl_R_0sLFB6FlM3FYIuG6olDIDsXb2cu06oMevRX8R2ScpIJoXTlgcTOLdbUQslMCpG9UQXnEj1v_xJbzO_bMqzB69gDs0nU_PiFnax/s400/EPV0217.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174819808397778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy66War9h1dESZSsIRsTK13XXSFhWhS9GAZksnCXtxnSncufuv14GUrq174aiypi-OhpGSfXW8obv_GNuNC7Uyc-mO_3MmwgYZY_vUX8JARWlU2i4qMK0ePHEyw17F660oZDn_33vhMsGs/s1600-h/EPV0215.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy66War9h1dESZSsIRsTK13XXSFhWhS9GAZksnCXtxnSncufuv14GUrq174aiypi-OhpGSfXW8obv_GNuNC7Uyc-mO_3MmwgYZY_vUX8JARWlU2i4qMK0ePHEyw17F660oZDn_33vhMsGs/s400/EPV0215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174819808397762" border="0" /></a>The Dan Dare monument. Actually the building that it's on top of is the Museum of Space Travel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHv79PiMKfzQIf2KFFrngq-FqM2eitVVAvXZTm7gLktqN6iiOQU-7mXMnrfVhdVQ8QrDADBMuHCNEvnfsU_su82tDrNVEUtf9YSsAeCXloQX6yp0GIWnti1oMzNQKZsVnCIEg-VrHMOQMx/s1600-h/EPV0219.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHv79PiMKfzQIf2KFFrngq-FqM2eitVVAvXZTm7gLktqN6iiOQU-7mXMnrfVhdVQ8QrDADBMuHCNEvnfsU_su82tDrNVEUtf9YSsAeCXloQX6yp0GIWnti1oMzNQKZsVnCIEg-VrHMOQMx/s400/EPV0219.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174824103365090" border="0" /></a>A big cathedral and to its right is the Ostankino Palace, now a museum.<br /><br />After the tram ride we headed to Sokolniki Park, another massive park in the city south-east of where we'd been.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iSgWIPDOmHcWXZeAL2RML3l6fJczA7XftKPjq5g-_mAxdxm8LZkG852Vnf3KYh8782rnXKgeMqEkPpU4aOXYkhsIh2y09xQVmhv6dmSE9x9kP0_S4-imMqbPNWyJ7RV85_GzmMT0q5oY/s1600-h/sokolniki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9iSgWIPDOmHcWXZeAL2RML3l6fJczA7XftKPjq5g-_mAxdxm8LZkG852Vnf3KYh8782rnXKgeMqEkPpU4aOXYkhsIh2y09xQVmhv6dmSE9x9kP0_S4-imMqbPNWyJ7RV85_GzmMT0q5oY/s400/sokolniki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102955659081547170" border="0" /></a>The reasons for coming here were two-fold. Firstly there was a small park with a coaster to ride, but secondly I had spotted something in another part of the park on Google Earth that I was convinced was a coaster but which hadn't been confirmed. So my curiousity had to be checked.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdP_rGRRt2MipetkwlFBEL-e4eGxISoJUAmOEntdQenWxElNDy_y3uac75hA_JZarrg0yYYRtE7rUQECuZcnecAVDzv7RGUH_2kFeeWZ2FfpMLZ8GdQsiDXVESr33COKbqSwk5YEQBZkc/s1600-h/frozen.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtdP_rGRRt2MipetkwlFBEL-e4eGxISoJUAmOEntdQenWxElNDy_y3uac75hA_JZarrg0yYYRtE7rUQECuZcnecAVDzv7RGUH_2kFeeWZ2FfpMLZ8GdQsiDXVESr33COKbqSwk5YEQBZkc/s400/frozen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102956118643047858" border="0" /></a>What's that??<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFwI8du0I9GzojjqtKWFybP0KPA8VYsFLHF1IXzs5PDmTM-qdfc-OZzfO5zquF3jjvY7A4xwwDSxIfGZW-_D3-_UeuV1Aec_Swt6DMT0uhchWbfaUBH82zTU3AKbGJJ1uS9b42qRuwHkW/s1600-h/IMG_0400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIFwI8du0I9GzojjqtKWFybP0KPA8VYsFLHF1IXzs5PDmTM-qdfc-OZzfO5zquF3jjvY7A4xwwDSxIfGZW-_D3-_UeuV1Aec_Swt6DMT0uhchWbfaUBH82zTU3AKbGJJ1uS9b42qRuwHkW/s400/IMG_0400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171628647696162" border="0" /></a>Opposite this park is a massive hotel complex that wouldn't look out of place on the Vegas Strip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKDUlTP7e8u2ABlI55CSDZGw1Rq2tQ0e97MzEl5NmBcb7-3qyMZa7xpavEIeXwKSyFT2UW_SDRHTuPD2lpq1wJQrD1iCxkAOld3UL6Cu0UMqU70fusSpbLZboiqH9Ql-TLlIoptmbkycy/s1600-h/EPV0245.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKDUlTP7e8u2ABlI55CSDZGw1Rq2tQ0e97MzEl5NmBcb7-3qyMZa7xpavEIeXwKSyFT2UW_SDRHTuPD2lpq1wJQrD1iCxkAOld3UL6Cu0UMqU70fusSpbLZboiqH9Ql-TLlIoptmbkycy/s400/EPV0245.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174519160686994" border="0" /></a>Large fountain near the entrance of Sokolniki. This park is 6 square kilometres (that's 4 times larger than Hyde Park in London, twice New York Central park) and used to be used for falconry for the Tsars but is now open to the public as a recreational park, and a massive one at that!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwltsNVthRz8iVcOD7UCLVwbDJ7kxU88tt0WvvBSZLkkphyphenhyphenCdmwLQYvklyYVBLimU2kGvq2GHFFksyr0T2kwiNiDk41cBmjJI5-LWfjbiGcuQQbUxo4daPpz_DyqbiY1eVdO7m7yPmnu1/s1600-h/IMG_0401.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcwltsNVthRz8iVcOD7UCLVwbDJ7kxU88tt0WvvBSZLkkphyphenhyphenCdmwLQYvklyYVBLimU2kGvq2GHFFksyr0T2kwiNiDk41cBmjJI5-LWfjbiGcuQQbUxo4daPpz_DyqbiY1eVdO7m7yPmnu1/s400/IMG_0401.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171280755345042" border="0" /></a>As you enter the park the small theme park is over to the left.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlSxLuBsdpLyva4zzHBKU8XeAPe6CB0sJMleyWjS-NAoVGHCe7cQg1KD4SiB_QxiHUvSY5hiGBxMNvaIKKO0krtoySOy0xuw5yh8F5GfV1jX6E7qB2Tr3JYQ4BoIojZeeG-9V09uCqNYz/s1600-h/IMG_0402.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlSxLuBsdpLyva4zzHBKU8XeAPe6CB0sJMleyWjS-NAoVGHCe7cQg1KD4SiB_QxiHUvSY5hiGBxMNvaIKKO0krtoySOy0xuw5yh8F5GfV1jX6E7qB2Tr3JYQ4BoIojZeeG-9V09uCqNYz/s400/IMG_0402.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171280755345058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Cdz14fWJ4Wjhr0j9qasxYSiQXltGHJYd7aesJhEv5USvvYmbVLUkvxORbprKDK_KjKDefaFFnP4cOIf3DKxAm6YE8Jcry_ZCmAbJOT1PV_2i4EPXID6Lqb3HITVZfG56aYwFsKylMZ8R/s1600-h/IMG_0403.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Cdz14fWJ4Wjhr0j9qasxYSiQXltGHJYd7aesJhEv5USvvYmbVLUkvxORbprKDK_KjKDefaFFnP4cOIf3DKxAm6YE8Jcry_ZCmAbJOT1PV_2i4EPXID6Lqb3HITVZfG56aYwFsKylMZ8R/s400/IMG_0403.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171285050312370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnj_manHbpjUwbP25zlRmXiOJBBy403VNZk1EUQfFHfBKkH-t8U2T1QgalRam1Cqf0JYnUUavXsXh8zK2HudxYCyPtPw6knEK-lxbI329foQgCYPrK-tQEU-HPxLNBIGhj2pgYSHfjFHh/s1600-h/IMG_0404.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJnj_manHbpjUwbP25zlRmXiOJBBy403VNZk1EUQfFHfBKkH-t8U2T1QgalRam1Cqf0JYnUUavXsXh8zK2HudxYCyPtPw6knEK-lxbI329foQgCYPrK-tQEU-HPxLNBIGhj2pgYSHfjFHh/s400/IMG_0404.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171285050312386" border="0" /></a>They have another of those extreme top scan rides. So that one at VDNkH wasn't man made after all. I wonder if they'll ever find their way to the UK?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN-8xF2CsqEznZ9JLAvBlAY8xKbc1Oy5hmoq73CEw7jH4SWMY1Fleh1YaUKRsIDMmKLj8JQXUOCQg9HDEVfYtM6XPZmhoh0cw-DxdZUozTWYTTmbkZCi7nLbIYGpPCWe077BhYaTS2mBn/s1600-h/IMG_0405.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaN-8xF2CsqEznZ9JLAvBlAY8xKbc1Oy5hmoq73CEw7jH4SWMY1Fleh1YaUKRsIDMmKLj8JQXUOCQg9HDEVfYtM6XPZmhoh0cw-DxdZUozTWYTTmbkZCi7nLbIYGpPCWe077BhYaTS2mBn/s400/IMG_0405.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097171289345279698" border="0" /></a>Nicely themed tilt-a-whirl<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjNWndOnfalF2gWswd09X0OPUPUqcR695aVt54LmRrhSWpCoPEc8X9_sk_q11CO8a73_K3Cl4vYW2A5kaIj7nB6Ivv08v9RdJ7FzxqvEjwqDKejnFVOWN9bQ-9lGloo8GT-HgEOndcuKJ/s1600-h/IMG_0406.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixjNWndOnfalF2gWswd09X0OPUPUqcR695aVt54LmRrhSWpCoPEc8X9_sk_q11CO8a73_K3Cl4vYW2A5kaIj7nB6Ivv08v9RdJ7FzxqvEjwqDKejnFVOWN9bQ-9lGloo8GT-HgEOndcuKJ/s400/IMG_0406.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097170305797768770" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HhZ25LlMoDHsrlkzjP7PCsIfpp6SG01G4t3SW8jqdfl26BsBoRu0ZHJJ4rbJJ3nYqdFyrQKkZPgUElWTKqQt0pXqMkhyGLrc3sMrnNXbcodiqTBxTZx0zDQxMt0DIt3jhxVVoNbOKBOh/s1600-h/IMG_0407.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0HhZ25LlMoDHsrlkzjP7PCsIfpp6SG01G4t3SW8jqdfl26BsBoRu0ZHJJ4rbJJ3nYqdFyrQKkZPgUElWTKqQt0pXqMkhyGLrc3sMrnNXbcodiqTBxTZx0zDQxMt0DIt3jhxVVoNbOKBOh/s400/IMG_0407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097170310092736082" border="0" /></a>An indoor scalectrix attraction.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMj8hplTBzjGhM_lFBgxqu227BBRS7sM4qYOkFzCLiY92GIVRIABY8JH_KLCibuht8dbrXlnoZ8sblGZAJvOgVegt29v-mR3qs8cI0Qj4KmJoH1Li1Gmk-h6pHK43BouUPul9kxLoP7vw/s1600-h/IMG_0409.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMj8hplTBzjGhM_lFBgxqu227BBRS7sM4qYOkFzCLiY92GIVRIABY8JH_KLCibuht8dbrXlnoZ8sblGZAJvOgVegt29v-mR3qs8cI0Qj4KmJoH1Li1Gmk-h6pHK43BouUPul9kxLoP7vw/s400/IMG_0409.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097170310092736098" border="0" /></a>A fairly small selection of rides but indicative of the way Russian parks are. A small area within the much larger parks, no entrance fee, you just buy tickets for the rides you want to do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1W7XzAL4iKL1J-MPyxhljwOu6K-ZPhWrGDHD3yK3R3LAz06e9yx4T4fWVp3OCs1yExilFX9PRnpAJUHaP8Vx4F8-5Z49uDn6TsopOE7gD5CKQbFFFS0lY9OMAZBjz4wIBaT_u5SlzIzKW/s1600-h/IMG_0412.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1W7XzAL4iKL1J-MPyxhljwOu6K-ZPhWrGDHD3yK3R3LAz06e9yx4T4fWVp3OCs1yExilFX9PRnpAJUHaP8Vx4F8-5Z49uDn6TsopOE7gD5CKQbFFFS0lY9OMAZBjz4wIBaT_u5SlzIzKW/s400/IMG_0412.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097170310092736114" border="0" /></a>That's the park's coaster a silly little caterpillar. To think I'd came all the way to Sokolniki to ride that!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF0Thb5hg8Rllk0JNWdAmh39xW9nJKfn-RJUnB-4JGk3qtt3YHnnAopGd8L8QSdAGIKNJhoI_7MwRB8YdF5WVYmO9AIv53V4v_d4YZ7zZVLWIRDvlysyXNR81Yh15MbYz5q7ETngK5-EX/s1600-h/IMG_0414.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuF0Thb5hg8Rllk0JNWdAmh39xW9nJKfn-RJUnB-4JGk3qtt3YHnnAopGd8L8QSdAGIKNJhoI_7MwRB8YdF5WVYmO9AIv53V4v_d4YZ7zZVLWIRDvlysyXNR81Yh15MbYz5q7ETngK5-EX/s400/IMG_0414.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097170314387703426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoo0b0JoGuBpasoefm-riq8ywYShIAxUhQ5HWFi0w2rKXkIVUvsJRc27o0XfVOPpsjcSxy_-MGU9JxuBUQ4omcTbOXet6Qz09c3oYlETfP7gcPaC0Qo1aEKvUsVSjhDx5vJw135oBn8LwW/s1600-h/IMG_0416.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoo0b0JoGuBpasoefm-riq8ywYShIAxUhQ5HWFi0w2rKXkIVUvsJRc27o0XfVOPpsjcSxy_-MGU9JxuBUQ4omcTbOXet6Qz09c3oYlETfP7gcPaC0Qo1aEKvUsVSjhDx5vJw135oBn8LwW/s400/IMG_0416.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097169219171042802" border="0" /></a>I did like the paint scheme on this ride!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg6vEEW5pS5jSStq5bUKwNLJMSu8-zgUXesIWgmPF0PsjOOTdfGzFYTF_ctd4qaI5Cdb-rtwmq21CiovvKjYKMmuBCXiN2DHmT3UGUHpch7xhvLHoiIQCm-GQpda9yw61HT1SDv3bqSXC/s1600-h/IMG_0417.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg6vEEW5pS5jSStq5bUKwNLJMSu8-zgUXesIWgmPF0PsjOOTdfGzFYTF_ctd4qaI5Cdb-rtwmq21CiovvKjYKMmuBCXiN2DHmT3UGUHpch7xhvLHoiIQCm-GQpda9yw61HT1SDv3bqSXC/s400/IMG_0417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097169219171042818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4VEIggnjKZ4fk0M6Qc2WHNLOImP0PxG3LQ1blawFeUDjcm5Ry93fVv5BIlx4KfsocQLmIp44ZZOM3eixfFI6KcWgf1_Yw9v9nsAbwX6VHKQXLTQu2pgSIJVYEXl7WyN0Mlslyhovl8jw/s1600-h/IMG_0418.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4VEIggnjKZ4fk0M6Qc2WHNLOImP0PxG3LQ1blawFeUDjcm5Ry93fVv5BIlx4KfsocQLmIp44ZZOM3eixfFI6KcWgf1_Yw9v9nsAbwX6VHKQXLTQu2pgSIJVYEXl7WyN0Mlslyhovl8jw/s400/IMG_0418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097169223466010130" border="0" /></a>The diskO was a blast. The same operator was running most of the rides in this corner of the park so we had to wait for him to come over and let us on, no big deal!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jxfZcoX23OzTP42h138syJBcey0KP_x2ksLxFKXRy270nhNy6OFrIhZl52wyXY8e-w5oJbcX19Ht_VfO7fo_25EzaF7Elm3QnIZ5Y2nng77PZUVYfxKjqehta7IPn_DsA8aZXw1t3cJg/s1600-h/IMG_0422.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jxfZcoX23OzTP42h138syJBcey0KP_x2ksLxFKXRy270nhNy6OFrIhZl52wyXY8e-w5oJbcX19Ht_VfO7fo_25EzaF7Elm3QnIZ5Y2nng77PZUVYfxKjqehta7IPn_DsA8aZXw1t3cJg/s400/IMG_0422.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097169223466010146" border="0" /></a>Having left the kid park I then had to check out what was in the centre of the park. As we got close it was soon apparent that I'd found another coaster, we could see the cars moving past behind the wheel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssWPAvdToE0UbCugFeVUxhcGlmAYdt3RRiinbfnhiphXTWXOMCc2Bey_HU7svkHtuDzQyIyQP2GSfTK_IT9BkWXt2jh05XfxXGCp2idJ6ovWdfeBXj_hqPUTus_sbPNsNmJyLtvHVFxJX/s1600-h/IMG_0423.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhssWPAvdToE0UbCugFeVUxhcGlmAYdt3RRiinbfnhiphXTWXOMCc2Bey_HU7svkHtuDzQyIyQP2GSfTK_IT9BkWXt2jh05XfxXGCp2idJ6ovWdfeBXj_hqPUTus_sbPNsNmJyLtvHVFxJX/s400/IMG_0423.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097169227760977458" border="0" /></a>This was what I'd found. An unlisted Schwarzkopf City Jet coaster called Frozen. I was well chuffed with my find. For those that don't know Anton Schwarkopf is revered as a near-god within some factions of the coaster enthusiast community. His rides focused on fun, sometimes over apparent safety (he had faith in his designs, others didn't). He died in 2001 and I don't believe any new rides came out after his death.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjno4jz9jj9Ud7SxYPumDO3Wn3Ccqbuw-uxV7dNMKem4sDNxTj9RQQo_lPeoHKnBZMbpNw_J2vyvP6OshYsFWW85kUul1ADbhKzN2JBj-4EZOgbAE0Z6shlEn-ZNNkiAJg5vXdfly_le6wZ/s1600-h/EPV0222.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjno4jz9jj9Ud7SxYPumDO3Wn3Ccqbuw-uxV7dNMKem4sDNxTj9RQQo_lPeoHKnBZMbpNw_J2vyvP6OshYsFWW85kUul1ADbhKzN2JBj-4EZOgbAE0Z6shlEn-ZNNkiAJg5vXdfly_le6wZ/s400/EPV0222.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174510570752338" border="0" /></a>The ride was actually a blast. With a spiral lift that didn't quite work; both times we were rolled back into the station and sent out again. There was a scary crackle of electricity halfway up the lift and there were no restraints on the trains (the Russian ride ops just pointed to the handles on the side of the car and said "you hold"). But it was fun and once you'd made it up the ride was very smooth and forceful, but fortunately had no air time, or else we would have been thrown out of the train for sure.<br /><br />Having relayed the news to friends back home that I'd found an unchartered Schwarzkopf we then hopped on the big wheel to get some more pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySzFx0c51g0yMz_G948L0qnj50W8RQK6W_8L3u5aAcA5I_nLoTJK5O_r54kpMCcuPU4CUBrh9TQhuOk3B033N1yuWR77eV1pMMMuYJZB5yYKXYmOvTZvZ35xoASo57y0uPfKsJJGsCkT2/s1600-h/EPV0234.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhySzFx0c51g0yMz_G948L0qnj50W8RQK6W_8L3u5aAcA5I_nLoTJK5O_r54kpMCcuPU4CUBrh9TQhuOk3B033N1yuWR77eV1pMMMuYJZB5yYKXYmOvTZvZ35xoASo57y0uPfKsJJGsCkT2/s400/EPV0234.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174514865719650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UxXAiK6XSrtq13zp2Vp_BluZWb0ovaVFpvVhg6dBh-r7vu2-Lob2lsj8bChRYU40CBV2O00kYnsuk3P0luhNRpOBJg1Kl9SaakvfCE76lczEE_2UKJk4MiU2QTmLfIyoFouyGvL4CnFa/s1600-h/EPV0237.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_UxXAiK6XSrtq13zp2Vp_BluZWb0ovaVFpvVhg6dBh-r7vu2-Lob2lsj8bChRYU40CBV2O00kYnsuk3P0luhNRpOBJg1Kl9SaakvfCE76lczEE_2UKJk4MiU2QTmLfIyoFouyGvL4CnFa/s400/EPV0237.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174514865719666" border="0" /></a>It goes to show that sometimes its good to head out the way for just a caterpillar coaster! You'll never know what you'll find.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48ayEd6aoXKT2Ud-pPBmhYQwiPAq4SepPIxYI7w5lddOSDJ_BSrlTmSn1b5ETET5JCWUuEOKQEHEhOX4xw-Lm-01pWmzQ_wQn_0tN23__ZT7PFF-KZwgzZeeMoHUjIkv14J3juH1Le3fZ/s1600-h/EPV0244.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj48ayEd6aoXKT2Ud-pPBmhYQwiPAq4SepPIxYI7w5lddOSDJ_BSrlTmSn1b5ETET5JCWUuEOKQEHEhOX4xw-Lm-01pWmzQ_wQn_0tN23__ZT7PFF-KZwgzZeeMoHUjIkv14J3juH1Le3fZ/s400/EPV0244.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097174514865719682" border="0" /></a>Off in the background is the TV tower that actually stands derelict following a fire. They weren't sure if it would collapse or not but seems that it survived but people must be too scared to venture inside it. The monorail passes close to it, but I was on the wrong side so missed it.<br /><br />Having finished with Sokolniki we traveled back to the hotel and whilst the other two rested, I decided to go and explore Izmailovsky park. Russian coaster maker Pax built their first coaster here in the early 80s but it was removed some time later. So I thought that if the park had a ride past then it would be interesting to see if there was anything there now, and after my find earlier in the day I thought I might be on a roll.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguipCFPjoHcGZVq40cJ_GCvJD-8AY91WA7zTp9T0LpXobBhwYQz5UqFqw3By9JGY-UZ1YYdvGddJhoj9tyh-RoT8-cOV4XFOEMztZyE6JctjlR60pA8NT6vDJT88FpRHxmyQ-XluWssg3j/s1600-h/IMG_0425.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguipCFPjoHcGZVq40cJ_GCvJD-8AY91WA7zTp9T0LpXobBhwYQz5UqFqw3By9JGY-UZ1YYdvGddJhoj9tyh-RoT8-cOV4XFOEMztZyE6JctjlR60pA8NT6vDJT88FpRHxmyQ-XluWssg3j/s400/IMG_0425.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168836918953378" border="0" /></a>This is looking back towards the hotel complex.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONr7uyq047yN1Y39YzZbjeIA6FZ0ZHzQlZBaDsxYUcZR6ZPOZa77rVuayjYTAq7G20s1ef-7OCkAkPGG_rZPaM35Cs1wBSiaCimAd3C-RIZB9RDlNtxnLJyp6szhixLdMBMN_UP1ia_Lr/s1600-h/IMG_0426.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONr7uyq047yN1Y39YzZbjeIA6FZ0ZHzQlZBaDsxYUcZR6ZPOZa77rVuayjYTAq7G20s1ef-7OCkAkPGG_rZPaM35Cs1wBSiaCimAd3C-RIZB9RDlNtxnLJyp6szhixLdMBMN_UP1ia_Lr/s400/IMG_0426.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168836918953394" border="0" /></a>The park is big enough to require tram stops within it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOhNTGEZRU5hwBTUreFWeOwVPRioWU4yRDnj7SdgbB4uxYECHHb14simf5zBea2hutfjphyphenhyphenm_a_LPqEoBkUGCdbJ9PN9F5DVKDOaxc5jIMeQo5RTm5joTxd6FhrWpmvqaBH_2zSbJESUK/s1600-h/IMG_0427.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeOhNTGEZRU5hwBTUreFWeOwVPRioWU4yRDnj7SdgbB4uxYECHHb14simf5zBea2hutfjphyphenhyphenm_a_LPqEoBkUGCdbJ9PN9F5DVKDOaxc5jIMeQo5RTm5joTxd6FhrWpmvqaBH_2zSbJESUK/s400/IMG_0427.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168836918953410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLL7TgatAA5eQrQZCvJf-lrC9Bafg1N7izP_QaQSMWcITJXn3RVIGb0Pzr7zc3einvKHisXmKPdAO34ujp_PEWovrQM-NS2fE1khUbOrO8swoi_i1W_WzFRsMJk1uinx23sEBsT42V2FR/s1600-h/IMG_0430.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJLL7TgatAA5eQrQZCvJf-lrC9Bafg1N7izP_QaQSMWcITJXn3RVIGb0Pzr7zc3einvKHisXmKPdAO34ujp_PEWovrQM-NS2fE1khUbOrO8swoi_i1W_WzFRsMJk1uinx23sEBsT42V2FR/s400/IMG_0430.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168841213920722" border="0" /></a>This is the big wheel that I had seen from the hotel and which I'd intended to use as a directional aid forgetting that at ground level I wouldn't see it. I'd almost missed it having taken a wrong path earlier on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEYMSVeG74hwNozgAED7RkSwN07ikCc5VKdGiKp3ZPIFyYGei91_moEGnK2Kb18SHb5LRVCkFsifoYOkXz-OgVczIJGcZS_iMKVvpChyg156HcVu_TirDH3-f0thI19w7xi8Gcu8cUU-6/s1600-h/IMG_0433.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEYMSVeG74hwNozgAED7RkSwN07ikCc5VKdGiKp3ZPIFyYGei91_moEGnK2Kb18SHb5LRVCkFsifoYOkXz-OgVczIJGcZS_iMKVvpChyg156HcVu_TirDH3-f0thI19w7xi8Gcu8cUU-6/s400/IMG_0433.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168841213920738" border="0" /></a>This is an open space I guess they use for concerts and things like that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMhIjKGjaaQEN8HtGYAw0cpHqAffo-x2Hrsw3NNu-hHc0mr_x1bvS5piNv9QkbgignOmiu_DgFXv-nhYf2yfuDjOTNBqp4maBKjLhE2svDoitUfaKvAiQUu_ODCV9IOE6U0tnhuXO-TNd/s1600-h/IMG_0434.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMhIjKGjaaQEN8HtGYAw0cpHqAffo-x2Hrsw3NNu-hHc0mr_x1bvS5piNv9QkbgignOmiu_DgFXv-nhYf2yfuDjOTNBqp4maBKjLhE2svDoitUfaKvAiQUu_ODCV9IOE6U0tnhuXO-TNd/s400/IMG_0434.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168562041046354" border="0" /></a>There was a little theme park but it was closed. Well it was quite late in the day so understandable. The Russian above the main writing also says "Western City". Do you see how this reading thing works? Straightforward really.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-DyFY1KkbQ-rD9EQ4qCI91D_MRGzHFI1iyALfpdw6_gBvX7tuhdzQDv8t76z1EHusUvo8Uv8Jp-L7c5q98_j-rwBIX6sHc-n5gDzh2WvxONU_yAqkLP2VjOS8gqqoWD1fAUAWVsdxxEh/s1600-h/IMG_0435.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs-DyFY1KkbQ-rD9EQ4qCI91D_MRGzHFI1iyALfpdw6_gBvX7tuhdzQDv8t76z1EHusUvo8Uv8Jp-L7c5q98_j-rwBIX6sHc-n5gDzh2WvxONU_yAqkLP2VjOS8gqqoWD1fAUAWVsdxxEh/s400/IMG_0435.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168562041046370" border="0" /></a>Behind Bectepn City I found a second unlisted coaster. Sweet, but it wasn't running either :(<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns4QWb5vlg2in0GXk2ZQ-nPwuI6x9sCLWJBckvBTcPEdZzNsS1l5wieN5ww7WCi2P3hnBYONP8ooGhdrko7A-v88VZ9iKl8VlKxzSfegP2nwklG6L-AMVnQk7fa1wO1_LiY8dBzuqC8GM/s1600-h/IMG_0437.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhns4QWb5vlg2in0GXk2ZQ-nPwuI6x9sCLWJBckvBTcPEdZzNsS1l5wieN5ww7WCi2P3hnBYONP8ooGhdrko7A-v88VZ9iKl8VlKxzSfegP2nwklG6L-AMVnQk7fa1wO1_LiY8dBzuqC8GM/s400/IMG_0437.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168562041046386" border="0" /></a>It was a small coaster and made by a company I'd not seen before. It's always frustrating to see a ride you want to do but can't.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgUrSZ7XJkezGwozDe6yKc4MzT737eddGiXfladEnNuCRpX4c1IE5qSUCDIQxVY2xu13W7VvdXjJ4QVoG-LlT1j8wWwgFJMhMhGab9Idbpj86M9Fy3dxj1vC1xmvHBaVe0-0dwg9fc9iv/s1600-h/IMG_0441.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgUrSZ7XJkezGwozDe6yKc4MzT737eddGiXfladEnNuCRpX4c1IE5qSUCDIQxVY2xu13W7VvdXjJ4QVoG-LlT1j8wWwgFJMhMhGab9Idbpj86M9Fy3dxj1vC1xmvHBaVe0-0dwg9fc9iv/s400/IMG_0441.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168566336013698" border="0" /></a>So I thought I'd walk around and take a couple of pictures of the other attractions in the park. At this point an elderly gentleman, who'd seen me with the camera approached and asked if I was "American Journalist". I said that I was just a fan of rides (and British) and had come to Russia to visit parks. I don't think he understood what I was saying so I showed him some pictures taken earlier in the day (hurrah for LCD screens) at which point he realised why I was there. He then gestured to the coaster and opened it up for me. How cool was that? After one quick go and a thankyou I headed back to tell the other that I'd found a second unlisted coaster, and being the good person that I am texted Team Valt and made them aware of my find, giving them directions so they could share in the experience; I'm nice like that!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUED9rxSIJFenLNEYrdyhqZ8fDcdKRPxm4q3Z05BWswX8V7raoe72nV8Epb9B2-fv0VwJx_Fbge-AOUx6mzLYdQEJi_qO0owiejso9wXTmC1osFTuPy_RRCJHWY4YlGi94VuJ1rfmpWCnc/s1600-h/IMG_0445.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUED9rxSIJFenLNEYrdyhqZ8fDcdKRPxm4q3Z05BWswX8V7raoe72nV8Epb9B2-fv0VwJx_Fbge-AOUx6mzLYdQEJi_qO0owiejso9wXTmC1osFTuPy_RRCJHWY4YlGi94VuJ1rfmpWCnc/s400/IMG_0445.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168566336013714" border="0" /></a>On weekends Izmailovsky holds a massive flea market. The rest of the week it seems to act as a hub for taxi journeys out towards the North East of Moscow. There were cabs everywhere and lots of hawkers trying to drum up business.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NBDs-3d5H3cbhUgMOHaOiRPaYpgCMWoEH4gjV233IjJfSzKBRWovXusVn042tOzPP7GDHKd6Rx-XECOzmnaCYxPob7uECmjLUVfZX0T2FTRuHh6GR0A-T7C2YCdG8Ox4tXUIXLwqvUyQ/s1600-h/IMG_0446.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0NBDs-3d5H3cbhUgMOHaOiRPaYpgCMWoEH4gjV233IjJfSzKBRWovXusVn042tOzPP7GDHKd6Rx-XECOzmnaCYxPob7uECmjLUVfZX0T2FTRuHh6GR0A-T7C2YCdG8Ox4tXUIXLwqvUyQ/s400/IMG_0446.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168033760068866" border="0" /></a>I thought I'd see what else was around the hotel, having explored the South. West was a main road and train line on which ran some of the longest trains I've ever seen. East were more shops and this cute wooden church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgAfy4ffoQ78g5m14DPmKIoEdOCwETU0PyC7znlbuK3VhuTeicuPrZ7w4LR6V_u1FAHFEVSXLHYabSHZccQo9GrQ4xcvA-obHGtV4AO0hwHByWtefD_KPaM3ALrbAPDA-k2hxW0AqNNuC/s1600-h/IMG_0447.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxgAfy4ffoQ78g5m14DPmKIoEdOCwETU0PyC7znlbuK3VhuTeicuPrZ7w4LR6V_u1FAHFEVSXLHYabSHZccQo9GrQ4xcvA-obHGtV4AO0hwHByWtefD_KPaM3ALrbAPDA-k2hxW0AqNNuC/s400/IMG_0447.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168033760068882" border="0" /></a>The hotel adorned with Olympic imagery.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIG0c-v8jY-KcA0l77uto_UYu37jmHTaSl1F01t50WfEydX9Ob2LETvbVbsUqaPEpDvyX3gO7GZ106AP8uaeETYBX2SbQADWSnucGINmtlRHsDXIKGqc4BI2P-H0NniJ_1V2fkqBZgOjgU/s1600-h/IMG_0448.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIG0c-v8jY-KcA0l77uto_UYu37jmHTaSl1F01t50WfEydX9Ob2LETvbVbsUqaPEpDvyX3gO7GZ106AP8uaeETYBX2SbQADWSnucGINmtlRHsDXIKGqc4BI2P-H0NniJ_1V2fkqBZgOjgU/s400/IMG_0448.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168038055036194" border="0" /></a>To the North was this massive castle thing. I can't actually find out what it was and the gates prevented me from getting close. From the research I've done back home the grounds hold the weekend market and I think the building houses the indoor market. If that's the case it has to be the biggest and overly themed market I've ever seen, so I'm sceptical.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OB-ziSx11MyKus3JFwmL7qRxPDbYVzCkFoumBNlJ9hbov2zPT_awVabQyYwLiBXQ0ipv_MCb7pUfwhtbTZE9nuVtakqXg2LxdjgX_m1ynEzpOI-gVX1Bw_Dac2MSZ7GKQZdnvfSD-jTd/s1600-h/IMG_0449.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_OB-ziSx11MyKus3JFwmL7qRxPDbYVzCkFoumBNlJ9hbov2zPT_awVabQyYwLiBXQ0ipv_MCb7pUfwhtbTZE9nuVtakqXg2LxdjgX_m1ynEzpOI-gVX1Bw_Dac2MSZ7GKQZdnvfSD-jTd/s400/IMG_0449.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168038055036210" border="0" /></a>Still it's a nice building all the same, if a bit Disneyish i.e. over the top.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEbeQHPKF7GiLa-IfdodrFfJfOyRaoEti__ftQib2tBVbOYqhEguHX0MFUyvmS_4OdKtH0Q9obg85SpkjP89EyC1RQDUbINdh1KCFJaq1RJeZmBtOQvgb0RDcHUC00nCxG3wCJpmqsABG/s1600-h/IMG_0450.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAEbeQHPKF7GiLa-IfdodrFfJfOyRaoEti__ftQib2tBVbOYqhEguHX0MFUyvmS_4OdKtH0Q9obg85SpkjP89EyC1RQDUbINdh1KCFJaq1RJeZmBtOQvgb0RDcHUC00nCxG3wCJpmqsABG/s400/IMG_0450.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097168038055036226" border="0" /></a>A couple of placid stray dogs waiting to ambush any wheelchair bound russians who would be tired from having got their wheelchair up such a steep slope; easy pickings!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyVaz5BlTe9EAEYWVN-5l4MWvpZc_9JDTL2JgS1MisClB_Lh0EVgWf0UEq-wiaKaxk5nvUpx-E6grySlw56IiCqCe1ICDpi5uF5Mcj6KAAQV6TcrqfqCeEL_yvv6XygGTWV_U4UIfhyphenhyphenaf/s1600-h/IMG_0452.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyVaz5BlTe9EAEYWVN-5l4MWvpZc_9JDTL2JgS1MisClB_Lh0EVgWf0UEq-wiaKaxk5nvUpx-E6grySlw56IiCqCe1ICDpi5uF5Mcj6KAAQV6TcrqfqCeEL_yvv6XygGTWV_U4UIfhyphenhyphenaf/s400/IMG_0452.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097167737407325378" border="0" /></a>This was dinner that night, trout! Much nicer than it looked.<br /><br />Finally it was time to say goodbye to Moscow and make our way to St Petersburg on the overnight train.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG6uIny50L5We56wESAkhOgTVG1thJn592klnRYPxwX5jhqk-cc_J2sU3C5f8butKWtp0RG3wFbC3B5R-aGDsFxfcq52bTiH26Bc5LIgpfJQsvCPJL4WHA_OOOXPslyRzlI-r60yM3nbp/s1600-h/IMG_0454.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJG6uIny50L5We56wESAkhOgTVG1thJn592klnRYPxwX5jhqk-cc_J2sU3C5f8butKWtp0RG3wFbC3B5R-aGDsFxfcq52bTiH26Bc5LIgpfJQsvCPJL4WHA_OOOXPslyRzlI-r60yM3nbp/s400/IMG_0454.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097167737407325394" border="0" /></a>We got to the station in good time, as if we'd missed it we would have been in trouble as these trains are usually booked up well in advance. Each carriage has its own ticket inspector and after being allowed in we settled down for the journey.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCW9thvjDrwHnE4FwdKLXzK6xWScVZMcOQoWbVrqfCbNrQhtQLgm3bjL6jlgJhseoHsuTDjlTTNBi6oL40NBxFi_FXQAsm5A5OsNzHTi8SAEciqR_oDv20QLgw4dz866IggDi3EpoWDAn/s1600-h/IMG_0456.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCW9thvjDrwHnE4FwdKLXzK6xWScVZMcOQoWbVrqfCbNrQhtQLgm3bjL6jlgJhseoHsuTDjlTTNBi6oL40NBxFi_FXQAsm5A5OsNzHTi8SAEciqR_oDv20QLgw4dz866IggDi3EpoWDAn/s400/IMG_0456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097167737407325410" border="0" /></a>Here's a little tip for you, try to travel in groups of four or you will end up with a stranger in your car, as we did; some Russian guy who didn't seem too concerned at us acting like kids in the car (he was actually pretty cool). Secondly make sure your phones are switched off, it's quite embarrassing for it to go off especially if you'd just agreed to not make any more noise. Also space is at a premium so don't be too surprised to find yourself sharing your bed with your hand luggage. Oh, and be careful of the train performing an emergency stop, as our's did; I nearly fell out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsjDYQxZLZdyOr0c-odCTaulJMLV7cntenYCM0Z_oEEX5ZbCMo0TL8QRbIt7XuLtKxyOKhDTpKovVc_6QfmzykefcxfX2GzQ7RlUbmSvBezb7xuwKNOFXf4LKV0ojL1ZiuwO7k6CT3Txk/s1600-h/IMG_0462.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsjDYQxZLZdyOr0c-odCTaulJMLV7cntenYCM0Z_oEEX5ZbCMo0TL8QRbIt7XuLtKxyOKhDTpKovVc_6QfmzykefcxfX2GzQ7RlUbmSvBezb7xuwKNOFXf4LKV0ojL1ZiuwO7k6CT3Txk/s400/IMG_0462.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097167741702292722" border="0" /></a>Part of the reason for taking the train was to see what it was like as I was toying with the idea of doing a trans-siberian railroad holiday in the future. If I do that I might have to upgrade to a slightly bigger cabin, this was a little claustrophobic to have to spend a week on it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-4-st-petersburg.html">Time to change city</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-59537016658145996822007-06-23T13:38:00.002-07:002008-12-09T01:55:21.887-08:00Day 4 - St PetersburgThe train pulled into St Petersburg station at exactly 8am, just as the ticket told us it would. You can't fault the punctuality, and I was wondering if the emergency stop was because the train was arriving ahead of time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xVFX_MC6lRGDK5k95Ro7UyGsbTW-KyN3w5chw8dmYA1PAAp1tEiNILLNGD18dKuTt048DkLkFvQ_C6d6EZOQ3YB0qXc_PDqVo4kIpdgFATNRoky1SFgRLcWrfogNG5HQ5JMyKYkcBZGx/s1600-h/IMG_0465.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0xVFX_MC6lRGDK5k95Ro7UyGsbTW-KyN3w5chw8dmYA1PAAp1tEiNILLNGD18dKuTt048DkLkFvQ_C6d6EZOQ3YB0qXc_PDqVo4kIpdgFATNRoky1SFgRLcWrfogNG5HQ5JMyKYkcBZGx/s400/IMG_0465.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188241581199842" border="0" /></a>We were met on the platform by our next driver who took us to our hotel, the Hotel Shelfort.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcgyLIwSRnkTw5VeKeUUU4BvEZ2iOOmMMVZ3QiKZQzTjQuMQm1SV8cGpF96TwWPyo2nzmaroSXUy9bJZaMDQqQP4dpEW_E5OaPIOdSKeUT5H4W9VfhxYbquWGIsDn1iUx_uvWHKJBXthK/s1600-h/IMG_0467.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcgyLIwSRnkTw5VeKeUUU4BvEZ2iOOmMMVZ3QiKZQzTjQuMQm1SV8cGpF96TwWPyo2nzmaroSXUy9bJZaMDQqQP4dpEW_E5OaPIOdSKeUT5H4W9VfhxYbquWGIsDn1iUx_uvWHKJBXthK/s400/IMG_0467.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188241581199858" border="0" /></a>This driver's English was much better than the Moscow driver and he was able to give us a brief tour of the city along the way. "Nevskiy Prospect", "Russian McDonalds" etc. OK, so it wasn't the greatest of tours but he was trying, and I don't mean that in a getting-on-my-nerves way either.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0cRm-knRLz9eIPyxz30X4vl6PMF0Q5ctsSFsyOwlSDm1C_0bK1UHce0BOVszT2N4Hi4HLFeP1i76l9Kd-6HKR9xDmH5uws6rFlYR0V2JaQC9LE55fdCj54RDvawpFBTuqwvu2gEVk4Pw/s1600-h/IMG_0507.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv0cRm-knRLz9eIPyxz30X4vl6PMF0Q5ctsSFsyOwlSDm1C_0bK1UHce0BOVszT2N4Hi4HLFeP1i76l9Kd-6HKR9xDmH5uws6rFlYR0V2JaQC9LE55fdCj54RDvawpFBTuqwvu2gEVk4Pw/s400/IMG_0507.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187326753165554" border="0" /></a>Situated on Vasilievsky island (the western most one) the hotel is fairly new and unlike the massive complex at Moscow, this one consisted of only 12 rooms over two floors each of which had its own concierge (who seemed to work all hours). If you're planning on visiting St Petersburg I definitely recommend this hotel as a place to stay.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQ2PF0WXULmvZjrbxkDyT_FSDjOieYmxFSmnxv1b3Swoa7eqx_R0Szf17k1kGtahHIGroGYwXKes41it1oQjG-rdsPaIO2Ls8nERO2Nd1L6cxM5jx1Sfe8yZoNoaEQU_jxLHsdJG9-fVX/s1600-h/IMG_0468.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyQ2PF0WXULmvZjrbxkDyT_FSDjOieYmxFSmnxv1b3Swoa7eqx_R0Szf17k1kGtahHIGroGYwXKes41it1oQjG-rdsPaIO2Ls8nERO2Nd1L6cxM5jx1Sfe8yZoNoaEQU_jxLHsdJG9-fVX/s400/IMG_0468.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188245876167170" border="0" /></a>It was too early to check in properly but we were able to leave our luggage there (in the cleaner's bedroom nonetheless) and having bought some metro tokens for later, went for a walk around the city before popping back to the hotel later to check in properly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxXN-P3Aw4YxRc-naxsPWxJR69SZLC-566GRcFhvwYTRIRKzSddbA5l0b0rxJ8eHJyKsdl-E1RNyuTem8sZ-owcezrBw-rHIWoyjnEULZbzSbarNTLZuplkuE7VFSTeGjDwS5EV9_2BZU/s1600-h/IMG_0469.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxXN-P3Aw4YxRc-naxsPWxJR69SZLC-566GRcFhvwYTRIRKzSddbA5l0b0rxJ8eHJyKsdl-E1RNyuTem8sZ-owcezrBw-rHIWoyjnEULZbzSbarNTLZuplkuE7VFSTeGjDwS5EV9_2BZU/s400/IMG_0469.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187988178129298" border="0" /></a>This is the coffee shop that became our morning base, and sometimes evening, for this city. It was obvious from the staff's grasp of English that it was going to be easier to get around as a non-Russian speaker here than in Moscow. St Petersburg is perhaps the most European Russian city, at least of the two we visited :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDo4sdhS9uGgSAJONM4oGHxSRydCKqutDiRJt8LMcfr7YkYRbMka9IlGmlCPon8a9kkp7TvFGhl1gGXOeaFyOPiZaHXpKr-lH_mMcyxOM4ZOtG63ldw5UlV-ebbUvTaLYL27nsxjHfxW6/s1600-h/EPV0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKDo4sdhS9uGgSAJONM4oGHxSRydCKqutDiRJt8LMcfr7YkYRbMka9IlGmlCPon8a9kkp7TvFGhl1gGXOeaFyOPiZaHXpKr-lH_mMcyxOM4ZOtG63ldw5UlV-ebbUvTaLYL27nsxjHfxW6/s400/EPV0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190440604456322" border="0" /></a>A rather pretty pink church.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5eJ6JqY108QhHTMOyZWUyy__LEv6SpFkvFKNjUw88SqIkuJoQAzYWGG1iUKU6E5oH8tCvUJ26cl6D4pzjie-K5sjeNu5ubtr0mm4bDJeG1VdsGA3-02TvUlUQ2Yu0c7TM6P6enlPuy0p/s1600-h/EPV0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5eJ6JqY108QhHTMOyZWUyy__LEv6SpFkvFKNjUw88SqIkuJoQAzYWGG1iUKU6E5oH8tCvUJ26cl6D4pzjie-K5sjeNu5ubtr0mm4bDJeG1VdsGA3-02TvUlUQ2Yu0c7TM6P6enlPuy0p/s400/EPV0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190440604456338" border="0" /></a>This was to be the first of many Russian wedding photos we would see on this trip. Tomorrow's date was 7th July 2007, or 7/7/7 a very lucky date for those of a superstitious nature. However those that were unable to book ceremonies/photographers/limos/hotels had to make do with the day before, as with this couple.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKX-GAw5PNjrtC8gowA-C6c1CslCbWjAG0ZnExE9fRD9NBYJZ0yzlAkvGdyx1o6UpoODCC6dHFx9TezQBbIYVW5Rq0zvROhDPyiEdNU4VDwBMVTaKt94PKJ9gEbKGBYrw0TbTnbXw9u_T/s1600-h/EPV0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVKX-GAw5PNjrtC8gowA-C6c1CslCbWjAG0ZnExE9fRD9NBYJZ0yzlAkvGdyx1o6UpoODCC6dHFx9TezQBbIYVW5Rq0zvROhDPyiEdNU4VDwBMVTaKt94PKJ9gEbKGBYrw0TbTnbXw9u_T/s400/EPV0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190444899423650" border="0" /></a>This book of stone sits on a jetty opposite The Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. Across the river is the cathedral of St. Isaac, which we'd get to later in the day. We decided to follow the Neva River and cross at the Palace Bridge further along.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyq0KjcYgYFCwUKW3nqNHJNX44FlFyWfTqgnOacHBALOaHoXpvmqVso0ZJWucSE_08cmu5nmNvGXIjrGFJq2DDfphYrN99mpfk8BNUu1IzvDYJ_Qau0I0oR_9rS9L7lh4c_f01bpGaujs/s1600-h/EPV0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJyq0KjcYgYFCwUKW3nqNHJNX44FlFyWfTqgnOacHBALOaHoXpvmqVso0ZJWucSE_08cmu5nmNvGXIjrGFJq2DDfphYrN99mpfk8BNUu1IzvDYJ_Qau0I0oR_9rS9L7lh4c_f01bpGaujs/s400/EPV0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190444899423666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ouhupWWId8AJ4crEXSZwzodN0AOHHCmNHYC9AU4U6m5fUFfaBn7XCGicFk4IfnL9qAqMJSFoGobCT8flNfDyHmnf-JbsFfLlT58yFYa5vhOXIjpsAbZM2OvYAEDupIibQvI2u7wIYbzt/s1600-h/EPV0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ouhupWWId8AJ4crEXSZwzodN0AOHHCmNHYC9AU4U6m5fUFfaBn7XCGicFk4IfnL9qAqMJSFoGobCT8flNfDyHmnf-JbsFfLlT58yFYa5vhOXIjpsAbZM2OvYAEDupIibQvI2u7wIYbzt/s400/EPV0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190285985633586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihu667TLtYASD8gcO35sGveYcGUNRmUkg2dAJafxZ7x-S1wevzFNmBMUB6mifcU2Gz8QDj5AMc_OzScoZxPYbCNUUQl54mB5c8jHSQ-uPZkNE3XagKNsNCmmK1uagyxv8AY5dFi0hbu4NO/s1600-h/EPV0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihu667TLtYASD8gcO35sGveYcGUNRmUkg2dAJafxZ7x-S1wevzFNmBMUB6mifcU2Gz8QDj5AMc_OzScoZxPYbCNUUQl54mB5c8jHSQ-uPZkNE3XagKNsNCmmK1uagyxv8AY5dFi0hbu4NO/s400/EPV0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190294575568194" border="0" /></a>This is the rather amusingly titled Kunstkamera, finished in 1727 was the first museum to open in the city. Established by Peter the Great it includes amongst it's pieces lots of preserved foetuses and the head of the lover of Catherine I.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLEQfFHIM-Jqqh6OhR83H37a5e5s_sK865PG9q4W9rpdPi7Trb_jRYIHlsERhYsC7UShv3wcui7VWWiQZp1wjbWqIHzJhv9KBvQa240FadwxNtVo-VW0PxseXQxFssYdGf0y2auMax9-S/s1600-h/EPV0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLEQfFHIM-Jqqh6OhR83H37a5e5s_sK865PG9q4W9rpdPi7Trb_jRYIHlsERhYsC7UShv3wcui7VWWiQZp1wjbWqIHzJhv9KBvQa240FadwxNtVo-VW0PxseXQxFssYdGf0y2auMax9-S/s400/EPV0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190294575568210" border="0" /></a>That is the Palace Bridge built in 1912 but opened to the public four years later (a war got in the way). It's deliberately kept low so as to not spoil the view.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmUJIXQepGuLMxIPzHTG8KbrwhACvbMEd0HrJo2v_ar7D7ScL3BBfjkv6hgQvW_6ZbPZSCz7cln5SvHnqW-pN7hCYy4YqqegPHwO3vgpYsX7ZRGJ01vvR7bZ7ra3wmSTXhamG3wrKqgTb/s1600-h/EPV0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmUJIXQepGuLMxIPzHTG8KbrwhACvbMEd0HrJo2v_ar7D7ScL3BBfjkv6hgQvW_6ZbPZSCz7cln5SvHnqW-pN7hCYy4YqqegPHwO3vgpYsX7ZRGJ01vvR7bZ7ra3wmSTXhamG3wrKqgTb/s400/EPV0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190294575568226" border="0" /></a>Nods to the old Russia still adorn it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnrhrF7GbtOalSP7N2JBY1r9UfGbec-xuvorBAVwLGlEQamNWFGDq2ErtB4cpU1eJ1v14d3pgJMH_Of9wDhkCjxSVQN-FAuhKGnuRO_WXFzvfrDQfaw8NtRy7W7Kq3baLcZlffu6vbFie/s1600-h/EPV0011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQnrhrF7GbtOalSP7N2JBY1r9UfGbec-xuvorBAVwLGlEQamNWFGDq2ErtB4cpU1eJ1v14d3pgJMH_Of9wDhkCjxSVQN-FAuhKGnuRO_WXFzvfrDQfaw8NtRy7W7Kq3baLcZlffu6vbFie/s400/EPV0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190298870535538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuY8Ej-qiNa45di1dxMBh_3mJlWxzv7j_FniHTU5V84jSLO1QVBWbO9-d4IcS4p2gy-H-Zl_LY_ddBtWpkcGqecA5cOzErwY64y8Y4Je2-6dnIB-VChL8pPJ2w_rLnQDzDzsrS49oShJ5D/s1600-h/EPV0013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuY8Ej-qiNa45di1dxMBh_3mJlWxzv7j_FniHTU5V84jSLO1QVBWbO9-d4IcS4p2gy-H-Zl_LY_ddBtWpkcGqecA5cOzErwY64y8Y4Je2-6dnIB-VChL8pPJ2w_rLnQDzDzsrS49oShJ5D/s400/EPV0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190118481908962" border="0" /></a>In the grounds of the Admiralty.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpLshlzr4J7OFBVl7TqHRaVcTg7c00KAZlxzzJiT3ZCqQYMHqsd4ww_A_KhIl27DVaf5rfTgRHNYoK3KwU30uo_tq7AvKXr9AKK8jgcVOlBTI5EyNf1w9EIydvcA9dXVDB7GK2yqNT-bJ/s1600-h/EPV0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPpLshlzr4J7OFBVl7TqHRaVcTg7c00KAZlxzzJiT3ZCqQYMHqsd4ww_A_KhIl27DVaf5rfTgRHNYoK3KwU30uo_tq7AvKXr9AKK8jgcVOlBTI5EyNf1w9EIydvcA9dXVDB7GK2yqNT-bJ/s400/EPV0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190118481908978" border="0" /></a>That stunning green building is the Winter Palace, part of the Hermitage museum complex that we were going to visit tomorrow. It sits on the north side of Palace square.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHm52yEIzLCyn4m-0OHuv4v5rScMIokbuozalwDwgXgcY9frHB3Wh1f18C7Bg0UBl2FwyJO6BOIJ9uyeqzk_NL5ts0ozNuUdWiJ7GUDx5wZ1uVWrdZ5bIe0ppKjyBBd-3TqpvPejB4If2/s1600-h/EPV0017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHm52yEIzLCyn4m-0OHuv4v5rScMIokbuozalwDwgXgcY9frHB3Wh1f18C7Bg0UBl2FwyJO6BOIJ9uyeqzk_NL5ts0ozNuUdWiJ7GUDx5wZ1uVWrdZ5bIe0ppKjyBBd-3TqpvPejB4If2/s400/EPV0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190122776876290" border="0" /></a>In the centre of said square is the Alexander column, built from a single piece of granite that took only 2 hours to put up. It celebrates victory of the French.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhVO24-fc_Umqr9QgdjGfDWLtUHh-NSTTMAP5sJoJl0K2ULnEeSUTDoUqqn_H0iAGgFqOQtdNMDeNDwBCXEazJlmbyuFVJeMnAr4SPjG44JTZrJxOEATUNXlWlQn0ITMS3JJQUkWTkgxg/s1600-h/EPV0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWhVO24-fc_Umqr9QgdjGfDWLtUHh-NSTTMAP5sJoJl0K2ULnEeSUTDoUqqn_H0iAGgFqOQtdNMDeNDwBCXEazJlmbyuFVJeMnAr4SPjG44JTZrJxOEATUNXlWlQn0ITMS3JJQUkWTkgxg/s400/EPV0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190122776876306" border="0" /></a>The square was the main location for both the Bloody Sunday and October Revolutions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5onDI2mgaaL4rrbtzdpGczClMH4LaVIn30TQUaNWaKdbiFSlPOCGf09XBvYOx_0VFCv4omrKtVqEkVEskTHO878H1oXX3VniVGrX4mQN1h5JRKcWKtHZY8MLCmiu6PNpdM22imXlxALG/s1600-h/EPV0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB5onDI2mgaaL4rrbtzdpGczClMH4LaVIn30TQUaNWaKdbiFSlPOCGf09XBvYOx_0VFCv4omrKtVqEkVEskTHO878H1oXX3VniVGrX4mQN1h5JRKcWKtHZY8MLCmiu6PNpdM22imXlxALG/s400/EPV0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097190122776876322" border="0" /></a>On the south side is this magnificent curved building, but I don't know much about it, only that its curved and magnificent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_70hjA7MZMs4mt90IUDM-JgzZ0INO15yKKm7vsUVPc5dj9nbjmGw7FeKzTFSkVKtmGP7ILhPBX751CGZN-yS8eJuumRS9nJB6SHq6eQAmTPj0DXSb9eg0YlppQut6JdwLwQWpDU1ozEo/s1600-h/EPV0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_70hjA7MZMs4mt90IUDM-JgzZ0INO15yKKm7vsUVPc5dj9nbjmGw7FeKzTFSkVKtmGP7ILhPBX751CGZN-yS8eJuumRS9nJB6SHq6eQAmTPj0DXSb9eg0YlppQut6JdwLwQWpDU1ozEo/s400/EPV0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189946683217042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiCg1xz0p6tSyhE-kWK-c8I5akBV_pz0Yi4aCI8YKyT7iyhkp9sIwBl-mcfywife0kGE48Kv3WE9MC4HKot37MupkcOzU8m5BlUJ01TT6qEihSoXL8SORY6RLdI2-00vaLRVECmOYN9pk/s1600-h/EPV0024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiCg1xz0p6tSyhE-kWK-c8I5akBV_pz0Yi4aCI8YKyT7iyhkp9sIwBl-mcfywife0kGE48Kv3WE9MC4HKot37MupkcOzU8m5BlUJ01TT6qEihSoXL8SORY6RLdI2-00vaLRVECmOYN9pk/s400/EPV0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189946683217058" border="0" /></a>They were setting up a concert of some kind here, albeit in a small corner of the square. Jeppe recognised one of the roadies from a gig in Denmark who told us they were setting up for an Elton John gig. In hindsight the flowers on the side screens should have given it away.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VrS9WQ5amqbg23jAhU6LY4C69vPfs-YYsfJn4eRvslyASuDy5ZUVMv8ASQSA1_awwyOjW5HySLx7AP34R_SnszRQe0XmO36_-3fk-DQDfTloRJa1fddSb6C2pkWW8ZP4Ybh7BT7Xe-mX/s1600-h/EPV0032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4VrS9WQ5amqbg23jAhU6LY4C69vPfs-YYsfJn4eRvslyASuDy5ZUVMv8ASQSA1_awwyOjW5HySLx7AP34R_SnszRQe0XmO36_-3fk-DQDfTloRJa1fddSb6C2pkWW8ZP4Ybh7BT7Xe-mX/s400/EPV0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189950978184370" border="0" /></a>A quick walk along the Southern bank of the Neva behind the Admiralty brought us to the bronze statue of Peter the Great. This statue is the symbol of St Petersburg, in much the same way New York has The Statue of Liberty. So for something that is so significant is was odd that the bird crap hadn't been cleaned off his head! The rock is alleged to be the biggest moved by man, Geoff Capes probably.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dicTa3A-4pzyIv49Ep_5PzwZso0Ngw1zjnEtd3U5pKQV0gd50JNXalWD_M1g7KY5gn7S83e8BYft8ZwyCoi1Ktk3W716UYaL-6-oplb2hhnDvqAm7K1pEZx0gKOeD2kxPy9kbBJYtFZj/s1600-h/EPV0041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1dicTa3A-4pzyIv49Ep_5PzwZso0Ngw1zjnEtd3U5pKQV0gd50JNXalWD_M1g7KY5gn7S83e8BYft8ZwyCoi1Ktk3W716UYaL-6-oplb2hhnDvqAm7K1pEZx0gKOeD2kxPy9kbBJYtFZj/s400/EPV0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189950978184386" border="0" /></a>Standing over 100metres high is St Isaac's Cathedral built over 40 years during the 19 century. Nowadays only a small part of it used for religious ceremonies. The main building is open to tourists. Sad!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUViEjf_jseHWCe_BuVNQ4iT2f2Mg-DFDM1v_WuwhVAqJgnYYsbETcYd1M50ODTcIvauJIZv_dmuLSx3rASJ2s8C8P7OwZVf_deYFLjczSU2LA1Rm6BpUhuwKsCJluXkVw6q8T-xqsWJi/s1600-h/EPV0042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUViEjf_jseHWCe_BuVNQ4iT2f2Mg-DFDM1v_WuwhVAqJgnYYsbETcYd1M50ODTcIvauJIZv_dmuLSx3rASJ2s8C8P7OwZVf_deYFLjczSU2LA1Rm6BpUhuwKsCJluXkVw6q8T-xqsWJi/s400/EPV0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189950978184402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUc64wTlgDLtcWBcxSjta0x9jc19QdfXkPBr1vLZ-D63xFrpRIkyIsPg6FYOtzaH5VPTJHunqgriNzSfK967fVTUDWxGW8RgQ6nRvzN_Qmo9euxc4SN3xesfDRE-ixfsdLowblS9ZRiH8/s1600-h/EPV0044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxUc64wTlgDLtcWBcxSjta0x9jc19QdfXkPBr1vLZ-D63xFrpRIkyIsPg6FYOtzaH5VPTJHunqgriNzSfK967fVTUDWxGW8RgQ6nRvzN_Qmo9euxc4SN3xesfDRE-ixfsdLowblS9ZRiH8/s400/EPV0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189774884525122" border="0" /></a>Having picked up our coach tickets to Tallinn from a hotel across from the cathedral (much easier than the mission in Moscow) we carried on our little morning walk, which turned out to be a bit more than that. This is the Admiralty building. The gold spire is visible from most of the city (assuming you're not in front of a building) and also marks the end of Nevskiy Prospekt, which we'd walk the next day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3WHv6zKrkojZlU5hwFfn0iKTXajIBPuW_7TRx-fDexQPr7Jm8oojpcZRmmb62nQT3KWd-1T7hll5JdLjn4tlVMI6Zcp5Y6B5cxbDEVuycdOdJf8zIXbCBSqZruG_fcjWuXKBQrG6G9nB/s1600-h/EPV0046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm3WHv6zKrkojZlU5hwFfn0iKTXajIBPuW_7TRx-fDexQPr7Jm8oojpcZRmmb62nQT3KWd-1T7hll5JdLjn4tlVMI6Zcp5Y6B5cxbDEVuycdOdJf8zIXbCBSqZruG_fcjWuXKBQrG6G9nB/s400/EPV0046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189774884525138" border="0" /></a>Heading back over the palace bridge as well as the cool fountain display you can see the Peter and Paul island, where we were headed next.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r6WJps_OxFjAMbZvrz0AQbixuHjJ5nK9KjGEJ5uLOf0sWtW47d-pwaFzEGdji3_zq3EP9LPLtqrxwv0WKwpPg_0E7C_85rmHn_Pvfv9M6IyQ67h9iTrRnQPg_4hGYzCow3pe-P1_N0pJ/s1600-h/EPV0047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8r6WJps_OxFjAMbZvrz0AQbixuHjJ5nK9KjGEJ5uLOf0sWtW47d-pwaFzEGdji3_zq3EP9LPLtqrxwv0WKwpPg_0E7C_85rmHn_Pvfv9M6IyQ67h9iTrRnQPg_4hGYzCow3pe-P1_N0pJ/s400/EPV0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189774884525154" border="0" /></a>More wedding parties could be found along the water's edge. The fountains were making a scenic backdrop to their photos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxG0JhsCspVb4IFevvbPR-HNBkXCSaHFnDyO8q6L8d-C9HIPOc_Xfya8mECj-aWMKypjbxDOmtGIkPW0goCZ9lmd8QfCmSjxLgocmSJGOr9WDqUgcXhYznDA7K33nKiPv6QZgdmUfxHAa/s1600-h/EPV0048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxG0JhsCspVb4IFevvbPR-HNBkXCSaHFnDyO8q6L8d-C9HIPOc_Xfya8mECj-aWMKypjbxDOmtGIkPW0goCZ9lmd8QfCmSjxLgocmSJGOr9WDqUgcXhYznDA7K33nKiPv6QZgdmUfxHAa/s400/EPV0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189779179492466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq0_zy_xDSXAgcAyjW5sezmslJZD9smtefq1XbATlYhHy7_U4_iaQS6uY0cHyQ2oi3Qj9YlJKCh_ThfZx4-JxOB7e3c3hSOywPcyyWYtIq2y2O10dg4QvW6Wmybt9Ycemw4yAv9Z7kxIZ/s1600-h/EPV0117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq0_zy_xDSXAgcAyjW5sezmslJZD9smtefq1XbATlYhHy7_U4_iaQS6uY0cHyQ2oi3Qj9YlJKCh_ThfZx4-JxOB7e3c3hSOywPcyyWYtIq2y2O10dg4QvW6Wmybt9Ycemw4yAv9Z7kxIZ/s400/EPV0117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188430559760978" border="0" /></a>The stretch limo business were solidly booked for this weekend!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFPN52KmAd5J0jLM04FXVQ4ZYradlUgGf8M-Pm07xiLu7ID5nY3BuiX1zCffHk5gLz_jlvrNH_S_nVtgSE4Ynme8PPZvtri3XsN0wjlNPBGqplFWjmGZ7qeQU9I3RmeCUxAykmE70eagz/s1600-h/EPV0049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKFPN52KmAd5J0jLM04FXVQ4ZYradlUgGf8M-Pm07xiLu7ID5nY3BuiX1zCffHk5gLz_jlvrNH_S_nVtgSE4Ynme8PPZvtri3XsN0wjlNPBGqplFWjmGZ7qeQU9I3RmeCUxAykmE70eagz/s400/EPV0049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189779179492482" border="0" /></a>I have no idea what this building is but it looks stunning!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF3uzW-4KnAYAvdlKbIRUxsT71l4XJJuVCs9eXzDZSDq5W07909Eo0Ubt5AehASZ1J2mzY9-0XCOipCfJQvfIVVSWSnM6ILifK7sHYFaoFhGXIF_ok86I1Nd7RjGjhUnWjT9R-4vi3rz3/s1600-h/EPV0055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoF3uzW-4KnAYAvdlKbIRUxsT71l4XJJuVCs9eXzDZSDq5W07909Eo0Ubt5AehASZ1J2mzY9-0XCOipCfJQvfIVVSWSnM6ILifK7sHYFaoFhGXIF_ok86I1Nd7RjGjhUnWjT9R-4vi3rz3/s400/EPV0055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189598790865906" border="0" /></a>A galleon moored along the banks of the river. Its actually been converted into a restaurant and rather strangely a gym on the lower deck.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOxGfzWqSFu_xoLZaTh28lN6E-M2LR8He5lpDG3RyD1khQEPWtPHgR-mblggf7kcnCM6rJJZDP1VXINdpLDxfY15yfkUvpGSwLVOPA4WcaoQrGWyVrbJmXntbTl0S7Ts9OGSD5ycrxcMN/s1600-h/EPV0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEOxGfzWqSFu_xoLZaTh28lN6E-M2LR8He5lpDG3RyD1khQEPWtPHgR-mblggf7kcnCM6rJJZDP1VXINdpLDxfY15yfkUvpGSwLVOPA4WcaoQrGWyVrbJmXntbTl0S7Ts9OGSD5ycrxcMN/s400/EPV0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189603085833218" border="0" /></a>Peter and Paul island does have a little beach that hosts parties and concerts. There were signs advertising an upcoming festival including Lily Allen amongst others. Having walked for quite a while we decided to stop for a break at the Pacha nightclub, which can be found on the island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XXu99D8QVGSYBh-fpzORMEo1NUziXfqTrAa1a5UtbiQB3CUppbXwm6RGtlrPJM79R_qUv2-jeok2XzTSePzhexuozlaa77csM6Jf-6S-xscRzHvg0AexOhKLe7qEbV0CiS0FTNSd72ka/s1600-h/EPV0063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_XXu99D8QVGSYBh-fpzORMEo1NUziXfqTrAa1a5UtbiQB3CUppbXwm6RGtlrPJM79R_qUv2-jeok2XzTSePzhexuozlaa77csM6Jf-6S-xscRzHvg0AexOhKLe7qEbV0CiS0FTNSd72ka/s400/EPV0063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189603085833234" border="0" /></a>Keith was insistent that he wasn't falling asleep here, but merely resting. Yeah, right!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_Rouz8zLNpxfNfurx1h48FOh6AsTvMcCc0v1aJtULObQWN81Hszq-XI4hgS8rs17gJVF2JGE49BN9SUYyisVciQdS7VYFzNsYq9BwiEavUrF7PN-wjadf_VtEa9gO43wo64uUVa2RDC2/s1600-h/EPV0064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm_Rouz8zLNpxfNfurx1h48FOh6AsTvMcCc0v1aJtULObQWN81Hszq-XI4hgS8rs17gJVF2JGE49BN9SUYyisVciQdS7VYFzNsYq9BwiEavUrF7PN-wjadf_VtEa9gO43wo64uUVa2RDC2/s400/EPV0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189603085833250" border="0" /></a>A rather odd sign at the entrance to the Peter and Paul fortress that warns you amongst other things not to play a saxophone or ski jump. Weird!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkmuUXjfad4TRUwHFH81P1AuK84uC_z5ssTQ6oRxberDqgdB1aqFPHEGdKZX7Kt7M68Kv7wL2I4LhuACiw4dd-kbjbbNsaVY8YwWvJbiCqTJfCcYWbez3At4P5k_QQ_KAmaK83Geb7CKi/s1600-h/EPV0066.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilkmuUXjfad4TRUwHFH81P1AuK84uC_z5ssTQ6oRxberDqgdB1aqFPHEGdKZX7Kt7M68Kv7wL2I4LhuACiw4dd-kbjbbNsaVY8YwWvJbiCqTJfCcYWbez3At4P5k_QQ_KAmaK83Geb7CKi/s400/EPV0066.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189607380800562" border="0" /></a>The Peter and Paul fortress was the original citadel in the city and built in the early 1700s. It serves as the resting place for many of the Russian Tsars. Although built as a fortress it was never actually needed as such, which is just as well as it was in a rubbish location anyway, quite deep into the city. This woman came over and told us not to take pictures unless she was in them, so we were fortunate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHV-cbKls0z9_x2c9831YcBvD82NSBQsHS6I4kuSisar6ZuEUNddqiE4nWl5ABaVr24KWlMZyS9Dd4fxxQDXtlulpTM4k-I70bDxT8oZCRgoo2h9qwZ84jFeW3Pg8i3DL-h76FV1pPJO-T/s1600-h/EPV0068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHV-cbKls0z9_x2c9831YcBvD82NSBQsHS6I4kuSisar6ZuEUNddqiE4nWl5ABaVr24KWlMZyS9Dd4fxxQDXtlulpTM4k-I70bDxT8oZCRgoo2h9qwZ84jFeW3Pg8i3DL-h76FV1pPJO-T/s400/EPV0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189435582108578" border="0" /></a>Across from the island is the military museum.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLEIGgEutTdbOrNWPuWydpLODSlG4YLjQrbkWh1c-n0JxdcdrHjXQn3byCf2L6Yrp_b2zuHcWvsgJJnX67MsfPIjTf61DCmVID-wPaOr0Jd-krXD2QxFLuBtDYwDIybGiE6RcquXp-Y5y/s1600-h/EPV0069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLEIGgEutTdbOrNWPuWydpLODSlG4YLjQrbkWh1c-n0JxdcdrHjXQn3byCf2L6Yrp_b2zuHcWvsgJJnX67MsfPIjTf61DCmVID-wPaOr0Jd-krXD2QxFLuBtDYwDIybGiE6RcquXp-Y5y/s400/EPV0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189435582108594" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCLzi7E7CvSs8VJzKlg96J0zu6Vh9dJLL3H7VTeqK144QKMrbQWh67GVaXJsF0DQx0sRJLQk6PAfiG9yUMvuVd9vDPg3pJlYhUbY5x7WfqsYuQqfKLBBkxdbnk0ePAxVnCsfSDdPKUYzV/s1600-h/EPV0071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaCLzi7E7CvSs8VJzKlg96J0zu6Vh9dJLL3H7VTeqK144QKMrbQWh67GVaXJsF0DQx0sRJLQk6PAfiG9yUMvuVd9vDPg3pJlYhUbY5x7WfqsYuQqfKLBBkxdbnk0ePAxVnCsfSDdPKUYzV/s400/EPV0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189439877075906" border="0" /></a>This is another silly "throw the coins for luck" thing, here its good luck to have a coin land on the wooden post. We looked for beggars in scuba gear picking up the coins that missed but failed to see them.<br /><br />From the river around Peter and Paul we made our way to Park Alisa, a small park nearby, which had a coaster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUaURYA6wHnNntjRK4tcdJfivr6Iiqgg6PIi_CUYb6lDRiM4Jvx135tMcY4G0rJ1f_DF5Iet3cSO2YtTClqqy4Zk8Y4rihkqplQvKFluVCxJCZUaFQyAzVGDN3ze0tEBchglBXLBahYO6/s1600-h/EPV0073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSUaURYA6wHnNntjRK4tcdJfivr6Iiqgg6PIi_CUYb6lDRiM4Jvx135tMcY4G0rJ1f_DF5Iet3cSO2YtTClqqy4Zk8Y4rihkqplQvKFluVCxJCZUaFQyAzVGDN3ze0tEBchglBXLBahYO6/s400/EPV0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189439877075922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PmLU3ycpwhg-ZV86n-4aDZaJRyD2A71ng99QgpM-gy3DT_PB3gaJrSaSm4LaekEKIumEHMS3fxcBuGYjWP0PjLGLVLqGGsorrhovrIt0oDhnPlqCXlKF5bHvhx7KMAn3Q2b-o3-ALRmY/s1600-h/EPV0075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8PmLU3ycpwhg-ZV86n-4aDZaJRyD2A71ng99QgpM-gy3DT_PB3gaJrSaSm4LaekEKIumEHMS3fxcBuGYjWP0PjLGLVLqGGsorrhovrIt0oDhnPlqCXlKF5bHvhx7KMAn3Q2b-o3-ALRmY/s400/EPV0075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189439877075938" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7OUcH-19BwIRt-kBjt7iPZ_tzlrbXs0rMWCrAiF9GTkYDxzip121ULPuo-bieBfhV7pKEBbUtSV6v5qByhZzOm2eBEHeDpu58ncOYDeBIFDz87RwHNwDj7kBjoA-8wNB9aNF9_2ke0gj/s1600-h/EPV0076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp7OUcH-19BwIRt-kBjt7iPZ_tzlrbXs0rMWCrAiF9GTkYDxzip121ULPuo-bieBfhV7pKEBbUtSV6v5qByhZzOm2eBEHeDpu58ncOYDeBIFDz87RwHNwDj7kBjoA-8wNB9aNF9_2ke0gj/s400/EPV0076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189250898514770" border="0" /></a>This park was similar to Sokolniki in that it was a small array of rides in a small corner of a big park. As with all the Moscow parks you just bought tickets for the rides you were interested in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_Bvk-_nuCT93F9vQ6wdZd4A-SgzVBpBTtoQVlhnBYTQdHjV3kygV3yT0Y7LSEe9ya-3eIUw22UfnKFnttxW_80x9yiHHe20ApxNi_pPEX5F5f7I6_zkwgZcAYii2XZASIkbzQlyo3OA7/s1600-h/EPV0078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7_Bvk-_nuCT93F9vQ6wdZd4A-SgzVBpBTtoQVlhnBYTQdHjV3kygV3yT0Y7LSEe9ya-3eIUw22UfnKFnttxW_80x9yiHHe20ApxNi_pPEX5F5f7I6_zkwgZcAYii2XZASIkbzQlyo3OA7/s400/EPV0078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189250898514786" border="0" /></a>Another inflatable go-kart track, with arrows clearly indicating the direction of travel but no island up this end to go around. The risk of a collision must be high!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAT9e1WvOsabbFXq_dS_CKnn0Zwn2OLNA3HyU0E98zQs1lUMCAz6aAOCxn2XjbOTVKztb9_oRcZM3RS1AtpJiRrP_QaZpbVrYfjXBRKrEMUCVz1SI3-Pqx9zjMMqk2pfuX2cfyfbYdDVo/s1600-h/EPV0080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAT9e1WvOsabbFXq_dS_CKnn0Zwn2OLNA3HyU0E98zQs1lUMCAz6aAOCxn2XjbOTVKztb9_oRcZM3RS1AtpJiRrP_QaZpbVrYfjXBRKrEMUCVz1SI3-Pqx9zjMMqk2pfuX2cfyfbYdDVo/s400/EPV0080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189250898514802" border="0" /></a>There's the caterpillar coaster, by far the most common type out here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMYfNCXHVUAQ_9KWfL-RtbTO5X-vDjd5rrzppqvTSDKqM5bl41xCxACURnWubWAMFPqILaCy9l0PtK-raFzaYfyBaEkB2SR4f-L6imxZslT_vXbYjA8tB4XOz2i44J3gW85afT6AmbEsb/s1600-h/EPV0082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAMYfNCXHVUAQ_9KWfL-RtbTO5X-vDjd5rrzppqvTSDKqM5bl41xCxACURnWubWAMFPqILaCy9l0PtK-raFzaYfyBaEkB2SR4f-L6imxZslT_vXbYjA8tB4XOz2i44J3gW85afT6AmbEsb/s400/EPV0082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189259488449410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaBmO6QfczJhzLrkzmQCzmYtBtF5ChJBLyrFWEFdTXTlO0OW-zrWFTgrEat-N3YER8mK8jlD_qI3jXgS5gYLsRHkrS0k6WV8lruizR4CmANXNN4f8euJqta3LU7yYkgHxU34KdjYPFSSZ/s1600-h/IMG_0470.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZaBmO6QfczJhzLrkzmQCzmYtBtF5ChJBLyrFWEFdTXTlO0OW-zrWFTgrEat-N3YER8mK8jlD_qI3jXgS5gYLsRHkrS0k6WV8lruizR4CmANXNN4f8euJqta3LU7yYkgHxU34KdjYPFSSZ/s400/IMG_0470.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187988178129314" border="0" /></a>This one was unique in that it passed through the branches of a nearby tree. Grounds to sue in the US but taken as fun here. Duck Keith, Duck!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirf0xsgSSRckpEL0kWj1TQ1JVOqBmfs0D7s7cXfba7vaa_Hhsu9k-sqQZLDY7PnLm95Jzy-UBmLkz-DOhypV91DfODQ42EdgD-pDmiX5HNOnKlPK5HgR58oGPIqjSZOkcN3edBM8ixvAxW/s1600-h/IMG_0473.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirf0xsgSSRckpEL0kWj1TQ1JVOqBmfs0D7s7cXfba7vaa_Hhsu9k-sqQZLDY7PnLm95Jzy-UBmLkz-DOhypV91DfODQ42EdgD-pDmiX5HNOnKlPK5HgR58oGPIqjSZOkcN3edBM8ixvAxW/s400/IMG_0473.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187988178129330" border="0" /></a>The chairoplane had a nice plane addition at the top!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4vIV4CkWdC-8026NPrEjYFGECJMpzlZG0BC_0dzcdVF80lgSadypcLTTbyDn3tHG1AsMy5TaCJQ5QHJ6hOz0iNV7vwHixCsaTKDIU4djmvvZw0PvgoeCWTV10vNdsY4pBHbKdcSZvwPr/s1600-h/IMG_0474.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4vIV4CkWdC-8026NPrEjYFGECJMpzlZG0BC_0dzcdVF80lgSadypcLTTbyDn3tHG1AsMy5TaCJQ5QHJ6hOz0iNV7vwHixCsaTKDIU4djmvvZw0PvgoeCWTV10vNdsY4pBHbKdcSZvwPr/s400/IMG_0474.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187992473096642" border="0" /></a>More stolen Disney logos.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydd5Vis_vlzGiS56zvGGEQ5U1WCjflPGf-1gxQBz2WEJ-4QGigoRPH8xBo7UH8oljQzo22Zsnjtj4ZxFsoqpFVEHv48DqSpsLaW9Yw0-kahFWM6AKih_aiZI19TFILNNHFSZCZcmgM9OZ/s1600-h/stp1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgydd5Vis_vlzGiS56zvGGEQ5U1WCjflPGf-1gxQBz2WEJ-4QGigoRPH8xBo7UH8oljQzo22Zsnjtj4ZxFsoqpFVEHv48DqSpsLaW9Yw0-kahFWM6AKih_aiZI19TFILNNHFSZCZcmgM9OZ/s400/stp1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102961457287396802" border="0" /></a>This is the route we'd walked in the morning, a little more than intended...<br /><br />Having finished with Park Alisa we decided to try our luck at Divo Ostrov, another park that ended up being the first proper theme park on the trip but first we had to go back to the hotel to check in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86RjoipXs1_qLaGM2-p4MCrTFoTHFYwpVJlJ8jzQtvOyVmdruYRPtJsM-9abhyphenhyphen3L0mF_1yjnqoxv1R9P3HfNOg8bcHcGDRfvGL5yE5VE_HidBCmt9LD27fmiBPHFTpzpCD-ClgZz7kfRx/s1600-h/IMG_0475.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86RjoipXs1_qLaGM2-p4MCrTFoTHFYwpVJlJ8jzQtvOyVmdruYRPtJsM-9abhyphenhyphen3L0mF_1yjnqoxv1R9P3HfNOg8bcHcGDRfvGL5yE5VE_HidBCmt9LD27fmiBPHFTpzpCD-ClgZz7kfRx/s400/IMG_0475.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187996768063954" border="0" /></a>The Metro is similar to Russia. Amazingly clean, very punctual and efficient and extremely deep underground.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NRKu5K6K3diu0IrOoYSPBJvV8MwqK9CBHeB5bSB8hXjP0TpKj5SztH6t1bxXVwNQaMFIGL2ljn-49w8X0HNZDrZ3TjgYqopR4-Aeu_719_VcM9veczG23g4thGOn2w1A4cIhj4fLAVxZ/s1600-h/IMG_0483.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6NRKu5K6K3diu0IrOoYSPBJvV8MwqK9CBHeB5bSB8hXjP0TpKj5SztH6t1bxXVwNQaMFIGL2ljn-49w8X0HNZDrZ3TjgYqopR4-Aeu_719_VcM9veczG23g4thGOn2w1A4cIhj4fLAVxZ/s400/IMG_0483.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187760544862530" border="0" /></a>A short walk from the hotel is the Petrovskiy Stadium and sporting complex. Home to FC Zenit, a team I can't say I've ever heard of. We were only here to use the Metro that would take us to Divo Ostrov.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOM5eJVjpIDsIWTOthloZGYFmJaDIDQSXtKXQTWZavjgr3q1KvbOamEuqc8wLNN6WEADmndHSKAojXi4gnL1cDL1au8jOY0UEWZjWCqWG7YZqp5sQ6uV2hzuECT-AWZARTY4wbg1bNVpA/s1600-h/IMG_0484.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihOM5eJVjpIDsIWTOthloZGYFmJaDIDQSXtKXQTWZavjgr3q1KvbOamEuqc8wLNN6WEADmndHSKAojXi4gnL1cDL1au8jOY0UEWZjWCqWG7YZqp5sQ6uV2hzuECT-AWZARTY4wbg1bNVpA/s400/IMG_0484.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187760544862546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTGuwyUjJb2R9lhIDG2UGPifr71uzWGa1uMEbYZwJ-pEjL0V22Z5I0TZjhKT1MULwY08aslu8V3dpFrMBGAZe0WZEK0atwkHJL6_nB4JQqosN23pyk650rHkdLl3t7b3K5N6h-ODw0MqO/s1600-h/IMG_0486.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqTGuwyUjJb2R9lhIDG2UGPifr71uzWGa1uMEbYZwJ-pEjL0V22Z5I0TZjhKT1MULwY08aslu8V3dpFrMBGAZe0WZEK0atwkHJL6_nB4JQqosN23pyk650rHkdLl3t7b3K5N6h-ODw0MqO/s400/IMG_0486.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187760544862562" border="0" /></a>Nice station though, although I've subsequently read that the ceiling contains loads of asbestos. Could this have been where I picked up my cough from?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwhDn9yM1yijBpdnU0bxLdiaOfz__9z715uq-ZDuD1MSErIhlnKiMSM2Xb6rNiWW84it6EoWpvoiR4gd2m19mczBbNts5sYaPSNr0fOGExl5LLx5SFvpqTsNhyn-vwJagsPqgHRYqd6Ue/s1600-h/divo+ostrov.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBwhDn9yM1yijBpdnU0bxLdiaOfz__9z715uq-ZDuD1MSErIhlnKiMSM2Xb6rNiWW84it6EoWpvoiR4gd2m19mczBbNts5sYaPSNr0fOGExl5LLx5SFvpqTsNhyn-vwJagsPqgHRYqd6Ue/s400/divo+ostrov.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102962681353076178" border="0" /></a>Divo Ostrov is located on Krestovskiy Island and was the first, and only Russian park to look like a proper theme park with a decent selection of rides i.e. not a caterpillar in sight.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLnwdQ2XNYkQPrPdGwLXZE4ggellT3QXGcHIXv4Y3llg5sc8cknP_dBmShmJdRtgNuHWf5wxYNDM_wPHa4w52WncfbwbnETbtMNCCpNZHy3TmtK4owVJqlhtUPr0xGYk7jKaMsIbeQT86/s1600-h/EPV0083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihLnwdQ2XNYkQPrPdGwLXZE4ggellT3QXGcHIXv4Y3llg5sc8cknP_dBmShmJdRtgNuHWf5wxYNDM_wPHa4w52WncfbwbnETbtMNCCpNZHy3TmtK4owVJqlhtUPr0xGYk7jKaMsIbeQT86/s400/EPV0083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189259488449426" border="0" /></a>Having paid a small entrance fee, and security check, we were allowed in. This wasn't the norm but we later found out that there was a concert taking place in the park, hence the small upcharge and additional security. According to my research we were expecting to see five coasters here, so plenty to keep us entertained.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG6EFEqWNZROeCBqDVmMgP-OWk9Jswl-SYbdIqCV8ps9i6FwnO0_dKtDjzPPr1PzV4LO7pvX2xmSZnjSt0LjpIP9hm-d9h24fjZpecsWrl2_XFoTWo5bCMfoOj-UPxxLh151bJc-uJE4V/s1600-h/EPV0086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbG6EFEqWNZROeCBqDVmMgP-OWk9Jswl-SYbdIqCV8ps9i6FwnO0_dKtDjzPPr1PzV4LO7pvX2xmSZnjSt0LjpIP9hm-d9h24fjZpecsWrl2_XFoTWo5bCMfoOj-UPxxLh151bJc-uJE4V/s400/EPV0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189027560215298" border="0" /></a>Pretty cool go-karts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jH6t5c-1kd6mHHvbOTF1-bZ7uh2W09VGqJKU2Qf49sFWxNdh4Aa5WOnkoxLJQbCid4WHexDttF3gwGS7o8KbtKET_esR7Y85I5xAKe5ynnCA8DtCPWbJw6B5bFdCTRru2sqmSHSZFRbP/s1600-h/EPV0087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6jH6t5c-1kd6mHHvbOTF1-bZ7uh2W09VGqJKU2Qf49sFWxNdh4Aa5WOnkoxLJQbCid4WHexDttF3gwGS7o8KbtKET_esR7Y85I5xAKe5ynnCA8DtCPWbJw6B5bFdCTRru2sqmSHSZFRbP/s400/EPV0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189027560215314" border="0" /></a>Coaster number 1 was Flitzer, which I'd ridden similar at Bakken in Denmark, and would be doing again later on the trip. This closed shortly after and remained down for the next few days. Some of our friends who were visiting the park later didn't get to ride it, so here's proof it was working just in case you think we're making it up ;)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYElqG3ANw1Ola2ttkODWW3PnaXl7vxqoNDCeZSuL2oIvGMnzvVUrDjXnQoVEDjgA94b6wK26uGcqQkmjSrUDsSAeqf-xSq9pHzghJly_Y43fKMIbLXHQ9pDcIsBKIK61SjxMmSI81dVS2/s1600-h/EPV0090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYElqG3ANw1Ola2ttkODWW3PnaXl7vxqoNDCeZSuL2oIvGMnzvVUrDjXnQoVEDjgA94b6wK26uGcqQkmjSrUDsSAeqf-xSq9pHzghJly_Y43fKMIbLXHQ9pDcIsBKIK61SjxMmSI81dVS2/s400/EPV0090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189031855182626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU19gLVjBaNzlGZrNY95wcPeLL9RVPZtwt7a0eFiEK7AfIqLNaFStwcUyl55Z1eqhOdSisoAomR5aznF4FmHS_jyWj-ycCtOJdOjsyuYWeHNq3uMEopXuuJCGjEMTofXniXHfpRjuI8Q5U/s1600-h/EPV0092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU19gLVjBaNzlGZrNY95wcPeLL9RVPZtwt7a0eFiEK7AfIqLNaFStwcUyl55Z1eqhOdSisoAomR5aznF4FmHS_jyWj-ycCtOJdOjsyuYWeHNq3uMEopXuuJCGjEMTofXniXHfpRjuI8Q5U/s400/EPV0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189031855182642" border="0" /></a>Coaster number 2 was this rough corkscrew coaster, made doubly worse by us having to wait in the train for quite some time for enough other riders to come along and fill the train. Although the park was busy the rides weren't so we were in that position of waiting for trains to fill. I can only assume the majority of people were here for the concert.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtg8qkjkNGIACJFSlO_GinH8I6bmXBT0z5HWJup39RdvVWrlObA5xzTsLT6g9HWtrN2Jg_qpv8a2djprHufDB-paMRdsSo2wVHrUiGep4xL9ZyGoVIEm7h_r4a7sqB48ximCDU4tCqtBBJ/s1600-h/EPV0093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtg8qkjkNGIACJFSlO_GinH8I6bmXBT0z5HWJup39RdvVWrlObA5xzTsLT6g9HWtrN2Jg_qpv8a2djprHufDB-paMRdsSo2wVHrUiGep4xL9ZyGoVIEm7h_r4a7sqB48ximCDU4tCqtBBJ/s400/EPV0093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097189031855182658" border="0" /></a>This is Afterburner, which looked like a great ride and having ridden similar in Italy (the only other one of its kind) was expected to be the best ride in Russia. As it turns out it wasn't open and doesn't appear to have ever opened. Quite strange and no-one we've spoken to seems to know what happened here although the suspicion is the park must have got into some sort of financial wrangling with the builders and aborted the installation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSRBAjia8lxI3lfz05qdXJQaqvc5Tb_2BoD2BPkJtzrIMzbn-GLQ6Zz6TrANo1Ca1_kOEhAHxCDxBO36vOntIUMDtkqyxeGfI2OHv4ukT1t9WFhyphenhyphenqW3xC7uZO9Zxb3IzOqAMzkuOxiPoz/s1600-h/EPV0095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfSRBAjia8lxI3lfz05qdXJQaqvc5Tb_2BoD2BPkJtzrIMzbn-GLQ6Zz6TrANo1Ca1_kOEhAHxCDxBO36vOntIUMDtkqyxeGfI2OHv4ukT1t9WFhyphenhyphenqW3xC7uZO9Zxb3IzOqAMzkuOxiPoz/s400/EPV0095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188825696752306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbucJj03p_M4hdjpDOvSP6LJQKuajFKg48FVFuGdYgq4RxHK2189wWtbiezeb0qzbKENvqWUxPgqtPzJqj1r3MVQgJAjw4Hz90mZpDzC3B7_nr5GiKRXb2M3-MP_QHsyN-IYFMG-Hwk6WK/s1600-h/EPV0098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbucJj03p_M4hdjpDOvSP6LJQKuajFKg48FVFuGdYgq4RxHK2189wWtbiezeb0qzbKENvqWUxPgqtPzJqj1r3MVQgJAjw4Hz90mZpDzC3B7_nr5GiKRXb2M3-MP_QHsyN-IYFMG-Hwk6WK/s400/EPV0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188829991719618" border="0" /></a>A ridiculously powerful bungee catapult, which wasn't working today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55Tb0H75yhmtjISiMvyUGehrp0P5BfNZXrToPZTa9j2oLugZ8Jd01ODsgJWfI8qSVoNV_ayjLBQ8WWMjlFjlbHmwZ3B0aO8lD1Ge59S0q6M2gvC1GMESkDYawCPKWJc5lRWPoKqFMohBf/s1600-h/EPV0101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi55Tb0H75yhmtjISiMvyUGehrp0P5BfNZXrToPZTa9j2oLugZ8Jd01ODsgJWfI8qSVoNV_ayjLBQ8WWMjlFjlbHmwZ3B0aO8lD1Ge59S0q6M2gvC1GMESkDYawCPKWJc5lRWPoKqFMohBf/s400/EPV0101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188829991719634" border="0" /></a>A rollover ride that was, yes you've guessed it, not working today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkfLNhqsicmv9Qba6FIKNN7l3ZVE7NO_YeyXG3r5uoPFOCmGvdJkGr2wZ8yyAhkSxSTqIXC2CX2p6NqPnc6m0QP2ZybHeIzBmINm2M9mrQIbTKfVdAVEQwivYn7um3B-eSnixwzgHzSy_/s1600-h/EPV0103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkfLNhqsicmv9Qba6FIKNN7l3ZVE7NO_YeyXG3r5uoPFOCmGvdJkGr2wZ8yyAhkSxSTqIXC2CX2p6NqPnc6m0QP2ZybHeIzBmINm2M9mrQIbTKfVdAVEQwivYn7um3B-eSnixwzgHzSy_/s400/EPV0103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188834286686946" border="0" /></a>The StarFlyer was working but for some reason we never got around to riding it. Those rides scare me...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3LQ-3JLcMQAugQ8oUiSv2qzOzx6YWjXreYNX8ZHX4lPGtzuSXtF6prbkBpFFh3dPhl6slvyRw_vEbjfQ4HFiiQS4535A8MtB1xQDWa4ERdfElFm9bYNysMolxxKIQGfLKC7Ck-e2PNHP/s1600-h/EPV0104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE3LQ-3JLcMQAugQ8oUiSv2qzOzx6YWjXreYNX8ZHX4lPGtzuSXtF6prbkBpFFh3dPhl6slvyRw_vEbjfQ4HFiiQS4535A8MtB1xQDWa4ERdfElFm9bYNysMolxxKIQGfLKC7Ck-e2PNHP/s400/EPV0104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188838581654258" border="0" /></a>Here's our handy tip for coping with Divo Ostrov. Don't buy the all-ride tickets as they work out very expensive. Instead put together a shopping list using the list of rides posted on the side of the ticket booth (they're in Russian and English). If you present them with the the Russian descriptions with a quantity beside it they'll give you the tickets. Also be aware that some rides don't open all day, some close early. It was amusing having difficulty writing the reverse R character only to see the teller have the same difficulty with the normal R when they wrote back in English.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMhQAIWnLjH-rWRVhd-bEI8GCj8E4mCjiPLe3vZKlqxnTe0SRuOgweiG8XCPtkXiZ5_7_FdGRKVknxxoGHPQK95xvtfYGckac5-o6RBPFnDFSX2zq8ivA0aIiSs5Se-9pXIQJ4NFJiYMd/s1600-h/EPV0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMhQAIWnLjH-rWRVhd-bEI8GCj8E4mCjiPLe3vZKlqxnTe0SRuOgweiG8XCPtkXiZ5_7_FdGRKVknxxoGHPQK95xvtfYGckac5-o6RBPFnDFSX2zq8ivA0aIiSs5Se-9pXIQJ4NFJiYMd/s400/EPV0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188606653420130" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlmSwqTK_TN5OLvVSBSihZbmmrixB7oEaeAb6s7OKIV9J_CqusJcxC-JxcVkAGrBwJD4qg8YWc3BoTh4MCpXULHOIA1-nxFQD58yJR7lXiAZHtpvs-IhLrK49RNFHyVgaaDG-ZXwkTgkE/s1600-h/EPV0106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUlmSwqTK_TN5OLvVSBSihZbmmrixB7oEaeAb6s7OKIV9J_CqusJcxC-JxcVkAGrBwJD4qg8YWc3BoTh4MCpXULHOIA1-nxFQD58yJR7lXiAZHtpvs-IhLrK49RNFHyVgaaDG-ZXwkTgkE/s400/EPV0106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188606653420146" border="0" /></a>The powered swing wasn't working either, but the big coaster was. More on that in a bit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTKroi5YJzIIPHZtJuoktJhG7YGjEqTfDUGAlXcAR91yo25mD3ahK7qPxFp47oYh_VHryWK96A5H8CoOz8itNlk4HUd-uu2X6Ar-RviJ0qV9-YBXRvPGhqjrrUrO75xIVUz_g7uOMZwaM/s1600-h/EPV0107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJTKroi5YJzIIPHZtJuoktJhG7YGjEqTfDUGAlXcAR91yo25mD3ahK7qPxFp47oYh_VHryWK96A5H8CoOz8itNlk4HUd-uu2X6Ar-RviJ0qV9-YBXRvPGhqjrrUrO75xIVUz_g7uOMZwaM/s400/EPV0107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188606653420162" border="0" /></a>The biggest disappointment of the trip by far.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwlxVPVyTxuRqhzheTL5T7y75QsA15-CRQNQgN6sJxHetCDadCfvIWMTq-UkqO1eFZCpUurTjUnax68jRRrEZ9zrAU7C2BWZKDX8CIGF6i2CfgwXkSAj-ER2_bGTlsD775iOD6XhiHwPC/s1600-h/IMG_0492.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLwlxVPVyTxuRqhzheTL5T7y75QsA15-CRQNQgN6sJxHetCDadCfvIWMTq-UkqO1eFZCpUurTjUnax68jRRrEZ9zrAU7C2BWZKDX8CIGF6i2CfgwXkSAj-ER2_bGTlsD775iOD6XhiHwPC/s400/IMG_0492.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187764839829874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY9w1T-_y1V7dA5fI-7gP942vLLtu-zU0n3c7pRvrMOF2x8q5DPUPTKiV37RmmYO6xfFhOjB_bFSw1Uvz3yK824rJw2jzQM0f1p4_0sLqqUE1Kgmd1vJZRszLkcEGOT-G6RFzgyoXFKkz/s1600-h/IMG_0493.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY9w1T-_y1V7dA5fI-7gP942vLLtu-zU0n3c7pRvrMOF2x8q5DPUPTKiV37RmmYO6xfFhOjB_bFSw1Uvz3yK824rJw2jzQM0f1p4_0sLqqUE1Kgmd1vJZRszLkcEGOT-G6RFzgyoXFKkz/s400/IMG_0493.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187769134797186" border="0" /></a>Right this is the imaginatively named Big Russian Mountain coaster, the twin of a ride that people raved about on the Japan trip that I didn't get to ride (it's now at Camelot in the UK after the Japanese park closed). Ignore the covers, this ride was open!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO63WK08KJMtRI_XxG-55nQ_8X6T0hW-AWDcui_ryciegu_kc40hNSX5G_p-EQAQEKSZ-dl-LjrByc13rtTUo8G6PcbZuByiSFLz1gs4kCywRX4gxc8fXLKTRazZni2Cd6FF5U0Jj6yc-1/s1600-h/IMG_0498.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO63WK08KJMtRI_XxG-55nQ_8X6T0hW-AWDcui_ryciegu_kc40hNSX5G_p-EQAQEKSZ-dl-LjrByc13rtTUo8G6PcbZuByiSFLz1gs4kCywRX4gxc8fXLKTRazZni2Cd6FF5U0Jj6yc-1/s400/IMG_0498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187550091464962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbGdNrVJ2W4eRnv9s6rfIAnGnqK6QG4MnSIlEQsK_518Afgl_5JqfT8daPZNqrmbOlAUi7U5BQZPL-DjKX6d5Ei66hrRFohUJ0Z4cCShcAKcwtsMJkQUEEkfbJOvV6A4LnNyNnCFj4TAj/s1600-h/IMG_0499.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirbGdNrVJ2W4eRnv9s6rfIAnGnqK6QG4MnSIlEQsK_518Afgl_5JqfT8daPZNqrmbOlAUi7U5BQZPL-DjKX6d5Ei66hrRFohUJ0Z4cCShcAKcwtsMJkQUEEkfbJOvV6A4LnNyNnCFj4TAj/s400/IMG_0499.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187550091464978" border="0" /></a>As impressive as it was this ride will become quite memorable for the wrong reason. After having queued for about 5 minutes (the only ride in the park to have a queue) we were sitting waiting to be despatched when the heavens opened. It was raining really really hard. We feared the worst, that they'll close the ride down as would happen in just about every park around the world. Not here, they despatched us out, and having left our jackets behind because it was bright when we got into the train, everyone got completely soaked and had to endure that facial cleansing process you get from traveling at speed in the rain. The ride itself was pretty good other than that, oh and you had to ride with your eyes closed, the rain hurt that bad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2hQxBwhf_GM8Bv76B6sktYXSWEZSa-hrsJawZdsIpe71MLiUKkumb5ab0D9iZo7vFZT_A1GrqhmJk8SC24RokaJl5u2byiIW5WLTgEtHVSJPEZUjh-XJerK9q6mRAG69yv1ISSzIkCH4/s1600-h/IMG_0501.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ2hQxBwhf_GM8Bv76B6sktYXSWEZSa-hrsJawZdsIpe71MLiUKkumb5ab0D9iZo7vFZT_A1GrqhmJk8SC24RokaJl5u2byiIW5WLTgEtHVSJPEZUjh-XJerK9q6mRAG69yv1ISSzIkCH4/s400/IMG_0501.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187554386432290" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4Ah6sdym6l9qL4hcDfyWVL34kzJ0oYxXAHvFCSq7K6ZYIlXZHtJLEPVyf07kXdhV9CG1PeJicSrY3HVr2gR3UMd7VumMeoNc5s-xTjiIkEUHR43pWBXT_755dwf422eZwT1SaNHNoHpQ/s1600-h/IMG_0502.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx4Ah6sdym6l9qL4hcDfyWVL34kzJ0oYxXAHvFCSq7K6ZYIlXZHtJLEPVyf07kXdhV9CG1PeJicSrY3HVr2gR3UMd7VumMeoNc5s-xTjiIkEUHR43pWBXT_755dwf422eZwT1SaNHNoHpQ/s400/IMG_0502.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187554386432306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVxPAcSN9cBm-XSGweTMddA8nxWlHHgTaMBGAf-gdXVh_2vjT_2YK3dfBLR20a4l5N0nyumRXIt8XLhDk4qOQp2g2r4vJolINpEzOycEwH2eobTi-AhJ-fsGME3zM1YQFiTP_ngbPvRQ-/s1600-h/IMG_0503.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnVxPAcSN9cBm-XSGweTMddA8nxWlHHgTaMBGAf-gdXVh_2vjT_2YK3dfBLR20a4l5N0nyumRXIt8XLhDk4qOQp2g2r4vJolINpEzOycEwH2eobTi-AhJ-fsGME3zM1YQFiTP_ngbPvRQ-/s400/IMG_0503.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187318163230898" border="0" /></a>This the concert that most had come to see. The warm up DJ was quite funny playing a track that went "boom boom boom boom" before a vocal went "Shut the f*** up" (something we'd use as a code later on in the trip when people started to get on our nerves). The main act were a rap group called Legalize, which explained the extra security. Russian rap sounds awful, even more so when its over the top of gun shot noises. We didn't stick around for long and the rides were pretty much closed by this point. For all we know he might have been singing "If you see a New Yorker, kill that man. If you see a brit, shoot his ass. If you see a danish man, give him a wedgie" (OK they wouldn't have been the best lyrics...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZE-0xsjs3OIsTzisFl_51-VHw8FzWfGTlymBd153bfFt0ii7T0pAZQAHDYmKRDixQmxTWrZSEl1Nju2UT4DTHGuAhUplXePgAJoHHmoKhAPEKIKV767gH8ZKviO8gNrOVaVgNixTB3Jh/s1600-h/IMG_0504.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfZE-0xsjs3OIsTzisFl_51-VHw8FzWfGTlymBd153bfFt0ii7T0pAZQAHDYmKRDixQmxTWrZSEl1Nju2UT4DTHGuAhUplXePgAJoHHmoKhAPEKIKV767gH8ZKviO8gNrOVaVgNixTB3Jh/s400/IMG_0504.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187322458198210" border="0" /></a>There was supposed to be an indoor coaster in here but it was closed. Jeppe was determined to break in but that alien security guard prevented him from doing so.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f-N-mMsGamKZP-mNj7slH2cbsf1mXC104QiSELiP6dw_7IvI5SqXKkfTfjAEdQGthQZuJfO7MqYHK8prYR3G3wk1OsGcrJjSeNg29Jvb3D1HLQGXVb0ub7cGSYG85mwH6m6JE8zxfdpF/s1600-h/IMG_0505.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7f-N-mMsGamKZP-mNj7slH2cbsf1mXC104QiSELiP6dw_7IvI5SqXKkfTfjAEdQGthQZuJfO7MqYHK8prYR3G3wk1OsGcrJjSeNg29Jvb3D1HLQGXVb0ub7cGSYG85mwH6m6JE8zxfdpF/s400/IMG_0505.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187322458198226" border="0" /></a>The Russians appear to like Yoda.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mEWOQ4suKUBCBRB0IGn146BWQBUYpFYXh2MdUHSREyj_JqkVCjmEDOPxxm5pBUnCUCIFfr2KomAOWp_9JoOvx8iryY8tNImyOt8An2T9tqObPYL0T9jPUEWNK1fNp8JYwm5A7W6pq7IJ/s1600-h/IMG_0506.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-mEWOQ4suKUBCBRB0IGn146BWQBUYpFYXh2MdUHSREyj_JqkVCjmEDOPxxm5pBUnCUCIFfr2KomAOWp_9JoOvx8iryY8tNImyOt8An2T9tqObPYL0T9jPUEWNK1fNp8JYwm5A7W6pq7IJ/s400/IMG_0506.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097187326753165538" border="0" /></a>That's the poster for the band if you're interested.<br /><br />Having had our fill of the park, for today at least we decided to head back into the main part of the city to take a quick look along Nevskiy Prospect and a place to eat. Nevskiy Prospect is the main road in the city and was intended to be a road that would lead all the way to Moscow, although it fell a bit short, by about 400 miles.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SOIzloIIF6xaMtO6bFLLAfSW3qJ0OgKAUkg4PXOnpjOsa49fMAl1zyAwTY2d7qcF40S65S8m4rC3JyWNpdB3wSeuRB2e9PpHbZ22JQrsr0er7AjDvGpQ92dzBHGZq7r3rYI7qRr3C33g/s1600-h/EPV0108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0SOIzloIIF6xaMtO6bFLLAfSW3qJ0OgKAUkg4PXOnpjOsa49fMAl1zyAwTY2d7qcF40S65S8m4rC3JyWNpdB3wSeuRB2e9PpHbZ22JQrsr0er7AjDvGpQ92dzBHGZq7r3rYI7qRr3C33g/s400/EPV0108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188610948387474" border="0" /></a>This is the Kazan cathedral, the second one of the trip (the other being in Red Square, remember!)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88HYLZ5OOnRU85lSCYWknQrUyd-OE8mcAMpFgiVCq8I5K3v9cxPwQwDw6zGa0c12lVlzWSRRwSTkHFmH4XJgzmF5znVtPi75YmIMRIN0eYYTd90pp-2PUf4f3_bxFWlYVlBzpX3aStEwd/s1600-h/EPV0109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh88HYLZ5OOnRU85lSCYWknQrUyd-OE8mcAMpFgiVCq8I5K3v9cxPwQwDw6zGa0c12lVlzWSRRwSTkHFmH4XJgzmF5znVtPi75YmIMRIN0eYYTd90pp-2PUf4f3_bxFWlYVlBzpX3aStEwd/s400/EPV0109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188610948387490" border="0" /></a>Remember the intro to the pink panther tv show with the pink stretch limo? I think we found it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpR8yp-hp_Xfp4Hrv-NRS6sGD3ZQom_d-zkRIRpPJsLlM1Ftu2JGEQwGmKqlOJ6e_4PZxoK9qtg7gqcqqU1A-0YZzksX0iK2-oGWxYSEz9iUhxuhp7sxdHp8zZ1i0taL055O-mspr0FT1/s1600-h/EPV0110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpR8yp-hp_Xfp4Hrv-NRS6sGD3ZQom_d-zkRIRpPJsLlM1Ftu2JGEQwGmKqlOJ6e_4PZxoK9qtg7gqcqqU1A-0YZzksX0iK2-oGWxYSEz9iUhxuhp7sxdHp8zZ1i0taL055O-mspr0FT1/s400/EPV0110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188426264793618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4Z89YSp-9w0OmjeRtiVR3_GmqHyPkCIU1pRnu0acunQcnTnpTq2HrpIjUrwG6k9GX5Pjq8ygvhJu9ENz4cHeXy-eX_G7mpSorbchFTmyyOmV-FlcAAEWyf2Td1l3IhtD1OzwbgtzpBWm/s1600-h/EPV0111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4Z89YSp-9w0OmjeRtiVR3_GmqHyPkCIU1pRnu0acunQcnTnpTq2HrpIjUrwG6k9GX5Pjq8ygvhJu9ENz4cHeXy-eX_G7mpSorbchFTmyyOmV-FlcAAEWyf2Td1l3IhtD1OzwbgtzpBWm/s400/EPV0111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188426264793634" border="0" /></a>Another cathedral just off the main road.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQVCjlIqaoQGD_Z_yjXnF6sURYm6Ik7RoWL57QeEr9FfVGP968eAyochWI90n_pyzBHlrEKjmeDl6jwuw421s_meX_I5RG9BFIzlv9WPRB00NonNQOIrY1zJg7iBfDzhltTtVR98ovm0H/s1600-h/EPV0112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQVCjlIqaoQGD_Z_yjXnF6sURYm6Ik7RoWL57QeEr9FfVGP968eAyochWI90n_pyzBHlrEKjmeDl6jwuw421s_meX_I5RG9BFIzlv9WPRB00NonNQOIrY1zJg7iBfDzhltTtVR98ovm0H/s400/EPV0112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188430559760946" border="0" /></a>A shot of one of the smaller rivers taken from the Anichkov bridge.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9_9yeWskW7JTVuyOdRSKm96g1JKrA8WV82urGeD8lucwHg5cZURyqWr9U0Xr_Vbkz0HGxCPcy3bFMpGYU5AnRyPqyFbMbutugmcIKZXOzNtVTsOduHJJt3aGRp0EkMZOK4IRm9fU1xLz/s1600-h/EPV0114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS9_9yeWskW7JTVuyOdRSKm96g1JKrA8WV82urGeD8lucwHg5cZURyqWr9U0Xr_Vbkz0HGxCPcy3bFMpGYU5AnRyPqyFbMbutugmcIKZXOzNtVTsOduHJJt3aGRp0EkMZOK4IRm9fU1xLz/s400/EPV0114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097188430559760962" border="0" /></a>Now this gathering of Russian forces was being mobilised a couple of streets away from the Palace Square. As it turns out they were there to ensure everyone cleared out following the Elton John concert. It seemed to be effective as when we saw them later at the square there was no-one there at all. We did actually head over to see if they'd come wading in with batons, it would have been hilarious!<br /><br />Day 1 at St Petersburg had come to an end and I was really liking this city. It had a similar vibe to Stockholm with its low buildings and waterways, and with the locals having a better grasp of English made it easier for those of us who had tried to learn Russian and failed.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-5-st-petersburg.html">Where were you on 07/07/07 ? I was here...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-9995842404248649632007-06-23T13:37:00.001-07:002008-12-09T01:55:35.633-08:00Day 5 - St PetersburgHaving done quite a bit of walking the day before we decided to take things a bit easier today and make the full use of the metro tokens we'd purchased. The plan was to initially do all the walking for that day along Nevksiy Prospect and then head back to Divo Ostrov.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-idHqRPE0UHffCIzX8eDJbO-RWJW8EEJeblnzhV2n5lMpEwLCygIbFwIrWlnDbDPWLSqUZYcXPM_p-jTsAviyujTIEP7KLug_82lVWt9hIlH_tHPcJ4V1xqwGqdhUCxXUfdKDyQRU3Gl/s1600-h/EPV0122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX-idHqRPE0UHffCIzX8eDJbO-RWJW8EEJeblnzhV2n5lMpEwLCygIbFwIrWlnDbDPWLSqUZYcXPM_p-jTsAviyujTIEP7KLug_82lVWt9hIlH_tHPcJ4V1xqwGqdhUCxXUfdKDyQRU3Gl/s400/EPV0122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097204167319935858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6N7Vrd_ohVRhl7rCw0GoqiGBi15I20w2ZdFyaD5beAIBHl0Cdv79h9BNZ07tRefKeZIwd5oNHhRfb5CwdpqZZWvBbdZzUwvm-F-MD6pmpLK2IMiqKyLp87D9_kaMq7QN5lOZ_-2KEQzuW/s1600-h/EPV0123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6N7Vrd_ohVRhl7rCw0GoqiGBi15I20w2ZdFyaD5beAIBHl0Cdv79h9BNZ07tRefKeZIwd5oNHhRfb5CwdpqZZWvBbdZzUwvm-F-MD6pmpLK2IMiqKyLp87D9_kaMq7QN5lOZ_-2KEQzuW/s400/EPV0123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097204167319935874" border="0" /></a>A bronze owl that reminded me of that stupid bird from Clash of the Titans.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4Bv_lBZdDYTBUMUc5vHbN1YusfFZya3Agc2r2t7vvzzHuJ0B4yWGuaVfnqAOjdZTUwurdfrcEXErDzUHdGEod0rvzu4dY14tp7fD4rsOBd8YoF0d7ZBt5lkZXsz2JcbvGF4K35U_OYFs/s1600-h/EPV0124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq4Bv_lBZdDYTBUMUc5vHbN1YusfFZya3Agc2r2t7vvzzHuJ0B4yWGuaVfnqAOjdZTUwurdfrcEXErDzUHdGEod0rvzu4dY14tp7fD4rsOBd8YoF0d7ZBt5lkZXsz2JcbvGF4K35U_OYFs/s400/EPV0124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097204167319935890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO4b-o0GsEA4swvARsRWGn6ejEhEEm2IKBlHi4_Hdnvr7HBZxhs0UVgD7yxFbHqWiMv_tC5_o6Gujfi9VQlzqu9pWo7z4U3pD5BmGdjHKbDUQgapBEzwyjlqbT7VGamgciMDojlNFQGWr/s1600-h/EPV0126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrO4b-o0GsEA4swvARsRWGn6ejEhEEm2IKBlHi4_Hdnvr7HBZxhs0UVgD7yxFbHqWiMv_tC5_o6Gujfi9VQlzqu9pWo7z4U3pD5BmGdjHKbDUQgapBEzwyjlqbT7VGamgciMDojlNFQGWr/s400/EPV0126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097204171614903202" border="0" /></a>Kazan cathedral again, with a bit more light this time. The fountain was a bit weedy.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26jGtwzkkjC5FAFa0TVKrcqX_YjAmrHR5dEm2WyJA85MrYELHGk5IM_hDEw8MBIIs8B6LR1vSnJDAMHvImyPbKlWfuKy0l01PKKCA3D8BfTo8QvGqSr5lUuQ-9MahJrcH4t_Ir77nT-Gf/s1600-h/EPV0129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26jGtwzkkjC5FAFa0TVKrcqX_YjAmrHR5dEm2WyJA85MrYELHGk5IM_hDEw8MBIIs8B6LR1vSnJDAMHvImyPbKlWfuKy0l01PKKCA3D8BfTo8QvGqSr5lUuQ-9MahJrcH4t_Ir77nT-Gf/s400/EPV0129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097204175909870514" border="0" /></a>I took this picture for two reasons, one to show how easy it was to read Russian. We all know that this is a Baskin's Robbin, so you can use that knowledge to convert the language (a "c" is an "s" for example). The second reason for taking this pic is because this was the only location where Keith spoke words that sounded the slightest bit Russian, even if it was unintelligible.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiST7RsgMHvnhFkzCIKlRme4idAdBkVESqXH_auAiI_KbuQ_yH23R2bMy_iaNXb_jLSxuAhRRbJ5QEzXrUNR_NOvGmQfMm9eoPSZGoAKUvmJoipPdpytCPK2KvxkAvdtwI447rnkDo8_G/s1600-h/EPV0130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiST7RsgMHvnhFkzCIKlRme4idAdBkVESqXH_auAiI_KbuQ_yH23R2bMy_iaNXb_jLSxuAhRRbJ5QEzXrUNR_NOvGmQfMm9eoPSZGoAKUvmJoipPdpytCPK2KvxkAvdtwI447rnkDo8_G/s400/EPV0130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203956866538274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqtQ2GjN9o4q5_3IqS3WMTZFYSw221_5SVh1kHMsCABCTWJB0C0nHR0L18Loix-botg5tviqdJjEJpHhRQLCPWASOqauYa9hfOSWnVUNk8M0XbI_JJTvZJ7ACV1qztqM7KGdPGG34Fj_H/s1600-h/EPV0132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqtQ2GjN9o4q5_3IqS3WMTZFYSw221_5SVh1kHMsCABCTWJB0C0nHR0L18Loix-botg5tviqdJjEJpHhRQLCPWASOqauYa9hfOSWnVUNk8M0XbI_JJTvZJ7ACV1qztqM7KGdPGG34Fj_H/s400/EPV0132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203961161505586" border="0" /></a>At this point we're heading up the Gribodev Canal towards a famous cathedral.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LsJlIYqrDSTUny5BTajcqzsXTov8x-8Jg3lQeuyN6y3GKBmPBvvPNPrHmvyOJHaQ59G4qM9Zg0zYXVlp4nyYw-1lednIcnRssjfmFdc5s2DZuILLdTn8JE8xKyzNCsxXJwGnkWOwYnBO/s1600-h/EPV0133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6LsJlIYqrDSTUny5BTajcqzsXTov8x-8Jg3lQeuyN6y3GKBmPBvvPNPrHmvyOJHaQ59G4qM9Zg0zYXVlp4nyYw-1lednIcnRssjfmFdc5s2DZuILLdTn8JE8xKyzNCsxXJwGnkWOwYnBO/s400/EPV0133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203961161505602" border="0" /></a>Although a club, that explores the concept of alcohol may have been just as worthwhile a destination.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7P2SC8c1yT5XmgZrt86KhS8m-DiZ-mNirVV6e0rf2SpemKppATfIdWwKG0zevLyqZoelBEf9dF8mF85kVuq8RIL8oNh-q4hNr-OqGCMiIZG1WIxolSj84Wp4xXbCLR39r7-EFLaiy5y9N/s1600-h/EPV0135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7P2SC8c1yT5XmgZrt86KhS8m-DiZ-mNirVV6e0rf2SpemKppATfIdWwKG0zevLyqZoelBEf9dF8mF85kVuq8RIL8oNh-q4hNr-OqGCMiIZG1WIxolSj84Wp4xXbCLR39r7-EFLaiy5y9N/s400/EPV0135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203965456472914" border="0" /></a>This is the charmingly named "Cathedral of our Saviour on the Spilled Blood". It makes reference to Alexander II who was killed where the cathedral now stands. Its not apparent whether he died when it fell on him or not. It was built in 1883 by Alexander III (yep his son). Actually he died when a protester threw a grenade at his carriage. He survived that but got out to complain with the guy who threw the grenade. An accomplice then threw a second grenade and took him out with that. Quite amusing story I think.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaehQ1X6x_3VvCiSTO2pN3X_VPyVSAJzrX_r2j4GlGrPDTVkdc-VVega3GJveby7hp5917EvDgj6vrtZwbiS9DmicWVedWguzHex4BdSZsaQgSQPcyJu1LrWQ80VVDYBt5bZdL1MBeipE6/s1600-h/EPV0142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaehQ1X6x_3VvCiSTO2pN3X_VPyVSAJzrX_r2j4GlGrPDTVkdc-VVega3GJveby7hp5917EvDgj6vrtZwbiS9DmicWVedWguzHex4BdSZsaQgSQPcyJu1LrWQ80VVDYBt5bZdL1MBeipE6/s400/EPV0142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203965456472930" border="0" /></a>A rare shot of me behind the camera in front of the camera. Don't I look stylish with the cap peak facing backwards. In my defence it's impossible to take portrait shots with the camera any other way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBT4tKazTUQjuEq8AVp7sj6cIoz2HtZFk_5qylo177-fLTsj8X7TxohAqzimWV8mSeUD8KgYt6mlIwN74IQbs8RxOx5fEx6gskQugi48GEHz3GoEUnokG0k_UJo6lyW6B24yMVyhPCseJ/s1600-h/EPV0144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBT4tKazTUQjuEq8AVp7sj6cIoz2HtZFk_5qylo177-fLTsj8X7TxohAqzimWV8mSeUD8KgYt6mlIwN74IQbs8RxOx5fEx6gskQugi48GEHz3GoEUnokG0k_UJo6lyW6B24yMVyhPCseJ/s400/EPV0144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203656218827474" border="0" /></a>The detail in this building is amazing and I think to be honest I preferred this to St Basils for that reason.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhee3csMGR0ACTUcQuoxUT8fPOqrfOM8ivcswicm11aKuTNfXGMQjq3HfPQjYZH0eZaOrUsp5bN1KEXZQkUalBNVt_AsIkJ_f64rkgM7iqTG0HetvBzcuWbIUPkjKWRVkYM6iy2AIUHxuh6/s1600-h/EPV0146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhee3csMGR0ACTUcQuoxUT8fPOqrfOM8ivcswicm11aKuTNfXGMQjq3HfPQjYZH0eZaOrUsp5bN1KEXZQkUalBNVt_AsIkJ_f64rkgM7iqTG0HetvBzcuWbIUPkjKWRVkYM6iy2AIUHxuh6/s400/EPV0146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203656218827490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoLSpdhfbEEuK4DTGud-geCOyD-izct7KdSa_NKDvo-70ccxhcx38PaJtuW5G0zIbZGK_3OCT4PotmR2CEzes_vGaRtYhFywPUK-Jozq9Dikp8azEeV_RPQN3JwHmNuQlQXo74bETBH8o/s1600-h/EPV0147.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYoLSpdhfbEEuK4DTGud-geCOyD-izct7KdSa_NKDvo-70ccxhcx38PaJtuW5G0zIbZGK_3OCT4PotmR2CEzes_vGaRtYhFywPUK-Jozq9Dikp8azEeV_RPQN3JwHmNuQlQXo74bETBH8o/s400/EPV0147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203656218827506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNpbwpnc_iN8x2ks6EG3DAI7YpDp8jJYhfeo85nZ3HwL73mMgHHhRRKNdyi_jzoQlyeqQvF9VQ9AQrIwZAYFjKicsnSEChFHvp34UFlnqnotJrMAXSlIzGveQ03YlI321e0HaZZZbvHcx/s1600-h/EPV0154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkNpbwpnc_iN8x2ks6EG3DAI7YpDp8jJYhfeo85nZ3HwL73mMgHHhRRKNdyi_jzoQlyeqQvF9VQ9AQrIwZAYFjKicsnSEChFHvp34UFlnqnotJrMAXSlIzGveQ03YlI321e0HaZZZbvHcx/s400/EPV0154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203660513794818" border="0" /></a>A tiny church just across the street from the cathedral, and even this looks cool.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_eWDAiLNS19Km-OFq2Dwpvd_l7mhnMxsK1QpbCgS9xqn0fpM_u4Chl5nzLnOhaXzoOeS6onYy2iRjKVqMAQ6E5sxis5KuGZ2l8Ph5JOlKdjTzAFvI57CubyqnbKsnE9JHPkwq5GiJjUg/s1600-h/EPV0158_6_7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_eWDAiLNS19Km-OFq2Dwpvd_l7mhnMxsK1QpbCgS9xqn0fpM_u4Chl5nzLnOhaXzoOeS6onYy2iRjKVqMAQ6E5sxis5KuGZ2l8Ph5JOlKdjTzAFvI57CubyqnbKsnE9JHPkwq5GiJjUg/s400/EPV0158_6_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203660513794834" border="0" /></a>A HDR photo of the cathedral.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPavns6K0bnejrnKtmms8pU_IUb0yI548RNy8k8aFTAcG-oAFokheE8SmQkTcBNfhUjCdVzwxVEFP4oMEZUFBl2BbxDQQ_MmO7wBfUaiVG9rMBF240K4c8A-51fULDn05neZS6mHYn3Aj/s1600-h/EPV0162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTPavns6K0bnejrnKtmms8pU_IUb0yI548RNy8k8aFTAcG-oAFokheE8SmQkTcBNfhUjCdVzwxVEFP4oMEZUFBl2BbxDQQ_MmO7wBfUaiVG9rMBF240K4c8A-51fULDn05neZS6mHYn3Aj/s400/EPV0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203475830200962" border="0" /></a>Some graffiti close by. It wasn't commonplace but this building, which appeared to be student lodgings was heavily covered. They must have got bored.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjvrhy3sxQNAqp6ur8MLLAV5wfAa8h9WIrliHc9jZqi4W0jrkZ_7vc7-4jg4gAGahWzFrLfWWjh53XR8bFQDtp8SfoD3dpFAC1aesa4n1onCqPVosOuijOmnD0TNY9xWfp1u38tPW4IUC/s1600-h/EPV0165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRjvrhy3sxQNAqp6ur8MLLAV5wfAa8h9WIrliHc9jZqi4W0jrkZ_7vc7-4jg4gAGahWzFrLfWWjh53XR8bFQDtp8SfoD3dpFAC1aesa4n1onCqPVosOuijOmnD0TNY9xWfp1u38tPW4IUC/s400/EPV0165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203480125168274" border="0" /></a>There were quite a lot of these Joy Division stencils around this part of St Petersburg. I don't understand why; I could see no obvious correlation between the two.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAp340Jr2izFP6ri9w51gQhF3UHSAIlOtb4f0lubrUt1ohh13jWC4JFoFzuclye3-sjNbxKo3gW5ar02ogQUEpJuVYdfaNi2pmzHoLBKz2g09F3l6znp0aT1EBByouf3SQeGxxHVqvJh7/s1600-h/EPV0168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXAp340Jr2izFP6ri9w51gQhF3UHSAIlOtb4f0lubrUt1ohh13jWC4JFoFzuclye3-sjNbxKo3gW5ar02ogQUEpJuVYdfaNi2pmzHoLBKz2g09F3l6znp0aT1EBByouf3SQeGxxHVqvJh7/s400/EPV0168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203480125168290" border="0" /></a>The Kazansky Bridge which is where the Nevskiy crosses the canal. The city does have boat tours of the waterways and we were hoping to go on one but we couldn't find any in English and didn't fancy being barked at in Russian for the duration. I was also perplexed as to how any boat tour would be able to get under this bridge. As it turns out they don't, being the lowest bridge in the city all boats are banned from attempting to get under it. Boat Limbo anyone?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ynjJQwWA6cuzTeLA6z-acW5KoZ2xP0EXkYA_PxJ0K2snmBP3TtNu7ad2betb6Yi5IflxfTZZprUNgA8bo8dgM33eWjwq30QzD8oWNfgqLKPny-eiIKqVZr8jTP2vxfIYMGEz_6FkQYbd/s1600-h/EPV0170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8ynjJQwWA6cuzTeLA6z-acW5KoZ2xP0EXkYA_PxJ0K2snmBP3TtNu7ad2betb6Yi5IflxfTZZprUNgA8bo8dgM33eWjwq30QzD8oWNfgqLKPny-eiIKqVZr8jTP2vxfIYMGEz_6FkQYbd/s400/EPV0170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203480125168306" border="0" /></a>Another fancy church<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSmdeasoGEiWccph1JrRBgJinQ3b7_J2VM8xtyJ6IXhbHX7PVX4Xpm2sEginZxyUZ4JSM7pDOpWF9t2LQstUn5uTQN-38H2a-tNXlxgyzv7vkRfM4o1SSmd6cZiKqIpk9hA7-QxJS05Wk/s1600-h/EPV0171.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeSmdeasoGEiWccph1JrRBgJinQ3b7_J2VM8xtyJ6IXhbHX7PVX4Xpm2sEginZxyUZ4JSM7pDOpWF9t2LQstUn5uTQN-38H2a-tNXlxgyzv7vkRfM4o1SSmd6cZiKqIpk9hA7-QxJS05Wk/s400/EPV0171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203484420135618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5uROhb_2lcfvaMFtJFKukxseW5kpxnZ2q4rV0Bz5iDkGwfIqB8dF2YfVpd4WlauvHBh8-eRzdSJJAqOfMfUX6HAg_cypEZ__klSnhsyikMGFFfwNQ4Sp53phIPOfJrtM_XdJU_Y-kA4u/s1600-h/EPV0172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5uROhb_2lcfvaMFtJFKukxseW5kpxnZ2q4rV0Bz5iDkGwfIqB8dF2YfVpd4WlauvHBh8-eRzdSJJAqOfMfUX6HAg_cypEZ__klSnhsyikMGFFfwNQ4Sp53phIPOfJrtM_XdJU_Y-kA4u/s400/EPV0172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203291146607154" border="0" /></a>This photo is taken from the Green Bridge and the Moika River. It was the first cast iron bridge in the city. In previous guises it was also called the Police Bridge and the People Bridge. This reminds me of the canals in Amsterdam, if a little wider.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRh1FS0QCGDdQYe_9OlMjd9i_64CSPToWWHXWFGDWGGw2bIkp9uAiR60B42v5PLRU2LtOc23geWl0rtN0wdfHh887uA3518wQU0em_GSzQNLc3xehbc9Vj7ZTwK5TRn1Dsy9JmMXEMWbqf/s1600-h/EPV0175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRh1FS0QCGDdQYe_9OlMjd9i_64CSPToWWHXWFGDWGGw2bIkp9uAiR60B42v5PLRU2LtOc23geWl0rtN0wdfHh887uA3518wQU0em_GSzQNLc3xehbc9Vj7ZTwK5TRn1Dsy9JmMXEMWbqf/s400/EPV0175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203291146607170" border="0" /></a>After a quick respite of coffee, flavoured teas and fancy pastries we decided to head into the Winter Palace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRLbie1AC07E-GLauJI8Xa8hVP2Zky79NWZHRndOYYipUb4ou1tnXHNxgEwyFpzsgZ-5UdVrgWNPbyLAoxzIVEBzxoLJFfkvUbpgGpq2IIFXuqxKJciHDbv8Z2z-6hB9uPcQAF821ON8A/s1600-h/stp2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKRLbie1AC07E-GLauJI8Xa8hVP2Zky79NWZHRndOYYipUb4ou1tnXHNxgEwyFpzsgZ-5UdVrgWNPbyLAoxzIVEBzxoLJFfkvUbpgGpq2IIFXuqxKJciHDbv8Z2z-6hB9uPcQAF821ON8A/s400/stp2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102968204681018850" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TalfdNI-uDrZw8kZbqSo4fdw2JVoRsSNitNZc83Ac4LoquefWOFGysPo70r8eDuNrm2q53f6XQ81L2AE7zNXqtjgw4DejNIo5lkw7XZ__UEdJHFWJTqn_8xNd4LvBchhcgrgBYFq21d1/s1600-h/EPV0177.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4TalfdNI-uDrZw8kZbqSo4fdw2JVoRsSNitNZc83Ac4LoquefWOFGysPo70r8eDuNrm2q53f6XQ81L2AE7zNXqtjgw4DejNIo5lkw7XZ__UEdJHFWJTqn_8xNd4LvBchhcgrgBYFq21d1/s400/EPV0177.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203295441574482" border="0" /></a>3 different sizes of soldier!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJ1zJV-nsC8-GkSaiSxuQ5Mb3w9u5WWeKNxkbFTo2hPDQ2JgrWsFpODz1Oa1qEi6kJesIyKHxfRhPiZssj9HNRFXSaAxXUud36z_90ooDB5jG9I75hiDXmewGnCeab13MRhj7i17gfRKO/s1600-h/EPV0178.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmJ1zJV-nsC8-GkSaiSxuQ5Mb3w9u5WWeKNxkbFTo2hPDQ2JgrWsFpODz1Oa1qEi6kJesIyKHxfRhPiZssj9HNRFXSaAxXUud36z_90ooDB5jG9I75hiDXmewGnCeab13MRhj7i17gfRKO/s400/EPV0178.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203295441574498" border="0" /></a>The entrance to the Winter Palace had a temporary display of painted lions, similar to the painted bears in Berlin and the cow parade that has been to many cities.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9CHiSAevkjPrdGw9b3c1v8R8gamFmoUNBrMA73v955IF8GpfoNPZyxo7_zvFNK2XcQMdPmut7gumkH8xIAWZ_qTFgzF2toDV5BuJ3iq1qvtiq7-s3CPYoTxpPERsFvFoEeTer1xO0oUs/s1600-h/EPV0180.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ9CHiSAevkjPrdGw9b3c1v8R8gamFmoUNBrMA73v955IF8GpfoNPZyxo7_zvFNK2XcQMdPmut7gumkH8xIAWZ_qTFgzF2toDV5BuJ3iq1qvtiq7-s3CPYoTxpPERsFvFoEeTer1xO0oUs/s400/EPV0180.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203295441574514" border="0" /></a>The Winter Palace used to be the Winter home of the Tsars, hence it's name (the heating bills must have been something!). There are a number of Summer Palaces around St Petersburg, not sure about Autumn and Spring ones though. There are over 1000 rooms open to the public, most of which are showing off art in some form or another. This makes it one of the largest museums in the world and as we could easily spend all day in there decided to go for a couple of hours instead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeva16ZnZ5Op2NGGsfmna9a_fEGAeAbo9gdpFuCa0DFGUejfbNrQ_5uS9KnHnOvdsxbzv8LgprFO_OanPwULnVOQGz3yp3QcOrYso6TToYhASzj2tXagzVA6wll9AuvCdqSeNmiX2vQpOu/s1600-h/EPV0182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeva16ZnZ5Op2NGGsfmna9a_fEGAeAbo9gdpFuCa0DFGUejfbNrQ_5uS9KnHnOvdsxbzv8LgprFO_OanPwULnVOQGz3yp3QcOrYso6TToYhASzj2tXagzVA6wll9AuvCdqSeNmiX2vQpOu/s400/EPV0182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097203106463013346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh00MA-eG8fqEYXQJZm8ZAJTT_hjfhmXYghCtKm2H7n8Hxq12tvDl1HI-MK3Gn0XHyTOVyzDS3UswjEwLAEq1kNS8EW5Y2sT4kBsFPkRS3NKxYbxbOWWXWbXVdQo47_M5jSV7Yco4knl1Ao/s1600-h/EPV0184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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Jeppe was also getting sunburnt on his head so we decided to look for a cap.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6whqqp6nS2lMINKzZodJmsgYBumVXJWwGbAgw3SGmWC50PshMLZAe7_JmLNWV-zP5cQDhhKSiOgSdWg3qa7WxoNPQ0szx1CJPPmfj7Mngnftki4kf2BHkUAaCaFNQ6jPHZTUspVqSr4bJ/s1600-h/IMG_0508.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6whqqp6nS2lMINKzZodJmsgYBumVXJWwGbAgw3SGmWC50PshMLZAe7_JmLNWV-zP5cQDhhKSiOgSdWg3qa7WxoNPQ0szx1CJPPmfj7Mngnftki4kf2BHkUAaCaFNQ6jPHZTUspVqSr4bJ/s400/IMG_0508.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097202101440665730" border="0" /></a>Woohoo, some real Faberge eggs and they weren't actually that expensive.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrs5UcsyODDKmaV7xTNrFYqxrdmO7-H2_vyj62rwUPq34PcqcSeW_cwcSm9TDEqS7zi53kN2J5tJ8lAqp-X85UcNKVfavEpiTm-3no03G0ne0EMv3pdq3cHXtqUslAi72zDDs7ADV1fasy/s1600-h/IMG_0509.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrs5UcsyODDKmaV7xTNrFYqxrdmO7-H2_vyj62rwUPq34PcqcSeW_cwcSm9TDEqS7zi53kN2J5tJ8lAqp-X85UcNKVfavEpiTm-3no03G0ne0EMv3pdq3cHXtqUslAi72zDDs7ADV1fasy/s400/IMG_0509.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097202105735633042" border="0" /></a>Some of these ridiculously sized vodka bottles actually cost more.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvttouoeLhu5XLGvsndxSzdNe_yt_RHE1dQYSlS6uqyd6Gv_DNqW1eHt_sI53N20ZPcT32x5NC16utXHNgNf-YkKY-jj6916sQ8LsGAJ3grAJzVNyYa4vOq2fWaDjcXqX1sTUPP7bt0v7G/s1600-h/IMG_0510.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvttouoeLhu5XLGvsndxSzdNe_yt_RHE1dQYSlS6uqyd6Gv_DNqW1eHt_sI53N20ZPcT32x5NC16utXHNgNf-YkKY-jj6916sQ8LsGAJ3grAJzVNyYa4vOq2fWaDjcXqX1sTUPP7bt0v7G/s400/IMG_0510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201908167137282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94A_AmegBpdPoMrQZdFF2FEpFl8UtZF4-CCMXwv3Vqt31KGwidWlT1N7dP85g2NxN4TBdVXXQSHoDrbBF-jEelyQULfjW0X8mYG0_lTU7dq4Viwf-C1SK7shwQslYv6FjReA6J7kT6ukX/s1600-h/IMG_0511.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh94A_AmegBpdPoMrQZdFF2FEpFl8UtZF4-CCMXwv3Vqt31KGwidWlT1N7dP85g2NxN4TBdVXXQSHoDrbBF-jEelyQULfjW0X8mYG0_lTU7dq4Viwf-C1SK7shwQslYv6FjReA6J7kT6ukX/s400/IMG_0511.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201908167137298" border="0" /></a>Another Yoda tourist attraction. I told you the Russians liked him. I really have no idea why though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCpwSSSJmdZz4Rr5lhKWp6lBK7Y5Zz9ZGHtK_lzdLcc9oHd8gU-F-lTGqYacrP4c5pgiHWcaxSncErzdbdIYlEqW7k5ua5AwuGqdfzAvfMBv2gkDImYRcjyVfQWm_s3euccG-YYDdnxu5/s1600-h/IMG_0512.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCpwSSSJmdZz4Rr5lhKWp6lBK7Y5Zz9ZGHtK_lzdLcc9oHd8gU-F-lTGqYacrP4c5pgiHWcaxSncErzdbdIYlEqW7k5ua5AwuGqdfzAvfMBv2gkDImYRcjyVfQWm_s3euccG-YYDdnxu5/s400/IMG_0512.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201908167137314" border="0" /></a>By now my reading of Russian was getting quite good. I could tell that this was the technology part of the city's university! It just looked like such an old cold-war administrative building that I had to take a picture of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyFmnWL2V9vgXPMbUHxl20QAM7nuPRWNU0O2qQ3Pap-vD-x6H_17d8F1_P30WGFZwpz6oxMOK-BJ71ASCu9Q-JhvWnyplcyg2rJT-yeGL1J3VboAOq0U4Uw8yK3cixj8lNcbaroHn106V/s1600-h/IMG_0514.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoyFmnWL2V9vgXPMbUHxl20QAM7nuPRWNU0O2qQ3Pap-vD-x6H_17d8F1_P30WGFZwpz6oxMOK-BJ71ASCu9Q-JhvWnyplcyg2rJT-yeGL1J3VboAOq0U4Uw8yK3cixj8lNcbaroHn106V/s400/IMG_0514.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201912462104626" border="0" /></a>In an attempt to stay awake Keith brings a bit of the Mambo to the streets of St Petersburg!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR81HyjoaFdQf4OxGydwygK4EeZEG3ND2ZY7y0sMSWXh4i3GT_LWHnybgl1jhGtMVoW22tQYNP7uhldlEVxj3K7CNmrenuj-NLhI6dHS5xhlFWAeFuUWaxanJhOd2dBuELAac99g3PUuSm/s1600-h/IMG_0516.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR81HyjoaFdQf4OxGydwygK4EeZEG3ND2ZY7y0sMSWXh4i3GT_LWHnybgl1jhGtMVoW22tQYNP7uhldlEVxj3K7CNmrenuj-NLhI6dHS5xhlFWAeFuUWaxanJhOd2dBuELAac99g3PUuSm/s400/IMG_0516.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201912462104642" border="0" /></a>We inadvertently came across this shopping centre so didn't expect to have a problem getting Jeppe his cap.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFunv2BFoo0vCzC5LBjlLqZd7lMqVN8akcd-b1hd8yoIy9Zgf6ZChwdzxhFNGrlEZYPpL12my6PD0N77e4-_gQ9MesXtUKs-cSa4k4vuV4BiIMkoeQ6QQ2fPFMBI8rUZpn0HBdTQrqO7SY/s1600-h/IMG_0518.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFunv2BFoo0vCzC5LBjlLqZd7lMqVN8akcd-b1hd8yoIy9Zgf6ZChwdzxhFNGrlEZYPpL12my6PD0N77e4-_gQ9MesXtUKs-cSa4k4vuV4BiIMkoeQ6QQ2fPFMBI8rUZpn0HBdTQrqO7SY/s400/IMG_0518.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201714893608882" border="0" /></a>Yup, real fur and that was all they sold. If a similar place opened in London I'd give it a week before it was firebombed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYtgDfPKSMIRL2ej2YBqb89AIwh8hitbYt_FIDQumYgW7TzTEXtwiL6YKNN3GTJkXmLVryzRGms1hjdB3kVZyHiopheCAekKLDBQdf6iWI0C3oR5zc3vWD8qnl0ISeAgPZiT83yYlfyFK/s1600-h/IMG_0519.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYtgDfPKSMIRL2ej2YBqb89AIwh8hitbYt_FIDQumYgW7TzTEXtwiL6YKNN3GTJkXmLVryzRGms1hjdB3kVZyHiopheCAekKLDBQdf6iWI0C3oR5zc3vWD8qnl0ISeAgPZiT83yYlfyFK/s400/IMG_0519.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201719188576194" border="0" /></a>In Russia toy shops sell replica fire arms. Again, not something you'd get back home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgU84nXml22Zs1DcpYwzXLLyy7_5G02G-MAP7fP5683_mzXBgupJh56vk0IbqsBU6J7VYHTvjuXq6Uz91_AnIXvEn0-xg-O1EZwFtEUwBsMVpAXWiMcCms-DDvR0mEMxtbE-6B6tpCkta/s1600-h/IMG_0521.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxgU84nXml22Zs1DcpYwzXLLyy7_5G02G-MAP7fP5683_mzXBgupJh56vk0IbqsBU6J7VYHTvjuXq6Uz91_AnIXvEn0-xg-O1EZwFtEUwBsMVpAXWiMcCms-DDvR0mEMxtbE-6B6tpCkta/s400/IMG_0521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201723483543506" border="0" /></a>The top floor of the mall had a cinema complex, the idea of seeing a movie dubbed in Russian didn't appeal, especially when we'd seen how bad their dubbing of TV shows was. For some odd reason they show Hollyoaks in Russia but its not dubbed, just subtitled.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-M2X37YuPsa-x8rfs7iOdABdgoM3apk5O4Wqu77A2xW7RFtAX7FWfEmVzoSONYXHXJMMs4pHO2kRzT_oOwQfnTj_wDJAz3EZLyXuk6qEQd-oIvpuwUslmPkFMDpJd-7UoYRnqcjQhs8v/s1600-h/IMG_0522.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI-M2X37YuPsa-x8rfs7iOdABdgoM3apk5O4Wqu77A2xW7RFtAX7FWfEmVzoSONYXHXJMMs4pHO2kRzT_oOwQfnTj_wDJAz3EZLyXuk6qEQd-oIvpuwUslmPkFMDpJd-7UoYRnqcjQhs8v/s400/IMG_0522.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201723483543522" border="0" /></a>This shopping complex had a number of fish tanks out on display but there weren't any fish shops here. I can only imagine they were here to calm shoppers down. Put this in a shopping complex in the UK and it'd be smashed in in no time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdqe90LFrrHdEszxL_O6F0Hck-9NYWUfPhnHP51B4jUYaa28qkUVaTuYhEjI_fiHBS5VvdFfE41QlM8SdNgPq8NIWPCtso20HBvAsoBavL9TJi3Hy8CkXUqOaQEQ-DehWoI_oMxcij4E2/s1600-h/IMG_0523.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCdqe90LFrrHdEszxL_O6F0Hck-9NYWUfPhnHP51B4jUYaa28qkUVaTuYhEjI_fiHBS5VvdFfE41QlM8SdNgPq8NIWPCtso20HBvAsoBavL9TJi3Hy8CkXUqOaQEQ-DehWoI_oMxcij4E2/s400/IMG_0523.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201723483543538" border="0" /></a>Strange costumed girl was the only thing in Russia that reminded me of Tokyo, not that I was looking for similarities. We successfully got Jeppe his hat and as there was station next door we decided to head to Divo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwuKSwOH9IdEtQMUBvU2i3qJoTT_FtKd302IF_md9V1_56rL6UdAgWk0Q82ipV7LARDJCWQbiC5um4qR8Lt3yK1CDwruD4PS2eGwMNIC4RJi4clDryFgpMCQiTF5AsWlEqeWvTzt9SW4B/s1600-h/IMG_0524.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwuKSwOH9IdEtQMUBvU2i3qJoTT_FtKd302IF_md9V1_56rL6UdAgWk0Q82ipV7LARDJCWQbiC5um4qR8Lt3yK1CDwruD4PS2eGwMNIC4RJi4clDryFgpMCQiTF5AsWlEqeWvTzt9SW4B/s400/IMG_0524.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201495850276706" border="0" /></a>Now the company I work for used to have a segment in their company newsletter where employees would send in pictures of company carrier bags in strange places ("here's me with a carrier bag at the top of K2" etc). So here's my entry. The woman on the right has a Sainsbury's Bag for Life in her possession.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClRvr46lvxf1nClWEcJcL6y8UVveuDAwvcnkw05DWIvbcPyxTaeDIy6uSjdWFHKPweLpa5LXw_kf2QsppUtaRbUD0O0qHafhasRLBf6wPYp53I_OsgeG0H4jEcf2FI-ZPCDcidYXWSJKF/s1600-h/IMG_0533.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhClRvr46lvxf1nClWEcJcL6y8UVveuDAwvcnkw05DWIvbcPyxTaeDIy6uSjdWFHKPweLpa5LXw_kf2QsppUtaRbUD0O0qHafhasRLBf6wPYp53I_OsgeG0H4jEcf2FI-ZPCDcidYXWSJKF/s400/IMG_0533.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201500145244018" border="0" /></a>Deep deep escalators and I'm actually half way up when I took this.<br /><br />Anyway, we eventually got to Divo Ostrov again and as there was no concert today we had a much easier and cheaper entrance into it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpNJZP29HfiXOPedu1Pv-Z1eqUzf9Vv1IMNvHVKC6EK-Mv9UbRsh6ImE4UVvPUzMpuhx4v2uyHSClKyTyIOYc_trQt8Gw2g7kUNn_pmSa9dxvVS-CDkP4VgRuceH2UuJvtg-CYZvpxqJn/s1600-h/IMG_0535.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilpNJZP29HfiXOPedu1Pv-Z1eqUzf9Vv1IMNvHVKC6EK-Mv9UbRsh6ImE4UVvPUzMpuhx4v2uyHSClKyTyIOYc_trQt8Gw2g7kUNn_pmSa9dxvVS-CDkP4VgRuceH2UuJvtg-CYZvpxqJn/s400/IMG_0535.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201500145244034" border="0" /></a>The green pyramid building that was closed yesterday was open today. There was supposed to be an indoor coaster in here, but it had been stripped out and replaced with a shooting dark ride, which was actually pretty decent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ75b_e2mf2SaIbY04ZQ0eq-GKGN_WMt5n2z212Iex-ujzvfmT0IyoWLhUW-NJWYqgb-R_1A5cSSBh9O4e-pOGGjHiss1Lb6g1iFLdi3k9Sds-AEuvzBSaGMp-kS83JL_vUeVG0JZOYtq0/s1600-h/IMG_0536.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ75b_e2mf2SaIbY04ZQ0eq-GKGN_WMt5n2z212Iex-ujzvfmT0IyoWLhUW-NJWYqgb-R_1A5cSSBh9O4e-pOGGjHiss1Lb6g1iFLdi3k9Sds-AEuvzBSaGMp-kS83JL_vUeVG0JZOYtq0/s400/IMG_0536.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201500145244050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqi3kBASRcpI25zt7QXUalwL3x3JRAt2GLGP-o9LLvpDI4MOnX2OF_aJUwMWoSqHQHejBQqB6bKSUgBiJq0B9PyTDn85HWBSAp1eADabemK-MOtcDZtn2GOFob4gik10SjOTwW2_agDT-/s1600-h/IMG_0539.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbqi3kBASRcpI25zt7QXUalwL3x3JRAt2GLGP-o9LLvpDI4MOnX2OF_aJUwMWoSqHQHejBQqB6bKSUgBiJq0B9PyTDn85HWBSAp1eADabemK-MOtcDZtn2GOFob4gik10SjOTwW2_agDT-/s400/IMG_0539.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201504440211362" border="0" /></a>For the record I think Jeppe scored highest on that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERpZ5Wd97-3xQY3F4scdRuDoVm8H78QVOk1EaNe8EEQ4nPNnx_M4QNm8PmYMVPNpT38lq58rLB0TwsteibbozTNm7faJZyUtV8cndDI2xT2Gk_JASdMOssS-rJily-fQBkNZXEQv17wX9/s1600-h/IMG_0540.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERpZ5Wd97-3xQY3F4scdRuDoVm8H78QVOk1EaNe8EEQ4nPNnx_M4QNm8PmYMVPNpT38lq58rLB0TwsteibbozTNm7faJZyUtV8cndDI2xT2Gk_JASdMOssS-rJily-fQBkNZXEQv17wX9/s400/IMG_0540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201255332108050" border="0" /></a>I liked the topiary in this park, which hedges and plants turned into absurd animals.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Al7IlwkmKPtUMDX9Zgb2LmYNjzf1qLo5zvvnnRsMmvk_s-GDTsqKXtr_3t-An_1h0nhkDtpdphzGp4QsDpedXSUVCrWFZYRp087NC5WqUzqn-EI0G5kl1aV_bIyt5Mq2ZY6loIkXaIV0/s1600-h/IMG_0541.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Al7IlwkmKPtUMDX9Zgb2LmYNjzf1qLo5zvvnnRsMmvk_s-GDTsqKXtr_3t-An_1h0nhkDtpdphzGp4QsDpedXSUVCrWFZYRp087NC5WqUzqn-EI0G5kl1aV_bIyt5Mq2ZY6loIkXaIV0/s400/IMG_0541.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201259627075362" border="0" /></a>The biggest crowd today was at this spinning ride. These things always give me bruised shoulders so I wasn't going to ride it today..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIaY0yKA98yF9lhLksUU0-MChE3ZyvZtXFCaP90x6wt9ZrUtqvLqpXv4w9FmwJMK3fjaX7rp5KGs3qEM6CQNP2Ujjowoq2tD0nNC4PPJE9t-ejoAMDq-S_hzG72ZhfN8jEr08Z7Tmh9eM/s1600-h/IMG_0543.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtIaY0yKA98yF9lhLksUU0-MChE3ZyvZtXFCaP90x6wt9ZrUtqvLqpXv4w9FmwJMK3fjaX7rp5KGs3qEM6CQNP2Ujjowoq2tD0nNC4PPJE9t-ejoAMDq-S_hzG72ZhfN8jEr08Z7Tmh9eM/s400/IMG_0543.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201263922042674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4PAOHnJzu5LcI7Tw38kHaihxBzuY5TjO8ZcKPlWEzWO7sFnoAcM1i6Y-GIugzFySlWSxVF3JmpNlIrwwQjaLfqjpm6YdHzHakkeHk3qkfZdqVKESO0xr6zlM9Hx6IKHmP7m0C09kxPhQ/s1600-h/IMG_0545.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf4PAOHnJzu5LcI7Tw38kHaihxBzuY5TjO8ZcKPlWEzWO7sFnoAcM1i6Y-GIugzFySlWSxVF3JmpNlIrwwQjaLfqjpm6YdHzHakkeHk3qkfZdqVKESO0xr6zlM9Hx6IKHmP7m0C09kxPhQ/s400/IMG_0545.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201263922042690" border="0" /></a>A cute fire engine themed attraction where kids put out plastic flames with water cannons.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyo6a9GUlVXCGX5O41aBjGp-cicLN4OMu4Id5XOXoiXS7r6CZ7_PysA2LoqzBWOg-Dv0baOQRopOln_rl5vjpHTqso-Q1HU5nnRl2qbYoGJnsgzkn4w3ZEsaiR-KknDoMNCp8EzUlK3aj/s1600-h/EPV0262.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRyo6a9GUlVXCGX5O41aBjGp-cicLN4OMu4Id5XOXoiXS7r6CZ7_PysA2LoqzBWOg-Dv0baOQRopOln_rl5vjpHTqso-Q1HU5nnRl2qbYoGJnsgzkn4w3ZEsaiR-KknDoMNCp8EzUlK3aj/s400/EPV0262.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097202097145698386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_VBju6gAtUF51GcnPo6BikvChcIS8ONGZ3TMwHFlXxRG3uUsSHA8F0Wi3mkSCZQrj3GMHOn5hH4ie7xzxHOQikSwcXjVu66xo-rc4dfn8HJHUS35_wZzQRJgwoi-eUV4mUqqsU0W1P6T/s1600-h/EPV0269.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4_VBju6gAtUF51GcnPo6BikvChcIS8ONGZ3TMwHFlXxRG3uUsSHA8F0Wi3mkSCZQrj3GMHOn5hH4ie7xzxHOQikSwcXjVu66xo-rc4dfn8HJHUS35_wZzQRJgwoi-eUV4mUqqsU0W1P6T/s400/EPV0269.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097202097145698402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdUNRQRkiTr33peKaxIYdDeYqss72HwVbTgM0gj_nHMQTxBdT2PB_8PzNzSA5o3vIw2G93uVWqLZ26qXBnBW7HFqOwXfTnPHvOWKKiO2EB_97FW6XvYGmAd1qkSYHl-ZGx5QR2GIHhOUz/s1600-h/EPV0280.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLdUNRQRkiTr33peKaxIYdDeYqss72HwVbTgM0gj_nHMQTxBdT2PB_8PzNzSA5o3vIw2G93uVWqLZ26qXBnBW7HFqOwXfTnPHvOWKKiO2EB_97FW6XvYGmAd1qkSYHl-ZGx5QR2GIHhOUz/s400/EPV0280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097202101440665714" border="0" /></a>Big Russian Mountain was running again and as exactly on the day before, when we chose to ride it it rained. Fortunately it was nowhere near as bad as the day before, we were able to open our eyes this time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGFm8acztN5KHd6ldRjGdridUyW2b62v8DvwXXDc6_nQpVJIDjlx9CF_IRkKUefu8nLeaNNoyMeB6exe5wI8frJueLa0uElgqmb_7o3ycQ6nr3_EDXuRND5DWrrVaH3LxWeU_xUBcrDMQ/s1600-h/IMG_0546.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyGFm8acztN5KHd6ldRjGdridUyW2b62v8DvwXXDc6_nQpVJIDjlx9CF_IRkKUefu8nLeaNNoyMeB6exe5wI8frJueLa0uElgqmb_7o3ycQ6nr3_EDXuRND5DWrrVaH3LxWeU_xUBcrDMQ/s400/IMG_0546.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201268217010002" border="0" /></a>The bungee catapult was working today!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbveGVaIl0O8798ZwZYdg8cw9ZGqKo1WCo2C53ffctwtc7gaB51QWnzFgVnWzTom9IvuAJNJgbZ4OcV-iBicGuTPHD0up1LSs6SP52Q7FVpmN04UZvVk6Wt3Tw9VGxweGjerKlA_dyfiB/s1600-h/IMG_0547.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAbveGVaIl0O8798ZwZYdg8cw9ZGqKo1WCo2C53ffctwtc7gaB51QWnzFgVnWzTom9IvuAJNJgbZ4OcV-iBicGuTPHD0up1LSs6SP52Q7FVpmN04UZvVk6Wt3Tw9VGxweGjerKlA_dyfiB/s400/IMG_0547.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201036288775874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcItC7qxojjnZBu5VRbfIYeeXwBV8jMf2_FsABoEjQmjkCttLi7GNEEpRaJgMjKEaA3dJbE_LiyQuAzxOv0CTrHeXEnjekPoNLO1HX-NC9piC4EVTDLHkD6XExEH5JGleXgKV1_delMhyphenhyphen/s1600-h/IMG_0548.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRcItC7qxojjnZBu5VRbfIYeeXwBV8jMf2_FsABoEjQmjkCttLi7GNEEpRaJgMjKEaA3dJbE_LiyQuAzxOv0CTrHeXEnjekPoNLO1HX-NC9piC4EVTDLHkD6XExEH5JGleXgKV1_delMhyphenhyphen/s400/IMG_0548.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201040583743186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62hTC1qEN0wvE1c1dHD-dyJ_TybUa5wQ7uYG0ujrv7QYIfICJqKvQI1h_EllIk6rn2mNuV1kDRfb0Dack4q7F-STPwbNPXMt3-8BFQ_8i1l4N8YddVPnfu_uEpYvCUuDDVLarvSo4fQQN/s1600-h/IMG_0550.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi62hTC1qEN0wvE1c1dHD-dyJ_TybUa5wQ7uYG0ujrv7QYIfICJqKvQI1h_EllIk6rn2mNuV1kDRfb0Dack4q7F-STPwbNPXMt3-8BFQ_8i1l4N8YddVPnfu_uEpYvCUuDDVLarvSo4fQQN/s400/IMG_0550.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201044878710498" border="0" /></a>Now this is quite bizarre. What appears to be a normal dodgem attraction actually isn't that at all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wjmSFU4o_7Nk215gzuq4jLIkV-0CzMm6YfvC7fn7Lz-FMEiG_PGEDSn-jWoMMqkjw-N7CZZAIXZ3uDxM9n0Zmy0PYnR9h5rnyEeq7c8Fae0E2ZM1A-nZbUwFxWRKlb42IAXoJR4Co2-T/s1600-h/IMG_0551.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-wjmSFU4o_7Nk215gzuq4jLIkV-0CzMm6YfvC7fn7Lz-FMEiG_PGEDSn-jWoMMqkjw-N7CZZAIXZ3uDxM9n0Zmy0PYnR9h5rnyEeq7c8Fae0E2ZM1A-nZbUwFxWRKlb42IAXoJR4Co2-T/s400/IMG_0551.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201044878710514" border="0" /></a>I don't know if it was designed for midgets or if the roof had collapsed but there was a foot between the floor and the ceiling, the dodgems were mini ones. I really couldn't figure this out at all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMzQvFyKwlrqslcyQ8OrWsYQFscJZKTn-UcGuEPnFX9_I8NFTatG6RloDOdcWm6zrS_950by4MjsHRQOK3oV7RfBgZwjt7StA4sGDyjaXPbg-a4ryKjLvrv_I2bs2dn8bIg8hyphenhyphenARhD8Zo/s1600-h/IMG_0553.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdMzQvFyKwlrqslcyQ8OrWsYQFscJZKTn-UcGuEPnFX9_I8NFTatG6RloDOdcWm6zrS_950by4MjsHRQOK3oV7RfBgZwjt7StA4sGDyjaXPbg-a4ryKjLvrv_I2bs2dn8bIg8hyphenhyphenARhD8Zo/s400/IMG_0553.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097201049173677826" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKA94tV8oQ161uwDDily-u8XWAK0Z55NFUVqzDENsUQz8HYljUVqFh0U1dQJuykBr2p6pDKCiEWa9IWk2knJ_MDnuVoN89vTtLLj6-3SJn11PQ2ykmHIiPpwD2BjpYN6rRRNQNtPxdqG7/s1600-h/IMG_0555.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwKA94tV8oQ161uwDDily-u8XWAK0Z55NFUVqzDENsUQz8HYljUVqFh0U1dQJuykBr2p6pDKCiEWa9IWk2knJ_MDnuVoN89vTtLLj6-3SJn11PQ2ykmHIiPpwD2BjpYN6rRRNQNtPxdqG7/s400/IMG_0555.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200795770607218" border="0" /></a>The biggest collection of rocking machines in one place I think. If the club ever came here you just know we'd end up taking over this patch and riding everything at once.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjq5l12-tE4rpUtkUsNTaSypiZ5rZYKIr1VlJ4AQyb8okBYv-zc2HBdmjQiOWbVqwwE5zJS_RASKK-UyttR5ccjD5LWgRNI7uXeAPqVXTkXbuORLciiQA3kxlJSgb62FsFY8-xCjGAuRV/s1600-h/IMG_0556.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjq5l12-tE4rpUtkUsNTaSypiZ5rZYKIr1VlJ4AQyb8okBYv-zc2HBdmjQiOWbVqwwE5zJS_RASKK-UyttR5ccjD5LWgRNI7uXeAPqVXTkXbuORLciiQA3kxlJSgb62FsFY8-xCjGAuRV/s400/IMG_0556.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200800065574530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg31Ol37ohru7cUIaf7M1KxTifBZER_-SfuyLkXO0CgbuAPhRNw_pe119EPnA51wRXR-On6QAvKU96AI68sRASyal0LNoxCKjw2_DQER6z9xUK32dhnrwey98tqCiZUhxhGCmamWejOHY/s1600-h/IMG_0557.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTg31Ol37ohru7cUIaf7M1KxTifBZER_-SfuyLkXO0CgbuAPhRNw_pe119EPnA51wRXR-On6QAvKU96AI68sRASyal0LNoxCKjw2_DQER6z9xUK32dhnrwey98tqCiZUhxhGCmamWejOHY/s400/IMG_0557.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200800065574546" border="0" /></a>Divo Ostrov sits within Primorskiy Park and at the end of that very long road sits the Olympic Stadium used in the 1980 games.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XY7V1ZDTSI0CsIZ9I0UI31McdYNL2bgAF0aIjqjiliJ7CG6dW-FA3dl2-WMrAGrxMZHF_ulPwvUJUkGnQiKogwQ8Mr42vUxSFMdW5pcak2kPrZ4z91quhUd-w467AO5GTWcQxLcBcIwX/s1600-h/IMG_0558.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6XY7V1ZDTSI0CsIZ9I0UI31McdYNL2bgAF0aIjqjiliJ7CG6dW-FA3dl2-WMrAGrxMZHF_ulPwvUJUkGnQiKogwQ8Mr42vUxSFMdW5pcak2kPrZ4z91quhUd-w467AO5GTWcQxLcBcIwX/s400/IMG_0558.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200804360541858" border="0" /></a>This is the "goodbye" sign to the park. Does the lettering look familiar at all?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7S1iohTL6FkaPCxxdEE88nXm5kvmUT13gRDpILbYo84ghvrlGpbDsq_VsOFexEbEwJFMAIJ5DhHmWKdJNL-1lt8gap2efI6giEEWFIfI-TcWyW40TVM3HYnOKm1sbWVM0s9l77jq-GTAy/s1600-h/IMG_0559.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7S1iohTL6FkaPCxxdEE88nXm5kvmUT13gRDpILbYo84ghvrlGpbDsq_VsOFexEbEwJFMAIJ5DhHmWKdJNL-1lt8gap2efI6giEEWFIfI-TcWyW40TVM3HYnOKm1sbWVM0s9l77jq-GTAy/s400/IMG_0559.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200808655509170" border="0" /></a>We were feeling quite bold with the traveling now so I suggested visiting something a little further out. Park Yulya is a park situated in the Northern suburbs of St Petersburg. It was only reported to have a caterpillar but having found a couple of unlisted rides in Moscow we thought we could check it anyway. It also gave us an opportunity to head away from the touristy bits to see a real bit of Russia, that tourists don't usually see. The route to the park had been too awkward to bother following some flooding of the metro line (we'd have had to go metro, bus, metro). But in the week before we flew out it had been sorted and the line reopened.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBrJHx8BnL8awzePsvt2163YSDjFoLOFe5skrY_cHfNkEbuUqeOzCNywpp_jbSL9UXv_kVm0UW5fei5emS_6Pu47uhcsPyskCDo7VIWFR87To4xgeecr2Kr6VndYjuqf1WEquvZiggPMv/s1600-h/IMG_0561.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQBrJHx8BnL8awzePsvt2163YSDjFoLOFe5skrY_cHfNkEbuUqeOzCNywpp_jbSL9UXv_kVm0UW5fei5emS_6Pu47uhcsPyskCDo7VIWFR87To4xgeecr2Kr6VndYjuqf1WEquvZiggPMv/s400/IMG_0561.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200533777602082" border="0" /></a>This is the rather ominous site that greeted us at Grazhdanksity Prospekt station. Scary looking tower block!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ma6VHKfuBzmddU2IDUM1WIcF1l1kfgPcrhvo8qkFHULAi-5EnLEQFh3U96L_0gzXeu67RdrmRK1l4Gp0teRxkC2kXME62S_d_Yt7gUaVgtCKr1QPt2iftczmgTh38N_ts52SZIb0Cgk-/s1600-h/IMG_0562.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Ma6VHKfuBzmddU2IDUM1WIcF1l1kfgPcrhvo8qkFHULAi-5EnLEQFh3U96L_0gzXeu67RdrmRK1l4Gp0teRxkC2kXME62S_d_Yt7gUaVgtCKr1QPt2iftczmgTh38N_ts52SZIb0Cgk-/s400/IMG_0562.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200542367536690" border="0" /></a>It was clearly a residential area and not the most prosperous. We decided that we weren't going to stay here any longer than we needed to be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxrra0mmXFHChqTYS-ID0pX0yDkCj69rCEKK2ke3_lcjPXq0d4NuahE5wOtBsMySHHuEbGr_55vChjeb8n7FPp_yQom66x_LcTADh-nHpqvspviZt0LCdvRYsTeyLIKfZklg1QqCXQQUt/s1600-h/IMG_0563.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirxrra0mmXFHChqTYS-ID0pX0yDkCj69rCEKK2ke3_lcjPXq0d4NuahE5wOtBsMySHHuEbGr_55vChjeb8n7FPp_yQom66x_LcTADh-nHpqvspviZt0LCdvRYsTeyLIKfZklg1QqCXQQUt/s400/IMG_0563.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200542367536706" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj11aVnxTe4fscusKsz2VAIZlbLdmHTBJs9CyKR8iM8t8kyHwMTP8Uv70Ra0EMh5Uy6cTUXXq7MReZS2_HHF64fQ0zgFkj_rGTr6Jh1Xq8xSgXLzSNCOVTbVfPpNhhu7nEUTBduLzcW6jH/s1600-h/IMG_0564.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj11aVnxTe4fscusKsz2VAIZlbLdmHTBJs9CyKR8iM8t8kyHwMTP8Uv70Ra0EMh5Uy6cTUXXq7MReZS2_HHF64fQ0zgFkj_rGTr6Jh1Xq8xSgXLzSNCOVTbVfPpNhhu7nEUTBduLzcW6jH/s400/IMG_0564.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200546662504018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ms8um_WfVFrm8qkkOrSqnYmmXIoiSuOO5yIXE10CFFEgwbDY6CrpRAYoig8jOWnTSVGeGlONc7-rZTGwm20dWlQugGFqksfDmZ6iYdLZ9lcnQaxTHbjLoJkliUcpm8SP5mC83VjoS8Fy/s1600-h/IMG_0568.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Ms8um_WfVFrm8qkkOrSqnYmmXIoiSuOO5yIXE10CFFEgwbDY6CrpRAYoig8jOWnTSVGeGlONc7-rZTGwm20dWlQugGFqksfDmZ6iYdLZ9lcnQaxTHbjLoJkliUcpm8SP5mC83VjoS8Fy/s400/IMG_0568.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200121460741570" border="0" /></a>Now this was where the park was supposed to be, at least based on the research I'd done before flying out. Instead we had a massive DIY superstore in its place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDKdyMuc-DjaR4O7aJ9kmpbA0afUmTvnUvu-_ufWpGMAv6XDY59vF_OdTw_wCGMxLHojB3vfYuIKo_DBzXidnzLgz8-TuICUFDkJcwriuBVaNYIEMvjttU9-94c-aOfC8k586oSGLLGp1/s1600-h/IMG_0567.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGDKdyMuc-DjaR4O7aJ9kmpbA0afUmTvnUvu-_ufWpGMAv6XDY59vF_OdTw_wCGMxLHojB3vfYuIKo_DBzXidnzLgz8-TuICUFDkJcwriuBVaNYIEMvjttU9-94c-aOfC8k586oSGLLGp1/s400/IMG_0567.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200323324204562" border="0" /></a>and next door was this abandoned cinema building being used by skateboarders to practice their ollies and kickflips (badly I might add).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMrSLatY3fTGux2iX4zqYw4UojASYIoAdvIBkVxlAJk_uc1dOyQaLmvLDYADgEWncj4NfuyrBu3DJXweWLDzGuSeDrtInUFhINutZvdxLY45yRtlO61Nr-OsfjQ3K_hBup_uxeccrN33D/s1600-h/IMG_0565.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMrSLatY3fTGux2iX4zqYw4UojASYIoAdvIBkVxlAJk_uc1dOyQaLmvLDYADgEWncj4NfuyrBu3DJXweWLDzGuSeDrtInUFhINutZvdxLY45yRtlO61Nr-OsfjQ3K_hBup_uxeccrN33D/s400/IMG_0565.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200546662504034" border="0" /></a>There was some open land behind it, but no sign of the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemNnyfTmmw7dui4lcuFzubYaL1BOl8dbXKmnLy_BvXXCU5lrvBXnEBc-Zry0a835G99KkKgiwsG141xmzcSt8wg_YddguVWIrANRILl1wtRexuri6A2Tn8LJnRxi7Offs3_-dsAEOgcWn/s1600-h/IMG_0569.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjemNnyfTmmw7dui4lcuFzubYaL1BOl8dbXKmnLy_BvXXCU5lrvBXnEBc-Zry0a835G99KkKgiwsG141xmzcSt8wg_YddguVWIrANRILl1wtRexuri6A2Tn8LJnRxi7Offs3_-dsAEOgcWn/s400/IMG_0569.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200125755708882" border="0" /></a>I consoled myself by getting this shot of some nice graffiti'd shadows.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_X1n_qWQFWp-boIZ19t3yRpVhyphenhyphenjioeMS71IznBM6CrO065ZpWBK6tHb19X026N_DXLWZU9JFBVJ86GUv2zQM4NZWByoMmO1A7vnCetgj16NnQwHG49pYgQiyC5OU9vjPbDH4EmaXHKG0/s1600-h/IMG_0570.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW_X1n_qWQFWp-boIZ19t3yRpVhyphenhyphenjioeMS71IznBM6CrO065ZpWBK6tHb19X026N_DXLWZU9JFBVJ86GUv2zQM4NZWByoMmO1A7vnCetgj16NnQwHG49pYgQiyC5OU9vjPbDH4EmaXHKG0/s400/IMG_0570.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200125755708898" border="0" /></a>As it turns out, when the DIY place bought the land they agreed to move the park a mile up the road and it has now been relocated a few blocks away. We didn't figure this one out, a couple of the other groups that were also visiting realised and by the time we'd been told we'd left the country and were in Estonia getting drunk.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPFzqw93WI28f__G0_MwUDIjC5nffW61cY0hguDGlG1KwgcK6F5bpH6DRHTOWbSVPIGNJiWn7s-UuRQeMZ2UaNQCp-iuJK0kNd1hP3Urc8ErjQlTIqukLmIQ-Jw503lYvx9_eTXXJ2jbd/s1600-h/mission+to+nowhere.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPFzqw93WI28f__G0_MwUDIjC5nffW61cY0hguDGlG1KwgcK6F5bpH6DRHTOWbSVPIGNJiWn7s-UuRQeMZ2UaNQCp-iuJK0kNd1hP3Urc8ErjQlTIqukLmIQ-Jw503lYvx9_eTXXJ2jbd/s400/mission+to+nowhere.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102970498193554930" border="0" /></a>Where we went and where we should have gone.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc92Mz2WWgsRVrDQ1pyxNf6fCOkdEAEyO-VP8RQDaqwn-TFnDzNYq7YHRuU3cx2kl8_mABAaJi7OBUkjpcxviNzmtjmzECo8FnTIxOwyheIPR6-f7xa87bldy9llFU6z2tuG0zbKrqAk6P/s1600-h/IMG_0576.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc92Mz2WWgsRVrDQ1pyxNf6fCOkdEAEyO-VP8RQDaqwn-TFnDzNYq7YHRuU3cx2kl8_mABAaJi7OBUkjpcxviNzmtjmzECo8FnTIxOwyheIPR6-f7xa87bldy9llFU6z2tuG0zbKrqAk6P/s400/IMG_0576.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200130050676210" border="0" /></a>It's not very clear in this pic but the clock is showing that its after 11pm at night and it's still light. This time of year is referred to in St Peterburg as the White Nights, and is often a time when lots of evening activities take place, like the Elton John concert. We chose to just sit back and relax in the coffee bar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76DO12sh724AfbPdp20UCZptGwHCeBWmenh5vcCrvvAPiXvjlXOgsPPA_ScldUBP6tTZjRMXM_XxW6pcU2zORxHM4L_JLZQHfe05Bq9-svW8JkuyV51zwdhVca-teiJCtZJf6iuyiZVUy/s1600-h/IMG_0579.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj76DO12sh724AfbPdp20UCZptGwHCeBWmenh5vcCrvvAPiXvjlXOgsPPA_ScldUBP6tTZjRMXM_XxW6pcU2zORxHM4L_JLZQHfe05Bq9-svW8JkuyV51zwdhVca-teiJCtZJf6iuyiZVUy/s400/IMG_0579.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097200130050676226" border="0" /></a>Some more random graffiti up the road from our hotel.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-6-st-petersburg-and-coach-to.html">The next day</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-39160395156423476552007-06-23T13:36:00.001-07:002008-12-09T01:55:39.097-08:00Day 6 - St Petersburg and Coach to TallinnOur final day in Russia was spent in an extremely chilled manner, we only had the morning in the city as at midday we were to get to the main coach station to catch a bus to Tallinn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9734EnpWLnp_jVfAMug_2kX8UCLaqS5Gwk4vDxCaC5zE2NywGG9-caWR94n-oQPuzIubIDTHop_a-rpTSU9wFkUOhbsrdt8Q2fmnGUGCt8PB5ByIgz7BP3uDVU8YMAoQFWIEKXgffTovs/s1600-h/IMG_0585.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9734EnpWLnp_jVfAMug_2kX8UCLaqS5Gwk4vDxCaC5zE2NywGG9-caWR94n-oQPuzIubIDTHop_a-rpTSU9wFkUOhbsrdt8Q2fmnGUGCt8PB5ByIgz7BP3uDVU8YMAoQFWIEKXgffTovs/s400/IMG_0585.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408612058193106" border="0" /></a>We actually ended up spending most of the time we had left in our coffee shop base.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZ3xseEJvT-XCC5eZdgeG_jFaE2UPHlkTZZrP8JMx0jERdrZDAt-5ZaJDa3bXeert3F-3Zg6Ljray_g3yNxs0E7F4ys4Odrt4dkTle1Q1pZaEazTu5lp7SqiTNi3wG1hgyZSoR-8bMUVz/s1600-h/IMG_0586.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFZ3xseEJvT-XCC5eZdgeG_jFaE2UPHlkTZZrP8JMx0jERdrZDAt-5ZaJDa3bXeert3F-3Zg6Ljray_g3yNxs0E7F4ys4Odrt4dkTle1Q1pZaEazTu5lp7SqiTNi3wG1hgyZSoR-8bMUVz/s400/IMG_0586.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408616353160418" border="0" /></a>Now back in Moscow myself and Jeppe were having a discussion on the Metro and to show that I agreed I put my thumb up like we do all the time. A young couple who saw me do this started laughing, and Keith was convinced it was because a thumbs up sign is interpreted differently in Russia and it means "up yours" in the same way the middle finger means here. He basically convinced me that I shouldn't put the thumbs up in Russia and I was paranoid about doing it, and it was the subject of much mirth for the Russia leg of the trip at least (jokes about the Fonz and Jean Claude Van Damme not being popular because their trademark signs were inciting hatred etc.). Now imagine my surprise therefore when I saw this sign not far from our hotel. It turns out that whilst Keith was right if we were talking about some Middle Eastern countries, in Russia it means "awesome" so I was OK to do it. Keith! I hate you :P<br /><br />Anyway we were met by our driver (the last one) who took us to the coach station.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbbOPMtwKbojNP0XTcYECTOOIdQileOQx4ClHBPjO2eUpkZKdtrmv9E1vJvV-F6TLYJ0Oy_doYKBriXrkVzcWmgCNvpEC7R_RDQTBPqjbhwnKH9-vp_5fLtg1TriLgHlU8OYHRafoFtSk/s1600-h/IMG_0587.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqbbOPMtwKbojNP0XTcYECTOOIdQileOQx4ClHBPjO2eUpkZKdtrmv9E1vJvV-F6TLYJ0Oy_doYKBriXrkVzcWmgCNvpEC7R_RDQTBPqjbhwnKH9-vp_5fLtg1TriLgHlU8OYHRafoFtSk/s400/IMG_0587.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408444554468482" border="0" /></a>This is the Egyptian bridge, originally built in 1825 but rebuilt in 1955 after it collapsed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk67KQgoT3ULSQwO8X9ZtEJy5fMTp-2ncuh8rhK63sn8S3ihnx3xEqA0LBRisfoN36XR1MQc2U0Tb4236hc5uKus3g-QSNc5I_1T9ZzwMyZMy8SLVsG4hipOkSI0WhDZAD0VoN_oNie-q1/s1600-h/IMG_0588.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk67KQgoT3ULSQwO8X9ZtEJy5fMTp-2ncuh8rhK63sn8S3ihnx3xEqA0LBRisfoN36XR1MQc2U0Tb4236hc5uKus3g-QSNc5I_1T9ZzwMyZMy8SLVsG4hipOkSI0WhDZAD0VoN_oNie-q1/s400/IMG_0588.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408444554468498" border="0" /></a>For the duration of the trip all our drivers had got the name details wrong for Jeppe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9x-qHAVkbohhyphenhyphene-VY4fTYuvciea-T9meQcxseO1NoLHVqlSDK1nzRMkL1-kWvU3oW3RBUESZboznDIEFUlz1q8Nb7nLl40oSrxxlUv2D3QNQVBEKSs3nsbb__Ulits3ifN8IYDRFEgbE5/s1600-h/IMG_0590.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9x-qHAVkbohhyphenhyphene-VY4fTYuvciea-T9meQcxseO1NoLHVqlSDK1nzRMkL1-kWvU3oW3RBUESZboznDIEFUlz1q8Nb7nLl40oSrxxlUv2D3QNQVBEKSs3nsbb__Ulits3ifN8IYDRFEgbE5/s400/IMG_0590.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408448849435826" border="0" /></a>This is Balticskaya Station, one of the main train stations out of the city and also the pick up point for our coach that would take us to Tallinn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2tHfXEwu1FsAG5xvhlIXNATtcc1bt0vVHm5B70ze5LgWpsQLNARf138K0K0ufFGJldLIPIrj-CSTbMui4sr9ecE-Lpk7t-gJf10HwNMoMoQWj7HhWH1iIjFzYoxRnm4VSjzEhdmU8gNP/s1600-h/IMG_0589.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2tHfXEwu1FsAG5xvhlIXNATtcc1bt0vVHm5B70ze5LgWpsQLNARf138K0K0ufFGJldLIPIrj-CSTbMui4sr9ecE-Lpk7t-gJf10HwNMoMoQWj7HhWH1iIjFzYoxRnm4VSjzEhdmU8gNP/s400/IMG_0589.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408448849435810" border="0" /></a>This was the second most stressful point of the trip (the first comes later) as it wasn't obvious where the coach would pick us up from. So far we had relied on not needing our city agents but I had to call her twice to make sure we were in the right place and nothing was astray; both times she ensured I had nothing to worry about, and I should have listened but if you're trip organiser you fear the worst until said coach turns up. So to avoid over people going through my panic should you ever be inclined to try this trip (I've not put you off) then the pick up place is behind the tree. There's a yellow sign that says Eurolines, a sign we managed to overlook on a number of occasions.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik2T1xHGuSDlw5ZN9712eX0nyOXUU8q1N3ESCqqo-ItVQmXfiAJtGKpcjUG6FeDFIBDquWiIxveEF-d9JyVeEjbZOuSCfnW8dVrJN7MFP8bxcbvYL-Rrppw1tcJLrggivP0NdLUr7RyBg/s1600-h/IMG_0591.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik2T1xHGuSDlw5ZN9712eX0nyOXUU8q1N3ESCqqo-ItVQmXfiAJtGKpcjUG6FeDFIBDquWiIxveEF-d9JyVeEjbZOuSCfnW8dVrJN7MFP8bxcbvYL-Rrppw1tcJLrggivP0NdLUr7RyBg/s400/IMG_0591.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408453144403138" border="0" /></a>and here is the coach. The coach journey was going to be quite a few hours (6 or so) and we had two drivers, one for Russia and one for Estonia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9ryZtGlP6z7wem00zJCgj2uxNfc0kGf8GkjkK7UM5FsV_B9Y6fSYMAq7kLTG0oRfbORT6_xXL4WozSj4HU1QaN253oDjBnkza0gnhlrSSsJKiGQPlYhroyqVpeNrnhaPcFBoNzpNH075/s1600-h/coach.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9ryZtGlP6z7wem00zJCgj2uxNfc0kGf8GkjkK7UM5FsV_B9Y6fSYMAq7kLTG0oRfbORT6_xXL4WozSj4HU1QaN253oDjBnkza0gnhlrSSsJKiGQPlYhroyqVpeNrnhaPcFBoNzpNH075/s400/coach.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102975523305291266" border="0" /></a>This is the route the coach was taking.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc-xt0YPvwaoHxotiL7GfRt6q4S3VLMzjAUOU-NVjGrF_X6ANxGjqsRoXH83SAFB5cL5g0WRQPztpe8J2hgTW_KWGVV9d9ZLfp1OT5FNZKqW6ImHbEuoi48lnhxbdC_2vGzL3l04xuyiA/s1600-h/IMG_0595.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtc-xt0YPvwaoHxotiL7GfRt6q4S3VLMzjAUOU-NVjGrF_X6ANxGjqsRoXH83SAFB5cL5g0WRQPztpe8J2hgTW_KWGVV9d9ZLfp1OT5FNZKqW6ImHbEuoi48lnhxbdC_2vGzL3l04xuyiA/s400/IMG_0595.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408238396038194" border="0" /></a>The Russian driver drove like an idiot. We nearly crashed on a couple of occasions when he over shot red lights, and he had his foot down for a significant part of it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZAMBzZzAWaEjiS6J7Rqhp6XwHYNKmHAgJGpRkTBOs5dckouSVACYmTl-yqi2CGvGHZvOYmCheMnzvnWCFMBFvIts8n8aUspq6jCMM2Jxm0tEuU0giIiInjOjRYsOGAuy1fZ1qP9JrvHT/s1600-h/IMG_0596.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQZAMBzZzAWaEjiS6J7Rqhp6XwHYNKmHAgJGpRkTBOs5dckouSVACYmTl-yqi2CGvGHZvOYmCheMnzvnWCFMBFvIts8n8aUspq6jCMM2Jxm0tEuU0giIiInjOjRYsOGAuy1fZ1qP9JrvHT/s400/IMG_0596.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408242691005506" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyocN3hpF3q0JVmMJ2VkgtnZJClnnbXqBqZxHz5v2MnHGvGIXRMF3UyYhj_3TOWpx6L1ebvCSQTP4EXTMb0wiSINjBFRNYc1QjF024vGu2-LE2JwIPBBVvXwXwiZiCv0Iqb5FYl6wh8Nk/s1600-h/IMG_0597.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuyocN3hpF3q0JVmMJ2VkgtnZJClnnbXqBqZxHz5v2MnHGvGIXRMF3UyYhj_3TOWpx6L1ebvCSQTP4EXTMb0wiSINjBFRNYc1QjF024vGu2-LE2JwIPBBVvXwXwiZiCv0Iqb5FYl6wh8Nk/s400/IMG_0597.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408242691005522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MZIyhn4KQo-j_Tml26xcA6DtWYhH80fpUJ-fqwH-ZRu3XGk_3mZDjH19Def83B5HdzLX6n3_ELxxEmPhagiTKbwmIV5apID8ytPGIen0EAfJ5tzzfzEPAAi41OYx6rSH_MjlWyUzwsqu/s1600-h/IMG_0599.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5MZIyhn4KQo-j_Tml26xcA6DtWYhH80fpUJ-fqwH-ZRu3XGk_3mZDjH19Def83B5HdzLX6n3_ELxxEmPhagiTKbwmIV5apID8ytPGIen0EAfJ5tzzfzEPAAi41OYx6rSH_MjlWyUzwsqu/s400/IMG_0599.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408246985972834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr6sXU2B6Xq3jZEhfY_3Qo8Fq0yx0blO9CjwjXvhyphenhyphentqCro7XGhdJFVzktD0aqVnH-huH7LYNTPBbJi9jTFdGwJXFQvC4CaDou9VHmCWJ7rrZZyxGaek4jk0WeU4ogH8jy6lVNyhCRwPdE/s1600-h/IMG_0606.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBr6sXU2B6Xq3jZEhfY_3Qo8Fq0yx0blO9CjwjXvhyphenhyphentqCro7XGhdJFVzktD0aqVnH-huH7LYNTPBbJi9jTFdGwJXFQvC4CaDou9VHmCWJ7rrZZyxGaek4jk0WeU4ogH8jy6lVNyhCRwPdE/s400/IMG_0606.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408246985972850" border="0" /></a>This is the start of the border control into Estonia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Dd_uJUdbN6zrh4dcGt4YDz_tNY0gg8cyhDlT7eg2i4behrx-eDUbmIqvDsMOYETZLSgm8ssotqOOuiUnpoB-BLWmb8Uy9OaEDz_bhQ3aGlJUjn2wwHKm1qMqS5AiWsNFMuvBDS23wmBY/s1600-h/IMG_0608.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Dd_uJUdbN6zrh4dcGt4YDz_tNY0gg8cyhDlT7eg2i4behrx-eDUbmIqvDsMOYETZLSgm8ssotqOOuiUnpoB-BLWmb8Uy9OaEDz_bhQ3aGlJUjn2wwHKm1qMqS5AiWsNFMuvBDS23wmBY/s400/IMG_0608.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408070892313618" border="0" /></a>As we made our way to the border controls I was looking out the window planning how to cross should we not be allowed out of the country. You'd have to swim across this river and then there's about a mile of no-mans land to get across. Not worth trying! Our crossing was in the city of Narva close to Ivangorod castle. Whilst I would have loved to have taken pictures I was bricking the impending scrutinising from the border police to bother getting the camera out. We also had a panic when a Brazilian guy was kept back because his Visa wasn't in order, and they thought that Jeppe and myself were part of his group and wanted to keep us back too (Keith had made it through by this point). However we managed to convince them that they weren't with us and were let through. This was the most stressful point of the trip for me because I would have had no idea what to do if one, or more of us for whatever reason failed to make it over. The Brazilian guy did make it back to the coach after paying a fine, no idea how substantial though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZ9jNcx7F5ljZAR4vuLdiibuIGE4ubXwvLe0fne8mWJSFznDeOmLKbBgjJpRyywZ20qldoYVvvX3tJsjfVXd-oXz29jVgsIU3HqSIyRllTG5rqCpz91xLnFU6E1noDzgpUdZA0Swjqmnb/s1600-h/IMG_0611.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZ9jNcx7F5ljZAR4vuLdiibuIGE4ubXwvLe0fne8mWJSFznDeOmLKbBgjJpRyywZ20qldoYVvvX3tJsjfVXd-oXz29jVgsIU3HqSIyRllTG5rqCpz91xLnFU6E1noDzgpUdZA0Swjqmnb/s400/IMG_0611.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408075187280930" border="0" /></a>This is Narva station where some of the passengers got off and others got on. Whilst there were no stops on the Russian side, there were quite a few on the Estonian side which meant the journey took a bit longer than it could have. Fortunately the driver was a lot more safer behind the wheel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyfrPWL7qFjB96FWga-qfCXW1_m1OP7UEhD98D47pDUijaG4qc50u2gJb9-_HYLmJL_rZuwIL86AySEQrA355PeEahwPuu5txhVjPKSn0AVm8OwfkG57S-baraCnHDvsBu8eftGAytln9/s1600-h/IMG_0615.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVyfrPWL7qFjB96FWga-qfCXW1_m1OP7UEhD98D47pDUijaG4qc50u2gJb9-_HYLmJL_rZuwIL86AySEQrA355PeEahwPuu5txhVjPKSn0AVm8OwfkG57S-baraCnHDvsBu8eftGAytln9/s400/IMG_0615.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097407894798654402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m0bFYc9EkmqsvtRVHh02DAvSbAz5buL0iUeBucpePitu4jGjnCpmsJQF7vK2xw-qrHrOWRcmeqoandnx02KeYLpCvigZaZQvqQcKDL1S-0CleERN2kkjrN8YN0ucYwrOCrvQTkwcpAmc/s1600-h/IMG_0622.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4m0bFYc9EkmqsvtRVHh02DAvSbAz5buL0iUeBucpePitu4jGjnCpmsJQF7vK2xw-qrHrOWRcmeqoandnx02KeYLpCvigZaZQvqQcKDL1S-0CleERN2kkjrN8YN0ucYwrOCrvQTkwcpAmc/s400/IMG_0622.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097407899093621730" border="0" /></a>We eventually arrived in Tallinn, and this is the bus station. We had to get some cash here as the bank were only able to give me £20's worth before I left. Our organised trip was officially over and from here on in, it was down to my organising. First things were to get us to the hotel, and whilst we could have got a tram, the taxi was quite reasonable to so we took that. I made a mistake getting in and was just about to get into the driver's seat thinking it was the passenger's. This caused much laughter between the taxi drivers, Keith and Jeppe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZsoBlaqYUpx5K9oZl-EfcSOObZkjAmdhFnVSiXEqEgHI-fNBSmYfFT-xA0acqXoR9PtBIlU84q1U8GVZJNq4RYzmd8wH219PoWZHcaK1kgmCbbNSRGj1I39tvpXcSkNT0H67z4X0vGKu/s1600-h/IMG_0623.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNZsoBlaqYUpx5K9oZl-EfcSOObZkjAmdhFnVSiXEqEgHI-fNBSmYfFT-xA0acqXoR9PtBIlU84q1U8GVZJNq4RYzmd8wH219PoWZHcaK1kgmCbbNSRGj1I39tvpXcSkNT0H67z4X0vGKu/s400/IMG_0623.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097407903388589042" border="0" /></a>This is the hotel, the Metropol, which is within walking distance of the old town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigx8EV0dh_EM4QMf4SMt6iJ7QxYyXClDxXoVPp2jq2NhqVLAQ4EN0pkL5z1X145yrm4zR4SE1wUN5k3U7VQsOWcFLCnkmx8LO_D3uMhKaf1IJo72dOSfNLmWgTXTmlHWUt1hU8skaTGJhT/s1600-h/IMG_0635.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigx8EV0dh_EM4QMf4SMt6iJ7QxYyXClDxXoVPp2jq2NhqVLAQ4EN0pkL5z1X145yrm4zR4SE1wUN5k3U7VQsOWcFLCnkmx8LO_D3uMhKaf1IJo72dOSfNLmWgTXTmlHWUt1hU8skaTGJhT/s400/IMG_0635.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097407903388589058" border="0" /></a>This is a bit of graffiti seen close to the hotel, nice huh? I like these projects where people post the empty bubbles on posters leaving them for passers by to fill in. I've seen this in London before and it started in New York.<br /><br />Organising a trip to Russia<br /><br />For those that are thinking on organising a short trip to Russia here's how I did it.<br />I used a company called Sundowners who have a division called <a href="http://www.vodkatrain.com/">Vodkatrain</a>. They have pre-arranged itineraries specialising in Tran-Siberian rail journeys between Russia and China. They were able to build us the custom itinerary and sorted out the hotels, transfers and visas. Sundowners only deal with official travel companies so I used <a href="http://www.statravel.co.uk/">STA travel</a>, a well respected student travel company in the UK.<br /><br />With the visa you can get them to do it or if you didn't want to give up your passport they'll supply all the documents for you to take to your local embassy. The hotels they find are really good, we were especially impressed the Shelton. Hotels however are subject to change, originally our hotel in St Petersburg was elsewhere. It wasn't until the final itinerary and travel vouchers were sent out that we realised we'd been assigned a new one.<br /><br />The visa isn't easy to get as you have to be invited into the country and some hotels won't accept you until you have proof of invitation; a bit chicken and egg. Sundowners have the correct contacts to get around this, for us it was Olvita, the hard to find travel company in Moscow. The vouchers you're given are the method for paying for the hotels and transfers, although our drivers never asked for them. Be sure to take plenty of copies in case you lose them. It's also worth taking photocopies of your passport and visa.<br /><br />I had heard bad things about Russian police and how they'd sometimes stop tourists, tell them their papers aren't in order and ask for a fine to supplement their incomes. We didn't see any of this the whole time we were there and I can only say that based on our experiences the travel guides got this wrong. We also never encountered any trouble or had any run ins with locals. Some skater kids did come and ask for cash on our last night in St Petersburg but I'd been taking pictures of them, so it was understandable (it also gave me a chance to ditch the loose change). I don't know if it was because there were three of us that we weren't approached, perhaps had I gone on my own some people may have tried their luck, but this might be me trying to justify the travel guides, which actually were way off the mark, for us at least.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-7-tallinn.html">What we got up to in Tallinn</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-8834690051211456182007-06-23T13:34:00.001-07:002008-12-09T01:55:47.830-08:00Day 7 - TallinnThe first full day in Tallinn was spent walking around the old town. There was no need to visit the park here as it had been closed for sometime according to Team Valt. So instead of searching for parks we just took in the city, and it's women, and it's cheap alcohol.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpOFFqj2tawcoVIGcX3oo_p7xImiedUhddlXNHfxEXcYRQGrERrYKNqjVd65UUcTONqdzc3tx5Ga2Fqsv0sPUFgYKOpfNx31mAvs-DpDkYI1yuFwYt2fn0F7JOmVbwKUOE9tXaUv2OpuO/s1600-h/IMG_0639.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpOFFqj2tawcoVIGcX3oo_p7xImiedUhddlXNHfxEXcYRQGrERrYKNqjVd65UUcTONqdzc3tx5Ga2Fqsv0sPUFgYKOpfNx31mAvs-DpDkYI1yuFwYt2fn0F7JOmVbwKUOE9tXaUv2OpuO/s400/IMG_0639.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412511888498658" border="0" /></a>This old building across the road from the hotel had been adapted from it's original factory use to a recreational complex. Bowling and drinking mostly, and there was a strip bar around here too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkazfrlrE5UwJHlCdFHOz6_GusNYCCogXblrHZLg0YoPAJtZycyeuGMuGqf2XY4iNk_JgNEzHnNznJe3cxe4nxwpbj-VlLlmAjTHbve2THucgFxb_8mBEO81JtOZsZiwMpp8CDLOn5jHo/s1600-h/EPV0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkazfrlrE5UwJHlCdFHOz6_GusNYCCogXblrHZLg0YoPAJtZycyeuGMuGqf2XY4iNk_JgNEzHnNznJe3cxe4nxwpbj-VlLlmAjTHbve2THucgFxb_8mBEO81JtOZsZiwMpp8CDLOn5jHo/s400/EPV0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409672915115490" border="0" /></a>Nice that they didn't rip the original building down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyLC7HRaCzbn72N5MeJ6rJerC1HHYMdq3aLT_zUd28tdF5fxAbhwNb7jksdtNNJCxJMgCcVLa0ZHhND5PETmoTqqEr9kKA2ODlbvm-0PXmTeBhhWPWCP_tpFuGralvD4XWwAX8xbQk5oH/s1600-h/IMG_0640.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyLC7HRaCzbn72N5MeJ6rJerC1HHYMdq3aLT_zUd28tdF5fxAbhwNb7jksdtNNJCxJMgCcVLa0ZHhND5PETmoTqqEr9kKA2ODlbvm-0PXmTeBhhWPWCP_tpFuGralvD4XWwAX8xbQk5oH/s400/IMG_0640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412511888498674" border="0" /></a>We were living in a nice part of town where sprinting hunchbacks would rob you.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-b0Mt_9-zubEeiwX-HfuKdugNF6LettO9RdQ_GB65M4RtUgNgGAVyaveYxh1xK6iqLnBGMfp1zBNTTzZoUm0DGZ1me8cBkZ_SPoW5uCxry2xVOhPfrCAB3JAb82plTLlc9n9FgK1BOa8/s1600-h/IMG_0643.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN-b0Mt_9-zubEeiwX-HfuKdugNF6LettO9RdQ_GB65M4RtUgNgGAVyaveYxh1xK6iqLnBGMfp1zBNTTzZoUm0DGZ1me8cBkZ_SPoW5uCxry2xVOhPfrCAB3JAb82plTLlc9n9FgK1BOa8/s400/IMG_0643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412374449545106" border="0" /></a>One of the main clubs in the city, we never went to it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB_KKwtB9cWe3h7E2VCOPVX7J2BMBDDmXSoSycDcMHioUHQTsFY9pWV0Vy4ihOGWytNdZ3xGIRkJ5wzP2kO4hfwuiwJERKa-wlvJulOrUPCIf8AxYRIlrWaUF6BWw9HWVRNHta8hj28EH/s1600-h/IMG_0648.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbB_KKwtB9cWe3h7E2VCOPVX7J2BMBDDmXSoSycDcMHioUHQTsFY9pWV0Vy4ihOGWytNdZ3xGIRkJ5wzP2kO4hfwuiwJERKa-wlvJulOrUPCIf8AxYRIlrWaUF6BWw9HWVRNHta8hj28EH/s400/IMG_0648.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412374449545122" border="0" /></a>This is the Viru Gate, one of two remaining original entrances into the old city.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwdV1xXv2FExwtTCrBmSXELBl8slVIRBrM0hHY8b7C1gZCvFnkO6-lTMVcnJcniOOrSGuqYK-MHbxZHpAcgXO4ziqB8KEGXawzQgCtvV6T6zAM2_noYrlunbFmij-18KHx2d13yyeUDPy/s1600-h/EPV0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRwdV1xXv2FExwtTCrBmSXELBl8slVIRBrM0hHY8b7C1gZCvFnkO6-lTMVcnJcniOOrSGuqYK-MHbxZHpAcgXO4ziqB8KEGXawzQgCtvV6T6zAM2_noYrlunbFmij-18KHx2d13yyeUDPy/s400/EPV0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409677210082802" border="0" /></a>One of the main streets leading up the main square. There are plenty of cafes, restaurants and bars here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2pPVimEdDA8JQvm2dtUHuMbkRuEHiJTLaH3b6mg5AUjci86vSpRDNXL57b3SUY4ghPQ54Vvx7qlm41EFfX2nI7Y_-3xW1iVB81DzeEEcIxiXwd3sTMnKPvJzrsAE7GwonkfvqyDo7Kqj/s1600-h/EPV0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2pPVimEdDA8JQvm2dtUHuMbkRuEHiJTLaH3b6mg5AUjci86vSpRDNXL57b3SUY4ghPQ54Vvx7qlm41EFfX2nI7Y_-3xW1iVB81DzeEEcIxiXwd3sTMnKPvJzrsAE7GwonkfvqyDo7Kqj/s400/EPV0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409685800017410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_1sVHgc8vwTp2AzBTmY22P7As8Y-qHPZU0S_2I5084m1HqgVje3tnBXabrkZXrcRXzfSclwC3u8gTGWcAmMd4kC0qjiilBa6rFXx9QfFGSv8PVq2nTQIcWczaMzywJg5TOyClWDRXYg5/s1600-h/EPV0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb_1sVHgc8vwTp2AzBTmY22P7As8Y-qHPZU0S_2I5084m1HqgVje3tnBXabrkZXrcRXzfSclwC3u8gTGWcAmMd4kC0qjiilBa6rFXx9QfFGSv8PVq2nTQIcWczaMzywJg5TOyClWDRXYg5/s400/EPV0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409690094984722" border="0" /></a>This is the Old Town Hall, sitting quite rightly at the heart of the old town (durr). Around the main square are more cafes, restaurants and bars.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw_4XFLIsYJGhzoNXt7_YLGVXn-zD2s6ZsPXAUNgmfnCn5W1KErMaXMnhlx8q3vlMFBSePSNqqTcyTrdE4ScCbjnuysRn-0Bpy_BltqFZOmXw_y2bUHUoeHRlJxl2RguQCoowq9rYUz45/s1600-h/IMG_0651.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw_4XFLIsYJGhzoNXt7_YLGVXn-zD2s6ZsPXAUNgmfnCn5W1KErMaXMnhlx8q3vlMFBSePSNqqTcyTrdE4ScCbjnuysRn-0Bpy_BltqFZOmXw_y2bUHUoeHRlJxl2RguQCoowq9rYUz45/s400/IMG_0651.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412378744512434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGD73ABbtEaG3ITje1a1ZPCnmE-XCbo7ettMwGHPzMypOxAd2lf-WiKr7JqjWjwPovojhW9wwxFLqj8czUJGPW52mw6GbmmiCEOS-5NcRTP74zv01h531mUjGTXPJCcYmQ1XijsKF4zkIC/s1600-h/IMG_0674.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGD73ABbtEaG3ITje1a1ZPCnmE-XCbo7ettMwGHPzMypOxAd2lf-WiKr7JqjWjwPovojhW9wwxFLqj8czUJGPW52mw6GbmmiCEOS-5NcRTP74zv01h531mUjGTXPJCcYmQ1XijsKF4zkIC/s400/IMG_0674.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412378744512450" border="0" /></a>St Olaf's church, built around the 12th Century and at one time the tallest building in the world, supposedly so the city could be seen from the sea.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjVIDu_M3cdiZaUlKrJTVs1oCbEegbUEjpAPrF8IsCx-0qgtv7glkJRRsSBWbvQiyQl3Mlnjh2koECbUm-hi7HtHxhO5sVQCyxI6xJtZyEBDVaomnPtd43IjIrsYyaCiyGyI0QUrLbTlt/s1600-h/IMG_0676.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQjVIDu_M3cdiZaUlKrJTVs1oCbEegbUEjpAPrF8IsCx-0qgtv7glkJRRsSBWbvQiyQl3Mlnjh2koECbUm-hi7HtHxhO5sVQCyxI6xJtZyEBDVaomnPtd43IjIrsYyaCiyGyI0QUrLbTlt/s400/IMG_0676.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412383039479762" border="0" /></a>This is part of the old town referred, which when translated read as "Peek into the Kitchen" but goes by the much more amusing "Kiek in de Kok" in Estonian.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJbJQcngBvzpVW3758zx0DpujVssFCnodBlcxP5WtFm_iT3m4RLtqlWMJShqHCXQ0pgYcnens_85l_ShcfnGF-79EjWBBH8DNvPIHIIBeS1XNyx21Gow0YRWNBcq5jvW0mCsKNOaaTql9t/s1600-h/IMG_0678.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2vDPyi92bwEn7BwO-E9vzUsabMUczVlW5nJpI7hNb-jWqMEpwuGQxjjOfRmOQlX63x8CDyeWaBqWLp5uEQVhgxcW5NZWy3piWdst1zswbcNLYcnboPRowMWSkEG6j8op2qlpsCsK6i4Uk/s400/IMG_0682.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412176881049442" border="0" /></a>Multi-coloured stencil graffiti, not put on any of the old walls I might add.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Y5Ns6hyphenhyphenpRUw_gmpTDtciqB_GsJ8hFnH5wEIiStnXSSkZN9tq9tO_3JH6YYusBgfQOccsI5Vooo-HJ9P5GbbeJDwGWT4IVe9nD3xFuDCw8vfmJq1t_YPfvPm1j-Hz0eoN4OB4Vv3QemfJ/s1600-h/IMG_0684.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Y5Ns6hyphenhyphenpRUw_gmpTDtciqB_GsJ8hFnH5wEIiStnXSSkZN9tq9tO_3JH6YYusBgfQOccsI5Vooo-HJ9P5GbbeJDwGWT4IVe9nD3xFuDCw8vfmJq1t_YPfvPm1j-Hz0eoN4OB4Vv3QemfJ/s400/IMG_0684.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412181176016754" border="0" /></a>A rather amusing "Walking Tour" that requires a coach. Well it made me laugh.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbY4Ooq55fXzZLVsfVmYn2JBrlbzTuep3VQ8hbtOVGLLMELRRaubiRe0jTvF2wZ2DjLaYgp5slvI5MYdsjttNiIANh4nMpLyodSJYo9VSgXFnCQGtgALiYjIiBfAuMZEeczd2a-RHAmoh6/s1600-h/IMG_0690.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbY4Ooq55fXzZLVsfVmYn2JBrlbzTuep3VQ8hbtOVGLLMELRRaubiRe0jTvF2wZ2DjLaYgp5slvI5MYdsjttNiIANh4nMpLyodSJYo9VSgXFnCQGtgALiYjIiBfAuMZEeczd2a-RHAmoh6/s400/IMG_0690.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097412181176016770" border="0" /></a>The cobbled back street that leads from the top of the hill where St Olaf's is back down into the main part of the old town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wHonPx0C5DV79PUmJnIYdOAtxwdiLtNs0KHT-8Wjzpid461QDr3EEs5IJJ5UOHVAjDU8g4FLKqN2CIMjK1IJ0FGldn7UUJ1c7DrIiAPDzMZxzCq1ATHlRW2h0w5zPOD4qA5wKjZNQBZT/s1600-h/EPV0018_6_7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7wHonPx0C5DV79PUmJnIYdOAtxwdiLtNs0KHT-8Wjzpid461QDr3EEs5IJJ5UOHVAjDU8g4FLKqN2CIMjK1IJ0FGldn7UUJ1c7DrIiAPDzMZxzCq1ATHlRW2h0w5zPOD4qA5wKjZNQBZT/s400/EPV0018_6_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409496821456274" border="0" /></a>St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, at the highest point of the city in the Toompea part of the city. Built a the turn of the 19th Century its the city's take on the Russian Orthodox cathedrals I'd seen earlier in the trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4vjFdBArNjnpQDBSlDH2Dg5w3hFaSinPxCXcJOlMD-x3M74iODVLn7xX_l-dsuMfULNLIeCM3g4KMfLDRd22K75FDL_lnFNp5RCP3UOeCLIbPP00B8OSi2OCZgtGMSUJnae2Uu50dLpx/s1600-h/EPV0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA4vjFdBArNjnpQDBSlDH2Dg5w3hFaSinPxCXcJOlMD-x3M74iODVLn7xX_l-dsuMfULNLIeCM3g4KMfLDRd22K75FDL_lnFNp5RCP3UOeCLIbPP00B8OSi2OCZgtGMSUJnae2Uu50dLpx/s400/EPV0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409501116423586" border="0" /></a>Whilst the rain was on and off, when the sun did come out it was very pleasant.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3pvYT5dSjIpmjvyQvqTJCT3r_6tOqQabOZRQ5NNIpwHd5oC-myp7QIAC4qmmImllXgN8-chEHaEjfI1fuyMGErIv7XkTJk-0ExNBxGr2VJQ-GHThs6mRqFNinOXkXkul6eQ-hMO_fp74/s1600-h/EPV0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3pvYT5dSjIpmjvyQvqTJCT3r_6tOqQabOZRQ5NNIpwHd5oC-myp7QIAC4qmmImllXgN8-chEHaEjfI1fuyMGErIv7XkTJk-0ExNBxGr2VJQ-GHThs6mRqFNinOXkXkul6eQ-hMO_fp74/s400/EPV0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409501116423602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEpllrCHiPSYHup7FT3vnFJYgpP76PH6Vc58ro0z-9GswRxdR1tLPxOFD29leDQqFFh0rk7uZpKUwVLs4lRSxBl62fVUBdFZL_C3qYi2T2a1ef-JsxLJbAqevU6RI9lbVifwvjuiTdUtA/s1600-h/IMG_0741.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLEpllrCHiPSYHup7FT3vnFJYgpP76PH6Vc58ro0z-9GswRxdR1tLPxOFD29leDQqFFh0rk7uZpKUwVLs4lRSxBl62fVUBdFZL_C3qYi2T2a1ef-JsxLJbAqevU6RI9lbVifwvjuiTdUtA/s400/IMG_0741.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411476801379970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqLAT1f1Cr_V4L4o3wNKDG5LQFyte2dbaJMd8AwH1C6-njP_EwyY1EEaPRfpaOC0Y-2ktw5nxqIHlW8s6nDUSDU7ZNYxXs1jkrAEVaCFLtItnyBiZw8noFWzWClLHUDNZdELbCY6Vsh_L/s1600-h/EPV0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqLAT1f1Cr_V4L4o3wNKDG5LQFyte2dbaJMd8AwH1C6-njP_EwyY1EEaPRfpaOC0Y-2ktw5nxqIHlW8s6nDUSDU7ZNYxXs1jkrAEVaCFLtItnyBiZw8noFWzWClLHUDNZdELbCY6Vsh_L/s400/EPV0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409505411390914" border="0" /></a>St Olav's again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-RaVkXvTiOkc7C6pMOCZECG7Ss-WhjrE8JolEKj9tWOVO9i9Y6g9tTTGGaj-CrVGQV6PjH0NE1ztqmXmBV-luLOq9ZDGuZh_rMX7Xw1_OR90CdAzLh_-VZ6_cN6pc1jlXChVdEpmLEUA/s1600-h/EPV0022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2-RaVkXvTiOkc7C6pMOCZECG7Ss-WhjrE8JolEKj9tWOVO9i9Y6g9tTTGGaj-CrVGQV6PjH0NE1ztqmXmBV-luLOq9ZDGuZh_rMX7Xw1_OR90CdAzLh_-VZ6_cN6pc1jlXChVdEpmLEUA/s400/EPV0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409505411390930" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_nWfRfgGQUYoo2BPg9sN4RN756rRfN-5YUG8Wzoddfrzja2uIW2DEUZkxTUSNI0EqAyx-Sw_YrDXLpKh_HZCuktar3yT-b3noLJZrzPtW3fqPO10uNKpyoF33Tz4-opJDHLOHlQ-469x/s1600-h/EPV0023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN_nWfRfgGQUYoo2BPg9sN4RN756rRfN-5YUG8Wzoddfrzja2uIW2DEUZkxTUSNI0EqAyx-Sw_YrDXLpKh_HZCuktar3yT-b3noLJZrzPtW3fqPO10uNKpyoF33Tz4-opJDHLOHlQ-469x/s400/EPV0023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409264893222210" border="0" /></a>Stealing the skyline. Rather surprisingly outside the old town Tallinn does have some very tall buildings. I will admit to it all being like the old town but its not. For a start Tallinn is one of the most wi-fi enabled cities in the world and it has a very strong IT industry here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgETAXmX-m1Ip30-2hkake9XW-Ml1B3SDr-eUiBxkJs2WbvhhHme2kujNvq8GMOD7qvSLO9xYczwj9rO9LD_7fjDAWxufYs4SBtiP7RTX0D5J2vJyvBzCBvzaGKjn3MoHQxImDvPjieE2B/s1600-h/EPV0024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgETAXmX-m1Ip30-2hkake9XW-Ml1B3SDr-eUiBxkJs2WbvhhHme2kujNvq8GMOD7qvSLO9xYczwj9rO9LD_7fjDAWxufYs4SBtiP7RTX0D5J2vJyvBzCBvzaGKjn3MoHQxImDvPjieE2B/s400/EPV0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409264893222226" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1GFeKiCMQZyCQuzmJKTvufZW1zqmuHc8x9OlnHklBGYbeNXWfHeAoBAl_aaCofeakjI5Au4ecQyQFezFub4gdjLO-ewvPgmq981XeIJix_BAFu-zDgsFwfp6lEQDZU_5W3KctaZ4BQkJ/s1600-h/EPV0028_6_7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc1GFeKiCMQZyCQuzmJKTvufZW1zqmuHc8x9OlnHklBGYbeNXWfHeAoBAl_aaCofeakjI5Au4ecQyQFezFub4gdjLO-ewvPgmq981XeIJix_BAFu-zDgsFwfp6lEQDZU_5W3KctaZ4BQkJ/s400/EPV0028_6_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409264893222242" border="0" /></a>A HDR shot of St Olav's<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAk13G0RrEdcRW33H_AFE5VYgpHc7LS0mEi5ExuACtjH7A5WuFY2LzE0WhjgQJKbc878-t35NUceXXDMM-B2Q15OmRRRCoEpxA9l7tjFqa-zMdpen1iZGY5ygaCmN76L4yGunCyn41EqV/s1600-h/EPV0032_0_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibAk13G0RrEdcRW33H_AFE5VYgpHc7LS0mEi5ExuACtjH7A5WuFY2LzE0WhjgQJKbc878-t35NUceXXDMM-B2Q15OmRRRCoEpxA9l7tjFqa-zMdpen1iZGY5ygaCmN76L4yGunCyn41EqV/s400/EPV0032_0_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097409269188189554" border="0" /></a>and a normal shot!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNhOkxnfq9HatspC4sTUYZd2NF3KJSq7Sq48JQM8pEmKV-DgQkXLlxGOq-tz1DoDMg-iVD18WefTzp3xGWsR49JYyJmv2bs-rPm80eLci1-F2a9idrZYHGoJ-2CFxHZp86s1s-nbEShYT/s1600-h/EPV0035_3_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNhOkxnfq9HatspC4sTUYZd2NF3KJSq7Sq48JQM8pEmKV-DgQkXLlxGOq-tz1DoDMg-iVD18WefTzp3xGWsR49JYyJmv2bs-rPm80eLci1-F2a9idrZYHGoJ-2CFxHZp86s1s-nbEShYT/s400/EPV0035_3_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408917000871154" border="0" /></a>and a HDR shot of the square. The square was perfectly located in the centre of town and the number of times you found yourself back here, even if you hadn't intedended to showed that they'd picked it correctly. At least you'd never get lost here!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0VCh4ZqgPdTDVsN7a_7cKfEcufFdK48ca1jwxLsiVCu1y9WeC2TwDUeZSqAjZHt1hUe8w0fpHQHC129AfkTaR4L5Zbd4ZNtijFIFJwfw7js8zLK2AtB0qjLG0h2oi4nxZ_VhYtx9KbyF/s1600-h/EPV0036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0VCh4ZqgPdTDVsN7a_7cKfEcufFdK48ca1jwxLsiVCu1y9WeC2TwDUeZSqAjZHt1hUe8w0fpHQHC129AfkTaR4L5Zbd4ZNtijFIFJwfw7js8zLK2AtB0qjLG0h2oi4nxZ_VhYtx9KbyF/s400/EPV0036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408921295838466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5rUjkCAF6Pz506P9sDBvS1o6MGOIXOanuv427T6b4Y0LfOXoWQtjyF4HgMMO8Yyz6pqPbFyDWZcI6mYYUWKURi9mgvh7h86qi6hPq9-AH_OsfZ4lta7ICFWYfgmSoj5yuIdO_G6GC989/s1600-h/EPV0038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5rUjkCAF6Pz506P9sDBvS1o6MGOIXOanuv427T6b4Y0LfOXoWQtjyF4HgMMO8Yyz6pqPbFyDWZcI6mYYUWKURi9mgvh7h86qi6hPq9-AH_OsfZ4lta7ICFWYfgmSoj5yuIdO_G6GC989/s400/EPV0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408921295838482" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQImu7vRRjlnHX_aVit4yUqVAtgqHc-H3GtiNRVLaF7eh1bzv86me7IO9XgPvL8en8lhQGNgKy6ZsiVHpWoeZxfijnCQ_PuGtXcXfQKZovWceVyJjgIuUtnanoGEljeKyB7HZxpgW1BhFl/s1600-h/EPV0040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQImu7vRRjlnHX_aVit4yUqVAtgqHc-H3GtiNRVLaF7eh1bzv86me7IO9XgPvL8en8lhQGNgKy6ZsiVHpWoeZxfijnCQ_PuGtXcXfQKZovWceVyJjgIuUtnanoGEljeKyB7HZxpgW1BhFl/s400/EPV0040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408921295838498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-D5rO65XO7zE2t1i1iNeLR1YiV6QRQe9xHxgxk6qlGNSV8t5Ir1BBpNmOGTsPU1a79RTUx9lcFKAOmdo_PrH12PCw8_W73ucQ8i4v72a7a7Vq3z2faV2p9NxeKR0PAqLKFYjuOVk9gLw/s1600-h/EPV0041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb-D5rO65XO7zE2t1i1iNeLR1YiV6QRQe9xHxgxk6qlGNSV8t5Ir1BBpNmOGTsPU1a79RTUx9lcFKAOmdo_PrH12PCw8_W73ucQ8i4v72a7a7Vq3z2faV2p9NxeKR0PAqLKFYjuOVk9gLw/s400/EPV0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097408929885773106" border="0" /></a>Some old wooden cabin that looked very out of place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7TfsEknVAooTtDZ2QWr6Lnh8ePcn8CTx8jBDbinRPmTCeLN9HNzxwvWaxOXAVUr77b3tohyrvz5pXCAWO3V22frpWwjL153fmyhRTFOo_IILbq4Ic9Fe2mbVeDAmIXShyphenhyphenfQV4cLXUXyg/s1600-h/IMG_0691.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo7TfsEknVAooTtDZ2QWr6Lnh8ePcn8CTx8jBDbinRPmTCeLN9HNzxwvWaxOXAVUr77b3tohyrvz5pXCAWO3V22frpWwjL153fmyhRTFOo_IILbq4Ic9Fe2mbVeDAmIXShyphenhyphenfQV4cLXUXyg/s400/IMG_0691.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411919183011570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59X-jeR0OUefGOhKu0t1u0zAOT-uG4QyruDXj7_fsJWXhN9alhWYc64SdtUGHB43XsnMsYJcIIFHmNr4RxCc2A1HuqH_Ocr8r4rCcGpbyM5iJhC11F1Ou2prJyOaUOPSSaTLA3H0R0E65/s1600-h/IMG_0703.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg59X-jeR0OUefGOhKu0t1u0zAOT-uG4QyruDXj7_fsJWXhN9alhWYc64SdtUGHB43XsnMsYJcIIFHmNr4RxCc2A1HuqH_Ocr8r4rCcGpbyM5iJhC11F1Ou2prJyOaUOPSSaTLA3H0R0E65/s400/IMG_0703.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411923477978882" border="0" /></a>Over to the North of the old town is the other remaining gate (called The Great Coastal Gate) and this piece of art that serves only to have foolish people try to walk along its length without falling off onto the grass bank, quite a drop below. With it being wet and slippy I only made it 3/4 of the way out. I was making it wobble, so didn't want to go any further. The last thing I'd want to have to do is come home early and explain I'd fallen off a piece of art and injured myself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-h9zEXkT4mGGutLW-3GUSm9hTkJ7rB0yfC5noUqNmtn3b5RJwgYB-Pdmp9VfE0iSi3BXYIhyphenhyphen3yQsWfLw5pysbxGj0_zTSBiHllvnwPQ7WgKRDlW4ptxQYahzDRLKJlxYD33JLLK6GG9x/s1600-h/IMG_0706.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-h9zEXkT4mGGutLW-3GUSm9hTkJ7rB0yfC5noUqNmtn3b5RJwgYB-Pdmp9VfE0iSi3BXYIhyphenhyphen3yQsWfLw5pysbxGj0_zTSBiHllvnwPQ7WgKRDlW4ptxQYahzDRLKJlxYD33JLLK6GG9x/s400/IMG_0706.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411932067913490" border="0" /></a>A better view of the gate and some of the cannons used to defend it in times gone by. As well as these skinny ones, there's a bigger cannon called Fat Margaret after a rather obese woman from Liverpool who climbed in it and got stuck in one for a bet. She's still there to this day and does palm reading every Saturday!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnV-9V-bB4z5a78oldef8ujEQOqFZzkNhPhmU0RCeNjF6vfAtHj8hSasw66V1M2nHdB9cYoJ3Cv_GhzDknHQ0SS3vy7YiaVWOhFlEpU6HJRhZMDhCojrHb9yZSOPIsgPPQI4YHbFrci73L/s1600-h/IMG_0711.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnV-9V-bB4z5a78oldef8ujEQOqFZzkNhPhmU0RCeNjF6vfAtHj8hSasw66V1M2nHdB9cYoJ3Cv_GhzDknHQ0SS3vy7YiaVWOhFlEpU6HJRhZMDhCojrHb9yZSOPIsgPPQI4YHbFrci73L/s400/IMG_0711.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411936362880802" border="0" /></a>An out of place car that looks more like a promotion for the new Stuntman game. I wonder what Westwood/Xzibit (delete as appropriate) would make of this set of wheels. "Man that ride is proper dope dog" etc etc. Actually one of my inane discussions on this trip was what would you put forward if there was a TV show called "Pimp My Dark Ride".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnYosm_gqxiZbfycarw3QKePARPxVQJ3CfQcy3Mc3kd0xfsY7CuaxE_RNzU0izQNQ7-ngtdIkoAwqOo5GdBors1iNRaoy6KsA2jJoS3xeY7MPoRiCgaGGurxj_-AcUs4Fgx9fefZku075/s1600-h/spidey+pimp.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFnYosm_gqxiZbfycarw3QKePARPxVQJ3CfQcy3Mc3kd0xfsY7CuaxE_RNzU0izQNQ7-ngtdIkoAwqOo5GdBors1iNRaoy6KsA2jJoS3xeY7MPoRiCgaGGurxj_-AcUs4Fgx9fefZku075/s400/spidey+pimp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102983516239429154" border="0" /></a><br />"Man that Spiderman ride at IOA is proper hot, but the cars are lacking man. You need some proper upholstery in those wheels dawg, what're you gonna do for us Jose"<br />"Well bro, I'm got this fine Korean Silk cloth that I'm gonna wrap around these body moulded kevlar covered seats made in Dubai"<br />"That'd be dope dawg"<br /><br />etc...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZu8y4RpBkWNLW7KOzdfLsfmg0B2ctzRFuPAN5sMj7jB_ltiyvjpSB8Pl8j4jZROUmLXtzLoqm8Y4ouxniqaBhVT_BCrcel1QX4csfRNq9CmJ0OCkaBjha2aQBzCHH_UWvnZ4qxF5Iqh0/s1600-h/IMG_0713.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFZu8y4RpBkWNLW7KOzdfLsfmg0B2ctzRFuPAN5sMj7jB_ltiyvjpSB8Pl8j4jZROUmLXtzLoqm8Y4ouxniqaBhVT_BCrcel1QX4csfRNq9CmJ0OCkaBjha2aQBzCHH_UWvnZ4qxF5Iqh0/s400/IMG_0713.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411940657848114" border="0" /></a>Hell Hunt is an original themed Estonian pub, which would have been great had we not been in Estonia, where there were countless real Estonian pubs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK4xbIJxXB7bxGJ55lH1aMNvpdqUErBcsmJUOM2_gY1mZfsEk7oUMnSomUUQoPQwm-lTiLXZlk-EiDBNN52tSPMYrq7rrzp_86qdx7QT-GmMQ1-4WBtvW7Q3_8GUdo11s_SN1AFodUK4Q/s1600-h/IMG_0715.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSK4xbIJxXB7bxGJ55lH1aMNvpdqUErBcsmJUOM2_gY1mZfsEk7oUMnSomUUQoPQwm-lTiLXZlk-EiDBNN52tSPMYrq7rrzp_86qdx7QT-GmMQ1-4WBtvW7Q3_8GUdo11s_SN1AFodUK4Q/s400/IMG_0715.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411691549744802" border="0" /></a>Ummm, just some interesting sculptures atop some building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXmmqmxFOvTFGQ16031xq0MjZbUUcIB-HzK3UyKUMjyP1syMlQtmmRbnh7ImP5t58UjTVGgOnWhxrb6Y4KQKypRGhfdTfwSusiJbVVqsUIUFx4_Om-4xEScn5CYtHDxZC3xnbv-sN_l1J/s1600-h/IMG_0716.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirXmmqmxFOvTFGQ16031xq0MjZbUUcIB-HzK3UyKUMjyP1syMlQtmmRbnh7ImP5t58UjTVGgOnWhxrb6Y4KQKypRGhfdTfwSusiJbVVqsUIUFx4_Om-4xEScn5CYtHDxZC3xnbv-sN_l1J/s400/IMG_0716.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411695844712114" border="0" /></a>This is the rather tiny Tallinn museum, which gives some background to the history, but to be honest we only went in here to get out of the rain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRa9ZYuTGu_9pLqSmVz-j-amyIS3BhB-ytVluBbEfrooOtRA8aa7unkllNpHE-lcRS_GALrLIdb2PCUcaN5lU8yaS2pxj5RASqgvZWtCs_XRb8J2oqafrdc7iCoclRsGqGWC3QSxTv7sk/s1600-h/IMG_0720.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRa9ZYuTGu_9pLqSmVz-j-amyIS3BhB-ytVluBbEfrooOtRA8aa7unkllNpHE-lcRS_GALrLIdb2PCUcaN5lU8yaS2pxj5RASqgvZWtCs_XRb8J2oqafrdc7iCoclRsGqGWC3QSxTv7sk/s400/IMG_0720.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411700139679426" border="0" /></a>A stoopid religious fanatic, who clearly cheats judging by the wheel at the bottom of the cross.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbMXIgXQdpFYcXRbC9Andb-ZWODTPaXSnrZLK_FEl4WBb1JvpmgEsc7Yep8b8BbBv-bffKuQu9H4LYhQ9b-PnxBMJJkjkPJrIqqG-MMntKja-2aIB3v0r2rf4xtqKx4NeS8lSgoEgp4r6/s1600-h/IMG_0730.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbMXIgXQdpFYcXRbC9Andb-ZWODTPaXSnrZLK_FEl4WBb1JvpmgEsc7Yep8b8BbBv-bffKuQu9H4LYhQ9b-PnxBMJJkjkPJrIqqG-MMntKja-2aIB3v0r2rf4xtqKx4NeS8lSgoEgp4r6/s400/IMG_0730.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411704434646738" border="0" /></a>This is the torture museum, which was a lot more interesting than the previous one, if only because it was very grim. Some of the torture devices were sick, the worst in my opinion being one where a person is hung by the ankles upside down and sawn in two as lumberjacks would do to a large log.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKitx6OAB0hmeYryyqGELTpGSp5MInrdw778Piz5h86DIw_f3qGT9Apd_Gut7ZKR1uOTdA0bAb_meYKzeFuT0re_HeMW-uJfeOm-zkvEogQ4cKNFN7rd6KSxlDyoCYZmesONaMi91EQnw/s1600-h/IMG_0734.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKitx6OAB0hmeYryyqGELTpGSp5MInrdw778Piz5h86DIw_f3qGT9Apd_Gut7ZKR1uOTdA0bAb_meYKzeFuT0re_HeMW-uJfeOm-zkvEogQ4cKNFN7rd6KSxlDyoCYZmesONaMi91EQnw/s400/IMG_0734.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411713024581346" border="0" /></a>This was lunch, a Finnish style platter of potatoes, bacon and egg with salad. Was very nice too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBH8VhG-t8jZ3JktfTBENk00f7xWDucKAoihftwcqvauogL2rHzc2GMzpdo4yUH85z45rvEo7H5wtqbscgAsDjDCu8nQA36UZkjruFkrTSsmBdPU-R3o6M6kqMp_1muA_SrYzAKBV2Pd7/s1600-h/IMG_0735.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBH8VhG-t8jZ3JktfTBENk00f7xWDucKAoihftwcqvauogL2rHzc2GMzpdo4yUH85z45rvEo7H5wtqbscgAsDjDCu8nQA36UZkjruFkrTSsmBdPU-R3o6M6kqMp_1muA_SrYzAKBV2Pd7/s400/IMG_0735.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411468211445330" border="0" /></a>Another out of place car, this one being back near the hotel. It looked a bit like a kit car though, not a real Dodge Viper.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqp4noI71u0MrmuTQFWYsXB_t3rDPHKegqIe_F0r1-X21vyiB0jBfnq12BOmQ6-sA560JowychUlEi_jbmhMVJG1fu1fFK1LmcYkntzb8Mc-dJsc-yRfS6xKolafLNJd3hVlLD9c-lr1SI/s1600-h/IMG_0737.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqp4noI71u0MrmuTQFWYsXB_t3rDPHKegqIe_F0r1-X21vyiB0jBfnq12BOmQ6-sA560JowychUlEi_jbmhMVJG1fu1fFK1LmcYkntzb8Mc-dJsc-yRfS6xKolafLNJd3hVlLD9c-lr1SI/s400/IMG_0737.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411468211445346" border="0" /></a>In the evening we had a quick game of bowling across from the hotel. Here Jeppe demonstrates the "how not to bowl" technique that both he and myself used.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGwJF5vTFznCkEJW8dZ2WcZ-MzKnWrlawRG1VHCo_xNv4vwnSsUiOBnNPHJrfuwjoqjW5KPf05CIhh_jYqyFNzD3EaM0hRf7pY54NqqpPBpmk47MrD6ZPyYnb6i-ubKq-BDbqe8qCqHBy/s1600-h/IMG_0738.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGwJF5vTFznCkEJW8dZ2WcZ-MzKnWrlawRG1VHCo_xNv4vwnSsUiOBnNPHJrfuwjoqjW5KPf05CIhh_jYqyFNzD3EaM0hRf7pY54NqqpPBpmk47MrD6ZPyYnb6i-ubKq-BDbqe8qCqHBy/s400/IMG_0738.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411472506412658" border="0" /></a>This is Keith doing it properly. Needless to say two of us ended up with very sore thighs for the next few days. We rested as anyone in Tallinn would, by drinking strange drinks in a cheap bar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJdTYR-8J4qMI9XdPBoQvte66gVAJZCWItaDjbY2L4lcViBp9ujJPRHDej6_2i4mzXC0gFAsjgQkmTD7wKtApkRudSowJNNHN5s2mGiCu7sgakC-wn2TyXUyGgcgZw2shrfXDvxYqeaqF/s1600-h/IMG_0745.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJdTYR-8J4qMI9XdPBoQvte66gVAJZCWItaDjbY2L4lcViBp9ujJPRHDej6_2i4mzXC0gFAsjgQkmTD7wKtApkRudSowJNNHN5s2mGiCu7sgakC-wn2TyXUyGgcgZw2shrfXDvxYqeaqF/s400/IMG_0745.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411292117786146" border="0" /></a>For dinner we went to an African themed restaurant close to the Northern gate. The food here was amazing and some of the best on the trip. The ambience of the place was also really nice and relaxed helped in part by having some very hot girls dressed in nothing but light brown dresses. We also had a run in with some Finnish girls out on their hen night, who were up for a laugh, and the three of us got a souvenir of the night to remember it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3hInPdEzcmPXVnaEN8WVo37L4PLtquxPJsQwXK2ltePlw_CiP0gLlftKdNIOznAiuKV3nvpPXJF0c33eP9E1cYIapRSy6WgWYYt924H34Uz29c0cbnCbWQPUxKF6luznDm9OEbr9Zl8k/s1600-h/IMG_1157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg3hInPdEzcmPXVnaEN8WVo37L4PLtquxPJsQwXK2ltePlw_CiP0gLlftKdNIOznAiuKV3nvpPXJF0c33eP9E1cYIapRSy6WgWYYt924H34Uz29c0cbnCbWQPUxKF6luznDm9OEbr9Zl8k/s400/IMG_1157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102990169143770690" border="0" /></a>Ribbit!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrOHRGlNZ7oNYqmVKCRyEDvBzCcu0pq3z7t2om3OyvO0swBE0IewAXEGuknrL-NnZyQec06-7l_YuA7B8dnLXJb3POf7B5eSDc6eYMkl8ruZRWTATaGVzvJxUlYMoH2yfugSc5OWv3Wds/s1600-h/IMG_0743.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrOHRGlNZ7oNYqmVKCRyEDvBzCcu0pq3z7t2om3OyvO0swBE0IewAXEGuknrL-NnZyQec06-7l_YuA7B8dnLXJb3POf7B5eSDc6eYMkl8ruZRWTATaGVzvJxUlYMoH2yfugSc5OWv3Wds/s400/IMG_0743.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411481096347282" border="0" /></a>Throughout the trip I'd been trying random food and on this occasion it was antelope and some very hot peppers. The meal was really nice and I recommend this place a lot if you're ever there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCv7UuxyWGY5oagDU3M9ttSrqt0AMODutP5Y9iEL6MMzLdYr-6lm9IBVQaZjC1aDs3Y617PSa3LvE7rnGLUuR27FLr8nJvq9Ow0WfnVs6yowjdoVCCDcTGX_vVKZRwRK2A1xC8PnI5mZI/s1600-h/IMG_0749.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikCv7UuxyWGY5oagDU3M9ttSrqt0AMODutP5Y9iEL6MMzLdYr-6lm9IBVQaZjC1aDs3Y617PSa3LvE7rnGLUuR27FLr8nJvq9Ow0WfnVs6yowjdoVCCDcTGX_vVKZRwRK2A1xC8PnI5mZI/s400/IMG_0749.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411296412753458" border="0" /></a>After food we headed back into the old town when Keith suddenly ran on ahead his ears detecting the faint tones of a salsa bar in the distance. For someone that had been quite tired he'd suddenly perked up and it seemed only right that myself and Jeppe let him enjoy the night with some hip shaking that made the two of us just sit back and go "not a chance in hell are you going to see us up there".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0vNOR7eZwaSaP0cMrGJgFXVTKGsoHWXkHUmuBcZxAhGxkGolaVlrX0ANQ8L3UMuoqxXM2Un-_QNRYGAhE8d4ILFKX3K9fQYNRUzA3DRC8dpjNc45nk-k16UTrrxyna3Pb_mTN9WVFbsZ/s1600-h/IMG_0753.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0vNOR7eZwaSaP0cMrGJgFXVTKGsoHWXkHUmuBcZxAhGxkGolaVlrX0ANQ8L3UMuoqxXM2Un-_QNRYGAhE8d4ILFKX3K9fQYNRUzA3DRC8dpjNc45nk-k16UTrrxyna3Pb_mTN9WVFbsZ/s400/IMG_0753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097411296412753474" border="0" /></a>One of the walls to the old town, passed on the way back to the hotel. Moody, huh?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0AR97l8Qq4Unj-QiD8f9r_gJW4zQknuhLoKlqs64IYgSgQG-nSRGwgwFDHbaW4YaqdTvAa0jitTQKMpciuQv4UTpVjPL_KjJUl-hKQnWPkQSwG1izKrmvA-67EGWU30nZ0fy9j5KfmXT/s1600-h/tallinn1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0AR97l8Qq4Unj-QiD8f9r_gJW4zQknuhLoKlqs64IYgSgQG-nSRGwgwFDHbaW4YaqdTvAa0jitTQKMpciuQv4UTpVjPL_KjJUl-hKQnWPkQSwG1izKrmvA-67EGWU30nZ0fy9j5KfmXT/s400/tallinn1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102985487629418034" border="0" /></a>Today's route.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-8-tallinn.html">More Tallinn</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-55897438639830145612007-06-23T13:33:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:55:51.262-08:00Day 8 - Tallinn and Ferry to HelsinkiOn our final day in Tallinn, Keith decided to rest so I dragged Jeppe to the Kadriorg palace, a short tram ride east of the old town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUbOoDsLWCZXwaKyO-ecd5TLIal6cBw6yOXLCaHA-TNsK7D7WvsRwwI8xKPuuAaxEsJQDluQVYCTqDFzLB1f2AskDr4cfG4ntL8B-FAE531ZPahKeNxjkxAA8RA1V-glHagYMzjrrsZ_w/s1600-h/EPV0042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJUbOoDsLWCZXwaKyO-ecd5TLIal6cBw6yOXLCaHA-TNsK7D7WvsRwwI8xKPuuAaxEsJQDluQVYCTqDFzLB1f2AskDr4cfG4ntL8B-FAE531ZPahKeNxjkxAA8RA1V-glHagYMzjrrsZ_w/s400/EPV0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415642919657794" border="0" /></a>These are some of the grounds leading towards the palace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aGDl9T3fiFRJwg0ITJ3_-kYSucLWwRTrq2-QkVPwaNcyvJWc1k8nz0zysO8BOCY2L96TcgWVPYlhuqRjRIOiREH12v0WqKAzg20oiM3keIac8h8q4_C6wImCzrjkNR0dkqGGXsK2ZLXf/s1600-h/EPV0044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aGDl9T3fiFRJwg0ITJ3_-kYSucLWwRTrq2-QkVPwaNcyvJWc1k8nz0zysO8BOCY2L96TcgWVPYlhuqRjRIOiREH12v0WqKAzg20oiM3keIac8h8q4_C6wImCzrjkNR0dkqGGXsK2ZLXf/s400/EPV0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415642919657810" border="0" /></a>and this is it. Built in the 18th Century at the request of Russian Tsar Peter I. It used to serve as the home of the Estonian head of state but now it's a museum.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUjETuMWpzPaJhQ5jejm9A0ofz9rqme2NkvGBgPZ7SD08wt7bna7M_RML9YjLgn2-lJOq64-ZFkOyufH3yrGT2thKTwbjMD-WL8MQgr_X7_ySJ0YsDzFZBrwMXMY5YVu1wnfV1HSL3QMy/s1600-h/EPV0048_6_7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGUjETuMWpzPaJhQ5jejm9A0ofz9rqme2NkvGBgPZ7SD08wt7bna7M_RML9YjLgn2-lJOq64-ZFkOyufH3yrGT2thKTwbjMD-WL8MQgr_X7_ySJ0YsDzFZBrwMXMY5YVu1wnfV1HSL3QMy/s400/EPV0048_6_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415642919657826" border="0" /></a>HDR shot of the palace and grounds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTBmWg1SQ2-pH2wIKSkiMfMC6F1WAG1tUCxReTmnZHAG4RAj0FT0-Bn44hRM9K9iTvYfK7O-j_XPNpf-SQBPe4QZVx55-5zXJHqWbGI3QM46RiTWg806x0x94ir3BiGPjhK3qLDjooy2C/s1600-h/EPV0051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpTBmWg1SQ2-pH2wIKSkiMfMC6F1WAG1tUCxReTmnZHAG4RAj0FT0-Bn44hRM9K9iTvYfK7O-j_XPNpf-SQBPe4QZVx55-5zXJHqWbGI3QM46RiTWg806x0x94ir3BiGPjhK3qLDjooy2C/s400/EPV0051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415647214625138" border="0" /></a>From the palace we headed north towards the coast, where there used to be the Kadriorg Tivoli park. Now I knew that this one had closed some time ago but the wheel was supposed to still remain so I thought this would be a good photo opportunity, although I'd already managed to find abandoned parks on this trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAyxKFZM_Zy_4xbojvSS79MeYkNp4GIXeQdun66HVC4zHGcbwyDg1DmyecF5VqU2PQJdOy7-KJrwTfa8X6rBcldYOxEqIN49COIQV92MnBFNjhAU0O3MfUzrqcZg5m0Nap9OdP76jialZ/s1600-h/EPV0052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAyxKFZM_Zy_4xbojvSS79MeYkNp4GIXeQdun66HVC4zHGcbwyDg1DmyecF5VqU2PQJdOy7-KJrwTfa8X6rBcldYOxEqIN49COIQV92MnBFNjhAU0O3MfUzrqcZg5m0Nap9OdP76jialZ/s400/EPV0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415350861881586" border="0" /></a>This sculpture of an angel facing out into the sea horizon is a memorial to the men of the Russalka, a Russian military ship that sunk while en route to Helsinki in 1893. The monument has become a famous Tallinn landmark, and is apparently a traditional spot for couples to lay flowers on their wedding day ("cheat on me and you'll join them" perhaps).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqpT58Kgeb-iADAgSwlhMxVazjt8q4uJTy1pMQfTUlVQQFO0mdTDV8zepKZafxIS9QwWUY4D-dCTZaCZnN37gbPYDYvmyTi_35iUPUeCn8iz2j3-7bVIdPKtVUD4NuLXNfHBwCdGfJSxz/s1600-h/EPV0053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTqpT58Kgeb-iADAgSwlhMxVazjt8q4uJTy1pMQfTUlVQQFO0mdTDV8zepKZafxIS9QwWUY4D-dCTZaCZnN37gbPYDYvmyTi_35iUPUeCn8iz2j3-7bVIdPKtVUD4NuLXNfHBwCdGfJSxz/s400/EPV0053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415350861881602" border="0" /></a>This didn't appear to bother the captains of the ferries docked nearby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiEk_-7znWzDI1OTYOrdgZiMZGGy00vmCwrrN_iOpHV234gaw1Hvnls9rfZHwNuFEst2t7l-Wy1u9z5LTCTFcN0537XkQFdOXuXJ9hy2s4YrLUr_nIqus8204qAbvrovcH62SC-uMFAbz/s1600-h/EPV0058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiEk_-7znWzDI1OTYOrdgZiMZGGy00vmCwrrN_iOpHV234gaw1Hvnls9rfZHwNuFEst2t7l-Wy1u9z5LTCTFcN0537XkQFdOXuXJ9hy2s4YrLUr_nIqus8204qAbvrovcH62SC-uMFAbz/s400/EPV0058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415355156848914" border="0" /></a>So, this is Tivoli, well what's left of it. Completely abandoned.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOTiWLk5opF3OXZI62e8wzJgzDKoiAlyAqFUcJu3bWQ4uTMk5pQzC1GHSTsw7I9OSOvxQkExdNlci5MasKYs-7xtbYC4V8wF9DLrGCDzG-mbdnFArm7cFdf1R9HnvX9cPUxpZF7bjOWv2/s1600-h/EPV0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOTiWLk5opF3OXZI62e8wzJgzDKoiAlyAqFUcJu3bWQ4uTMk5pQzC1GHSTsw7I9OSOvxQkExdNlci5MasKYs-7xtbYC4V8wF9DLrGCDzG-mbdnFArm7cFdf1R9HnvX9cPUxpZF7bjOWv2/s400/EPV0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415359451816226" border="0" /></a>We decided to have a wander around. This used to house a dark ride of some kind and some administrative departments, but not any more.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34rshm2UNp_3GiNnyNoAJ1EQq-ZqlWUyh7LoDk6pDaUBc8D1-vkd4GMXza2dmPQaLFZueCBUfuoGKYgStzhfgA_r5k8jwdOw3cfAvT_0hydyzJzrkNP4wB1AOMluztvGMj8jhJuXOBlDe/s1600-h/EPV0063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj34rshm2UNp_3GiNnyNoAJ1EQq-ZqlWUyh7LoDk6pDaUBc8D1-vkd4GMXza2dmPQaLFZueCBUfuoGKYgStzhfgA_r5k8jwdOw3cfAvT_0hydyzJzrkNP4wB1AOMluztvGMj8jhJuXOBlDe/s400/EPV0063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415363746783538" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YM-EaDz1BiV1xDMLoJbQcSaYONA9F2XOMCIfumXSIAeiYhiOrZXov0qMHnZasnw8a_W8L4HYLZWGYPWcNj23xxmTM1qn7Q9DEZEAX7hxbAwHh53iJKHTo9zNvMeuZD47hXGlA9wCBAhC/s1600-h/EPV0064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YM-EaDz1BiV1xDMLoJbQcSaYONA9F2XOMCIfumXSIAeiYhiOrZXov0qMHnZasnw8a_W8L4HYLZWGYPWcNj23xxmTM1qn7Q9DEZEAX7hxbAwHh53iJKHTo9zNvMeuZD47hXGlA9wCBAhC/s400/EPV0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415110343712930" border="0" /></a>After being torched it's just a load of rubbish, literally. The wheel had also been removed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-2xCDru1AtdPaTajE2M29N6Qj19loqF7wVt-i0eU035SryW2bD9BdcL0tXXPAZnq3vhKCH2LQMAsikMmTG71HOCAswVWUrF666R9BRXPKvORk0BuOTZSFwqyY8Hqo3096HN-WZf6V4wM/s1600-h/EPV0065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-2xCDru1AtdPaTajE2M29N6Qj19loqF7wVt-i0eU035SryW2bD9BdcL0tXXPAZnq3vhKCH2LQMAsikMmTG71HOCAswVWUrF666R9BRXPKvORk0BuOTZSFwqyY8Hqo3096HN-WZf6V4wM/s400/EPV0065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415110343712946" border="0" /></a>The ride must have been called "Desperado", judging by the quality of the graffiti around it, that bit hadn't been sprayed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmwYvGrDtsMhq3PipDRKV1zt5Fvkt18phkUVQb6yKoXWO1MFiKuSqJ9SDP_nKe7OfrBBUY6fS7xSXQy3iUZBwSvIlMyKdum-fXzHBGfNlAIQdRz49Mt0I4DGc3Dsm1rzKDgwKVGS8tdWd/s1600-h/EPV0067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUmwYvGrDtsMhq3PipDRKV1zt5Fvkt18phkUVQb6yKoXWO1MFiKuSqJ9SDP_nKe7OfrBBUY6fS7xSXQy3iUZBwSvIlMyKdum-fXzHBGfNlAIQdRz49Mt0I4DGc3Dsm1rzKDgwKVGS8tdWd/s400/EPV0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415110343712962" border="0" /></a>Some modern church on the way back to the old town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUa607nmUj2wOVW8nzVy8CooOFfapgMt84tlwTLK0JKjDq8OmGEKNMMBNo2I6u9NKGbpiZ_m-jkmF3LVWhXVGeMqXjp5S3xk1G2hOKwNG1GvThU1DUu0kYq2fGhNMRYldB0CC9te3j-n5A/s1600-h/EPV0070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUa607nmUj2wOVW8nzVy8CooOFfapgMt84tlwTLK0JKjDq8OmGEKNMMBNo2I6u9NKGbpiZ_m-jkmF3LVWhXVGeMqXjp5S3xk1G2hOKwNG1GvThU1DUu0kYq2fGhNMRYldB0CC9te3j-n5A/s400/EPV0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415114638680274" border="0" /></a>This is the tram. You can either buy tickets in advance or do what we did and board the tram by the driver and put enough money through the little hatch to cover the journey. I can't remember what the cost was but we asked the nice girl at the hotel before heading out, little tip for ya!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNG3McJQ3LEYVsOFNQKVWEluTm2g0DsRrsb_79CZoZL_59K6nzAbvFHvi-FlbA7tOWR6hBnDT-rCjlqGjfs1iGFlYqhiKNY84h5Q4pZQGrIE4DxXDUDJVun13FpUxZSYwdJv0CGyURWug/s1600-h/IMG_0754.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNG3McJQ3LEYVsOFNQKVWEluTm2g0DsRrsb_79CZoZL_59K6nzAbvFHvi-FlbA7tOWR6hBnDT-rCjlqGjfs1iGFlYqhiKNY84h5Q4pZQGrIE4DxXDUDJVun13FpUxZSYwdJv0CGyURWug/s400/IMG_0754.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097415114638680290" border="0" /></a>and we had the tram pretty much to ourselves.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAqr_dutwbArnJEZdYp55sqkgglpCo4UTGgR_DPfgc7wmXO_NGO2t2u2hU-bfp2yrShI0IhTAJW2Y3LbDqKtZwfxA2mBfUDZaUyBtaAD41gFU-6p-sXviF9jqhUbwQz0VOMuJvMA_a17n/s1600-h/IMG_0755.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAqr_dutwbArnJEZdYp55sqkgglpCo4UTGgR_DPfgc7wmXO_NGO2t2u2hU-bfp2yrShI0IhTAJW2Y3LbDqKtZwfxA2mBfUDZaUyBtaAD41gFU-6p-sXviF9jqhUbwQz0VOMuJvMA_a17n/s400/IMG_0755.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414856940642386" border="0" /></a>Highlighter grafitti!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVy0WPB8Z-tG41KBWHKqo_Pz7esY7Ya7gg0-5w3awvDrhESRooMw0vgUZgIwz45xEcK0cw6DgHnpfRC0kZ9W00Ms5pC3OwjmWvhicsMQNzM_jzrYGieTSY1NvODAzw25m5miKf7C6LUGW/s1600-h/IMG_0757.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxVy0WPB8Z-tG41KBWHKqo_Pz7esY7Ya7gg0-5w3awvDrhESRooMw0vgUZgIwz45xEcK0cw6DgHnpfRC0kZ9W00Ms5pC3OwjmWvhicsMQNzM_jzrYGieTSY1NvODAzw25m5miKf7C6LUGW/s400/IMG_0757.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414856940642402" border="0" /></a>Estonia's take on The Haunted House.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoBQVxiwGJWVBhtMYxtYIOiJiWkJ3Ieanb4vzJ1AMJ1gktL7RjEwRi5YONcbrRq8OmqGDsH8R5e26wemxa1mmf2vTrurknYHOLjJlBzdWL6X2YIT0hVYtUuos6WhQpKj9PmTsXXivFs1w/s1600-h/IMG_0758.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcoBQVxiwGJWVBhtMYxtYIOiJiWkJ3Ieanb4vzJ1AMJ1gktL7RjEwRi5YONcbrRq8OmqGDsH8R5e26wemxa1mmf2vTrurknYHOLjJlBzdWL6X2YIT0hVYtUuos6WhQpKj9PmTsXXivFs1w/s400/IMG_0758.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414861235609714" border="0" /></a>There were quite a lot of wooden houses around the Kadriorg grounds.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiDNxKvv_lGXdo3SlNC94Cx8WzOIyB-HC8_CTSXmr4v7suTYsZEzehPHnxlnz__UYzWbx3a4BJyvcWN59bULWJPqDbVYYzksHkN8P3OitlzH5NErtBFvGGzzm-i8SkcNJufxJNplZTyrN/s1600-h/IMG_0760.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbiDNxKvv_lGXdo3SlNC94Cx8WzOIyB-HC8_CTSXmr4v7suTYsZEzehPHnxlnz__UYzWbx3a4BJyvcWN59bULWJPqDbVYYzksHkN8P3OitlzH5NErtBFvGGzzm-i8SkcNJufxJNplZTyrN/s400/IMG_0760.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414861235609730" border="0" /></a>Anyway after our mini trek to Kadriorg it was time to meet up with Keith and say goodbye to Tallinn catching the ferry to Helsinki. We were going to get a taxi but were told it was only 5 minutes away on foot, as long as you went off road. So that's what we did, dragging cases and selves over the dirt. I was pleased I had a rucksack, it was clearly a struggle, well for Keith it was, who fell over just as two girls were passing. Nice pick up technique! (pun intended)<br /><br />This is the bar above the shopping complex beside the terminal. For those that were interested there's a strip club up here too, although the women were not pretty, at least the ones that kept coming out for a cigarette break.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dnTznycOv5YwbUM4cI29ecr-LStIdal0DIMNEZLAMdEvr0515cdFamzym07-XYWAZ_ZVrri_1BNza962xsiBaGuww4uP_RUQUdX3xpSfs7lSLB_6Z_yBckyXB80cdhrs4PHhEW4rbau3/s1600-h/tall2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dnTznycOv5YwbUM4cI29ecr-LStIdal0DIMNEZLAMdEvr0515cdFamzym07-XYWAZ_ZVrri_1BNza962xsiBaGuww4uP_RUQUdX3xpSfs7lSLB_6Z_yBckyXB80cdhrs4PHhEW4rbau3/s400/tall2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102991616547749458" border="0" /></a>Today's route.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfKkOTP0j_dN1LGn3vQUsMlTRc3R9eUGKtO7HEuXVtBREgo2Fqwg-ZDxw-DsuLmRPDtUNiVaeEFGQIcQ0TGVjGuJWcxwBspT2BPfbybLIO9aevGGsuBSPTsFU0yQl0omOXkufBmX5KSYS/s1600-h/IMG_0761.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfKkOTP0j_dN1LGn3vQUsMlTRc3R9eUGKtO7HEuXVtBREgo2Fqwg-ZDxw-DsuLmRPDtUNiVaeEFGQIcQ0TGVjGuJWcxwBspT2BPfbybLIO9aevGGsuBSPTsFU0yQl0omOXkufBmX5KSYS/s400/IMG_0761.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414865530577042" border="0" /></a>That's our ferry.....so what are we doing up here?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR22539B8pLeWXvOv3rPAAfUlrMk1HL2p_4L6fXJa-Ko68GAaJ1OytrM4y2gGwHwdESbOo8eM_xQA1n16U46Ta2a3vu1IptD_e-1NsLhM25rwqaZKQhNFZy7N1XFC62aeLsQPRXM74PJ1G/s1600-h/IMG_0764.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR22539B8pLeWXvOv3rPAAfUlrMk1HL2p_4L6fXJa-Ko68GAaJ1OytrM4y2gGwHwdESbOo8eM_xQA1n16U46Ta2a3vu1IptD_e-1NsLhM25rwqaZKQhNFZy7N1XFC62aeLsQPRXM74PJ1G/s400/IMG_0764.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414599242604546" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR0n2xlvCKqaQcnMPsZD_G3yUjViJUSs906hFE50hcZmlHqZFWOapiYQIdnWypgzxbNobk49ldj-SZKU1LcsY-wEBJbInBaV-ZMu71qVTbJBxO0pYRzWkv2JNtiild5e84MU2phAUhuBn/s1600-h/IMG_0766.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtR0n2xlvCKqaQcnMPsZD_G3yUjViJUSs906hFE50hcZmlHqZFWOapiYQIdnWypgzxbNobk49ldj-SZKU1LcsY-wEBJbInBaV-ZMu71qVTbJBxO0pYRzWkv2JNtiild5e84MU2phAUhuBn/s400/IMG_0766.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414603537571858" border="0" /></a>Saying goodbye to Tallinn, you can see how that big church steals the sky line and how it would have served as a directional aid for boats sailing to the city hundreds of years ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CZXB1cvepraSu5F5lw3un3ceRxzefr3dGju90bY301hSpTWB0acYTkSIFQtgHs4gRFNeNOdR006D_JOHPlG25LMXZ8O8Y8oIFB8pb0PbRbiqVKcPEFDcZkcWFsrG37awERPm_CLDiYoq/s1600-h/IMG_0773.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CZXB1cvepraSu5F5lw3un3ceRxzefr3dGju90bY301hSpTWB0acYTkSIFQtgHs4gRFNeNOdR006D_JOHPlG25LMXZ8O8Y8oIFB8pb0PbRbiqVKcPEFDcZkcWFsrG37awERPm_CLDiYoq/s400/IMG_0773.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414607832539170" border="0" /></a>Our swish boat, which took around 3 hours to cross the Baltic Sea. We just chilled and took the opportunity to catch up on sleep.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9f_1_O4w-E_VmtjL9UVpRC5Np9BkA-0CtN9ipIJREOGYWMzw9ySI0-eMhyphenhyphenINQ9YXa9J4AfiUgWcjnlxi4SG20NSXr4SJ8eeK79VWyTofmjy2gIdESUS-oUntCjclJD9fVKC0_U0SXGW8a/s1600-h/IMG_0774.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9f_1_O4w-E_VmtjL9UVpRC5Np9BkA-0CtN9ipIJREOGYWMzw9ySI0-eMhyphenhyphenINQ9YXa9J4AfiUgWcjnlxi4SG20NSXr4SJ8eeK79VWyTofmjy2gIdESUS-oUntCjclJD9fVKC0_U0SXGW8a/s400/IMG_0774.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414607832539186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYv0IYy3nLm-rA0-ZdzLjg7xZMPhf46rQU2uisq2Z3x-tJPn3WB65SYgmtVsxa_9vKRYc8R-JQVIo8FXzCe4VLL_yw1fkVxyrNp7mYkr9eXws663NRfN3reZAwSNKaotYMRuClAD30SXG/s1600-h/IMG_0775.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYv0IYy3nLm-rA0-ZdzLjg7xZMPhf46rQU2uisq2Z3x-tJPn3WB65SYgmtVsxa_9vKRYc8R-JQVIo8FXzCe4VLL_yw1fkVxyrNp7mYkr9eXws663NRfN3reZAwSNKaotYMRuClAD30SXG/s400/IMG_0775.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097414612127506498" border="0" /></a>Eventually we arrived at Helsinki where we decided to grab a taxi back to the hotel (it was some way out and wasn't that expensive). We were going to do some sightseeing but it made sense to do it tomorrow, especially as the weather wasn't that great. Instead we ended up going for a Finnish sauna (Apparently there's a sauna for every 3 people in Finland) and decided to see who could stay in there the longest. This is actually a common competition in Finland, and the World Championships took place soon after our little attempt.<br /><br />Keith was first to quit, and after upping the ante by putting 3 spoons of water on the coals, Jeppe was next to go leaving me as the winner. Rather stupidly I decided to see how long I could stay in there and managed around half an hour. In the official championships temperatures begin at 110 degrees and a litre of water is added to the coals every 30 seconds. Even though I'd won I'd have a long way to go to even qualify for that!<br /><br />The sauna wasn't as bad as the one I'd done in Japan where I'd made the mistake of leaving my glasses on and them being too hot to remove as they melted around my face! This time the glasses were in the locker.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-9-helsinki.html">First full day in Helsinki</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-51224933344692489322007-06-23T13:32:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:55:59.934-08:00Day 9 - HelsinkiThe day in Helsinki was going to be spent sightseeing around the city and all being well ending the day at Linnanmaki, the main amusement park in the city. I had been to Helsinki with the club before but never really saw the city; we went straight from the Ferry port to the park and then to the hotel. So it would be good to see some of it this time around.<br /><br />Choosing to skip breakfast in the hotel, knowing the docks would offer a nicer selection, we grabbed a shuttle bus to the airport and a bus from there into town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_If4mDqMMMaWNaOV3vcfcIbXjMlvht_bN4gTx-l6Ii47cY0YNX1kgEWaTQyGH5Yo3bm-QT_JQZLEg1vcjxPCbFHrqIfqYN_oiJIpNaRHlNlH2ReK2ipTh4rQ1h76Ag8yLUayqOsmRn8/s1600-h/EPV0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_If4mDqMMMaWNaOV3vcfcIbXjMlvht_bN4gTx-l6Ii47cY0YNX1kgEWaTQyGH5Yo3bm-QT_JQZLEg1vcjxPCbFHrqIfqYN_oiJIpNaRHlNlH2ReK2ipTh4rQ1h76Ag8yLUayqOsmRn8/s400/EPV0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421836262499570" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHI7vWinNlSVrsaK-PdSm1wtG4b-T80aVC4GxL_voVJc26DD-bJrjcP6n_jZxqHAJsF_iiEPcxYfrfS37upakCoUSdbB0uUqgOvxxRv7Fzpdzn0f4g0bCIzk5BgVX3lvirAhQjFTiRPU/s1600-h/EPV0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHI7vWinNlSVrsaK-PdSm1wtG4b-T80aVC4GxL_voVJc26DD-bJrjcP6n_jZxqHAJsF_iiEPcxYfrfS37upakCoUSdbB0uUqgOvxxRv7Fzpdzn0f4g0bCIzk5BgVX3lvirAhQjFTiRPU/s400/EPV0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421840557466882" border="0" /></a>There seemed to be quite a lot of these turtles around the city. Different I suppose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLREJ00OHY30OiRhKioPLpIfVOkMOJvRI-jmwzF2BDWFhA_e3Db4CTTCN6lcYRKAfll0NR9EM0LJ1dz3_IhXTLsbSnjh-LSbC6_FsuKhVER1LmXq2CQfwsXkM99Xd9uLOi16YXh3T_414/s1600-h/EPV0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLREJ00OHY30OiRhKioPLpIfVOkMOJvRI-jmwzF2BDWFhA_e3Db4CTTCN6lcYRKAfll0NR9EM0LJ1dz3_IhXTLsbSnjh-LSbC6_FsuKhVER1LmXq2CQfwsXkM99Xd9uLOi16YXh3T_414/s400/EPV0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421844852434194" border="0" /></a>As you can see we didn't have the best weather here, and there were times where we had to get out of the rain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNPE49Vcym0RtsaLWJb3UCmh4uWUDaBOB-1bthfGakaF5ngoob_G4C-LDrSZR32cHGpFmUXUDk8IiuYjIg9ECsaUoQR4AVMsN2Y53KAteNuEp7EMDYqj5k2ZZ7IyGMKux3KxyLPx50Fk/s1600-h/EPV0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeNPE49Vcym0RtsaLWJb3UCmh4uWUDaBOB-1bthfGakaF5ngoob_G4C-LDrSZR32cHGpFmUXUDk8IiuYjIg9ECsaUoQR4AVMsN2Y53KAteNuEp7EMDYqj5k2ZZ7IyGMKux3KxyLPx50Fk/s400/EPV0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421844852434210" border="0" /></a>It also meant our open top bus had the soft-top pulled over, so photos from the bus weren't going to be that great, which potentially was a good thing as we had to get off it every now and then, which we might not have done had the weather been good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgRBaipdjVkAhqAq00825C7GypqV-2it56zKbFpihU7Zyl1UmXjhUNTAiNqIpdcaFYxyXTTQVuw6sl5Z7K9MOoR9JfTykl50FcVd5U-Dtp-JbItt3V5PY1DuTFCnOVM-kyhMvIiWtqmA/s1600-h/EPV0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCgRBaipdjVkAhqAq00825C7GypqV-2it56zKbFpihU7Zyl1UmXjhUNTAiNqIpdcaFYxyXTTQVuw6sl5Z7K9MOoR9JfTykl50FcVd5U-Dtp-JbItt3V5PY1DuTFCnOVM-kyhMvIiWtqmA/s400/EPV0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421690233611426" border="0" /></a>Can't remember now where I took this, ah well. I took so many pictures that its hard to recall them all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3i3w7QrBYzu4rmuZJB0wEKkyHqBrHETiCPNiySd9mkj89KO63RDhSqnFMvILi01rW2UCl9_J2ntc6C7iWWzcZNnSl-gjK2ozmu9h_i8-7G3ijl3QaJFgM3DvUfaWGnQtFRxdlvA5qxgA/s1600-h/EPV0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3i3w7QrBYzu4rmuZJB0wEKkyHqBrHETiCPNiySd9mkj89KO63RDhSqnFMvILi01rW2UCl9_J2ntc6C7iWWzcZNnSl-gjK2ozmu9h_i8-7G3ijl3QaJFgM3DvUfaWGnQtFRxdlvA5qxgA/s400/EPV0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421690233611442" border="0" /></a>This I do know, it's the city's Cathedral. Originally built around 1830 for Tsar Nicholas I it was renamed when the city got its independence from Russia in 1917.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3Ahb1XpdoKDG3mORUgg4lOThGl7eT3BVjzeAWMmPxbXwvKHv76gdpjuShUlB1AeqqXHXsr8zP2qH0OzydzhRAKLiv82qllrjiX_PZPq3bAKrxQOC4SCCuVIdRYQkS5J-r-r1UO9G21E/s1600-h/EPV0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3Ahb1XpdoKDG3mORUgg4lOThGl7eT3BVjzeAWMmPxbXwvKHv76gdpjuShUlB1AeqqXHXsr8zP2qH0OzydzhRAKLiv82qllrjiX_PZPq3bAKrxQOC4SCCuVIdRYQkS5J-r-r1UO9G21E/s400/EPV0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421694528578754" border="0" /></a>The cathedral sits on the North side of Senate Square, and this statue of Alexander II sits in the centre.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtKTRyjE7RZKHHz5-EuWyb1il5eZl0F0MRFh4bJEpYx5G66EdJ1VCZPcYZWusIlLPPkFD_8K_d3Zdmx9kGvOPZjblS1obZ2MfbLYbJHUomOAT2dAEgj1siKgfMkfm-zqQsADG0okofnE/s1600-h/EPV0016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAtKTRyjE7RZKHHz5-EuWyb1il5eZl0F0MRFh4bJEpYx5G66EdJ1VCZPcYZWusIlLPPkFD_8K_d3Zdmx9kGvOPZjblS1obZ2MfbLYbJHUomOAT2dAEgj1siKgfMkfm-zqQsADG0okofnE/s400/EPV0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421698823546066" border="0" /></a>A view from what's known as the "Cliff Edge", basically the stairs leading down from the cathedral to the square are steep and you don't see them until up close to the apparent edge, so it looks like there's a big drop separating the two.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPSd1sUsh60QW_KNTE-MIO3QEIEfZKkdl2UQcMWwmpyUbJcEgW22DaYGJXsr38SMrhvfeGZFsutnAAyhr7opqO8r1jaK0e1edJPHldKr6lCKj1NNqzMjq6LHPEoFZQ5Jqp3yPLMH3SBg/s1600-h/EPV0021_2_3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsPSd1sUsh60QW_KNTE-MIO3QEIEfZKkdl2UQcMWwmpyUbJcEgW22DaYGJXsr38SMrhvfeGZFsutnAAyhr7opqO8r1jaK0e1edJPHldKr6lCKj1NNqzMjq6LHPEoFZQ5Jqp3yPLMH3SBg/s400/EPV0021_2_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421698823546082" border="0" /></a>Another shot of the cathedral this time in HDR-vision.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99FBt5CTcuXHK3oH6QMGhh4hWfhpYCRU-HHOclWVo1wLMOUfK7GDHiSrFXhzerwxFNXJOHnuADc8hgcA5xqpOWa2sHldaZs2Gs_MFVLaRoXHhr3y8a0Tipo7IUd32i_ENsvE3eJuwA-Q/s1600-h/EPV0026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99FBt5CTcuXHK3oH6QMGhh4hWfhpYCRU-HHOclWVo1wLMOUfK7GDHiSrFXhzerwxFNXJOHnuADc8hgcA5xqpOWa2sHldaZs2Gs_MFVLaRoXHhr3y8a0Tipo7IUd32i_ENsvE3eJuwA-Q/s400/EPV0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421466895311954" border="0" /></a>A short walk away from the square are the docks and beside that a wonderful market, if you wanted to buy green beans and berries that is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AH5r7drnf4DaWof817FaUbgBNjJ49IMOm6i-_MOqSSWDZ1WVTQS5rf0qX3JJ6pkX5YWeDBclT-p05nHoZlf5WYx5xRU3tpJka8qjn1gz3CcrgvSGk3qjBt0xEtz52DE2vQfFVTYvb-I/s1600-h/EPV0029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_AH5r7drnf4DaWof817FaUbgBNjJ49IMOm6i-_MOqSSWDZ1WVTQS5rf0qX3JJ6pkX5YWeDBclT-p05nHoZlf5WYx5xRU3tpJka8qjn1gz3CcrgvSGk3qjBt0xEtz52DE2vQfFVTYvb-I/s400/EPV0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421466895311970" border="0" /></a>Beside that there is also a famous indoor market, which was excellent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1GxMZxmC5AZahXOJo8ekKDPAuFSXgzsdMqIPsT4f65LMjykVnuSMlGD-mUMo-KHFBj8L85URsQErK6hRNhB_QzMw2XDqWMVgc5lhZw8NWDWwlnGPuD3xO57v71s6tHB5ClcAEbxG4Mk/s1600-h/EPV0030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1GxMZxmC5AZahXOJo8ekKDPAuFSXgzsdMqIPsT4f65LMjykVnuSMlGD-mUMo-KHFBj8L85URsQErK6hRNhB_QzMw2XDqWMVgc5lhZw8NWDWwlnGPuD3xO57v71s6tHB5ClcAEbxG4Mk/s400/EPV0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421471190279282" border="0" /></a>Some of the stalls sold familiar food.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1UKsiWT7TA7rzLg5_jyKFHE8XalzHCJV-9ndgd0LfrE3xkjfKpzpZ35URi70oEnbcwZnW3VEtA_-6Y8E07TydikVUqfyWb89fzAX-UUZ7OWxCI3ybfayQ1eBnh3RtpDuyo26ISiy1IQ/s1600-h/EPV0031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA1UKsiWT7TA7rzLg5_jyKFHE8XalzHCJV-9ndgd0LfrE3xkjfKpzpZ35URi70oEnbcwZnW3VEtA_-6Y8E07TydikVUqfyWb89fzAX-UUZ7OWxCI3ybfayQ1eBnh3RtpDuyo26ISiy1IQ/s400/EPV0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421471190279298" border="0" /></a>Others were tailored more to local fayre. You'd be hard pushed to find Reindeer pelts in the UK.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalnxKBccml5AwPe98w5voRrisrLd6o2zzee6dleCg9Ii7XCrHbN9I5iz3ci2OKT9K3At-A6AQVgpLXQNWDka3lXdqMJ6bmr9Ld2LjFniLxLbKEGoN1k5Z3iJAqRaqC1zhcMeD7167Igw/s1600-h/EPV0032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalnxKBccml5AwPe98w5voRrisrLd6o2zzee6dleCg9Ii7XCrHbN9I5iz3ci2OKT9K3At-A6AQVgpLXQNWDka3lXdqMJ6bmr9Ld2LjFniLxLbKEGoN1k5Z3iJAqRaqC1zhcMeD7167Igw/s400/EPV0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421471190279314" border="0" /></a>and moose and bear salami would be a definite no no. Whilst I would have been up for trying that, I'd not had breakfast so we decided that this would be a perfect place for that and being beside the sea we went for a fish platter which was really nice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnQEtLfiFrMmRwrtMsZQBQL6EcM8uQqfp7tnMANoTp_N0epTpSonc-G6Rw_ELMmiPiheXUw3AEFvTNHu06jTCu59Cm6i4emDhOr0w7kudtZIRs6l9jZyvie4OsWn9Dal-JrSxgZMm6QI/s1600-h/EPV0038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvnQEtLfiFrMmRwrtMsZQBQL6EcM8uQqfp7tnMANoTp_N0epTpSonc-G6Rw_ELMmiPiheXUw3AEFvTNHu06jTCu59Cm6i4emDhOr0w7kudtZIRs6l9jZyvie4OsWn9Dal-JrSxgZMm6QI/s400/EPV0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421312276489218" border="0" /></a>A little way out East atop the Katajanokka peninsula is another cathedral, this time the Uspenski. Built in the 1860s it is currently the largest Orthodox church in Western Europe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzrHwEBcf38YQvLIKRUehbpJKiGceJiIJGS_t69HbK0DXjasPh0mzwvkNmegfMGQh0sA1VyxFSvAVG6iZB3ZO88C1LaHcnnC8gRBpUcyXamJ9mZczsHo6J_iIwVkH2DE5ph-cfdcd9bY/s1600-h/EPV0042_0_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfzrHwEBcf38YQvLIKRUehbpJKiGceJiIJGS_t69HbK0DXjasPh0mzwvkNmegfMGQh0sA1VyxFSvAVG6iZB3ZO88C1LaHcnnC8gRBpUcyXamJ9mZczsHo6J_iIwVkH2DE5ph-cfdcd9bY/s400/EPV0042_0_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421316571456530" border="0" /></a>This HDR shot didn't come out too good I think.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpQdAr_SO1bCtX6xPbt_rySLnduKQf4bUR23Em-JGTi-Ai6GIRmR2JNuu24ByaSAmCiD8WVI8LuOQ4phuXs3ASQvtTCr7QKVwvbcSzZ2BEf8V6m5PGkkSs1C0rZ8QnP9gKgIVXfVG3-A/s1600-h/EPV0045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJpQdAr_SO1bCtX6xPbt_rySLnduKQf4bUR23Em-JGTi-Ai6GIRmR2JNuu24ByaSAmCiD8WVI8LuOQ4phuXs3ASQvtTCr7QKVwvbcSzZ2BEf8V6m5PGkkSs1C0rZ8QnP9gKgIVXfVG3-A/s400/EPV0045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421316571456546" border="0" /></a>A view out from the cathedral towards the ............ other cathedral.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LcGXE42ExpvWY1wJ_fcVjtAwuDRJ1qS6e9BneyIB8YxBORqsNC2bWD9s6RuT19wzjtq_teZG0WcG5RGRknD0wImCO_XrcBBnkx4pZbhEe-y6Duj8x5h0lzcsnJKrxt3GIUrXBc-YKW8/s1600-h/EPV0048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1LcGXE42ExpvWY1wJ_fcVjtAwuDRJ1qS6e9BneyIB8YxBORqsNC2bWD9s6RuT19wzjtq_teZG0WcG5RGRknD0wImCO_XrcBBnkx4pZbhEe-y6Duj8x5h0lzcsnJKrxt3GIUrXBc-YKW8/s400/EPV0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421320866423858" border="0" /></a>Normally I don't take photos inside religious buildings but it was encouraged here for a small donation and as long as you didn't use the flash. So I did my bit and took this one with a long exposure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhdODWmevzPoK33htfmclGJ7h-I9yoAkDOVgo5IlgxfbJeYfRzOZVuomBBbR_kD2048Kx_DbVOJtwL8CKfovlrDoTmvIeVk5_-_4rI04vQIhtL-QI1t5CBpG_1o9HyJDEX6TDCLtFNUs/s1600-h/EPV0054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhdODWmevzPoK33htfmclGJ7h-I9yoAkDOVgo5IlgxfbJeYfRzOZVuomBBbR_kD2048Kx_DbVOJtwL8CKfovlrDoTmvIeVk5_-_4rI04vQIhtL-QI1t5CBpG_1o9HyJDEX6TDCLtFNUs/s400/EPV0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421320866423874" border="0" /></a>Back to the docks, why build a statue of a bird on a pillar....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ge8xR-K-hFKTNYDcvim8pltqKDdHJ1LWFZpPk3gepFaOMVkAluFacAZe82VbFgk_KFdj-PnzpSkLr9RFhjPwcG5ulf9BFuyWDKCH0GsmDgrlNP6bmRb0ju9b_aPnaq0YDcQKC1_e_Lc/s1600-h/EPV0055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_ge8xR-K-hFKTNYDcvim8pltqKDdHJ1LWFZpPk3gepFaOMVkAluFacAZe82VbFgk_KFdj-PnzpSkLr9RFhjPwcG5ulf9BFuyWDKCH0GsmDgrlNP6bmRb0ju9b_aPnaq0YDcQKC1_e_Lc/s400/EPV0055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421119002960818" border="0" /></a>...when it happens naturally anyway!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYVGl0VdHODtGhDG-uJmANhwq5bdTFzp0QJaN-8ye_Nmj2k0lZOfAiwaBUuwVQ_OTgtkjFWX4sElxYWFAglUXdqf6XbiZPR6DWC2nRhLaXYzfCauiZrnk8wEiAVtN2KGTOmzSE6R8758/s1600-h/EPV0056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYVGl0VdHODtGhDG-uJmANhwq5bdTFzp0QJaN-8ye_Nmj2k0lZOfAiwaBUuwVQ_OTgtkjFWX4sElxYWFAglUXdqf6XbiZPR6DWC2nRhLaXYzfCauiZrnk8wEiAVtN2KGTOmzSE6R8758/s400/EPV0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421123297928130" border="0" /></a>More stone turtles but these haven't been impaled on lamp posts.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwmS32Zt2pJl_imXxOaMedLKPs1-jqeVaeIFUkSthB3faHwnFTj6b5vIna-t_v0m8IKbjuZPpdaJ8Lsi7KSpl6ZAPtatkb6d9zBdoMHQMUOd5NDb8g6yy8OH3e_YeP5NsJ9eK3hKZQnw/s1600-h/EPV0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJwmS32Zt2pJl_imXxOaMedLKPs1-jqeVaeIFUkSthB3faHwnFTj6b5vIna-t_v0m8IKbjuZPpdaJ8Lsi7KSpl6ZAPtatkb6d9zBdoMHQMUOd5NDb8g6yy8OH3e_YeP5NsJ9eK3hKZQnw/s400/EPV0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421123297928146" border="0" /></a>This is Havis Amanda, a statue of a naked lady erected in 1908. It's famous for being included in the local university's Vappu celebrations where each year the students place a different hat on her head.<br /><br />Having spent enough time around the docks it was time to get back on the bus and see what else the city had to offer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4pEqy4_kQAs_AWbJ18TGJ_GgEiblXA4h5d_XXY3g-RoWC_aBC3oPF3npZvTWsU3TW0JYCrQAzvMcsmczAn8UdrhElxMKExB6Jt1OwRhzzaKlQNLSsf9DBb7avDslyoHvxGfkTGl1f10/s1600-h/EPV0063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4pEqy4_kQAs_AWbJ18TGJ_GgEiblXA4h5d_XXY3g-RoWC_aBC3oPF3npZvTWsU3TW0JYCrQAzvMcsmczAn8UdrhElxMKExB6Jt1OwRhzzaKlQNLSsf9DBb7avDslyoHvxGfkTGl1f10/s400/EPV0063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421127592895474" border="0" /></a>It was on the bus that I had this amazing revelation. Fold the tour bus ticket in half and then half again, then fold the outer-quarters out and hide the centre two.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSqI9Cp5Wt9WijRIC1bczh76jK0yc1mBKDdcU2842GcR5CQem1mEWZHwXFbtJg9d56dreKq8DVo9orpYMNbstGe8cAUW3TnvgnIECBsU-zR9JPM7IK3B99haX94HknrYMaWymz2-bIVs/s1600-h/EPV0062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFSqI9Cp5Wt9WijRIC1bczh76jK0yc1mBKDdcU2842GcR5CQem1mEWZHwXFbtJg9d56dreKq8DVo9orpYMNbstGe8cAUW3TnvgnIECBsU-zR9JPM7IK3B99haX94HknrYMaWymz2-bIVs/s400/EPV0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097421123297928162" border="0" /></a>and you get a subliminal David Hasslehoff reference.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2_qKkY2BY5VV_EgPYAQRnYbhJfZAoyncnJHgNqPJMi1s8M3zKeG8PF115t1gNunVENIEqtTB9z1IpIqCZYI8lGTH-pPayv-84W3EzLN8TZcTPHlhhtbOHo15l71ICWwU8o_xkPpX8Zr9/s1600-h/EPV0067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ2_qKkY2BY5VV_EgPYAQRnYbhJfZAoyncnJHgNqPJMi1s8M3zKeG8PF115t1gNunVENIEqtTB9z1IpIqCZYI8lGTH-pPayv-84W3EzLN8TZcTPHlhhtbOHo15l71ICWwU8o_xkPpX8Zr9/s400/EPV0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420788290478914" border="0" /></a>This is the Sibelius monument out to the west. Built in honour of Jean Sibelius, the city and country's most famous composer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4U9jEKhcKL8Q8g4YN9mJxj-H2i-Il31EpG3TuxS9craMmGLg2prUJFai6dumP2bzJkSlfzlNSC1hffrHflcX2IGVNVnsjcKtaVbgBIZAT4fMhoiodBX1GnUr3l2I7YYgti6_2Kzwn7Y-/s1600-h/EPV0069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4U9jEKhcKL8Q8g4YN9mJxj-H2i-Il31EpG3TuxS9craMmGLg2prUJFai6dumP2bzJkSlfzlNSC1hffrHflcX2IGVNVnsjcKtaVbgBIZAT4fMhoiodBX1GnUr3l2I7YYgti6_2Kzwn7Y-/s400/EPV0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420788290478930" border="0" /></a>When first erected it drew quite a lot of criticism (abstract art not being grasped by some) so an effigy of the man himself was added alongside later.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b50qwBbuThL7HIHVqctJORDwgQwPNTWKHcvCOcn5mFeDRhDdPplWZeOccAgol_pPpmtNpO8Uwz6LM-MJRdKCkgDlv4GLvGLX_LQ4QwIMTuztq3Dv4xP4mbm2a7LveLhiIPfXOEvItiNM/s1600-h/EPV0070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5b50qwBbuThL7HIHVqctJORDwgQwPNTWKHcvCOcn5mFeDRhDdPplWZeOccAgol_pPpmtNpO8Uwz6LM-MJRdKCkgDlv4GLvGLX_LQ4QwIMTuztq3Dv4xP4mbm2a7LveLhiIPfXOEvItiNM/s400/EPV0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420792585446242" border="0" /></a>Rather than wait for the next bus, the rain had subsided so we decided to cut through the park towards the Olympic Stadium nearby.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8V33lw17tqY7QhbNwtY_hoj30CPhYH2Vd-89anUSaCVrEkGYXVtrWDXYvSe6fftLMmljLNRb-DCtWwiivgUHodh3S6l6exVUANxesXMDlQ95ui0vcanuOAcub-X0CF82OBczgp-FFIpx/s1600-h/EPV0072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT8V33lw17tqY7QhbNwtY_hoj30CPhYH2Vd-89anUSaCVrEkGYXVtrWDXYvSe6fftLMmljLNRb-DCtWwiivgUHodh3S6l6exVUANxesXMDlQ95ui0vcanuOAcub-X0CF82OBczgp-FFIpx/s400/EPV0072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420792585446258" border="0" /></a>That's the main stadium on the right with an observation tower to it's left. Originally built for the 1940 Olympics, with a war getting in the way the stadium didn't actually host the Olympics for another 12 years.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPE1_LjoGSwwkNT5MUrn1d5G6SsMUuIPW7SKHZxyCLnyYsovSKp9Wu-YASxM0d-SgCa2WL40K5CNxr8UZxdy41JnT_rjHKILP-5N9X8kOz4ykfwWriFa_fAEFsYjj-2I10AcN1sh7PTM4x/s1600-h/EPV0077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPE1_LjoGSwwkNT5MUrn1d5G6SsMUuIPW7SKHZxyCLnyYsovSKp9Wu-YASxM0d-SgCa2WL40K5CNxr8UZxdy41JnT_rjHKILP-5N9X8kOz4ykfwWriFa_fAEFsYjj-2I10AcN1sh7PTM4x/s400/EPV0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420796880413570" border="0" /></a>A view from atop the tower looking North towards the Helsinki football stadium and Ice Hockey stadium.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipXNkjhyphenhyphenQCWRP3JoDhuf4DYPQwMwd5tCRe7kWyybQhYXF8L1nYod3Owh7Z482ESEpwk3j2x48x9uawXZxJ7Nb60wSF5LbiSM31VVD1es9WtyxT4WXkYKZxtru-9K4CDSKptVMr97mPxE/s1600-h/EPV0078cropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipXNkjhyphenhyphenQCWRP3JoDhuf4DYPQwMwd5tCRe7kWyybQhYXF8L1nYod3Owh7Z482ESEpwk3j2x48x9uawXZxJ7Nb60wSF5LbiSM31VVD1es9WtyxT4WXkYKZxtru-9K4CDSKptVMr97mPxE/s400/EPV0078cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101965793673870610" border="0" /></a>Looking East and Linnanmaki steals the skyline. From here we could see everything was running so we knew we had to head over there next. That Orange track looked especially insane. That was Kirnu; more on that later.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqMrRzrt30EuqfvPIkk1zdDuh55FbB1dM9kTlvW1zIpgbFgONUNhmosqOmd0U5h5gW84AavLeh0272fOVrRkVsrRj0ZYpnBIQeC9b9KcD4dmq4s09RK-F1P6g3d96p6A1ltVgLTS2alTd/s1600-h/EPV0082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqMrRzrt30EuqfvPIkk1zdDuh55FbB1dM9kTlvW1zIpgbFgONUNhmosqOmd0U5h5gW84AavLeh0272fOVrRkVsrRj0ZYpnBIQeC9b9KcD4dmq4s09RK-F1P6g3d96p6A1ltVgLTS2alTd/s400/EPV0082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420650851525378" border="0" /></a>The city was holding a massive football tournament (mixed age groups and sexes), so the football grounds were being put to good use.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HvxontYwvhZPJwqygkHIyNyy7EJplFipbEL_n1cCg5QRzKMA_Fyd7cBaKJL6miLtjxjLfJnlz95oSkPlTSq2INPmRIEwN0fQHpjZjguE4Gq_5k8pzBkwXjAOvYRwdnia5e74kYwhv-g2/s1600-h/EPV0086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8HvxontYwvhZPJwqygkHIyNyy7EJplFipbEL_n1cCg5QRzKMA_Fyd7cBaKJL6miLtjxjLfJnlz95oSkPlTSq2INPmRIEwN0fQHpjZjguE4Gq_5k8pzBkwXjAOvYRwdnia5e74kYwhv-g2/s400/EPV0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420650851525394" border="0" /></a>Paavo Nurmi was one of Finland's great Olympic athletes winning 3 gold medals for long distance running in 1920 and another 5 four years later. A statue of him stands near the stadium.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDbpk7qyKzphcTJSvCn9ouszF7pfCcUsWcR7_YAnm-xIxqy4FxyVvG7rmkEXQOrAINq2bW9vROrLdGStkptaCcvL8_v-Bfq5Kn6CphzbDDvQSck_J0lFkgWgFZZxga0_gswf9tv8CpHs4/s1600-h/EPV0088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDbpk7qyKzphcTJSvCn9ouszF7pfCcUsWcR7_YAnm-xIxqy4FxyVvG7rmkEXQOrAINq2bW9vROrLdGStkptaCcvL8_v-Bfq5Kn6CphzbDDvQSck_J0lFkgWgFZZxga0_gswf9tv8CpHs4/s400/EPV0088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420650851525410" border="0" /></a>This lake sits beside the National Opera Building but more importantly for us also sits beside the road that joins the stadium complex to the theme park, and after buying our wristbands we thought we'd run around and nail the rides seeing as they were running. One of the unofficial rules of the club is that if you're in a park and see a ride running ride it, as it might not be running the next time you see it. We knew we'd be here with the club tomorrow but we'd kick ourselves if a ride was down.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW3_qBDfDALxDvIkz_bWO0DN4PRM52zadMihXhLx5tZLPbkDhJj9AxcFNn5-xAsPBkXoX_Z3wKx4MUdwCUVN4w0ETFaczTddlUexRkjNIBHLFB4PDMSlMqwW3xV4wzvZR2qqRMTVGWkcX/s1600-h/EPV0092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpW3_qBDfDALxDvIkz_bWO0DN4PRM52zadMihXhLx5tZLPbkDhJj9AxcFNn5-xAsPBkXoX_Z3wKx4MUdwCUVN4w0ETFaczTddlUexRkjNIBHLFB4PDMSlMqwW3xV4wzvZR2qqRMTVGWkcX/s400/EPV0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420655146492722" border="0" /></a>The park itself was pretty empty, mostly due to the weather. This meant we were able to get around everything pretty quickly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56UiPoa5W_o14Gh5bkqdGtTv9GsM-jFJvtAlko5LOMU5nYwDiHwqAv1h15lwCFFHCQ16TP24KO-XBEQ2W95DLyY_yKqBzJmOBLevdyLhQavaAV_pIlJgbI1MJRgpwF3qMhxqNT1Vmr3Z5/s1600-h/EPV0093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg56UiPoa5W_o14Gh5bkqdGtTv9GsM-jFJvtAlko5LOMU5nYwDiHwqAv1h15lwCFFHCQ16TP24KO-XBEQ2W95DLyY_yKqBzJmOBLevdyLhQavaAV_pIlJgbI1MJRgpwF3qMhxqNT1Vmr3Z5/s400/EPV0093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420487642768034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyqJO75ZTUkqX0cFo-e6kWOdvuHgyU2VqZy4bMJD6sovtZhrPCjcSWrw-Y4BZWNQy3XGogid2rjwEwLYl2Mf1-J0FmnFLQXac1mOVwNpLhKDYD3IoqscVD-zeTE14dHS1ZPY_kwNsgvIz/s1600-h/EPV0094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyqJO75ZTUkqX0cFo-e6kWOdvuHgyU2VqZy4bMJD6sovtZhrPCjcSWrw-Y4BZWNQy3XGogid2rjwEwLYl2Mf1-J0FmnFLQXac1mOVwNpLhKDYD3IoqscVD-zeTE14dHS1ZPY_kwNsgvIz/s400/EPV0094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420491937735346" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_om-tDz_VjkkEVHp7P6hgur8nMs_CRKUwI11Eo-Zqi1F_Y39et3G8rSrqE9SGS-B9vfgRvamZXZ7PR8gg35qFtih8qxxGcYR4fT2kbGGCgjWzQ4y3AijUFo0Np4pCcuB6nfHFfbs3V4d9/s1600-h/EPV0096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_om-tDz_VjkkEVHp7P6hgur8nMs_CRKUwI11Eo-Zqi1F_Y39et3G8rSrqE9SGS-B9vfgRvamZXZ7PR8gg35qFtih8qxxGcYR4fT2kbGGCgjWzQ4y3AijUFo0Np4pCcuB6nfHFfbs3V4d9/s400/EPV0096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420491937735362" border="0" /></a>This is Tulireki (translates as Fire Sled) one of the new additions to the park since the last time I'd visited.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFt02J3r1IqLRnApXJPx6NqU1TbOwwL7l1i8sH1GB7Rj7uJWm3B8a5G26shOowc9I_c0Mb1XN-hW52dCdZzAqbRCWBhPbu65zSAWwUHzbgCYq91DMIHlJ_u57jjSrjHThR_oN3Romlmkl/s1600-h/EPV0103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmFt02J3r1IqLRnApXJPx6NqU1TbOwwL7l1i8sH1GB7Rj7uJWm3B8a5G26shOowc9I_c0Mb1XN-hW52dCdZzAqbRCWBhPbu65zSAWwUHzbgCYq91DMIHlJ_u57jjSrjHThR_oN3Romlmkl/s400/EPV0103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420496232702674" border="0" /></a>It's supposed to bank into bends and skid out on the turns, but I didn't really feel that except for one place on the track. I don't know if that motion had been turned off or not. Still it was a pretty decent ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkpdNTBBehTJ6nHEwLagxTSz9_3bXm4j-6_6aKTXiLCOmWd7Htii3kSxTX5sAQa6qe9balMhhalMPXGB46UQh7AH29p2EUbqTxQSmmCJ4hN1iYMgGQEF2RuO0iNH9ZzZYpDRpOXNOHG80/s1600-h/EPV0111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkpdNTBBehTJ6nHEwLagxTSz9_3bXm4j-6_6aKTXiLCOmWd7Htii3kSxTX5sAQa6qe9balMhhalMPXGB46UQh7AH29p2EUbqTxQSmmCJ4hN1iYMgGQEF2RuO0iNH9ZzZYpDRpOXNOHG80/s400/EPV0111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420496232702690" border="0" /></a>This is Vonkaptuous, the parks water coaster. Very wet and having been soaked on it before chose not to ride it this time, especially as it was still fairly cold from the earlier downpours. But Jeppe had to ride it as it was his first time here, fortunately he escaped relatively dry.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpGss3m1APA2pseO3txxmXPAvaTu2rRYQE9ma0UykwHUg37UHG4vfJM-yjkH_nI2S1riezuqBN2y8FUn2yDUfpH13OhtJRaMlkLT0Y-UfY3JvD_UyK84cQjzaYfo4_m8csJ414FiUnaP1/s1600-h/EPV0129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixpGss3m1APA2pseO3txxmXPAvaTu2rRYQE9ma0UykwHUg37UHG4vfJM-yjkH_nI2S1riezuqBN2y8FUn2yDUfpH13OhtJRaMlkLT0Y-UfY3JvD_UyK84cQjzaYfo4_m8csJ414FiUnaP1/s400/EPV0129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420290074272338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IGva0f1czdQav_fHzb5qpCjSNlS1-AifazRcnLM_aaFus1yZJRJbsQSGY_cqlhjWdifHBzzTdPZNW5wHDRxUVUnG5PmBy9q5NQOyicSO7YhDZQ-lGSxzrO5J_EJTUci7_tq5WT7VuYIp/s1600-h/EPV0131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-IGva0f1czdQav_fHzb5qpCjSNlS1-AifazRcnLM_aaFus1yZJRJbsQSGY_cqlhjWdifHBzzTdPZNW5wHDRxUVUnG5PmBy9q5NQOyicSO7YhDZQ-lGSxzrO5J_EJTUci7_tq5WT7VuYIp/s400/EPV0131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420290074272354" border="0" /></a>Another shot of Tulireki.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTFaM62q_Ejo2CwfDldzuKBHO9Q1WK7USGiWWWuKcxwR3kpuRqTRpo99KPsvTb4gi8dqCrR46eyPTIsL55GsQ_cFVnEs186-Nn9YQnRtcE6OtMrFHOWOF1xQIi5sa-9u5J1qRYwd8oqQU/s1600-h/EPV0135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheTFaM62q_Ejo2CwfDldzuKBHO9Q1WK7USGiWWWuKcxwR3kpuRqTRpo99KPsvTb4gi8dqCrR46eyPTIsL55GsQ_cFVnEs186-Nn9YQnRtcE6OtMrFHOWOF1xQIi5sa-9u5J1qRYwd8oqQU/s400/EPV0135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420294369239666" border="0" /></a>The powered coaster is Pikajuna, which I'm going to guess means electric train, not because I can speak Finnish but because the Pokemon character Pikachu means "electric mouse".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEHMkwvtd3u9QJ6mGot7i4v4SmVf8m5KgVHnycF0efbY4q7LTWmDC6uenYBPfM_PKWvf6jvxCYxH0eACNTWlWuEavGNThTGCCTAL8-e9mLw6nuHwwmY-ADsphFStIfC-lUWgRrRLrCWo4/s1600-h/EPV0140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEHMkwvtd3u9QJ6mGot7i4v4SmVf8m5KgVHnycF0efbY4q7LTWmDC6uenYBPfM_PKWvf6jvxCYxH0eACNTWlWuEavGNThTGCCTAL8-e9mLw6nuHwwmY-ADsphFStIfC-lUWgRrRLrCWo4/s400/EPV0140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420294369239682" border="0" /></a>This monster is Kirnu, which means churn and that's exactly what it does to your insides. It is a much better ride than it looks. Although short it packs a mean punch, especially in the hump at the end.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYYZC8B7BwFtX1nWEQ993zo6BlQ6hyb-iVr2gZ4Suj3dybl_hh0CoRqCIDzz23N7hVClxvc_4HL7874JNwWtjwMdLl6y0Kh19MpPXRTKMAkRJagJ3IZxSeE3TAkJKO9Nd_Rz4K4-QgI3D/s1600-h/EPV0173.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfYYZC8B7BwFtX1nWEQ993zo6BlQ6hyb-iVr2gZ4Suj3dybl_hh0CoRqCIDzz23N7hVClxvc_4HL7874JNwWtjwMdLl6y0Kh19MpPXRTKMAkRJagJ3IZxSeE3TAkJKO9Nd_Rz4K4-QgI3D/s400/EPV0173.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420131160482370" border="0" /></a>Given the small footprint that this ride takes up I wouldn't be surprised if you saw more of these pop up, although being the first one built there are some teething troubles that need to be ironed out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtJAftpLXYvShK61cw4PW75S_o1cwZUesf22iBEalhDOuVbeH5tL6jaYRA94VfKm5Wca1lyF4ogN3h-NndLTwYLJnagz9ngxEIXm5TVQy-Vw81o3Jmg9gaj9ddrLGHG4cXJT6491OBEfC/s1600-h/EPV0152.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtJAftpLXYvShK61cw4PW75S_o1cwZUesf22iBEalhDOuVbeH5tL6jaYRA94VfKm5Wca1lyF4ogN3h-NndLTwYLJnagz9ngxEIXm5TVQy-Vw81o3Jmg9gaj9ddrLGHG4cXJT6491OBEfC/s400/EPV0152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420298664206994" border="0" /></a>Linnunrata is the park's indoor coaster and it supposedly translates as "Galaxy" (although you'd think Lunar something). I really enjoyed this the last time I rode it but the paint scheme was more gaudier this time around. It still had the cool effect where you think you're being slungshot around a planet though. Is "slungshot" even a word?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsK821J3dWOWfGLxLQ8SGrfA_zIXwUTnByQ1QANhS4BOqLWVAkhGfrR3jAy5DAtH1RspknE-Cw1c4NO6yb0B7djEDy5Wgn8NoIsD7ZMX2Rg7e_Ep48tgyy9Ccyj8yQzav4Vca0y03jpB-/s1600-h/EPV0162.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsK821J3dWOWfGLxLQ8SGrfA_zIXwUTnByQ1QANhS4BOqLWVAkhGfrR3jAy5DAtH1RspknE-Cw1c4NO6yb0B7djEDy5Wgn8NoIsD7ZMX2Rg7e_Ep48tgyy9Ccyj8yQzav4Vca0y03jpB-/s400/EPV0162.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420122570547730" border="0" /></a>Nice water feature.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OhIdHdCxiLAelCP8i3px_-LCWVDPrwwazPtb4-f7g-wByNxYMGUYIaRQzeUbem9mTYzakd72OrC-1pmyNz6CQtOq-Bz0qx-p_te7LlDnXDGfxCs35-SWwvw-P7P7MWFSsvTFp9MrBPN7/s1600-h/EPV0165.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OhIdHdCxiLAelCP8i3px_-LCWVDPrwwazPtb4-f7g-wByNxYMGUYIaRQzeUbem9mTYzakd72OrC-1pmyNz6CQtOq-Bz0qx-p_te7LlDnXDGfxCs35-SWwvw-P7P7MWFSsvTFp9MrBPN7/s400/EPV0165.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420126865515042" border="0" /></a>Cool wind farm too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZKJ9uTryZJ9AM2IhuKJjB19Ay6E88xXDnUWpjzAtltw3CWYDiruNFVYtxudA5C0V6_HOXdYt4WKOQSo42KdStlwkQuda4vpnmSwZ6sJqWLktkZygnj3xwctV6eOMIIY0t89DjUZaedKv/s1600-h/EPV0171.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZZKJ9uTryZJ9AM2IhuKJjB19Ay6E88xXDnUWpjzAtltw3CWYDiruNFVYtxudA5C0V6_HOXdYt4WKOQSo42KdStlwkQuda4vpnmSwZ6sJqWLktkZygnj3xwctV6eOMIIY0t89DjUZaedKv/s400/EPV0171.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420126865515058" border="0" /></a>Vuoristorata is the main famous coaster in the park and one of a small number of scenic coasters left in the world. Actually of the half dozen or so left in the world, three of them were on this trip.<br />This one is one of the most recent built in the 50's.<br /><br />Anyway having nailed the rides and got a nice taster of the next day we left the park and headed back into the city.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwwbpgwbahN4qUIF-89qCUCpdAvEmrjBCGw3jlUXFn7oLJsFq6tH9KsckHpPHxhMlILFxqYDB9KFrJh7jlH_utF19C3M5ISUuoxXBbO2xwjDRyLdN2Gwfcqp7p5kEM5gI-usjq6Sauvor/s1600-h/IMG_0782.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghwwbpgwbahN4qUIF-89qCUCpdAvEmrjBCGw3jlUXFn7oLJsFq6tH9KsckHpPHxhMlILFxqYDB9KFrJh7jlH_utF19C3M5ISUuoxXBbO2xwjDRyLdN2Gwfcqp7p5kEM5gI-usjq6Sauvor/s400/IMG_0782.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420006606430674" border="0" /></a>The main bus and train station in the city, not sure why we were here, oh yes! it was to ensure we knew where to catch our bus back to the airport. Basically we were taking a bus to there and then the free hotel shuttle bus back to the hotel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpUORQwFXZTcmDBVIPkBwn-nqL1fZ7uOetpjesxy5CQh2n1Ds_8J2iqrIN_GZG0xcw2jv9wtIebAeUUcsPQC1Ife6pQkrL-tDE_ctJ9ZE-fUYbvOo2FMqgiqq4443f71WY0zsFismDuvJ/s1600-h/IMG_0785.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDpUORQwFXZTcmDBVIPkBwn-nqL1fZ7uOetpjesxy5CQh2n1Ds_8J2iqrIN_GZG0xcw2jv9wtIebAeUUcsPQC1Ife6pQkrL-tDE_ctJ9ZE-fUYbvOo2FMqgiqq4443f71WY0zsFismDuvJ/s400/IMG_0785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420006606430690" border="0" /></a>Took a photo of this only for the second band listed down the left. We never did get to hear what The Finnish Bastards music sounded like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVeflTDLB6k_wIGegOdO8IdAu1BaN26z0SN64T8CEVRUlb9LpR2mWD7jjvZ2M5wP7dJwxhsJ0FMiJJ68T-xuIhWkBG_BDk4hd8k3j5sZbljucj-CIn5rLZ04gS_qd3eqm9kQzHj4SX-0X/s1600-h/IMG_0786.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguVeflTDLB6k_wIGegOdO8IdAu1BaN26z0SN64T8CEVRUlb9LpR2mWD7jjvZ2M5wP7dJwxhsJ0FMiJJ68T-xuIhWkBG_BDk4hd8k3j5sZbljucj-CIn5rLZ04gS_qd3eqm9kQzHj4SX-0X/s400/IMG_0786.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420010901398002" border="0" /></a>More turtles and I have no idea what the one on the left had to drink, but I'd like some!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33fPemvsOU2OmRlw2RNXZHuj6ZMRpCyWfcNoDfGgAfjv7A7VHls9JyEh1GtbSUsSDuS50l7TveDgBMtIWgfhfecHT0ibmszgpHOCRI5VT2JoWwMPoc2ST9G7RaAjlANX4Zfan6vH6oKAt/s1600-h/IMG_0787.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33fPemvsOU2OmRlw2RNXZHuj6ZMRpCyWfcNoDfGgAfjv7A7VHls9JyEh1GtbSUsSDuS50l7TveDgBMtIWgfhfecHT0ibmszgpHOCRI5VT2JoWwMPoc2ST9G7RaAjlANX4Zfan6vH6oKAt/s400/IMG_0787.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097420010901398018" border="0" /></a>This is one of the largest malls in the town, Mall Kampi, which as well as containing loads of shops, apartments and the largest cinema complex in Helsinki also houses one of the train stations in the city. It was here that I had a great conversation with some girls who's English seemed to come from watching episodes of "Cold Feet". It was particularly funny when I said I was from London that she went "Shit!......I mean shite!". Also came across weird toilet installations where having paid money to get in you could spend as long as you wanted in there, which I think may happen to people who miss the last train home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbg2cz76ohHqAMpRMO1Slx_xy5TR0BC77kTtRGC6KpIQh0Vu3Nq5_NYaboSBIrv9iTddmzLoYYuIDgDyaJEPXjBuEHaWTEdVY15iZLGecjcBQnYd9NWvW7ySgg0wRMGIAgQm_j-kuN8Gp/s1600-h/IMG_0788.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizbg2cz76ohHqAMpRMO1Slx_xy5TR0BC77kTtRGC6KpIQh0Vu3Nq5_NYaboSBIrv9iTddmzLoYYuIDgDyaJEPXjBuEHaWTEdVY15iZLGecjcBQnYd9NWvW7ySgg0wRMGIAgQm_j-kuN8Gp/s400/IMG_0788.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097419796153033090" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1NlmMkkBkF1g89GspIzKm7qMkdAkV1ZC03BhQe36EuWIBJsXlSv1Y1iMB4rcjMTjJV_Y1-6CKVvTwVJsVD_XNXCpHXdF2lLYZfQYnZaHFJ_LfbfGPClN2girp_kpnXBoa6bABp9oclFF/s1600-h/IMG_0790.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio1NlmMkkBkF1g89GspIzKm7qMkdAkV1ZC03BhQe36EuWIBJsXlSv1Y1iMB4rcjMTjJV_Y1-6CKVvTwVJsVD_XNXCpHXdF2lLYZfQYnZaHFJ_LfbfGPClN2girp_kpnXBoa6bABp9oclFF/s400/IMG_0790.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097419796153033106" border="0" /></a>The central train station, which I had planned to use to get us to the hotel but we ended up using taxis and the shuttle bus.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUDMhe3Nj3NGtJem0TrbmLrGYySO3hg4Q1yUFuKZGZHT99u5sSPGzqSvfxNcG6OUDNJg8nPo8HGdwLmJlxwc2UqHfK5sQK4JGvlruDLhei7A7yfil1W4usDILt7sUFroxcpwJAwMb4Vs1/s1600-h/IMG_0793.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUDMhe3Nj3NGtJem0TrbmLrGYySO3hg4Q1yUFuKZGZHT99u5sSPGzqSvfxNcG6OUDNJg8nPo8HGdwLmJlxwc2UqHfK5sQK4JGvlruDLhei7A7yfil1W4usDILt7sUFroxcpwJAwMb4Vs1/s400/IMG_0793.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097419800448000418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxnbcwcAJftzMiQNwYVZUfxdjrhoy1I5mJeJ0nPtgKSnHdwbUxcf8qaQXqOqF80wZj0tqvyHfrBXAC1qqK2UlFf906tX4JxWEGtc-kdFfDco3Z-IITBMu77weMsP5QD384lG7RaZvLLG3/s1600-h/IMG_0794.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRxnbcwcAJftzMiQNwYVZUfxdjrhoy1I5mJeJ0nPtgKSnHdwbUxcf8qaQXqOqF80wZj0tqvyHfrBXAC1qqK2UlFf906tX4JxWEGtc-kdFfDco3Z-IITBMu77weMsP5QD384lG7RaZvLLG3/s400/IMG_0794.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097419800448000434" border="0" /></a>It reminded me a bit of Gotham City for some reason.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHq3SwIGm9yeP7No2JBu63-pB5RQUE5PhyStWBXuTK8waajb3mGWO6BMsc6yzzu1rC1PdYZA8M0VxyJoUJs98W6bVIdx159MMhoUkow90oH1BgKnvEUmj9n-hAo6rA5jZ5e87VBs44GPV/s1600-h/IMG_0797.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvHq3SwIGm9yeP7No2JBu63-pB5RQUE5PhyStWBXuTK8waajb3mGWO6BMsc6yzzu1rC1PdYZA8M0VxyJoUJs98W6bVIdx159MMhoUkow90oH1BgKnvEUmj9n-hAo6rA5jZ5e87VBs44GPV/s400/IMG_0797.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097419804742967746" border="0" /></a>A solitary bear for non-turtle lovers. This was at the airport, where I made a tit of myself by realising we were on the wrong floor to catch the shuttle bus and on seeing the last one of the day pull up nearby screamed back to the other two to run and catch up. The downside to being the trip organiser I guess :) . Anyway having made it back to the hotel we caught up with other friends who were also staying there in preparation for the club trip the next morning.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eu_YX-VXokEP7I8ytqFxvCIB3f55trq4eY4f5pW5uCgJR1JaZdpUsKWsrJnH-EAFUZSOgbnbL7AdyoUU_cFpPmKuKRk3xdwl1MD9FMf8ljq5468-nCsYTYQFeq-vcq5RZzNxe1f8a1Aq/s1600-h/helsinki.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7eu_YX-VXokEP7I8ytqFxvCIB3f55trq4eY4f5pW5uCgJR1JaZdpUsKWsrJnH-EAFUZSOgbnbL7AdyoUU_cFpPmKuKRk3xdwl1MD9FMf8ljq5468-nCsYTYQFeq-vcq5RZzNxe1f8a1Aq/s400/helsinki.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102997298789482082" border="0" /></a>Today's route. The bus tour covers more than this, I've only included those places mentioned in the report.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-12-linnanmaki.html">My trip's over. Now for the coaster club tour to begin...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-37265599147775482502007-06-23T13:31:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:56:04.733-08:00Day 10 - Linnanmaki & TampereIn the morning it was time to say goodbye to the hotel and make our way over to the airport to greet the majority of the club coming over from the UK.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRt9t-APLg1p2qhaZj2eCO-_wgW-xrtzkCV5kQl3kAiVBHvlkGwKVd1ZV0DG9of1sh94uzDRXRCo89rOz1g7r0LMPr2rVdZHEZ5GIzYJaHQ8pj-eTRBDIVhLPvgYMyIvj3RqtaWk7vrmE/s1600-h/IMG_0798.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRt9t-APLg1p2qhaZj2eCO-_wgW-xrtzkCV5kQl3kAiVBHvlkGwKVd1ZV0DG9of1sh94uzDRXRCo89rOz1g7r0LMPr2rVdZHEZ5GIzYJaHQ8pj-eTRBDIVhLPvgYMyIvj3RqtaWk7vrmE/s400/IMG_0798.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424550681830962" border="0" /></a>Bye bye hotel!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswdnxlpjepcwsyqaeDlGdQ_NPpkwi0pHGxWEiMsUmhrK_EHp-wiyM8n58wpzQrAaPUxZHTOTrwUsUrkf0vZszhydOfw7FthZDRqcQWbKvUvDcW_fmazy_S9BOOJBN-D83j44BFCYiMyE/s1600-h/IMG_0799.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiswdnxlpjepcwsyqaeDlGdQ_NPpkwi0pHGxWEiMsUmhrK_EHp-wiyM8n58wpzQrAaPUxZHTOTrwUsUrkf0vZszhydOfw7FthZDRqcQWbKvUvDcW_fmazy_S9BOOJBN-D83j44BFCYiMyE/s400/IMG_0799.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424554976798274" border="0" /></a>We decided to make good use of the business centre in the hotel and make stupid signs with which to embarrass the club. It was well received..........by most! Having got on our coaches (3 of them) we then headed off to Linnanmaki.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U-e4ELwyEuS3Zuh1ZRfSfq0EMzp2zO05WDUIny0Nx3fcUtPkTDM4n5s2Pjy1IgZWvf2vJr4Jklya2jItND8J3B81ZkyHENum1JN9kcSEOqQjkS75ZNlSpsMVV6698y2ColMYo3D1xtg/s1600-h/EPV0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1U-e4ELwyEuS3Zuh1ZRfSfq0EMzp2zO05WDUIny0Nx3fcUtPkTDM4n5s2Pjy1IgZWvf2vJr4Jklya2jItND8J3B81ZkyHENum1JN9kcSEOqQjkS75ZNlSpsMVV6698y2ColMYo3D1xtg/s400/EPV0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097425216401762130" border="0" /></a>At a welcome session with the park owner he explained that the park exists to generate money for local children's charities and not profit, something we definitely wouldn't get in the UK. He also commented that the majority of the workforce were girls in their early 20s, which he liked! After that we headed out into much better weather than the day before, the downside to that is that with it being so nice first thing in the day lots of people were in the park. Whilst we had plenty of time in the park those of us who had been there the day before didn't have to run around to nail everything, and we made a point of just chilling out and eating lots of sweets from the park's sweet shop; well I was on holiday...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_nEV9mhnqNSX9Iwitb6_QRIyRJWlfP9h-toEm4E4DiwnDMNdolxhQjGBapk5U1U90tBshPsFbRGQlXkGG0_Tt0xxRqXellaUf7s_EPd3l03bIC3xNHB-90aNLuAcaRwSyZO_Td9gPmM/s1600-h/EPV0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_nEV9mhnqNSX9Iwitb6_QRIyRJWlfP9h-toEm4E4DiwnDMNdolxhQjGBapk5U1U90tBshPsFbRGQlXkGG0_Tt0xxRqXellaUf7s_EPd3l03bIC3xNHB-90aNLuAcaRwSyZO_Td9gPmM/s400/EPV0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097425216401762146" border="0" /></a>Kirnu was well received.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ3C-xU1jySC1emkDbEKVZy9FHweXORBA79MXk8A0fs8Q6gkKFV0ga7CORnsUNLhm9PQJzkhNAZ0jm4JVgRYAu6AukcXzg4_VCsUbYh3rig1m2l2O9jMazKuMPfpX1C1UZcUxISCcoerg/s1600-h/EPV0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uSJGzrSIrLzuebPy3f-AJDS60lOmVPSFc4dWGdAQaKgk9lFm-ULGRqlBwmiQoCXXQ_kIjYE-Yf2vym4Mf5ek08q2SB8cMg5NF6FvHJG-FX1eoWE93w_g9fUjcSLvyQ9Ib8V8sBwnV1o/s400/EPV0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424718185555554" border="0" /></a>That's the killer hump!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxx-f_BFvbRRvJ1qFifpv9dkFisH2x_IL_nrjZVuLVcAWkIMrBj7o9Kup872bKu8liJZ-4LxiGt7BySJclaIPtFgpfjXo1eeGrd0ejfV6rr5ENKQAXKjHoLz9vylAaTX8XS-ZMIj-scY/s1600-h/EPV0077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizxx-f_BFvbRRvJ1qFifpv9dkFisH2x_IL_nrjZVuLVcAWkIMrBj7o9Kup872bKu8liJZ-4LxiGt7BySJclaIPtFgpfjXo1eeGrd0ejfV6rr5ENKQAXKjHoLz9vylAaTX8XS-ZMIj-scY/s400/EPV0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424726775490162" border="0" /></a>Patrick looks ready to ride, Mark just apprehensive!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OWkPG_AQYNmKuUTDvtVqWflNXF3YF5MUCT-y3SpBlTEkFKkAA-xAfx_5JCipQ7SOHi8MXpjRH0biZh4Ham4rxe6J_krToEfhA1nfwEDdjgATptIKuf176Yeej2nuIoxF0nqSdjwFMUo/s1600-h/EPV0018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6OWkPG_AQYNmKuUTDvtVqWflNXF3YF5MUCT-y3SpBlTEkFKkAA-xAfx_5JCipQ7SOHi8MXpjRH0biZh4Ham4rxe6J_krToEfhA1nfwEDdjgATptIKuf176Yeej2nuIoxF0nqSdjwFMUo/s400/EPV0018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097425074667841282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtyZchUs-wlyAYvNUoXMOu9nIACDugXahV5-ge_DmcA5YjTmJ69F6zycdtenOcHE-JHo_lxZw1QlsrUdyhW_bT2DvXNagBH4VOMe0DFGfDKwqL_LVEpgg2AQ6wFoOE3AruvErZ3md1W4/s1600-h/EPV0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbtyZchUs-wlyAYvNUoXMOu9nIACDugXahV5-ge_DmcA5YjTmJ69F6zycdtenOcHE-JHo_lxZw1QlsrUdyhW_bT2DvXNagBH4VOMe0DFGfDKwqL_LVEpgg2AQ6wFoOE3AruvErZ3md1W4/s400/EPV0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097425078962808594" border="0" /></a>The park's Top Spin, sounded like it was going to break; a lot of squeaking. Maybe it's hamster powered like the Tower of Terro ride being built in Paris.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMbM2SM7ithPs8z2-3Z1Rrt-RupeCyxFxEVVgh-4ATdaaBAiHWVrbSURFUgGTiidN7AsW5otUYxBm7iG_aio3Y-mhPoVWEtMHSd4C8Qcu2BXwaH8PMriZ3a208HuHFLKduNtTH1n2c68/s1600-h/EPV0022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnMbM2SM7ithPs8z2-3Z1Rrt-RupeCyxFxEVVgh-4ATdaaBAiHWVrbSURFUgGTiidN7AsW5otUYxBm7iG_aio3Y-mhPoVWEtMHSd4C8Qcu2BXwaH8PMriZ3a208HuHFLKduNtTH1n2c68/s400/EPV0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097425083257775922" border="0" /></a>Even the mundane rides like the rainbow had decent queues, but the great thing about parks on the mainland is that they run the rides properly and move people through them very quickly.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3qIlNwMahEcXaM0vbjF7fOMfB3Ocpi9o_nbQvldROo7iu5TKcMo-LKlO51y0a3qWeDkAc4KlyZbMLnYLKYSqXTj29duJnxEQNmFDnsYHHXkEeZ9givgN5F8iWoOg8aF0kHwmSuiE3tI/s1600-h/EPV0023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH3qIlNwMahEcXaM0vbjF7fOMfB3Ocpi9o_nbQvldROo7iu5TKcMo-LKlO51y0a3qWeDkAc4KlyZbMLnYLKYSqXTj29duJnxEQNmFDnsYHHXkEeZ9givgN5F8iWoOg8aF0kHwmSuiE3tI/s400/EPV0023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097425087552743234" border="0" /></a>Random stone theming.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTxribuaVOVNTXUWCW9Lku-qrAapkmnFiocayZg4tgB-WREmuWFxZNiS3r7BLYi4NC8ygdSbV8DKwgz2T4Ry5E4UM80RmavOnEND-A5KjMxvywBWOuIWQ-Esg6iXIak2FRiXlIO52KUw/s1600-h/EPV0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieTxribuaVOVNTXUWCW9Lku-qrAapkmnFiocayZg4tgB-WREmuWFxZNiS3r7BLYi4NC8ygdSbV8DKwgz2T4Ry5E4UM80RmavOnEND-A5KjMxvywBWOuIWQ-Esg6iXIak2FRiXlIO52KUw/s400/EPV0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097425078962808610" border="0" /></a>The park's observation tower, we decided to use it get some pics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwCGUvnK3o8Tn8JeXtndEkXM_cNfdPmIUGkEsvC1iJVAh_92EfWsQsbmXKgLxpzFBKHnE2P9wTphZYYQ6zbkp5NJ49y3Q8UPklGvqfC384xXb20URMYGB90P-pkv-9-C1rUNjEySwaPU/s1600-h/EPV0026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwCGUvnK3o8Tn8JeXtndEkXM_cNfdPmIUGkEsvC1iJVAh_92EfWsQsbmXKgLxpzFBKHnE2P9wTphZYYQ6zbkp5NJ49y3Q8UPklGvqfC384xXb20URMYGB90P-pkv-9-C1rUNjEySwaPU/s400/EPV0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424877099345586" border="0" /></a>The scenic<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCr0t_xZSzBKKs2nrObQllI_h34rVE0zPyL-AWIpyVCHBbtzstbin8thSGW3DbHpVMJaYX8sA48bC2kSk0NaJ5mCYmeZeYHmeAkDs_KLAAegojCAkJigiNK3aI3xOqqviibwO_lEX_WM/s1600-h/EPV0027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKCr0t_xZSzBKKs2nrObQllI_h34rVE0zPyL-AWIpyVCHBbtzstbin8thSGW3DbHpVMJaYX8sA48bC2kSk0NaJ5mCYmeZeYHmeAkDs_KLAAegojCAkJigiNK3aI3xOqqviibwO_lEX_WM/s400/EPV0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424881394312898" border="0" /></a>The powered electric mouse ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNg8kHygt5_NgYZE0F-MTzsir3m0mWaIomEYQY9uNvVzZXJOEh_VSLBa42feumCumP1T2Lgf-qiWtzggocQxlTCLw_FnJuxe3FB_oHDjp5ThT5jDbpa0epHvVbJM7Mzn5MTUOL62zNhI/s1600-h/EPV0037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNg8kHygt5_NgYZE0F-MTzsir3m0mWaIomEYQY9uNvVzZXJOEh_VSLBa42feumCumP1T2Lgf-qiWtzggocQxlTCLw_FnJuxe3FB_oHDjp5ThT5jDbpa0epHvVbJM7Mzn5MTUOL62zNhI/s400/EPV0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424881394312914" border="0" /></a>A better shot of the scenic railway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wlyLBPHH3c2pl1_XBRJtnm1gNP03n9cM7NGb7MMO-sC9kvvBj1xFR4sUH2SAN3JwG7XWG8Lgkipb2l1IhnY0g-a8YfwRLMgeBMLsTG2v4e4TB56KvqftIWJDXawqsnomh4LUxmwbdNA/s1600-h/EPV0083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8wlyLBPHH3c2pl1_XBRJtnm1gNP03n9cM7NGb7MMO-sC9kvvBj1xFR4sUH2SAN3JwG7XWG8Lgkipb2l1IhnY0g-a8YfwRLMgeBMLsTG2v4e4TB56KvqftIWJDXawqsnomh4LUxmwbdNA/s400/EPV0083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424726775490178" border="0" /></a>The water splash of doom ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja50Qr6aiSXByQPyW5l_rlf5ZRsoecw9zQuTm8uxmzf2Noz-4DhcKlGonBt8FJ8C-yzfstSOkxKB7tDPA_ACWeEhJPJ2aDj3CMLNpdoFozcUUnhIRn7GrXUeo1kijPj3l03Ab0ZnYKWFA/s1600-h/EPV0098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja50Qr6aiSXByQPyW5l_rlf5ZRsoecw9zQuTm8uxmzf2Noz-4DhcKlGonBt8FJ8C-yzfstSOkxKB7tDPA_ACWeEhJPJ2aDj3CMLNpdoFozcUUnhIRn7GrXUeo1kijPj3l03Ab0ZnYKWFA/s400/EPV0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424731070457490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRd-Dazo14pbgdeLN0uRfeF1NrLtllV6tvImzFx9w4cBnqZqdh8x8cXL43YZ3yzCGfy9w2x7_h95utfcfTzuOnqgFZIVNTgMLFAafu9VqW5UfGcq28gqNTvrfw83_IQpO81XdVfSJ53o/s1600-h/EPV0101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirRd-Dazo14pbgdeLN0uRfeF1NrLtllV6tvImzFx9w4cBnqZqdh8x8cXL43YZ3yzCGfy9w2x7_h95utfcfTzuOnqgFZIVNTgMLFAafu9VqW5UfGcq28gqNTvrfw83_IQpO81XdVfSJ53o/s400/EPV0101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424731070457506" border="0" /></a>Tulireki<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85gtRld1LliSDy-0yMSvHAaWImoVdd-igm1sATE-O53i9zYL7diK06s_MGkNQoIY9BJIBEjQf_EjooEnQ_52qoVoilHtXkVGv_K1G5FJZiL6anFOmHOjBXZkv1hcWVBBcRoThHv3fmOw/s1600-h/EPV0103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85gtRld1LliSDy-0yMSvHAaWImoVdd-igm1sATE-O53i9zYL7diK06s_MGkNQoIY9BJIBEjQf_EjooEnQ_52qoVoilHtXkVGv_K1G5FJZiL6anFOmHOjBXZkv1hcWVBBcRoThHv3fmOw/s400/EPV0103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424546386863634" border="0" /></a>The ghost train ride was pretty decent from what I remember. They have some really good ones in Scandinavia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqf84XFde37bksJ2NDTL4wycgWk_EYj6Kv7WMobF59VHteBeTlXgp6aKw7iTNgCfmAbtOUCdYubIu8D6CMGPArY6HquuApIBUulwxq1SYg8irXa58qBe5Li9BZ1dTOM_Dc7F7oQLNlXE/s1600-h/EPV0104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMqf84XFde37bksJ2NDTL4wycgWk_EYj6Kv7WMobF59VHteBeTlXgp6aKw7iTNgCfmAbtOUCdYubIu8D6CMGPArY6HquuApIBUulwxq1SYg8irXa58qBe5Li9BZ1dTOM_Dc7F7oQLNlXE/s400/EPV0104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424550681830946" border="0" /></a>They also have some excellent fun houses. These are generally pretty poor in the UK and US so often avoided. We had to convince a few of the club that they really ought to see what a funhouse should be like and give these a go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMk-Hm3ZEnjEoy-oELi50xJ9yqwmF6ChdloqdT7CcADCxu0REMvfxdt-MLl-k1O-jG6Wmi8jQDvfPzelkWd7gMUlJBfOPASjRtwiJxZFqkJo9r34LfuZecWMhYIHQ7-v9qB4d_5b07NrY/s1600-h/IMG_0807.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMk-Hm3ZEnjEoy-oELi50xJ9yqwmF6ChdloqdT7CcADCxu0REMvfxdt-MLl-k1O-jG6Wmi8jQDvfPzelkWd7gMUlJBfOPASjRtwiJxZFqkJo9r34LfuZecWMhYIHQ7-v9qB4d_5b07NrY/s400/IMG_0807.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424554976798290" border="0" /></a>Keith and Yvonne with some ham on the eggs.<br /><br />After leaving Linnanmaki we then headed to the third biggest city in Finland, Tampere. This was going to be our base for three days, which is pretty cool as on these trips that doesn't happen often and we wouldn't have to pack and unpack each day. It also meant that we had evenings free to see the city, which was great here as there was a rock festival in town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpCRQ6TuDV_sLW7r-SSoknO7u6RJDrgFtfajZpxy6ShaybzeKX50GcWixplINF38RMlzPzvmS0ChvUWk5gjOL1mAl0Dsr44Jbk-TJAeEXawa6wpjTaJbJM7GHCQQUB2k3VNB-LDlUVaU/s1600-h/IMG_0809.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMpCRQ6TuDV_sLW7r-SSoknO7u6RJDrgFtfajZpxy6ShaybzeKX50GcWixplINF38RMlzPzvmS0ChvUWk5gjOL1mAl0Dsr44Jbk-TJAeEXawa6wpjTaJbJM7GHCQQUB2k3VNB-LDlUVaU/s400/IMG_0809.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424374588171714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4P9Ya5o77Ivx5Lo-iQfuZB162boEkBNwtw0bdXRIjWJfVCnuD3nsxBGtUYLty5nm74FBcSbmhyphenhyphen-0-pSvgsErgVfZzKFNoBncfpuVTFU9NiT627FpOwavllDusA6B0L3TxP0sothdGG7I/s1600-h/IMG_0810.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4P9Ya5o77Ivx5Lo-iQfuZB162boEkBNwtw0bdXRIjWJfVCnuD3nsxBGtUYLty5nm74FBcSbmhyphenhyphen-0-pSvgsErgVfZzKFNoBncfpuVTFU9NiT627FpOwavllDusA6B0L3TxP0sothdGG7I/s400/IMG_0810.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424374588171730" border="0" /></a>There are quite a few churches in the city but this is the Cathedral close to the centre of the city.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUD3GZkFyyJpfmBzV5Wr6CDOLMI0vxqtqDoIU3dGPXdh07kyj9smPuMQWGXS_OzBHX5wekVc3wpxdnG11RcYiwhxuA94vMBR6qj8fR5p4klmcMmtD18pHmOQO39QJDSUf3FNUeCXbJiU/s1600-h/IMG_0812.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUD3GZkFyyJpfmBzV5Wr6CDOLMI0vxqtqDoIU3dGPXdh07kyj9smPuMQWGXS_OzBHX5wekVc3wpxdnG11RcYiwhxuA94vMBR6qj8fR5p4klmcMmtD18pHmOQO39QJDSUf3FNUeCXbJiU/s400/IMG_0812.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424374588171746" border="0" /></a>Tampere sits between two lakes, one higher than the other and the waterway Tammerkoski that joins them is a natural source of power. So there are quite a lot of plant type buildings and even today three power stations and dams along it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGC5-d_eZ4gnUyOnr5mWIJW4hciwRmdQISpRvMsKkQjvEIG5LYQKxXT0pi8qMCBp4fIDFSC6L6kc8sGKZr7AM0MPBprRvIQCSdFNkYbPcja7vsaui-Lk2QV2NpqVUh-NTha9dIOYnMc8/s1600-h/IMG_0814.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGC5-d_eZ4gnUyOnr5mWIJW4hciwRmdQISpRvMsKkQjvEIG5LYQKxXT0pi8qMCBp4fIDFSC6L6kc8sGKZr7AM0MPBprRvIQCSdFNkYbPcja7vsaui-Lk2QV2NpqVUh-NTha9dIOYnMc8/s400/IMG_0814.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424378883139058" border="0" /></a>The most famous bridge over the river is the Hameensilta, a popular meeting place for people and statues.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcVcOw-cz2IREu2AX2fgmdvz25koiVPgM6ol968ScWyv_uz7Oo40U4CMFzTe4shSulQy0QjJTLbM5fLUjK5Js1lv4RCjZ9ncFZxglRgzp0o2Jn1GQmwheCA3yww28yvM_6CyZeKi4Kt0/s1600-h/IMG_0815.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigcVcOw-cz2IREu2AX2fgmdvz25koiVPgM6ol968ScWyv_uz7Oo40U4CMFzTe4shSulQy0QjJTLbM5fLUjK5Js1lv4RCjZ9ncFZxglRgzp0o2Jn1GQmwheCA3yww28yvM_6CyZeKi4Kt0/s400/IMG_0815.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424383178106370" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwBNKRTynI5LFLXk2-Spz1tokk9zvhC0kQpwZI6HqD83_IefIl1JdI-CwvzSxsHUhJtCSk5NHL8XSJ40NU_DMkfIAfOsY4awXCvQK0zlLLPTQ7I7jtT6_78wsHehaB8eaPa4vZXgEOg8/s1600-h/IMG_0817.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmwBNKRTynI5LFLXk2-Spz1tokk9zvhC0kQpwZI6HqD83_IefIl1JdI-CwvzSxsHUhJtCSk5NHL8XSJ40NU_DMkfIAfOsY4awXCvQK0zlLLPTQ7I7jtT6_78wsHehaB8eaPa4vZXgEOg8/s400/IMG_0817.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424237149218178" border="0" /></a>This is the main square where we had dinner that night. Every year the city has a 5 day rock festival and the main stage is in the city. I thought I'd try some Finnish Festival Food (try saying that with your mouth full!) and the food stands were here. Amongst the massive platters of meats and veg I picked out a stall selling a "special selection", which was a large plate consisting of some of everything that was being sold elsewhere; very nice it was too, if a bit too much (but I had to eat it). A tip for the vegetarians amongst you; you're well catered for here (pun intended) with a good selection of veggie food.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmizS-OEGfyiUc7MVm2D6XCNm-M2sYcw3TiKxSgshK3K7vO1I70poRGrq9pN-AKojQUwpZcmZcWnKXd726zKVpHh1bMEBkDTuOwR3oRAWyVOw6j34oMYpHlP4QVGtPL2CDUaCjpEV9Tb0/s1600-h/IMG_0820.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmizS-OEGfyiUc7MVm2D6XCNm-M2sYcw3TiKxSgshK3K7vO1I70poRGrq9pN-AKojQUwpZcmZcWnKXd726zKVpHh1bMEBkDTuOwR3oRAWyVOw6j34oMYpHlP4QVGtPL2CDUaCjpEV9Tb0/s400/IMG_0820.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424237149218194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcWXXaMhnmJByxM6ejobx93ozmDcosz6s_98s_-2gPU6vgtdlfeVI9WDHvA52NRQWYmmJlDuwvle9IbhBbfn5q05JIL8JNHlwq6A000ORBQ4dEnowrZZ6OR-RYEz5YEWpj-aORLVCqxk/s1600-h/IMG_0822.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcWXXaMhnmJByxM6ejobx93ozmDcosz6s_98s_-2gPU6vgtdlfeVI9WDHvA52NRQWYmmJlDuwvle9IbhBbfn5q05JIL8JNHlwq6A000ORBQ4dEnowrZZ6OR-RYEz5YEWpj-aORLVCqxk/s400/IMG_0822.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424241444185506" border="0" /></a>This is the main tent in in the centre of the square, and the band here sounded pretty decent playing some original stuff and covers of Metallica and the like. Last time I was here the music had an 80s feel to it, with bands playing Bon Jovi etc. This time around it was a lot better.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdo-AqinGHz0VwQ7fc-bsQF49bMyjxlVYA5MdfNBORXaDvTlU3N3nskR_9HHMtm7sP8pAzmWFksmQfOZcMwXbHHe25bfUSef_VVIkCyXF_zNUVevC6dg6ni4oNWRJDLZM6vJrkQC53fE/s1600-h/IMG_0823.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWdo-AqinGHz0VwQ7fc-bsQF49bMyjxlVYA5MdfNBORXaDvTlU3N3nskR_9HHMtm7sP8pAzmWFksmQfOZcMwXbHHe25bfUSef_VVIkCyXF_zNUVevC6dg6ni4oNWRJDLZM6vJrkQC53fE/s400/IMG_0823.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424241444185522" border="0" /></a>We left the main square and headed down to the river. Not much going on here but we could hear a second stage in the distance so headed towards that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFSVnmrJCWVtciyHnMc1UerKty_MOvpiFw0VCtOtCCaQT59vhFuXy5St6KsprwWcvoHib8QYm9VkVbMAEvFIa6_vDyuq4o4aPLuIpGqB5Q6-GjmA1ZNsav-UhcEvwDKCBt-B1RRr0mP8/s1600-h/IMG_0825.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKFSVnmrJCWVtciyHnMc1UerKty_MOvpiFw0VCtOtCCaQT59vhFuXy5St6KsprwWcvoHib8QYm9VkVbMAEvFIa6_vDyuq4o4aPLuIpGqB5Q6-GjmA1ZNsav-UhcEvwDKCBt-B1RRr0mP8/s400/IMG_0825.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424104005231922" border="0" /></a>As in Tallinn some of the original buildings in the city were being redeveloped but retaining the original structure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNBCeCHXXhfXB0L4ynn_VPrAA4OedecKx3r3W2UMAIWrD2-TQMcxrHcD23oxa9Y1wxon_pjR1XW3cUIpVK2PZV4TBN3nEXECf5OL2XJZQMau62pJxNY99EZw6gPaFhKTUKDXcBdF91DU/s1600-h/IMG_0827.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxNBCeCHXXhfXB0L4ynn_VPrAA4OedecKx3r3W2UMAIWrD2-TQMcxrHcD23oxa9Y1wxon_pjR1XW3cUIpVK2PZV4TBN3nEXECf5OL2XJZQMau62pJxNY99EZw6gPaFhKTUKDXcBdF91DU/s400/IMG_0827.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424108300199234" border="0" /></a>This was the second stage, sponsored by Fosters.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcULSNrJWwNeFEOtM8wZzVvqrlHLSZJ9cgJMV90Gvd-G8niaHkgdUoEW62GWvtrERIKVHYmKqJ-JNpYn8VegZeFA8VvfppHkCZnfwrzKIjrHscr1GgYs-N00fcPLhJEuGkNHwOkFQGlXE/s1600-h/IMG_0828.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcULSNrJWwNeFEOtM8wZzVvqrlHLSZJ9cgJMV90Gvd-G8niaHkgdUoEW62GWvtrERIKVHYmKqJ-JNpYn8VegZeFA8VvfppHkCZnfwrzKIjrHscr1GgYs-N00fcPLhJEuGkNHwOkFQGlXE/s400/IMG_0828.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424108300199250" border="0" /></a>The tent was much smaller and contained less people but there was still a good friendly vibe here. We stuck around for a little bit, especially as there was a Jagermeister tent close by.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUWUuklbXPto_HrrgnLpOuT7JwIziueqfF0rY3m2nxwRdL0lWjl0T-FpB8bzbXNVsDgbqo1Gp9yoypTmUVXy9-uFtw31rDdsnKGYWaxpvzaAyq5CrqUAWHw6gzUwy9gGB_2ewXhTheCs/s1600-h/IMG_0830.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUWUuklbXPto_HrrgnLpOuT7JwIziueqfF0rY3m2nxwRdL0lWjl0T-FpB8bzbXNVsDgbqo1Gp9yoypTmUVXy9-uFtw31rDdsnKGYWaxpvzaAyq5CrqUAWHw6gzUwy9gGB_2ewXhTheCs/s400/IMG_0830.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424112595166562" border="0" /></a>Tammerfest has a mix of succesful and upcoming bands. The biggest acts this year were Rasmus and funnily enough Suzanne Vega. Rather oddly Lordi weren't in attendance, which was odd given that they were the biggest rock act in Finland following their win at Eurovision a year or two ago.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeNe-QLYdG7DwB9W0gLG2uuhW5Pv6bgDKwkW_u-hsm5vfcmQurRjMVoxkWjuCh2BjpamyH_YuI0k_RkB4X0Hlfll_45NVCgljsemsECcLz2mLMu4NJCCnEeiqBoShnmBhCjBKDe-AuN4F/s1600-h/Lordi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifeNe-QLYdG7DwB9W0gLG2uuhW5Pv6bgDKwkW_u-hsm5vfcmQurRjMVoxkWjuCh2BjpamyH_YuI0k_RkB4X0Hlfll_45NVCgljsemsECcLz2mLMu4NJCCnEeiqBoShnmBhCjBKDe-AuN4F/s400/Lordi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102998540035030642" border="0" /></a>Not in attendance at Tammerfest '07<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48O6BuZLYm88Nw9CXjLRLSLJiPHrPAV0JX3oawileC8ZEOKRZAqOnpn35f4iWrewWa9ElXgxkjr-4qfgICh4Gr_y0itQuJrEw9zREEk1a5DQFfJxm0Ed7CKCLl-bFPe8lQVhxOmO-Z_0/s1600-h/IMG_0833.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi48O6BuZLYm88Nw9CXjLRLSLJiPHrPAV0JX3oawileC8ZEOKRZAqOnpn35f4iWrewWa9ElXgxkjr-4qfgICh4Gr_y0itQuJrEw9zREEk1a5DQFfJxm0Ed7CKCLl-bFPe8lQVhxOmO-Z_0/s400/IMG_0833.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097424112595166578" border="0" /></a>Back to the hotel at the end of nice relaxing alcohol fueled evening.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-12-power-park.html">Lets go further North than ever before...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-90363494387536664062007-06-23T13:30:00.001-07:002008-12-09T01:56:09.730-08:00Day 11 - Power ParkPowerpark would mark the furthest north I'd ever been and a new park for me, as it wasn't on the tour the last time the club traveled Scandinavia.<br /><br />Linnanmaki was built to serve the local children. Powerpark on the other hand was built to suit the whims of the owner, one of the wealthiest men in Finland, who just happened to want to build his own theme park, so that's what he did. Well if I had the money I'd do the same thing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVb6br4KUdQqHHaDw5Totgk-G_NAI75Otkx6ctAkwW2zgr6QF2hHF-YSLaYb3mcprwp9bcAe3w9fJC62XLf5OBU0rjEcjGMOJStalTFe_Lh6E2yf46rbrD-Wzc_xFXr228Fx2u-hA5LpA/s1600-h/EPV0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVb6br4KUdQqHHaDw5Totgk-G_NAI75Otkx6ctAkwW2zgr6QF2hHF-YSLaYb3mcprwp9bcAe3w9fJC62XLf5OBU0rjEcjGMOJStalTFe_Lh6E2yf46rbrD-Wzc_xFXr228Fx2u-hA5LpA/s400/EPV0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429730412390690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hbZwJbhmEpIj1SVXmd_hl6FXbkC9yzTE-RGcj8f_PKLTOK8-xvQLtyh15XzUJI9TRwyKZHasCmsASytFOFlATEE9kTusUQjOUxbepvHMPQIyXHyDVCiutsPmejptT5alTAhimSW_XT0/s1600-h/EPV0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_hbZwJbhmEpIj1SVXmd_hl6FXbkC9yzTE-RGcj8f_PKLTOK8-xvQLtyh15XzUJI9TRwyKZHasCmsASytFOFlATEE9kTusUQjOUxbepvHMPQIyXHyDVCiutsPmejptT5alTAhimSW_XT0/s400/EPV0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429730412390706" border="0" /></a>This is the park's restaurant. It looks like a strange attempt at a Disney park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1Ti8irxXaqoONVaS9cpmckdbY9iebuwtCJfszNVYWF4uHEuaTlP7Z7afCi-vD1upMI6vB67A2ZRV1vgr2eJka_3RXLJNBNHb1RUMLjA9lDS8IDYEuCnIKNjK-ly2l1yr80nDCuBnDzg/s1600-h/EPV0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC1Ti8irxXaqoONVaS9cpmckdbY9iebuwtCJfszNVYWF4uHEuaTlP7Z7afCi-vD1upMI6vB67A2ZRV1vgr2eJka_3RXLJNBNHb1RUMLjA9lDS8IDYEuCnIKNjK-ly2l1yr80nDCuBnDzg/s400/EPV0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429734707358018" border="0" /></a>I'd ridden one of these spinning crazy houses before in Japan but this one wasn't working today.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkgylAcZ9-uZfnjy9WPUAKRoiaIHHzC7mF6AzQ-iZBfCUMMPqiXtwdEgl8KYglHMl2ehE492mWlB5qKwuLSyxAvaNf5aNmfQuYdfqDvJacpYZM-IOmQW8mBhYj0ED3CpQDUuORVV72Cg/s1600-h/EPV0011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimkgylAcZ9-uZfnjy9WPUAKRoiaIHHzC7mF6AzQ-iZBfCUMMPqiXtwdEgl8KYglHMl2ehE492mWlB5qKwuLSyxAvaNf5aNmfQuYdfqDvJacpYZM-IOmQW8mBhYj0ED3CpQDUuORVV72Cg/s400/EPV0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429597268404418" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPY9YNFCYh7Nac_5eFO0KK7Ab6xp43XkkP23JZLNFUcnxd6uP-p10RrPJF_uDo4o-cKrfF7yLJKm7O7aRbHZvy_lZ5xDBCNxWggelyLkVrh1I2yUhiXgPodNjF_lVLgHcubUnPS0LRCtg/s1600-h/EPV0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPY9YNFCYh7Nac_5eFO0KK7Ab6xp43XkkP23JZLNFUcnxd6uP-p10RrPJF_uDo4o-cKrfF7yLJKm7O7aRbHZvy_lZ5xDBCNxWggelyLkVrh1I2yUhiXgPodNjF_lVLgHcubUnPS0LRCtg/s400/EPV0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429726117423378" border="0" /></a>Buried at the back of the woods is the kiddy coaster, which wasn't too bad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLiTAslblRcpN25LTc4XbjFtUlguqG3zLPJyV05_pRowabdbLObxOEBO1IgXK3ZPfjBRdSk7t7fZ1soe4I_p8VIB1taoxNcZPb-XI1op96lMNc_0MyGK-QIbfvVwj3IJxveCVPRVTygo/s1600-h/EPV0016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbLiTAslblRcpN25LTc4XbjFtUlguqG3zLPJyV05_pRowabdbLObxOEBO1IgXK3ZPfjBRdSk7t7fZ1soe4I_p8VIB1taoxNcZPb-XI1op96lMNc_0MyGK-QIbfvVwj3IJxveCVPRVTygo/s400/EPV0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429597268404434" border="0" /></a>This is a shot of the Gyro Swing, excellently themed and the first one I'd ridden to feature a roof. It makes the ride quite disorientating, you think you're going to crash through it even though you're not.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4aFfmBtS9TsoAEaKsgbKcDfX1VWbxU_eAJG775Ey_DOBb8N5XPKNYC3j6iD6fC1xbKcRSztBfJpTXT1EHpFFpt7gnvcjq0yFMwgxxroP1vss45Dv75l0kQVMZgwEMemSDxdZ__J4ogQ/s1600-h/EPV0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC4aFfmBtS9TsoAEaKsgbKcDfX1VWbxU_eAJG775Ey_DOBb8N5XPKNYC3j6iD6fC1xbKcRSztBfJpTXT1EHpFFpt7gnvcjq0yFMwgxxroP1vss45Dv75l0kQVMZgwEMemSDxdZ__J4ogQ/s400/EPV0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429601563371746" border="0" /></a>The main reason for coming to the park was the wooden coaster at the back, Thunderbird, but there are some other decent rides here including a Starflyer, which wasn't that scary (more on that next), the giant swing and a drop tower with a fear inducing lengthy pause at its top.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixx5edpK3jSY6Y4OIUDOqVaTB_kNWbbzYdcYsfjV898g6Ag5LFWVTGmtHN8f9Hl-MTdYDbDldfzdefyKpRcXapT-h_a9mTkf6dmjxMusEfLPAbsJswmi7ky29VVRIIZ4pPF9nuQEk9lT4/s1600-h/EPV0023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixx5edpK3jSY6Y4OIUDOqVaTB_kNWbbzYdcYsfjV898g6Ag5LFWVTGmtHN8f9Hl-MTdYDbDldfzdefyKpRcXapT-h_a9mTkf6dmjxMusEfLPAbsJswmi7ky29VVRIIZ4pPF9nuQEk9lT4/s400/EPV0023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429601563371762" border="0" /></a>This is the Star Flyer and I'd ridden some of these before and never feel totally safe doing so. The whole time I'd riding this I'm thinking "if the chain snaps I want it happen here so that I land on that". When I rode the one at Prater I wanted to land on a trampoline enclosure beneath the ride, on this one I figured I'd be alright as long as I landed on the grass. As there was plenty about I felt OK here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LZEaRCfOsegZ6cYezd_KV14l8iC0LrwnD2P6UCbGtb3yaeck0tnChn7aJ5eK6wzhoWlr_cQpKZL82u9f5hIe1tUVs_MSyb2FmXVe_OkE110WADSJoAdWwLmmAl5C6tJa8J3qp4Vrb5U/s1600-h/EPV0025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8LZEaRCfOsegZ6cYezd_KV14l8iC0LrwnD2P6UCbGtb3yaeck0tnChn7aJ5eK6wzhoWlr_cQpKZL82u9f5hIe1tUVs_MSyb2FmXVe_OkE110WADSJoAdWwLmmAl5C6tJa8J3qp4Vrb5U/s400/EPV0025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429601563371778" border="0" /></a>The steel coaster was OK even with a couple of whiplash inducing diving drops.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsCoPKKzdhiHpTttsvhWKcV2Rjjy4hy40HeS5BGAyUKT2dsEkx7aG3vqZMYBMe6xxrWxJwg_xOeEYkwlLjQzghIDwano0X7_bLpIlUgM0muU_a1gBDGYnuzpUpzVIsl5m66EBSUqj0Fs/s1600-h/EPV0030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsCoPKKzdhiHpTttsvhWKcV2Rjjy4hy40HeS5BGAyUKT2dsEkx7aG3vqZMYBMe6xxrWxJwg_xOeEYkwlLjQzghIDwano0X7_bLpIlUgM0muU_a1gBDGYnuzpUpzVIsl5m66EBSUqj0Fs/s400/EPV0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429412584810610" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXoUCvz5lOIY29hVPR1t6I89IidLnPYz8BBHx9AcpGif6f6mey7mbcRo8ubyX8KD5j6WQeeqfrf2NEdTPPLNKmLkIv5lE5DZm7F906mJs0qL7ELcR5p5V_LxeOUABeGGMsHKwHTKoyYo/s1600-h/EPV0031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidXoUCvz5lOIY29hVPR1t6I89IidLnPYz8BBHx9AcpGif6f6mey7mbcRo8ubyX8KD5j6WQeeqfrf2NEdTPPLNKmLkIv5lE5DZm7F906mJs0qL7ELcR5p5V_LxeOUABeGGMsHKwHTKoyYo/s400/EPV0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429416879777922" border="0" /></a>There's a running joke about Boomerang coasters that somewhere in the world there's one that doesn't smash your head in. This might be it! It had different cars to normal that made the ride surprisingly good, and no, that isn't an example car on display outside it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqBNxCK5DVgb-jgEmjvyHbezjpG0hxDvT2wtxfh4FubgW5oqGfY1aNNO32aj-HFwvuUh6df3u2DfleUqygFcnozSStj2E4gV6dHrMSHC4qN3-J7ASULL5lwY4yK6DxmsPh_vY5j1MYqw/s1600-h/EPV0032.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSqBNxCK5DVgb-jgEmjvyHbezjpG0hxDvT2wtxfh4FubgW5oqGfY1aNNO32aj-HFwvuUh6df3u2DfleUqygFcnozSStj2E4gV6dHrMSHC4qN3-J7ASULL5lwY4yK6DxmsPh_vY5j1MYqw/s400/EPV0032.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429416879777938" border="0" /></a>As well as the theme park, Powerpark also serves as home to a great go-karting circuit designed by Mika Salo, actually it has a couple of tracks but only rode the outdoor one. The indoor one (the largest in the world) was being used by another group. I love go-karting and am still undefeated in our <a href="http://malcolmspage.blogspot.com/2007/01/dublin-2007.html">annual Irish championship</a>, but this was a totally different experience. The track was longer, bends more banked, forces stronger and just a lot more fun. I won our race but only realised afterwards that we were being measured on fastest lap, and I was fourth. Andy Huckle won that one.....scumbag! The karting didn't appear to be everyones cup of tea though, some withdrew early, although still insisted it was excellent, which didn't make sense. Still it is something that I think should be considered for future trips, it shouldn't just be coaster coaster coaster coaster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMY1l8ffhOh-jhD5WNXX7RYJDKkMha1ORmShYSyUDaujSQkZdEn0D20uthZVAsW8FuBxtRCNuxMTKZDZqvgk5CnXvYMvvOu14A5RD4wm7qIcskif3oI7dWoeI1UMrPOlTavD2PBTzPt4/s1600-h/EPV0033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBMY1l8ffhOh-jhD5WNXX7RYJDKkMha1ORmShYSyUDaujSQkZdEn0D20uthZVAsW8FuBxtRCNuxMTKZDZqvgk5CnXvYMvvOu14A5RD4wm7qIcskif3oI7dWoeI1UMrPOlTavD2PBTzPt4/s400/EPV0033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429416879777954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55tRh1o_NHFoxdvU7-fUOvrRfmaE8mO0_gxKjdJJw0vROTaqlBmbe3vQ5oEjvJcH3e9qPHYFTZsg7tMtLOMhxe1cqqQLeQghSgvv-e1nlQv0oC54G3PfQNg-dnGptKFJL-6oBgD7iDjw/s1600-h/EPV0046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh55tRh1o_NHFoxdvU7-fUOvrRfmaE8mO0_gxKjdJJw0vROTaqlBmbe3vQ5oEjvJcH3e9qPHYFTZsg7tMtLOMhxe1cqqQLeQghSgvv-e1nlQv0oC54G3PfQNg-dnGptKFJL-6oBgD7iDjw/s400/EPV0046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429421174745266" border="0" /></a>Thunderbird was the main draw to the park. A fairly new generation of wooden coaster that rides like its made of steel, its that smooth. Supposedly the northernmost coaster on the planet (might be a true claim if you discount Alpine Coasters as there are plenty of those) the ride was a lot of fun with plenty of out of the seat forces and a good mixture of twisty bits and straight bits (spoken like a true non-enthusiast).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r8FR4StglkbtlE30ehBUUILyF1fF2aj_MRu6ASgruY7rbfC16KK-8rREouZS28p6uHoztfeXeP73TdF1_UkdrL30dMZyAgcxGxAcy33ZuHnRZka7elcZ1VIv1AlSkYLingM_3RmrfyM/s1600-h/EPV0047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3r8FR4StglkbtlE30ehBUUILyF1fF2aj_MRu6ASgruY7rbfC16KK-8rREouZS28p6uHoztfeXeP73TdF1_UkdrL30dMZyAgcxGxAcy33ZuHnRZka7elcZ1VIv1AlSkYLingM_3RmrfyM/s400/EPV0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429249376053282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggdXHjX8Kd_Lh2TGmO8PudhscpZhQqdCYUbnJMvBhrbzlADA7DkT4Sr-WBUdafKK93s-lMMa-K5wnGuJdviAbolv7Dew90kTKbuSCG0aSppMP_srqLzJfHWAR5PlWDqZBNrNOtGt_Kps/s1600-h/EPV0052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjggdXHjX8Kd_Lh2TGmO8PudhscpZhQqdCYUbnJMvBhrbzlADA7DkT4Sr-WBUdafKK93s-lMMa-K5wnGuJdviAbolv7Dew90kTKbuSCG0aSppMP_srqLzJfHWAR5PlWDqZBNrNOtGt_Kps/s400/EPV0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429249376053298" border="0" /></a>At the end of the day we had a great ERS (time where the public are sent away and the ride is given to the club) and it's always a good sign when you see people running back for another go. I ducked out about a third of the way through to take pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihlQIm50v-8N3FWM9qYyvRoSSrjeXhfGSPwmpVVL3XSL2teRzpgzNSukL4Pt8l0BDW56ev9cU4E2JfgMngchQtqXqgmW9iLWjCqnSSLDmtbyNjU2q2Ng_11P33nOB_gYVY9nHB3F99js/s1600-h/EPV0055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiihlQIm50v-8N3FWM9qYyvRoSSrjeXhfGSPwmpVVL3XSL2teRzpgzNSukL4Pt8l0BDW56ev9cU4E2JfgMngchQtqXqgmW9iLWjCqnSSLDmtbyNjU2q2Ng_11P33nOB_gYVY9nHB3F99js/s400/EPV0055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429249376053314" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOMgemWg_D59-udjXOioaQrKy8SIr7LR4E-AlGII0WndUh5KB-4NtCClPhvYQzOvPUCIKTGJuc6vv_FtDnOJ33llMkTsMlcBpFmxPs7BRI0I5lfHdt0STuCa9eGZgJLkpGtothy29Pco/s1600-h/EPV0070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioOMgemWg_D59-udjXOioaQrKy8SIr7LR4E-AlGII0WndUh5KB-4NtCClPhvYQzOvPUCIKTGJuc6vv_FtDnOJ33llMkTsMlcBpFmxPs7BRI0I5lfHdt0STuCa9eGZgJLkpGtothy29Pco/s400/EPV0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429253671020626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY44AsWXiYGSpUVFFe5Dzm0fY6BCDIQ2NkAOvMJ4VJSxWHExZ8FlTBujEiJ2XdhGXRlYyS49TOXSKiwsnv4IdcptsuvlYyTlkOlSx6EMqBcZCAY5OLPH9CH1BQ0fGGv2MWWw5h6b2gGs/s1600-h/EPV0072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY44AsWXiYGSpUVFFe5Dzm0fY6BCDIQ2NkAOvMJ4VJSxWHExZ8FlTBujEiJ2XdhGXRlYyS49TOXSKiwsnv4IdcptsuvlYyTlkOlSx6EMqBcZCAY5OLPH9CH1BQ0fGGv2MWWw5h6b2gGs/s400/EPV0072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097429253671020642" border="0" /></a>This hotel only has 20 rooms but still looks pretty good. Some of the rooms offer views of the park, others the go-karting track. Quite an exclusive hotel but not as exclusive as Shelfort with its 12 rooms :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi171Dg4nCeU3kqEE0qQ4xEBRZUevQbgEcq_eRqAp0V29nk5aMyoBEeLJoCrNTYn2k23ZIvhpDZWJ1PZAsBIzQiSDhBmXLIatRyRJ3jYtYsbnpHC1AnYyiKwaazhA_caZyGrweBsCNtdQI/s1600-h/EPV0082_0_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi171Dg4nCeU3kqEE0qQ4xEBRZUevQbgEcq_eRqAp0V29nk5aMyoBEeLJoCrNTYn2k23ZIvhpDZWJ1PZAsBIzQiSDhBmXLIatRyRJ3jYtYsbnpHC1AnYyiKwaazhA_caZyGrweBsCNtdQI/s400/EPV0082_0_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097428888598800338" border="0" /></a>A HDR shot of Thunderbird. Yes I know there are no trains moving because this is actually three photos of varying exposures combined in one and a moving train wouldn't work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbMBZWh4GCJ7y9duh5cCTKQCz78qlA4BPBAMlzDc0RdqBf8Xy43Yx33Q_zBT6u_gzpWGg7PNQ2nX2hbjb6I1CUvm4oYuWdxtL8O01oYUtcelBkHrlKksE_o67pID8KQa2aq5cXnopdZQ/s1600-h/EPV0089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbMBZWh4GCJ7y9duh5cCTKQCz78qlA4BPBAMlzDc0RdqBf8Xy43Yx33Q_zBT6u_gzpWGg7PNQ2nX2hbjb6I1CUvm4oYuWdxtL8O01oYUtcelBkHrlKksE_o67pID8KQa2aq5cXnopdZQ/s400/EPV0089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097428888598800354" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzIBR65B-YnBDqfdQDXprKDbtpri-Xe0W93eYsfaNpmVvbd_9DCx2ZPA0lj3ixEnq9tgsv-a1U7EOak3-bt33L3vam0n1hN_aePUFv1hjPrTYUCps7iECrU5fnBymPvwAdryVVG3dd9Q/s1600-h/EPV0100_098_099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzIBR65B-YnBDqfdQDXprKDbtpri-Xe0W93eYsfaNpmVvbd_9DCx2ZPA0lj3ixEnq9tgsv-a1U7EOak3-bt33L3vam0n1hN_aePUFv1hjPrTYUCps7iECrU5fnBymPvwAdryVVG3dd9Q/s400/EPV0100_098_099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097428892893767666" border="0" /></a>Another HDR shot looking away from the ride. I can only assume this is theming as there's no runway for the plane to take off, although the fields would probably still work.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyUw_vwrZmm3JCAgGMUPxEI1dRuKIIWIiSMSI3LwQofMjxeEmDGu4QLAZH4RH94Fm3mz1Q9BqqgWB5y7p-oHxr9C5G6aiH117cUKKX4oIJE3DMpqzd_59_F7-m0MKA0q4Kz7xIiHWRK8/s1600-h/EPV0113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVyUw_vwrZmm3JCAgGMUPxEI1dRuKIIWIiSMSI3LwQofMjxeEmDGu4QLAZH4RH94Fm3mz1Q9BqqgWB5y7p-oHxr9C5G6aiH117cUKKX4oIJE3DMpqzd_59_F7-m0MKA0q4Kz7xIiHWRK8/s400/EPV0113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097428892893767682" border="0" /></a>This is painted on the walk towards Thunderbird, most of us picked up on the N being painted incorrectly but it was only when I got this home that I realised the G was wrong too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi9e3sFMWaNqngr31FifzLNNUQnB8rzN5o76pQNsMt0hYe2VLBOcOAyUTPVsfit-HAHO5ahZmprsuoQN5f_9iQt8xPdTYM8asNhHoNG8nRaf56bIRO3feDQAIs1IAX0Gdegu7GNZXZrA/s1600-h/EPV0115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi9e3sFMWaNqngr31FifzLNNUQnB8rzN5o76pQNsMt0hYe2VLBOcOAyUTPVsfit-HAHO5ahZmprsuoQN5f_9iQt8xPdTYM8asNhHoNG8nRaf56bIRO3feDQAIs1IAX0Gdegu7GNZXZrA/s400/EPV0115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097428892893767698" border="0" /></a>A rare shot of Justin on the ride enjoying himself. Usually he's where I am taking pictures of the rides or if riding pulling stupid faces when he see cameras pointed at him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvJuUdBB9v46e8kOJL_UjDYjoZEIxCzEC9ymOwrwH8mSFRAv6AAIcFeYVI7USLrUUiN6sndSmo0cp6RuAK_GJvay39SynqhaJqhKZ9jopmFISHDXDcMcaZ6Co4sDdiwmv-H__B11hy4E/s1600-h/EPV0132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvJuUdBB9v46e8kOJL_UjDYjoZEIxCzEC9ymOwrwH8mSFRAv6AAIcFeYVI7USLrUUiN6sndSmo0cp6RuAK_GJvay39SynqhaJqhKZ9jopmFISHDXDcMcaZ6Co4sDdiwmv-H__B11hy4E/s400/EPV0132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097428729685010306" border="0" /></a>Liking the cross-armed brace technique!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhaJcJEZgFlj6ZfvpssI6oKvcHChW0l5lSSiAnlgdj8YIxzo5-48hhU8xC7ikmoivMicqzVugMvTPJ28rbQ7GfonqeySI4H7bB9bG2wkVFhyDMMMz6vGhz4Vbh2eFyox5u81_QT9xpnM/s1600-h/EPV0136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhaJcJEZgFlj6ZfvpssI6oKvcHChW0l5lSSiAnlgdj8YIxzo5-48hhU8xC7ikmoivMicqzVugMvTPJ28rbQ7GfonqeySI4H7bB9bG2wkVFhyDMMMz6vGhz4Vbh2eFyox5u81_QT9xpnM/s400/EPV0136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097428729685010322" border="0" /></a>This was the first shot of Mattius I took on the trip, I ended up taking many just because by sheer coincidence he'd be in the front row when I'd be taking pictures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6AwDH6DoPngiOuGPLHaGOg3COWhjByswkNVSXTW2ntn3PmzF33KIWIFf1YOmgiYHd8xao7B_EX8lE6oxXjw1h3-X3pU8573CIixJ2S_0NYfEwVoA6wPjk5cLcLUnjeFNYG8dJXiIVwE/s1600-h/EPV0157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6AwDH6DoPngiOuGPLHaGOg3COWhjByswkNVSXTW2ntn3PmzF33KIWIFf1YOmgiYHd8xao7B_EX8lE6oxXjw1h3-X3pU8573CIixJ2S_0NYfEwVoA6wPjk5cLcLUnjeFNYG8dJXiIVwE/s400/EPV0157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097428733979977634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gfqz7AVXODNZf4ZRA5pmkkHGVtTsjTglk4f_a3_iaU07PBGzhWAmHVLPQlS1FySfQJEEkWw-_ZC6WAOneybFiUWOFx0DS0PwTr3arznwEB6S-mChqyAHS_jQMkV7AOju-M9Lo-WCwkM/s1600-h/EPV0185.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Gfqz7AVXODNZf4ZRA5pmkkHGVtTsjTglk4f_a3_iaU07PBGzhWAmHVLPQlS1FySfQJEEkWw-_ZC6WAOneybFiUWOFx0DS0PwTr3arznwEB6S-mChqyAHS_jQMkV7AOju-M9Lo-WCwkM/s400/EPV0185.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097428738274944962" border="0" /></a>This is the rides first drop, not normally accessible to the public. We'd been given special dispensation to walk around the ride.<br /><br />I liked Power Park but I could only ever come here with the club. It's just too far out of the way for someone who chooses not to drive.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-11-lauris-park.html">Time to visit a baby park</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-32233162060118427382007-06-23T13:29:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:56:13.538-08:00Day 12 - Lauri's Park & SarkanniemiDay 12 had us headed off to a park with a difference. Lauri is a club member who decided to build his own park and has been spending the last few years putting it altogether. This was a park in its infancy but you have to respect the guy for living his dream.<br /><br />It's a small park on the back of a service station in the middle of nowhere, and on this particular day it was raining very heavily, too heavily for us to really enjoy the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJoEvZCZNIWDylYD7-Lf6qS4p6Em1wysJmfHX4N9tVZ9DdJ0vI1TrTSpRQe5r_Wyo16gNKFzUSphzgvhKYDscF1tbYK3LJXEhJmxxmdi0KU3PzSeCS42chJbK60qT5XZJH7Pk8bbN0pY/s1600-h/EPV0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJoEvZCZNIWDylYD7-Lf6qS4p6Em1wysJmfHX4N9tVZ9DdJ0vI1TrTSpRQe5r_Wyo16gNKFzUSphzgvhKYDscF1tbYK3LJXEhJmxxmdi0KU3PzSeCS42chJbK60qT5XZJH7Pk8bbN0pY/s400/EPV0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097431006017677890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38K18A8_hcr5RZIN6n5u_XLi8dB_9Yzdt-SMslzk98D_5rsCEkXxNYMG1e9v_2rxRcBS570Xvz707A9cidCgDEhbmkepV4vwGIkcO3HoqDoxir87niuKyms9LLDlmkUnL0cvQEEqywiQ/s1600-h/EPV0003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38K18A8_hcr5RZIN6n5u_XLi8dB_9Yzdt-SMslzk98D_5rsCEkXxNYMG1e9v_2rxRcBS570Xvz707A9cidCgDEhbmkepV4vwGIkcO3HoqDoxir87niuKyms9LLDlmkUnL0cvQEEqywiQ/s400/EPV0003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097431006017677906" border="0" /></a>This was the hedge maze, and because it was so new the hedges barely came up to knee height, in fact make that gnome height. This fortunately made the maze one of the easiest to negotiate. Ray ponders whether to give it a go or not.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLaoWIXzvDszgyJGjTyZBZGdq4qByu6eQIW3zmZVjIDSh9IuvhCPredeOeFxmlv9s517KSx3JkaZiEuJHy2O709xBavKS_dUwFDHSqWwuPz0IlrPjvrUerks6NPMztzVX68bDVXADXQc/s1600-h/EPV0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijLaoWIXzvDszgyJGjTyZBZGdq4qByu6eQIW3zmZVjIDSh9IuvhCPredeOeFxmlv9s517KSx3JkaZiEuJHy2O709xBavKS_dUwFDHSqWwuPz0IlrPjvrUerks6NPMztzVX68bDVXADXQc/s400/EPV0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430920118331890" border="0" /></a>Lauri had salvaged rides from other parks and given them a new home. In time he'll get this painted I'm sure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKWFz_sjv2q_txT4pBVAnQCoJydJGTAPLqpvWMvJnPT0XA-hJm-rAJtXa8Vfx8a8Gm5qE6Xwe5sCn83LTa26g3mMBzTn4GXK0ItlobpB_yHRCKAeeqJIOgVtiNqkHzNtjwpIUBzh5LdM/s1600-h/EPV0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKWFz_sjv2q_txT4pBVAnQCoJydJGTAPLqpvWMvJnPT0XA-hJm-rAJtXa8Vfx8a8Gm5qE6Xwe5sCn83LTa26g3mMBzTn4GXK0ItlobpB_yHRCKAeeqJIOgVtiNqkHzNtjwpIUBzh5LdM/s400/EPV0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430920118331906" border="0" /></a>Ray did decide to enter but we insisted he keep the jacket on so we could keep an eye on him in case he got lost.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LwOTkudhCGmcVW9NJiEoIERXfZ6FEeqqXIbUNijKn-IuV3_wSMVA7u1u0dMv_-aZW6g6aALmxJFRF0iR_S7NTh5zwMZvdAQ2wZkU9kwOn3Hfgns6HZ06FkAWyaLmdKDMQSx1r9pbpPU/s1600-h/EPV0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4LwOTkudhCGmcVW9NJiEoIERXfZ6FEeqqXIbUNijKn-IuV3_wSMVA7u1u0dMv_-aZW6g6aALmxJFRF0iR_S7NTh5zwMZvdAQ2wZkU9kwOn3Hfgns6HZ06FkAWyaLmdKDMQSx1r9pbpPU/s400/EPV0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430920118331922" border="0" /></a>The pagoda was the most popular attraction with the club. I was in the second most popular attraction, the train station. These were two of the buildings with roofs.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAMub9NDAULpTFn9B9lr3zySlnWgZt7C3nPr45oIvluAw-B9W-wjH-zDLLV7isRN9UsVweM6DZ-_R0ir1iqC_kS7c_dbqRgaVHe5qGVUviWjUPmWMPtV8zaWZhotVAxoAJL0FrJ6V8o8/s1600-h/EPV0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioAMub9NDAULpTFn9B9lr3zySlnWgZt7C3nPr45oIvluAw-B9W-wjH-zDLLV7isRN9UsVweM6DZ-_R0ir1iqC_kS7c_dbqRgaVHe5qGVUviWjUPmWMPtV8zaWZhotVAxoAJL0FrJ6V8o8/s400/EPV0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430924413299234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0pJjFvjHbUSSK0SkDxloVtSSBrZT5J-1mM5Y8Sg9ifW_VkA8JXU_RPc3UZNglw1HnTRxCt7353rd51FKP_yKCmoD0gGQ4bBfCfEaeIl58rh51LVKgXok0_YVPdbH1i2i2uS7f39fbps/s1600-h/EPV0013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy0pJjFvjHbUSSK0SkDxloVtSSBrZT5J-1mM5Y8Sg9ifW_VkA8JXU_RPc3UZNglw1HnTRxCt7353rd51FKP_yKCmoD0gGQ4bBfCfEaeIl58rh51LVKgXok0_YVPdbH1i2i2uS7f39fbps/s400/EPV0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430928708266546" border="0" /></a>One brave soul rides the hearts and diamonds in the rain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDdSY2gZLQ6tTDUl7tEenaT69nuShgQUwq7X3XCT_JVMS50YwgBe7Z37-S9ETu3_QVhpJipBlAChmWhjAjwaPtPTJ-nRIO8q8aJAdpcEe46165kmr9GbrNPF1kOANRB9nWD7B62NRnM8/s1600-h/EPV0018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDdSY2gZLQ6tTDUl7tEenaT69nuShgQUwq7X3XCT_JVMS50YwgBe7Z37-S9ETu3_QVhpJipBlAChmWhjAjwaPtPTJ-nRIO8q8aJAdpcEe46165kmr9GbrNPF1kOANRB9nWD7B62NRnM8/s400/EPV0018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430761204541858" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaW7GeXZsydnePBCtEwx4hnpYA_aUATeTEgk0lwCKucRtcn0yTysbQ9hs-9WvV6LejGvAR3hbROBAgmQADCDxU6UviVtJIx8_5HOfXA8nLDfFlVcZndcM5-R1Eax_TOyDiapgThuf48o/s1600-h/EPV0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQaW7GeXZsydnePBCtEwx4hnpYA_aUATeTEgk0lwCKucRtcn0yTysbQ9hs-9WvV6LejGvAR3hbROBAgmQADCDxU6UviVtJIx8_5HOfXA8nLDfFlVcZndcM5-R1Eax_TOyDiapgThuf48o/s400/EPV0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430761204541874" border="0" /></a>I wish Lauri the best for his park, and the signs of it working are there. Whilst seeking shelter from the rain I noticed two girls run into the park, buy tickets for the Miami Trip, scream the whole time and then run out the park screaming having enjoyed themselves. It was like watching RCT for real. I think its a good idea to put a park next to a service station, it certainly breaks the monotony of driving, especially if you're a passenger. Maybe that's why the girls were so excited. In time he'll hopefully have something steal the skyline and attract more passers by to his park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7GaJJuUMBXtwzfdQ3SnWUvXTbBI-DW8x9thDIjmV_AB0A7MygGxLrp1R0CRqI9pwt-yvNoilZ90c51hIJGnVRMPgr7kSEvJjI5s1DPTpJx_w9PV0sVOPEBE4N688VIqT92b0mmwcsP0/s1600-h/IMG_0844.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc7GaJJuUMBXtwzfdQ3SnWUvXTbBI-DW8x9thDIjmV_AB0A7MygGxLrp1R0CRqI9pwt-yvNoilZ90c51hIJGnVRMPgr7kSEvJjI5s1DPTpJx_w9PV0sVOPEBE4N688VIqT92b0mmwcsP0/s400/IMG_0844.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430606585719122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwTBOJd_gOVMiBn0SdPav0wzpEMxRfRVmGcwY2ddVweRrSkFDIsnMom6IqpvkAn2-V3_W6EXQCDVtGMi6w2hd1SXnV7-2lQor-s5ZErmZ_sqlABZrn1hKVQW_WpYMOspMNMb7BU1SCOU/s1600-h/IMG_0847.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwTBOJd_gOVMiBn0SdPav0wzpEMxRfRVmGcwY2ddVweRrSkFDIsnMom6IqpvkAn2-V3_W6EXQCDVtGMi6w2hd1SXnV7-2lQor-s5ZErmZ_sqlABZrn1hKVQW_WpYMOspMNMb7BU1SCOU/s400/IMG_0847.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430610880686434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UumdPIldK8q9ZvHG7ktkQZ1IXMIZCtG9JZJUM7cypnB5_5VY2rSqb7xRhVQcCCoDjtBOpbBmllSWAHi0Aly7b2K4Uo-piFLDR7yn80BEfHLQa71mWvyOotuR7YkHWN6qimqz7I-2iyM/s1600-h/IMG_0848.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_UumdPIldK8q9ZvHG7ktkQZ1IXMIZCtG9JZJUM7cypnB5_5VY2rSqb7xRhVQcCCoDjtBOpbBmllSWAHi0Aly7b2K4Uo-piFLDR7yn80BEfHLQa71mWvyOotuR7YkHWN6qimqz7I-2iyM/s400/IMG_0848.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430610880686450" border="0" /></a>On the way back from the park we decided to stop off at Sarkanniemmi, the main theme park in Tampere. These aren't pics of the park, just the scenery along the way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99MQbbCeWyH61JVYmVJQQJhD_LI9mj_pzVY32cPume4aTJlpxQqYA-bOyjWKdDevz2Z4RY023kGQSWt6y91SvmNXPGGBGjeHQem9lktpzki8ETaycsg7hn5tvR_Xb2vijOD8NyLBxpJQ/s1600-h/EPV0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi99MQbbCeWyH61JVYmVJQQJhD_LI9mj_pzVY32cPume4aTJlpxQqYA-bOyjWKdDevz2Z4RY023kGQSWt6y91SvmNXPGGBGjeHQem9lktpzki8ETaycsg7hn5tvR_Xb2vijOD8NyLBxpJQ/s400/EPV0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430765499509186" border="0" /></a>Here's the park. Famous for its observation tower with revolving restaurant at the top, we were only here for a quick stop off. We'd be here properly tomorrow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcidD1BtME980tI8sLcUK4XbL3L7xmu5AHDVIIH1GrePjAkJAVkfQ5-5jp5Xv8td2rjYZx7fkahKrU35vp1T5mvv97f-pQCVn27a-ZxBDArCdDFISSXOaf37YPgU_Wf-y698pzfXoIaA/s1600-h/EPV0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMcidD1BtME980tI8sLcUK4XbL3L7xmu5AHDVIIH1GrePjAkJAVkfQ5-5jp5Xv8td2rjYZx7fkahKrU35vp1T5mvv97f-pQCVn27a-ZxBDArCdDFISSXOaf37YPgU_Wf-y698pzfXoIaA/s400/EPV0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430765499509202" border="0" /></a>The corkscrew, I'd ridden before and I didn't want to break my jaw on it so didn't bother.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGuGlWlycbkgn94-6zfF455zepP5K7TszpkpSrjpRMUpots74T2cyPXmqZqZw-ZUAw1YEwesoa5Da2b4m76ZVnbuItX0Mv2GpWqo2WK3UB8DS2CxnBu8pDf1VN6GDpvs1-KwYRzgug2M/s1600-h/EPV0024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOGuGlWlycbkgn94-6zfF455zepP5K7TszpkpSrjpRMUpots74T2cyPXmqZqZw-ZUAw1YEwesoa5Da2b4m76ZVnbuItX0Mv2GpWqo2WK3UB8DS2CxnBu8pDf1VN6GDpvs1-KwYRzgug2M/s400/EPV0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430765499509218" border="0" /></a>Tornado on the other hand I did ride, it's by far the best ride in the park and one of the best in Scandinavia. Anyway after the park we went back to the hotel and then a group of us went back to enjoy Tammerfest.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtdomuWagg0aVc2a-vphMFisW4hpNLx17drGWyuq75TkIznhnEsH-8kKnq1pLVKndtp1h7_YCoOBSxZ2C-yd4vBTIsQxL0qW_KzV90pbI_oYNa1C-e-jA3wF-LD8whadA_-TLGok58b0/s1600-h/IMG_0851.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggtdomuWagg0aVc2a-vphMFisW4hpNLx17drGWyuq75TkIznhnEsH-8kKnq1pLVKndtp1h7_YCoOBSxZ2C-yd4vBTIsQxL0qW_KzV90pbI_oYNa1C-e-jA3wF-LD8whadA_-TLGok58b0/s400/IMG_0851.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430615175653762" border="0" /></a>We went back to the second stage, and caught the end of this trio of three leotard clad dancers lip syncing to some dance tracks. All good fun!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgQCOhq3TBP79U6xakC0MwHTU5FaDwH8sj6x6FSK_EaHL_cnpfKwwf3Rz0_dwZOe28N9ek8F929FAQagTkeaXpLJXDxl2j_rbDaT_bkQPsPPcsrql9dT7S939NDuzXTtDi774NBxkqTM/s1600-h/IMG_0853.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTgQCOhq3TBP79U6xakC0MwHTU5FaDwH8sj6x6FSK_EaHL_cnpfKwwf3Rz0_dwZOe28N9ek8F929FAQagTkeaXpLJXDxl2j_rbDaT_bkQPsPPcsrql9dT7S939NDuzXTtDi774NBxkqTM/s400/IMG_0853.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097430615175653778" border="0" /></a>Actually, we had a great night here. The highlight having to be watching some poor Finnish guy clearly suffering from too much Jagermeister trying to pee behind the tent then falling head first into it, causing the Jagermeister hostess to come running around berating him. He wasn't the only one to feel the effects, I managed to fall too on the way back to the hotel, almost having a "American History X mouth on kerb" moment on a concrete staircase I'd tripped up. Fortunately I managed to break my fall and it was my forearms that hurt rather than my face.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFXVvsgC1eKi6sHSYRrdf46VExnstOZ8cuDXXuOQ9EBLGH__6kegOfsRt9sisFUqxi_xzv8oJtsmL8kpm3YLzIS63Yi8x_EgEyUL3d_MGqzHjrz-iI7A0NLJ36iGfBZ_7OX9HVe466QRf/s1600-h/jagermeister.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFXVvsgC1eKi6sHSYRrdf46VExnstOZ8cuDXXuOQ9EBLGH__6kegOfsRt9sisFUqxi_xzv8oJtsmL8kpm3YLzIS63Yi8x_EgEyUL3d_MGqzHjrz-iI7A0NLJ36iGfBZ_7OX9HVe466QRf/s400/jagermeister.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103001610936647298" border="0" /></a>A Glug-glug-glug-crunch-"are you alright?" night brought to you by Jagermeister!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-13-sarkanniemi-and-ferry-to.html">More Sarkanniemi...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-82217777267029466572007-06-23T13:28:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:56:16.005-08:00Day 13 - Sarkanniemi and Ferry to StockholmOur last day in Tampere so what better way to spend it than back at Sarkanniemi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_puyUF8-t2ijO4fgxC8e58yGio29c02WDeLCVCSi4mm9uoJAorrCphoZpO_E7mYt5xqfMLcsbmm78f48mEKyaPS-WXoh4VVVdbo4zmmy4wPSm5fj7CtoHyu__vEDqegcyEZUx4dLCdmc/s1600-h/EPV0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_puyUF8-t2ijO4fgxC8e58yGio29c02WDeLCVCSi4mm9uoJAorrCphoZpO_E7mYt5xqfMLcsbmm78f48mEKyaPS-WXoh4VVVdbo4zmmy4wPSm5fj7CtoHyu__vEDqegcyEZUx4dLCdmc/s400/EPV0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432818493877154" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdssnHZC5g8z0jVC40RK_Jt5z1p46R3ABYPhxrl4-qwHpJXKccTBKmuYuXnmHpW-xCBIRARGA3EtW5_e1u8WAZxU2TJGK-f1459hVk1t6le_6iwxAWn2LG149-KjRB1MsXt_PNSdfl_0/s1600-h/EPV0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdssnHZC5g8z0jVC40RK_Jt5z1p46R3ABYPhxrl4-qwHpJXKccTBKmuYuXnmHpW-xCBIRARGA3EtW5_e1u8WAZxU2TJGK-f1459hVk1t6le_6iwxAWn2LG149-KjRB1MsXt_PNSdfl_0/s400/EPV0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432724004596562" border="0" /></a>As well as being a great coaster Tornado also has the brightest coloured trains ever!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXRbCvfekLfCZYs1CKA1rBw9jXlNKuWPzml_1iLfDzPzfoXMbBluDGWyqWgcZ-sWJ_SE25Smk4IshQ8eq1atLiKsWRkDDo76rGyP93K36p-b7Hz82gW0KHhHUfFZkW56-dgdw-KtS4I8/s1600-h/EPV0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdXRbCvfekLfCZYs1CKA1rBw9jXlNKuWPzml_1iLfDzPzfoXMbBluDGWyqWgcZ-sWJ_SE25Smk4IshQ8eq1atLiKsWRkDDo76rGyP93K36p-b7Hz82gW0KHhHUfFZkW56-dgdw-KtS4I8/s400/EPV0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432724004596578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1E6rwqI8_2bB_pK2mLSNoe-Nemil2HRAplDH8_Tu-uamsrrEPifqMt7CaMh6Jwz_170PjHedMOwJP4sp9TTSyKeXVgrRUyqGqk6ywECrggKDjwO2cVA3KCOBUmAEDMlDVlrApxqf6SQ/s1600-h/EPV0018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1E6rwqI8_2bB_pK2mLSNoe-Nemil2HRAplDH8_Tu-uamsrrEPifqMt7CaMh6Jwz_170PjHedMOwJP4sp9TTSyKeXVgrRUyqGqk6ywECrggKDjwO2cVA3KCOBUmAEDMlDVlrApxqf6SQ/s400/EPV0018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432728299563890" border="0" /></a>Mattius!!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBKk_cB5X4XuK_CWWspcPZGEAVptkGN87rQrurWlM9a07y-1XrOwotPJ_tFwfFYmRp4d4LX23LU2lWtF-UDWC8P4hco-5Xub_egNu8oHDzX7i9N2I472BIt9DpBIN9FlSjNoPJ56tv_w/s1600-h/EPV0022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBKk_cB5X4XuK_CWWspcPZGEAVptkGN87rQrurWlM9a07y-1XrOwotPJ_tFwfFYmRp4d4LX23LU2lWtF-UDWC8P4hco-5Xub_egNu8oHDzX7i9N2I472BIt9DpBIN9FlSjNoPJ56tv_w/s400/EPV0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432728299563906" border="0" /></a>The ride has two of these wicked heartline rolls. This is the external one, the other goes through the station.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtTkHA4dNj1Ki-Qn2FLShKUXzLnbqp05rX2ZT_np3cYIkqHf6X2xfgohPFuaKppF3Yrmts3djjxNKUkslfOzVLUy4x1qjnTOz29Jz2j6dKruV-5VtK1dCYqcq8qVLy-lRcc1qGfa3oIE/s1600-h/EPV0040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJtTkHA4dNj1Ki-Qn2FLShKUXzLnbqp05rX2ZT_np3cYIkqHf6X2xfgohPFuaKppF3Yrmts3djjxNKUkslfOzVLUy4x1qjnTOz29Jz2j6dKruV-5VtK1dCYqcq8qVLy-lRcc1qGfa3oIE/s400/EPV0040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432736889498514" border="0" /></a>It did rain here just as Jeppe was queueing for the kiddy coaster. He got soaked! haha!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhiSb7nIqz0UMd6wgbWIgZqkT8GWui-4e_R6m_UsWT7m7Pvfiz6_kbNc38V-Q8-2qXDKoFpW-_5veHVSn7fFw8RxRzc9TT6M4L8UJxGaDjahyrIXYZpdKBKi8GQchEaQ-Nt05YT-jrBw/s1600-h/EPV0055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhiSb7nIqz0UMd6wgbWIgZqkT8GWui-4e_R6m_UsWT7m7Pvfiz6_kbNc38V-Q8-2qXDKoFpW-_5veHVSn7fFw8RxRzc9TT6M4L8UJxGaDjahyrIXYZpdKBKi8GQchEaQ-Nt05YT-jrBw/s400/EPV0055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432590860610306" border="0" /></a>The only new ride for me here was Trombi, which is Finnish for "shoulder bruiser". I was fearing the worst having ridden a similar ride in Vienna. This wasn't as bad but was still pretty sore going through the rolls.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnanJyTaQUFcH8aLfPcO3_0nwAUoN2uaa3lswYra8-zQDvUmEV4g-hEmS35TTvbPzzPrs_t0gdJiYj3fkTBF0LhOG_zzembvru37-5owCqxEYBMo1aadX-NGbhXVTZyqnoVhVaxEVfes/s1600-h/EPV0056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidnanJyTaQUFcH8aLfPcO3_0nwAUoN2uaa3lswYra8-zQDvUmEV4g-hEmS35TTvbPzzPrs_t0gdJiYj3fkTBF0LhOG_zzembvru37-5owCqxEYBMo1aadX-NGbhXVTZyqnoVhVaxEVfes/s400/EPV0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432590860610322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd5HEZUnyAIuuti5FaCz8R-cOQ4cFS_rRU44btGyNQfTtnxum5LrRf2j0pfgkgvC7YYQLNJaZJLfDwDCsz28O9AX8IiUbjfy2H-FJJvOo1wiWrS_mrqf_K5A94tjm8nO4lwxKWn6a-bY/s1600-h/EPV0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFd5HEZUnyAIuuti5FaCz8R-cOQ4cFS_rRU44btGyNQfTtnxum5LrRf2j0pfgkgvC7YYQLNJaZJLfDwDCsz28O9AX8IiUbjfy2H-FJJvOo1wiWrS_mrqf_K5A94tjm8nO4lwxKWn6a-bY/s400/EPV0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432595155577634" border="0" /></a>I always come back from these trips with bruised shoulders. On the last Scandi trip it was the booster spin ride at Linnanmaki that did it. It was Trombi this time around.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0BTwrMbC1rG1v6Xjf4eYybVI6gOpNwawGDQ2eOrBQOlDjRryfCkKRnflJLCqRFMs_5Qt_vXd-qSnZYBk3wQ93GDKUj_ZKRFpX9KPUksv9eKP2hImmWfCBepRjaWqdfj7vichs3Jo-Ig/s1600-h/EPV0084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0BTwrMbC1rG1v6Xjf4eYybVI6gOpNwawGDQ2eOrBQOlDjRryfCkKRnflJLCqRFMs_5Qt_vXd-qSnZYBk3wQ93GDKUj_ZKRFpX9KPUksv9eKP2hImmWfCBepRjaWqdfj7vichs3Jo-Ig/s400/EPV0084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432595155577650" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj7nXNDR_HNMoE_Fgnr7t1Y0VMhz1rtbJ8czuhISakQWxwqz5cpfGTGG557jGxB5_eJjIzvxxlaPdo89n-S7Zd6zh5dsAKxyLp_yX88yohoYdnYECxf3FoOCRdfvnteW6ca8L9ebAUfw/s1600-h/EPV0086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSj7nXNDR_HNMoE_Fgnr7t1Y0VMhz1rtbJ8czuhISakQWxwqz5cpfGTGG557jGxB5_eJjIzvxxlaPdo89n-S7Zd6zh5dsAKxyLp_yX88yohoYdnYECxf3FoOCRdfvnteW6ca8L9ebAUfw/s400/EPV0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432595155577666" border="0" /></a>A few shots of the park from across the water. Well I thought I'd go for a wander.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHTP3KxZcXQJctyaStEvN2UD-drJuGsxJS_fU-k03Hs9c0mGrAspApK7mOS-OL0OhPY9Bnc0aenfHuWStxXpUpRFwj8opawvfWUGUyCfEuf8e_JAnhb9Ssu925oj2A9dvYAF9LjQ8vNY/s1600-h/EPV0089.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHTP3KxZcXQJctyaStEvN2UD-drJuGsxJS_fU-k03Hs9c0mGrAspApK7mOS-OL0OhPY9Bnc0aenfHuWStxXpUpRFwj8opawvfWUGUyCfEuf8e_JAnhb9Ssu925oj2A9dvYAF9LjQ8vNY/s400/EPV0089.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432436241787570" border="0" /></a>The "I'm very apologetic" boat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekSx69-5IN0KA3kERnNztW9YDAAnX9BOWiEoRfq2E0C1NEEKVgMV7BM5Zna_PzToAwx-2irOh-CX8aXoI1WC_Ee9eUjnt4Bt2PIIoDS__tncYOTLsjwxT3y1llLovtSVijT-LaY8VcoU/s1600-h/EPV0090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekSx69-5IN0KA3kERnNztW9YDAAnX9BOWiEoRfq2E0C1NEEKVgMV7BM5Zna_PzToAwx-2irOh-CX8aXoI1WC_Ee9eUjnt4Bt2PIIoDS__tncYOTLsjwxT3y1llLovtSVijT-LaY8VcoU/s400/EPV0090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432436241787586" border="0" /></a>This is where the wristbands end up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwh9FnD51w-vt8g6Cj6rIK29VqxoGDKnVddo5pYhdaWFj-lPbd2PTaqzdf2d2PK145m3ZlHdS_6dLLMp3TQ5nbgTocC8Cyo8W6Pjr3kR_M7AAD2EMEEsFENfF_lx-T5I68ZEvSdQVw3Tc/s1600-h/EPV0094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwh9FnD51w-vt8g6Cj6rIK29VqxoGDKnVddo5pYhdaWFj-lPbd2PTaqzdf2d2PK145m3ZlHdS_6dLLMp3TQ5nbgTocC8Cyo8W6Pjr3kR_M7AAD2EMEEsFENfF_lx-T5I68ZEvSdQVw3Tc/s400/EPV0094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432436241787602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF3zRUTehRA2W6T1SZB4IWk-TcKzkr-eVkjL_4KilZrdl_yN3mhGK3JDbFsMVdNF-n2J_uJMTZNlMd_peaw1XD09pHBaAXSK24dBrfDyQXLvQVTsc8EYLToqt84WYCduJOnVeRmT_osc/s1600-h/EPV0105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF3zRUTehRA2W6T1SZB4IWk-TcKzkr-eVkjL_4KilZrdl_yN3mhGK3JDbFsMVdNF-n2J_uJMTZNlMd_peaw1XD09pHBaAXSK24dBrfDyQXLvQVTsc8EYLToqt84WYCduJOnVeRmT_osc/s400/EPV0105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432440536754914" border="0" /></a>It's not easy to get the shot of the barrel roll through the station but it is through there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-Jo6s3IRRyHhIyke2qKl5Qh2GPk7BWwkIGzC2EDdi2GCCu3dWTLyToSj5q_yxUPCRzAjuhenQVhYMaNnv8I7HH51CeXXSswNey2YcqstzrobxOMPkQ232oskpPriKSG7BJMt3awEWXo/s1600-h/IMG_0857.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5-Jo6s3IRRyHhIyke2qKl5Qh2GPk7BWwkIGzC2EDdi2GCCu3dWTLyToSj5q_yxUPCRzAjuhenQVhYMaNnv8I7HH51CeXXSswNey2YcqstzrobxOMPkQ232oskpPriKSG7BJMt3awEWXo/s400/IMG_0857.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432440536754930" border="0" /></a>Some of the group missed the Jetline on the previous day and it was down today due to the weather. HalfPipe, the is-it-a-coaster-or-not ride had been down for some time so no-one got to ride that on this occasion. Two good reasons to come back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI_4K1Jj2NECJ3b2VganjYO3Ub_WnAAqTaYBdLiiItKevwR3VzZGQuJANQqayktUSD5H50xXZyzi_wrUZTwDU7l7sV5sxSXlSK-poJZwQ0K37XO8M6_wiBa18mH1fR7MdB7MgykhNm8M/s1600-h/IMG_0859.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI_4K1Jj2NECJ3b2VganjYO3Ub_WnAAqTaYBdLiiItKevwR3VzZGQuJANQqayktUSD5H50xXZyzi_wrUZTwDU7l7sV5sxSXlSK-poJZwQ0K37XO8M6_wiBa18mH1fR7MdB7MgykhNm8M/s400/IMG_0859.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432273033030242" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnDSkR3J7aJcrglM-DIu3rr3ZHUYGhNdjbZb4SjbSK8HKypsYELtN1ZlektIdH5fQxUWlYjeoP-uvif52EmapWNrgtNp6Lj_0ltB7R-6x986Wn3lE2DGhEXcnVHV7KO5de1iC9SZpcjw/s1600-h/IMG_0860.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNnDSkR3J7aJcrglM-DIu3rr3ZHUYGhNdjbZb4SjbSK8HKypsYELtN1ZlektIdH5fQxUWlYjeoP-uvif52EmapWNrgtNp6Lj_0ltB7R-6x986Wn3lE2DGhEXcnVHV7KO5de1iC9SZpcjw/s400/IMG_0860.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432277327997554" border="0" /></a>More shots of shoulder bruiser.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0aK8eL4gVunThhf9C5KbB4MveJ0eagB4L_kwp80Yqdo_06AA0Sheql9-bsg-slQWkjNJXmzazl2sLtLCAx1dwffy4KLixgXcIY6LNkecELsqOpW_BL0GK7deJ4Wq31aXh8yzJIrz4a8/s1600-h/IMG_0862.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha0aK8eL4gVunThhf9C5KbB4MveJ0eagB4L_kwp80Yqdo_06AA0Sheql9-bsg-slQWkjNJXmzazl2sLtLCAx1dwffy4KLixgXcIY6LNkecELsqOpW_BL0GK7deJ4Wq31aXh8yzJIrz4a8/s400/IMG_0862.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432277327997570" border="0" /></a>We left the park with a wet wave and headed to the Ferry port to take us to Stockholm. We were departing from Turku on the south-west tip of the island.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vyjBrE90jRf_hPmQhLy7OfhpWjPmlwkrrOI2b5tr2c1xaQ7ZqLx5Rvs_HEbeVVeaqSXOvFlNG_gqpVBIqGmpLOhgaVL6BeB0vKgNVYRBnB1tl9Ld0zAhB0N1o3wkvo1oz3AdmafWH-8/s1600-h/IMG_0867.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4vyjBrE90jRf_hPmQhLy7OfhpWjPmlwkrrOI2b5tr2c1xaQ7ZqLx5Rvs_HEbeVVeaqSXOvFlNG_gqpVBIqGmpLOhgaVL6BeB0vKgNVYRBnB1tl9Ld0zAhB0N1o3wkvo1oz3AdmafWH-8/s400/IMG_0867.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432277327997586" border="0" /></a>But we got there early so I decided to go explore again, albeit not too far. I'm a good swimmer but not that good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi8NPVlo82Al7dPRPmTk90qwV6Czj7h5C5kVKgVvbuX8E8iOdXF5tYcfxBnBbPCl7ZR9BMXt8Nn7dvCXlCnH9loZlevnitZnCTquwjS4PPXZvx_CS2d1p7WNJblT8rRLv-CrDYBh0tgI/s1600-h/IMG_0869.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwi8NPVlo82Al7dPRPmTk90qwV6Czj7h5C5kVKgVvbuX8E8iOdXF5tYcfxBnBbPCl7ZR9BMXt8Nn7dvCXlCnH9loZlevnitZnCTquwjS4PPXZvx_CS2d1p7WNJblT8rRLv-CrDYBh0tgI/s400/IMG_0869.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097432281622964898" border="0" /></a>That's Turku castle a medieval structure built in the 1280s, making it the oldest building encountered on the trip by quite a margin.<br /><br />The ferry trip was actually quite a laugh, although not as mad as the previous trip. It's always a good way to get to know everyone, especially in the nightclub. However on this occasion the ferry was pretty empty as it was in the middle of the week and we were the only ones left in the club. Still these are the highlights.<br /><ul><li>Having a group dinner with an amazing view out of the front of the ferry.</li><li>Trying all sorts of random food in the buffet.</li><li>Convincing Talhat, who doesn't drink that there was alcohol in the Tiramisu.</li><li>Seeing Talhat having the dutch courage to dance in the nightclub.</li><li>Having Chris smack me upside the head in front of people who don't know he does it all the time.</li><li>Being given some weird drink to have where you get a massive headrush on inhaling having drunk it.</li></ul><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-14-gronalund-and-parken-zoo.html">Back on Terra Firma and Gronalund...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-86847635157366211542007-06-23T13:27:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:56:24.625-08:00Day 14 - Gronalund and Parken ZooHaving survived the overnight Ferry crossing, and surprisingly having got some sleep, we arrived in Stockholm and after a short journey (you can see the park from the ferry terminal) found ourselves at Gronalund.<br /><br />We were welcomed by the park staff and given a brief presentation on the history of the park. including some great pictures of Bob Marley's concert, where over 20,000 people squeezed into the park to hear him play. The park had also kindly made exclusive T-shirts for us all but as I don't wear coaster merchandise decided to not take mine.<br /><br />Gronalund is a lovely little city park on one of the northern islands that make up the city of Stockholm. Although its small in size it doesn't prevent them from expanding and they squeeze the rides together very well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBE71nQkKujZIm3tY33_9AFda4McTAkaF8IHf2ou7bjTlEtJtkklMdTw8RVobyIjLTx5rIQkW6ttKrbfCVRTcrAHNtlQcDrx3SURlzW3hwEIOCQHUen7GIFSYWjF1a60juj3s-RqIg8xc/s1600-h/EPV0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBE71nQkKujZIm3tY33_9AFda4McTAkaF8IHf2ou7bjTlEtJtkklMdTw8RVobyIjLTx5rIQkW6ttKrbfCVRTcrAHNtlQcDrx3SURlzW3hwEIOCQHUen7GIFSYWjF1a60juj3s-RqIg8xc/s400/EPV0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439527232794402" border="0" /></a>Kvasten was the new ride for this trip. An inverted coaster tailored for families. I'd ridden similar in the states last year but this one was uniquely themed around a group of flying wizards and their battle with a troll (ok, if you read Harry Potter it's not that unique but until Islands of Adventure build their Harry Potter island this is unique). Kvasten is Swedish for "broomstick".<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYP6L5jlFX8x3bBfid3h44SKoKxxZ1Q1aAoLa2KUXmQWleh5U5-az4EJX9_HHzwcWWGKRHz4K8SPmNRYHOG4rKntTKKtRGxH3BhWZBa6uYcRYjhr9SLas3jg8zu3EK7kjsVmMnvz6gJM/s1600-h/EPV0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsYP6L5jlFX8x3bBfid3h44SKoKxxZ1Q1aAoLa2KUXmQWleh5U5-az4EJX9_HHzwcWWGKRHz4K8SPmNRYHOG4rKntTKKtRGxH3BhWZBa6uYcRYjhr9SLas3jg8zu3EK7kjsVmMnvz6gJM/s400/EPV0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439527232794386" border="0" /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplHF5bQhMrIWHgA0zhISLmjhNtUTpkdu1s_UCTztl1ulYU5G_uKs3BpHJpxgIshdNikpJtn-1L_v9JwjCZO6oL0q2iBJacQcPwQYTamlB7-wggIjuTQkbU7fyvICLBMXy5dFIlPPYbdI/s1600-h/EPV0040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhplHF5bQhMrIWHgA0zhISLmjhNtUTpkdu1s_UCTztl1ulYU5G_uKs3BpHJpxgIshdNikpJtn-1L_v9JwjCZO6oL0q2iBJacQcPwQYTamlB7-wggIjuTQkbU7fyvICLBMXy5dFIlPPYbdI/s400/EPV0040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439243764952722" border="0" /></a>It was another glorious day but it meant shadows were cast all over the place making photography tricky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i-vEeEqw4w3xB-fBrhM2EOHMmg7jYFGsrjjs4zxl9NT1LTvzhFwIk7YNkADScCRWiVnNx6_0by1B88BaQUL-oa6N3L1E5gW2h_K0dH4RuqLgVCIbplWYwy3iSsrLydaqOIR6rqCx4TA/s1600-h/EPV0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9i-vEeEqw4w3xB-fBrhM2EOHMmg7jYFGsrjjs4zxl9NT1LTvzhFwIk7YNkADScCRWiVnNx6_0by1B88BaQUL-oa6N3L1E5gW2h_K0dH4RuqLgVCIbplWYwy3iSsrLydaqOIR6rqCx4TA/s400/EPV0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439415563644642" border="0" /></a>You couldn't fault the sky though!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJ0i29alEgPl5ThdzJCv1xYVldmvTYt6nJ2MY1YYhdUlwBsK-dHNCe0JbJNyj0u2RBsaDR1tIvUfldNKRmVlBiIUEi59gjvapOO1RrIDzI_aYBuOjq4JqKhRBKL3hiaqlMUJukoHOoj0/s1600-h/EPV0067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlJ0i29alEgPl5ThdzJCv1xYVldmvTYt6nJ2MY1YYhdUlwBsK-dHNCe0JbJNyj0u2RBsaDR1tIvUfldNKRmVlBiIUEi59gjvapOO1RrIDzI_aYBuOjq4JqKhRBKL3hiaqlMUJukoHOoj0/s400/EPV0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439063376326210" border="0" /></a>This is the troll at the centre of the midcourse helix. As you pass it it roars and breaths fire, so if you want the effect be sure to ride on the left.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQBAS0iwRnpGDfwL-Sq7v9g6poWXUiMbQInarMTeUzteNRBJ1hDAuBOvPjbeyVkuv5LZKqb2p_W4TYJ3GaOoV6RAm7V0FM2RiJoFVbDmrflRvzEnmJdQKdtydypa1AOOEwmaOFhyphenhyphenfHrA/s1600-h/EPV0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQBAS0iwRnpGDfwL-Sq7v9g6poWXUiMbQInarMTeUzteNRBJ1hDAuBOvPjbeyVkuv5LZKqb2p_W4TYJ3GaOoV6RAm7V0FM2RiJoFVbDmrflRvzEnmJdQKdtydypa1AOOEwmaOFhyphenhyphenfHrA/s400/EPV0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439411268677314" border="0" /></a>The most famous ride at this park is the Jetline, another of Schwarzkopf's babies. This is the first drop into the tunnel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsAKmbiBkbp0g6k9cEe8sgAaIgJ6wEg_sgqWltihhy_ZUKGXMbnu7SaeqH9veWbkOMLpNt6B_OQgYy0yRb5zFrLPNAs8g_4FPKQ6-6VKEQDl5XcsXwG07CzAf2gizIOsbuatlavs4sc0/s1600-h/EPV0013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKsAKmbiBkbp0g6k9cEe8sgAaIgJ6wEg_sgqWltihhy_ZUKGXMbnu7SaeqH9veWbkOMLpNt6B_OQgYy0yRb5zFrLPNAs8g_4FPKQ6-6VKEQDl5XcsXwG07CzAf2gizIOsbuatlavs4sc0/s400/EPV0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439411268677330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg84ptKwJvcA8afLlkkgQc4irDpF9NMHQWw994SfrRpBVJCqaqnPKuQZ7AKBgiHcyQ3O8RECYOV3Ry02GKscuiyJZSpVkU8kAkRrFYqPl53-z2LU4q-9DNeb286i09bstoeTAvDo44_g/s1600-h/EPV0022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGg84ptKwJvcA8afLlkkgQc4irDpF9NMHQWw994SfrRpBVJCqaqnPKuQZ7AKBgiHcyQ3O8RECYOV3Ry02GKscuiyJZSpVkU8kAkRrFYqPl53-z2LU4q-9DNeb286i09bstoeTAvDo44_g/s400/EPV0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439415563644674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mOh28dxKe7X-Z4sdSRYz1mOYZv3rhrumDW3V-iL-vSa5FW59t9Zzly_bDyxTz0axi_1fJVS0svQgo1hOuEnhAH9PlkXX-lei9pBkJWrB_v_AMCkoIsM5OaUQPdVZkP5l2IJuqqTpFCc/s1600-h/EPV0024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mOh28dxKe7X-Z4sdSRYz1mOYZv3rhrumDW3V-iL-vSa5FW59t9Zzly_bDyxTz0axi_1fJVS0svQgo1hOuEnhAH9PlkXX-lei9pBkJWrB_v_AMCkoIsM5OaUQPdVZkP5l2IJuqqTpFCc/s400/EPV0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439235175018098" border="0" /></a>This is the blue train, the park's historic ghost train, which is great and has been updated without losing the historic charm, I particularly liked the Marilyn Manson segment where you hear a brief clip of "Beautiful People"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfPLI-5ukUpbVUTqFeD0UIB4i8M29cPDr7MCdevE3s1fdC4PiPQ0BEzfNe_AuIkLVns-yX1GPVYvXmX9Y8q_0fBscFFnL7AjNuJpz2r4pCCePIHrrl0Fe_WaiJ01NnQWyNeHVwuJ_5BI/s1600-h/EPV0038_6_7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwfPLI-5ukUpbVUTqFeD0UIB4i8M29cPDr7MCdevE3s1fdC4PiPQ0BEzfNe_AuIkLVns-yX1GPVYvXmX9Y8q_0fBscFFnL7AjNuJpz2r4pCCePIHrrl0Fe_WaiJ01NnQWyNeHVwuJ_5BI/s400/EPV0038_6_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439239469985410" border="0" /></a>You can get an idea of how cramped the park, that's the jetline in the background running around Vilda Musen and the shot tower pretty close too. Yes it's HDR again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlkCgu2yi0GQGX2ZBNlGiH4fCUoGXbIk_BKzmYTop7RnoxnlD4qie1PUllnvpbQDOJ9iU4xRDdn0RgnlHYoTgXisjEXjOc3ebX7bM7YjPVjlPakSFMVocIUHgV3GjmaoIWysLSQ_TX2U/s1600-h/EPV0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjlkCgu2yi0GQGX2ZBNlGiH4fCUoGXbIk_BKzmYTop7RnoxnlD4qie1PUllnvpbQDOJ9iU4xRDdn0RgnlHYoTgXisjEXjOc3ebX7bM7YjPVjlPakSFMVocIUHgV3GjmaoIWysLSQ_TX2U/s400/EPV0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439059081358882" border="0" /></a>The park has a great fun house, which is superb for kids but a workout for us more unfit grown ups.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdU2VsjTXcqFwyrEXkxsekt0IjPCra9YvLe-7AnG5eVJE2RwaUw05isc-WtH98P1xOWYxNgFDRVJt4oVbdHV4VRAeikQLhf4bX_QC9FCf74ld4JLrM_Djo8PWPESoieWKqwJqpCCwaCI/s1600-h/EPV0131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdU2VsjTXcqFwyrEXkxsekt0IjPCra9YvLe-7AnG5eVJE2RwaUw05isc-WtH98P1xOWYxNgFDRVJt4oVbdHV4VRAeikQLhf4bX_QC9FCf74ld4JLrM_Djo8PWPESoieWKqwJqpCCwaCI/s400/EPV0131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438681124236738" border="0" /></a>This is the Jacob's Ladder at the entrance to the fun house. It's seen as some sort of rite of passage for the youngsters who live here. The park have realised that it is great watching people suffer trying to climb this so conveniently put down some seating for people to watch. The only attraction themed around schadenfreude maybe?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhV0pRdbRal4FzJfAi1J1_E0qqp4B-4S0ggTDhlR9nXQ8zfeNKFxQm6cDBIjvOoC4jM1rnPOZ5GyNG7lRGA1kfhoPeUhCbHSU2JxpueRZZ1UphmYVYhpgLXZsJv40DC78wUmKU9-W9Uw/s1600-h/EPV0062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhV0pRdbRal4FzJfAi1J1_E0qqp4B-4S0ggTDhlR9nXQ8zfeNKFxQm6cDBIjvOoC4jM1rnPOZ5GyNG7lRGA1kfhoPeUhCbHSU2JxpueRZZ1UphmYVYhpgLXZsJv40DC78wUmKU9-W9Uw/s400/EPV0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439063376326194" border="0" /></a>As well as the rides the park has some nice artistic touches too but they're often hidden amongst all the steel and you have to keep your eyes open.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0MMmKo985-JvEaG1MuTK5mLy-qRnJ7GFa-EQtrV1GkgB6yWn9d_9QfiOSuiXZTyWp6x-SshocGKmVmfR4_D1YtoY3o8yzIOmw0dcVId7wA8lSsEX8IuuzqBDgQgPDsoEM1H8MXXtTYs/s1600-h/EPV0073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir0MMmKo985-JvEaG1MuTK5mLy-qRnJ7GFa-EQtrV1GkgB6yWn9d_9QfiOSuiXZTyWp6x-SshocGKmVmfR4_D1YtoY3o8yzIOmw0dcVId7wA8lSsEX8IuuzqBDgQgPDsoEM1H8MXXtTYs/s400/EPV0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439067671293522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnlSg7vjyPfz8dx7B3dvQUcKFL3-UrGQwaAuyXZKUutzxFELETxklX2KCmDakQ0QPjwZOq5UhbWsOx_eW-pJbiACR9lAe7feMWCJGch0P9LyXf798QtQLdMnH5Zdby_beDlxkDpexM-k/s1600-h/EPV0081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnlSg7vjyPfz8dx7B3dvQUcKFL3-UrGQwaAuyXZKUutzxFELETxklX2KCmDakQ0QPjwZOq5UhbWsOx_eW-pJbiACR9lAe7feMWCJGch0P9LyXf798QtQLdMnH5Zdby_beDlxkDpexM-k/s400/EPV0081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438827153124834" border="0" /></a>In Paloma, Spain there's a famous running of the bulls ritual that attracts people from all over the road. In Stockholm there's the running of the cows, portrayed by this artists impression. Looks much safer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVr1WvLQlLwGQLjaERWtCEfWWRMrmDSNXwtcnaByYeGONk5lA8jznp1ba3YFaSdHURMhQXVNFvUb6FYVEHX_KrLrLwLE-8D3V4VAuNyhLXv58SlaCvo0Y5naj2X5IUSAy6O3swGYLKX0/s1600-h/EPV0075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXVr1WvLQlLwGQLjaERWtCEfWWRMrmDSNXwtcnaByYeGONk5lA8jznp1ba3YFaSdHURMhQXVNFvUb6FYVEHX_KrLrLwLE-8D3V4VAuNyhLXv58SlaCvo0Y5naj2X5IUSAy6O3swGYLKX0/s400/EPV0075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439071966260834" border="0" /></a>Vilda Musen is a fun mouse coaster that was built around the existing Jetline structure.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2fzQH7f8XnOj1RZfZ0ObP2G2mMAKYuiTyX22sdwy1OrGZzEiOproAxNukRMc19zbT3D7eIpb7BuEymuBrqOj5RCZxYe1oLDEC3vg6EXoQTImQEOp-aBJiYVDin6M5_EFxNQ_so3_AFc/s1600-h/EPV0079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2fzQH7f8XnOj1RZfZ0ObP2G2mMAKYuiTyX22sdwy1OrGZzEiOproAxNukRMc19zbT3D7eIpb7BuEymuBrqOj5RCZxYe1oLDEC3vg6EXoQTImQEOp-aBJiYVDin6M5_EFxNQ_so3_AFc/s400/EPV0079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438822858157522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3Vi3uOuRf-mWw4zLxJ-WJTIoZD3VVZqLRSSenpGA8EMNrTIp0U6L-9E2FOJlKS6U0yfPBmWa8dHdQZUjHSK9cg18Kt4YiuZbyzMq03RGJdiQEd7FkMzRfex4ULFmuA0SngGz5kG6aXU/s1600-h/EPV0093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3Vi3uOuRf-mWw4zLxJ-WJTIoZD3VVZqLRSSenpGA8EMNrTIp0U6L-9E2FOJlKS6U0yfPBmWa8dHdQZUjHSK9cg18Kt4YiuZbyzMq03RGJdiQEd7FkMzRfex4ULFmuA0SngGz5kG6aXU/s400/EPV0093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438827153124866" border="0" /></a>You get an idea of how close the two can run, it's just poor timing that I never managed to get a shot that showed it!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqDB6rjwU1de7pg7WRQRoLsU2VKG_GMT9z7RmSyK2VxWp9aw4snPA9mNWV4Kc73q2XWTXvzwpLrkAVC4rv7AHS3bfdv92LBpckMNnm6OfejWGedgPMho0If0lW9vj-z_xhP94suMRAwo/s1600-h/EPV0104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqDB6rjwU1de7pg7WRQRoLsU2VKG_GMT9z7RmSyK2VxWp9aw4snPA9mNWV4Kc73q2XWTXvzwpLrkAVC4rv7AHS3bfdv92LBpckMNnm6OfejWGedgPMho0If0lW9vj-z_xhP94suMRAwo/s400/EPV0104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438831448092178" border="0" /></a>The amusing diving helix that makes riders looks like they've broken their necks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zwvk1615G3eB0smqoT_m7bUxAVlW272YD403KYujuH9iTsIWI0QXBQPjBR5TKcBV2rjAa77gp7HWja6Uh287SZI8wT1h-XtSoOSg5Az0TYU1_DHWaockswMgKLF10cUYvCOnpPaIfM0/s1600-h/IMG_0889.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-zwvk1615G3eB0smqoT_m7bUxAVlW272YD403KYujuH9iTsIWI0QXBQPjBR5TKcBV2rjAa77gp7HWja6Uh287SZI8wT1h-XtSoOSg5Az0TYU1_DHWaockswMgKLF10cUYvCOnpPaIfM0/s400/IMG_0889.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438522210446722" border="0" /></a>Game stands go through various phases one year to the next. The last fad was the "Fool the guesser" stands, this time around it seemed to be oversized chocolates and sweets. Jeppe won this oversized Dime bar and we were a little disappointed to find that inside the box wasn't a giant bar, just a hell of a lot of normal sized bars, enough to send around the coach twice and still have some remaining.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyUdFCi98QSxrt58aZzKJlA8yMBWVNgvvjxWbMv5YsVqC6cOmNO0IDIZGKhqwQjZEfCbiDiv8JBvWWLe3vWLLHjO7kwWMDtQOCFiW8MIrkOQghJ2BVz7hJCKZGqI_QDUoSodaJYCbi0AE/s1600-h/armadillo_9banded_01a_highisland_030602.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZyUdFCi98QSxrt58aZzKJlA8yMBWVNgvvjxWbMv5YsVqC6cOmNO0IDIZGKhqwQjZEfCbiDiv8JBvWWLe3vWLLHjO7kwWMDtQOCFiW8MIrkOQghJ2BVz7hJCKZGqI_QDUoSodaJYCbi0AE/s400/armadillo_9banded_01a_highisland_030602.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103004080542842514" border="0" /></a>Armadillo!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpziLjGAoAy_t6GVdiki40HXHYkX9VZ3VNyPKO7aAtI-U_9G1ZiPdMn2OzitxKZDCEsjeL0eOApSFo-SBn0-q42K-jg4mq_IG49P6PoTI7oSt7wyktso7BSBXZr1AIAIwhHnT-kGewEQs/s1600-h/IMG_0891.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpziLjGAoAy_t6GVdiki40HXHYkX9VZ3VNyPKO7aAtI-U_9G1ZiPdMn2OzitxKZDCEsjeL0eOApSFo-SBn0-q42K-jg4mq_IG49P6PoTI7oSt7wyktso7BSBXZr1AIAIwhHnT-kGewEQs/s400/IMG_0891.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438320346983666" border="0" /></a>The Swedish take on The Blue Man Group were also in the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFaJL2CdijZTjLpuFPocbeSgN4ecGL-8nKGg-CEE3saAg1K4hl45duzJSjy5B6aV-ri-GSx1DNg6sOTolhAz4jDUqz7rfZzKXUjpY7sP45FLQP1fIxPerISbd3Af-v6iamuJT2zeA7Dc/s1600-h/IMG_0892.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKFaJL2CdijZTjLpuFPocbeSgN4ecGL-8nKGg-CEE3saAg1K4hl45duzJSjy5B6aV-ri-GSx1DNg6sOTolhAz4jDUqz7rfZzKXUjpY7sP45FLQP1fIxPerISbd3Af-v6iamuJT2zeA7Dc/s400/IMG_0892.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438320346983682" border="0" /></a>Good weather means good crowds but didn't necessarily mean long queues, as we're used to back home. I attended a presentation last year where the manager of this park was quoted as saying that his job was exactly the same as a train or coach company and to move people efficiently even though in his case the start and end location was the same. A healthy attitude to have and indicative of how a park should be run.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IklrEuxWiyfEcHgTfaEyDQV_YDdDAiTpEuotcyHrmxxbcIgzaswtt7zyO_4YvcVUGNkaBaGboJB2skBCvPG5fHbsTMkEHWK_7db85HQd8XM0fl9oe0EhvP8KnlBhGNaO4MaN6FtfuV4/s1600-h/IMG_0893.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7IklrEuxWiyfEcHgTfaEyDQV_YDdDAiTpEuotcyHrmxxbcIgzaswtt7zyO_4YvcVUGNkaBaGboJB2skBCvPG5fHbsTMkEHWK_7db85HQd8XM0fl9oe0EhvP8KnlBhGNaO4MaN6FtfuV4/s400/IMG_0893.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438324641950994" border="0" /></a>Plenty to look at I'm sure you'll agree. :D<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscJDzEQeO-oBNeMvb6dowincAdrazJiSWJ9_JGZg7RPtGUZoHKHHpdbVTyPbYFJNDWfjI-3HxKa1Rgg5Q1FzI9pVI9kEgpugA2QbWCYhzrrK-3TSKcs8ZdpNTASrlYdSbyBcyaDB5S-k/s1600-h/IMG_0895.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiscJDzEQeO-oBNeMvb6dowincAdrazJiSWJ9_JGZg7RPtGUZoHKHHpdbVTyPbYFJNDWfjI-3HxKa1Rgg5Q1FzI9pVI9kEgpugA2QbWCYhzrrK-3TSKcs8ZdpNTASrlYdSbyBcyaDB5S-k/s400/IMG_0895.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438324641951010" border="0" /></a>Fritt fall isn't the attraction where they drop chips on you but is Swedish for Free Fall. Since we were here last time they'd modified one side of the ride to tip the seats forward, hence the Tilt sign.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjQYqzs7D2qs_BwKzL1Ypi_VZjMAkKmNzaSgNVcAXA7SK4y2ElpqqeLV-TXUfZ1aF_F61CV_r0hXNjctFkq8nm2jGFhyphenhyphenas4Mr1gkigE0uglrSEgcazRPoe8ZtHegqrSJxTm9j-kmyi6s/s1600-h/IMG_0896.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjQYqzs7D2qs_BwKzL1Ypi_VZjMAkKmNzaSgNVcAXA7SK4y2ElpqqeLV-TXUfZ1aF_F61CV_r0hXNjctFkq8nm2jGFhyphenhyphenas4Mr1gkigE0uglrSEgcazRPoe8ZtHegqrSJxTm9j-kmyi6s/s400/IMG_0896.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438328936918322" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately the itinerary was pretty tight here and we didn't have time to see much of Stockholm, unlike last time where we had a full day here. So here's some shots taken from the park across the water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinp7mRrxq4QhGlTCEXziW3shuzRK1gpIbjOJT6actV3ZE7Ql_Bm7znsQNMuMiWsw0lbboYdWMTEjcZKPifjDTAPjSwmBj95pyjPn0uruKvPQs1JnQz6B0JzWOkj7VemvB6So5wRFsVz_M/s1600-h/EPV0051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinp7mRrxq4QhGlTCEXziW3shuzRK1gpIbjOJT6actV3ZE7Ql_Bm7znsQNMuMiWsw0lbboYdWMTEjcZKPifjDTAPjSwmBj95pyjPn0uruKvPQs1JnQz6B0JzWOkj7VemvB6So5wRFsVz_M/s400/EPV0051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439243764952738" border="0" /></a>Stockholm is built on 14 islands and is often referred to as the "Venice of the North", which is a bit unfair as this a much nicer city and Venice should be called the "Stockholm of the South". That's a shot of the old town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg843jxr9vcYW9xyqnTaa9yEwzAw6dYQVZWz70HOScvdn2iDCYSDw0q3EKJBVF7cwEVuLZSFR6DARe7iaZN3ykLBL5SgwHFPljAeGVOifrfMUmXYhez00qYSEXkjHdLV8bevLANL-CBVHg/s1600-h/EPV0058_6_7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg843jxr9vcYW9xyqnTaa9yEwzAw6dYQVZWz70HOScvdn2iDCYSDw0q3EKJBVF7cwEVuLZSFR6DARe7iaZN3ykLBL5SgwHFPljAeGVOifrfMUmXYhez00qYSEXkjHdLV8bevLANL-CBVHg/s400/EPV0058_6_7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097439243764952754" border="0" /></a>This is Kastellholmen a small citadel on a small island west of Gronalund. Nice HDR sky.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IomuNI3x5OUR51pT-4sR7V6QGr2znB7-Uy0s8KystUsxf0vC9jmCBTdRZTb32CvLRT6r5q4kwtAZ5E5B6PxBMygBJa6uhQde1pRdWudz4x1lDvOJoqvYBUZa0N0c6LFAwfTfV8yUv1U/s1600-h/EPV0111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3IomuNI3x5OUR51pT-4sR7V6QGr2znB7-Uy0s8KystUsxf0vC9jmCBTdRZTb32CvLRT6r5q4kwtAZ5E5B6PxBMygBJa6uhQde1pRdWudz4x1lDvOJoqvYBUZa0N0c6LFAwfTfV8yUv1U/s400/EPV0111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438676829269394" border="0" /></a>In the distance is the Katerina Church, one of the more recent large scale religious constructions on the trip. Originally built in the 1600s this was rebuilt 10 years ago following a fire. Famous Swedish people are buried in the grounds around the church such as the Chef from The Muppets, who was killed for his stereotyped portrayal of Swedish speech.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_59QIqzheMshjIJp4eJcoD9ep9bWFYlIPAkHMiv58Ka8PYM-fooX9gVQpiTjX8Dva3WKOIkM-3F44nKOdkQ3Jjps2nFpUZlm2b7vmbH_hivSy5-jIaRq0acP8J6wi84hFMKT6c9kLe4/s1600-h/EPV0112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ_59QIqzheMshjIJp4eJcoD9ep9bWFYlIPAkHMiv58Ka8PYM-fooX9gVQpiTjX8Dva3WKOIkM-3F44nKOdkQ3Jjps2nFpUZlm2b7vmbH_hivSy5-jIaRq0acP8J6wi84hFMKT6c9kLe4/s400/EPV0112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438676829269410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCpc7A3OQV2vRAsLwYauHElXJjQPyYCOtFdjG8r230yswVPaZqExuT6An38_0MVPN7kiwrDlo3AjTJ2B-6Pcqm4Ixdabz7Y8kjzWDTXeE19uljGFFXmhb81id1zXPblKQqTnDjtPJoZU/s1600-h/EPV0113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaCpc7A3OQV2vRAsLwYauHElXJjQPyYCOtFdjG8r230yswVPaZqExuT6An38_0MVPN7kiwrDlo3AjTJ2B-6Pcqm4Ixdabz7Y8kjzWDTXeE19uljGFFXmhb81id1zXPblKQqTnDjtPJoZU/s400/EPV0113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438681124236722" border="0" /></a>Is the smallest wheel in the world?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwkY_gxqbnvsui17z7xdS2nNdGAGoIWqs-CK7_zq37_S_lva285wwkXjNGis4x1l47tj7TatFPzy0HWfC-dBPo_htB4OP2iDQPFGOOSKzWN4E0XPK_p27fK_YiWuVYS_ZnHGSogWUVUc/s1600-h/EPV0084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiwkY_gxqbnvsui17z7xdS2nNdGAGoIWqs-CK7_zq37_S_lva285wwkXjNGis4x1l47tj7TatFPzy0HWfC-dBPo_htB4OP2iDQPFGOOSKzWN4E0XPK_p27fK_YiWuVYS_ZnHGSogWUVUc/s400/EPV0084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438827153124850" border="0" /></a>This is Nyckelpigan, which is Swedish for ladybird. Special mention to Odd seen here holding a 200 sign on this ride. This was actually his 201st ride, he just liked holding the sign!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpSZU-Qsc-Xmlx5Po8QvEx1wPyB8coxbAMMfTt0CVY_PLuZU7BSQwKC-mCONWrL2Zdgm8x_611ppgetLycGzC4RCcvHb5WZwH34rNjeTw_MgQctEP396feXcVNahbMhkF2dSf5gpz9FA/s1600-h/IMG_0898.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpSZU-Qsc-Xmlx5Po8QvEx1wPyB8coxbAMMfTt0CVY_PLuZU7BSQwKC-mCONWrL2Zdgm8x_611ppgetLycGzC4RCcvHb5WZwH34rNjeTw_MgQctEP396feXcVNahbMhkF2dSf5gpz9FA/s400/IMG_0898.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438139958357154" border="0" /></a>This is close to the entrance of the park and I liked this as it showed the park was proud of its history. That's two of the staff on the right guarding our bags which had been stowed in the auditorium.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3RPCyzh8jXrvYqsRO3vFAWyTdnR0T1KpBaoVYIg91BN9TuwX1mVRONWsr6f3k9ks73JgVpM9r3VANs9ILlK8k4O-URAmkykuZL05gCHrBnDHuqdmtZfcRQpNDhX8o-UewyxGQJkKMMg/s1600-h/IMG_0901.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS3RPCyzh8jXrvYqsRO3vFAWyTdnR0T1KpBaoVYIg91BN9TuwX1mVRONWsr6f3k9ks73JgVpM9r3VANs9ILlK8k4O-URAmkykuZL05gCHrBnDHuqdmtZfcRQpNDhX8o-UewyxGQJkKMMg/s400/IMG_0901.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438139958357170" border="0" /></a>I had half an hour or so before the coach arrived so went for a quick walk just so I can say I didn't just go to the park. This is the entrance.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gs-c4y-2-EQb6FUy4_wYxHup_Yo9HNF2PPONXGDi41pGqr4QUthyeTzjKuirWW07JatR3c2WxSEBWnskZxofXfpH6tVV0kqJoA9zkeG4t5IIPsM3i8CDiaPlyLSBdqPKxDfcnvlmf8o/s1600-h/IMG_0902.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9gs-c4y-2-EQb6FUy4_wYxHup_Yo9HNF2PPONXGDi41pGqr4QUthyeTzjKuirWW07JatR3c2WxSEBWnskZxofXfpH6tVV0kqJoA9zkeG4t5IIPsM3i8CDiaPlyLSBdqPKxDfcnvlmf8o/s400/IMG_0902.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438139958357186" border="0" /></a>This statue is outside one of the concert halls just along the road from the park. Each of the islands has a theme and Djurgarden is the entertainment island, home to the theme park, music venues and the like. For those interested in drinking another island is home to the brewery! (thats one snippet of information I retained from the boat tour we did the last time we were here - before the classical music sent us all to sleep)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYA-9UngM5SGboNUr0fkU_crvEVy2W4xKnTv2Szh8jnQ_Q58-oB8xHxNww7m2SVVX13vpeu5z6O_wOk0kTxJxggnfQTpk5QcQKMZkG31DGAAvrPP2rty0MlS4nHd2sdpwvsSekuR91Nis/s1600-h/IMG_0903.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYA-9UngM5SGboNUr0fkU_crvEVy2W4xKnTv2Szh8jnQ_Q58-oB8xHxNww7m2SVVX13vpeu5z6O_wOk0kTxJxggnfQTpk5QcQKMZkG31DGAAvrPP2rty0MlS4nHd2sdpwvsSekuR91Nis/s400/IMG_0903.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438144253324498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW3ftaqaCxOR32M1KkJiXxOKeRKKs7ITFAO_-xk0vCE_3hb12iXDOx9BM4xHH4Tgd8GtayDbxQzUdOJxCXc9DpzGtzgUqj5lx1cenWdOGt82Pike_TlK5C4T5JfsQPwB8fUwOn3YnoQc/s1600-h/IMG_0904.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyW3ftaqaCxOR32M1KkJiXxOKeRKKs7ITFAO_-xk0vCE_3hb12iXDOx9BM4xHH4Tgd8GtayDbxQzUdOJxCXc9DpzGtzgUqj5lx1cenWdOGt82Pike_TlK5C4T5JfsQPwB8fUwOn3YnoQc/s400/IMG_0904.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438144253324514" border="0" /></a>Another statue, this time outside one of the university complexes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDi_VPDWFc9sB68s-munaLlxaU4tgn2-hpHWP1dJ9CqkKKqpZg-L6BeYzyrCMEZWl7Z2XvdyHewONskn7RPaeBqjytS64rpQdmc0eTMLOx-dI15iMDolM1oFD7A2z_ulK8YYMX-KWNNeE/s1600-h/IMG_0905.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDi_VPDWFc9sB68s-munaLlxaU4tgn2-hpHWP1dJ9CqkKKqpZg-L6BeYzyrCMEZWl7Z2XvdyHewONskn7RPaeBqjytS64rpQdmc0eTMLOx-dI15iMDolM1oFD7A2z_ulK8YYMX-KWNNeE/s400/IMG_0905.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437959569730642" border="0" /></a>That in the background is the Nordic Museum, I didn't really have time to run around and take it from it's good side. But it was built in the 1880s and was supposed to be expanded for the city expo in 1897. It now holds a history of the city going back to the 1500s, which you can relive if you have a spare 500 years to catch up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShxLXYMPKLGI71audVkmnMkCcxeSwg4zI8GPI7Xdtr9-rbmiN9w3wJwoUOex7wcxRQLRdmKx59n89yFyRcA-IJ7De6aqSqjo48b6t2qWHYbs0les4mPhjrczKhw87BMUwRD2fQdPOb3Q/s1600-h/IMG_0885.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiShxLXYMPKLGI71audVkmnMkCcxeSwg4zI8GPI7Xdtr9-rbmiN9w3wJwoUOex7wcxRQLRdmKx59n89yFyRcA-IJ7De6aqSqjo48b6t2qWHYbs0les4mPhjrczKhw87BMUwRD2fQdPOb3Q/s400/IMG_0885.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438517915479410" border="0" /></a>Another shot of the Nordic museum.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgCGYx-uat0tJabxSkdna33oCdS8YBVK5lgJ_f0hXBnRswVeU3BzVBT5Qr_Z4KujZkRsQqeqDf5zy4UldPwbhzrAS0BlBRZY5GHC3ddXRjNYWqGR_3avCXDrcYXK2DzExtXeGCNRkNTI/s1600-h/IMG_0875.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgCGYx-uat0tJabxSkdna33oCdS8YBVK5lgJ_f0hXBnRswVeU3BzVBT5Qr_Z4KujZkRsQqeqDf5zy4UldPwbhzrAS0BlBRZY5GHC3ddXRjNYWqGR_3avCXDrcYXK2DzExtXeGCNRkNTI/s400/IMG_0875.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438509325544770" border="0" /></a>Some shots taken from the coach as we left the city for the next park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dwlkA-eaGIKroToYnQKaEdk3V-7Y76kzAOd6gAfbeC79xycxpYV27sTEMirCda1qd7jLmYR85yqFkUsgBIrSICzOEXoVfwhXA7let5DfwLKgHtT88RBWFrKvrMtrUd3p1bQ3JnVTUOU/s1600-h/IMG_0879.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dwlkA-eaGIKroToYnQKaEdk3V-7Y76kzAOd6gAfbeC79xycxpYV27sTEMirCda1qd7jLmYR85yqFkUsgBIrSICzOEXoVfwhXA7let5DfwLKgHtT88RBWFrKvrMtrUd3p1bQ3JnVTUOU/s400/IMG_0879.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438513620512082" border="0" /></a>This box like building is the Stockholm Royal Palace on Riddarholmen island. It has over 600 rooms and is one of the largest palaces still used for its original purpose; playing hide and seek with the Royal Family.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzPjeNBih52AzRzk5FG-flvph49SLfFwNHSplNm-dLbaYWBX3UFE2nZVyCY6QOBT7NcQDlG8OhECe90ae6_M-BACcdZItRSyNHwCe9D4MX-1ntVbcH6WvAUIowF57LBI950bWbE2jaTU/s1600-h/IMG_0880.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFzPjeNBih52AzRzk5FG-flvph49SLfFwNHSplNm-dLbaYWBX3UFE2nZVyCY6QOBT7NcQDlG8OhECe90ae6_M-BACcdZItRSyNHwCe9D4MX-1ntVbcH6WvAUIowF57LBI950bWbE2jaTU/s400/IMG_0880.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097438513620512098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GNTGEpI7SrmE3ZzIpgExPBexX6RUZPliZ1TtVN7l_c7fSG2acx5OWy25f2uQcE3c73pCtm3LSYHL65MyYvx0YzSrz9kfer0ZZWrj329mXRfNNCed4wYBPyAA0XFqnrqlG4AwHYmJUPE/s1600-h/IMG_0909.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6GNTGEpI7SrmE3ZzIpgExPBexX6RUZPliZ1TtVN7l_c7fSG2acx5OWy25f2uQcE3c73pCtm3LSYHL65MyYvx0YzSrz9kfer0ZZWrj329mXRfNNCed4wYBPyAA0XFqnrqlG4AwHYmJUPE/s400/IMG_0909.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437959569730658" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_qx8QsmPxM41Ukr0Tajv1hpl4tWdIG31u0ZJkK-Y-Fd6vf6d9bhyDrhF_sIT2waXzIDdkANFu-hlu-U8hKacWTIq3tPXbRC7SlTG4uwNyJUYoO2ESUOMDPG-dMeVXGTrzQF7BWXfWkw/s1600-h/IMG_0910.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju_qx8QsmPxM41Ukr0Tajv1hpl4tWdIG31u0ZJkK-Y-Fd6vf6d9bhyDrhF_sIT2waXzIDdkANFu-hlu-U8hKacWTIq3tPXbRC7SlTG4uwNyJUYoO2ESUOMDPG-dMeVXGTrzQF7BWXfWkw/s400/IMG_0910.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437959569730674" border="0" /></a>Having said goodbye to Stockholm we headed out to Parken Zoo, which proved to be very difficult for our coaches at it seemed to be surrounded by low bridges. But we eventually found it, our coach being first to arrive, which ended up being a good thing...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bBPoOUWg2CWqbdoP3AazeXhcQi0vui2NZmfSCufj-pn-lGjCLHBTyFDiE_ExCaj2tXaWA3C3lgKJqqP36BscBH9N-r9u1AD8dvOatjT57n0oeyoYwr87ariDiqaE37XE3u9NW_qgzck/s1600-h/IMG_0912.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9bBPoOUWg2CWqbdoP3AazeXhcQi0vui2NZmfSCufj-pn-lGjCLHBTyFDiE_ExCaj2tXaWA3C3lgKJqqP36BscBH9N-r9u1AD8dvOatjT57n0oeyoYwr87ariDiqaE37XE3u9NW_qgzck/s400/IMG_0912.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437963864697986" border="0" /></a>In 1970 there was a nuclear explosion in Sweden and not every one was able to run for shelter in time, such as these poor souls. Just kidding, this is just a piece of art leading up to the zoo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDIrJVLOn3s9tMgjQPntAm3J3a90xXpZiUMEFgCMVHelg99fk48sR1w-dWOxI-duSOaCSC0sXMNNtZfIP1RgYHpUaIXfjPKGH-DDtZOqkdx09qcS-2bAKu8Ue-pFFHEIzrBkIR3u7lj8/s1600-h/IMG_0913.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBDIrJVLOn3s9tMgjQPntAm3J3a90xXpZiUMEFgCMVHelg99fk48sR1w-dWOxI-duSOaCSC0sXMNNtZfIP1RgYHpUaIXfjPKGH-DDtZOqkdx09qcS-2bAKu8Ue-pFFHEIzrBkIR3u7lj8/s400/IMG_0913.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437963864698002" border="0" /></a>Parken Zoo is situated in the city of Eskilstuna ("he murders tinned fish") west of Stockholm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmSq3IK4WGpSFFoUhRHcXNITns1x5zcDi8S995GuwUwI07y0b3_62pJA4EH080vvrjq2Ze-JmC3lgGhhksZK0uJNRmEB00afmkKJo-vsZgYZ0bwiCsalcwxiTdCANxbTzaJLgvCY2L8g/s1600-h/IMG_0918.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigmSq3IK4WGpSFFoUhRHcXNITns1x5zcDi8S995GuwUwI07y0b3_62pJA4EH080vvrjq2Ze-JmC3lgGhhksZK0uJNRmEB00afmkKJo-vsZgYZ0bwiCsalcwxiTdCANxbTzaJLgvCY2L8g/s400/IMG_0918.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437783476071474" border="0" /></a>The zoo has a small theme park designed to keep the small number of thrill seekers that visit zoos happy. It's not really designed to cope with 140 ride enthusiasts. The were only running one train and at a casual pace.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKTRPEExQOj_f_0xnEQZVK1gyJWZs7qe-8RjbeWagUb1KZoWPBhztorgxX5ToKHhU_gWeQzu_lNcrWflDNzM24or6To796vhDQDlzQvctIDZMM0nKjZH8asnuqHlGz7HNXSXcNxjOeio/s1600-h/IMG_0914.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKTRPEExQOj_f_0xnEQZVK1gyJWZs7qe-8RjbeWagUb1KZoWPBhztorgxX5ToKHhU_gWeQzu_lNcrWflDNzM24or6To796vhDQDlzQvctIDZMM0nKjZH8asnuqHlGz7HNXSXcNxjOeio/s400/IMG_0914.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437779181104130" border="0" /></a>We only had one hour at this park, some of which had already been eaten up by not being able to get to the park via the route given by the GPS, and there was no way everyone was going to get to ride this in the time. What made matters worse there was a second coaster to ride too, albeit a kiddy coaster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwSELp6Ia1_EEy4-BZLVDCT2VAS2ngdAb5fD7AoIsBmk-AvVo5pnjuRlpuqwHWL3aTPsSpSbIR1XoRIjBHhNh9gV6B-lfZ0BEkyR1yDCuvEa92OSE20qXTTDvfde_qeR6MdJoP7CSHB8/s1600-h/IMG_0915.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCwSELp6Ia1_EEy4-BZLVDCT2VAS2ngdAb5fD7AoIsBmk-AvVo5pnjuRlpuqwHWL3aTPsSpSbIR1XoRIjBHhNh9gV6B-lfZ0BEkyR1yDCuvEa92OSE20qXTTDvfde_qeR6MdJoP7CSHB8/s400/IMG_0915.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437779181104146" border="0" /></a>There were only five people who managed to get on both rides within the time allotted; I was one of them so our consciences were clear. Some credit counters (people who like to ride everything) were prepared to delay the coaches to get their ride, one person wasn't even prepared to let a coach go early as "it had his medicine on it". Others tried getting their partners to hold their positions in the queue whilst they went off to ride the other coaster and caused arguments on trying to get back in line; It was all a little sad to be honest. Some people did forgo the chance to ride in order to get back to the hotel at a decent time, so hats off to them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaXCiu-Vk7sme6BqBXoEMMVzkAlXYSxhDY7Yid6G-2Lr4adBnXFap7RgyqXNCSoyXd452rGSrte0N6jhpqk_OdRpVzonvtlltB1bF_WuA9aMiG6ii5ZENvwf2ruUTP9IDiaF8s4FJaSw/s1600-h/IMG_0916.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaXCiu-Vk7sme6BqBXoEMMVzkAlXYSxhDY7Yid6G-2Lr4adBnXFap7RgyqXNCSoyXd452rGSrte0N6jhpqk_OdRpVzonvtlltB1bF_WuA9aMiG6ii5ZENvwf2ruUTP9IDiaF8s4FJaSw/s400/IMG_0916.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437783476071458" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHHddhyphenhyphen77PX-7UYw8RxCqbCxTSnCRqilojdFa8Xl66CaUTiaR5c7c2xySTlxWBJIyTQVTeaEAnQ0RUDxPhcIIzZGu34_aH5ka731TQVyuDhY9wIqKtNxXO1IKKPhaEwdBg7YrEGUzoIY/s1600-h/IMG_0925.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwHHddhyphenhyphen77PX-7UYw8RxCqbCxTSnCRqilojdFa8Xl66CaUTiaR5c7c2xySTlxWBJIyTQVTeaEAnQ0RUDxPhcIIzZGu34_aH5ka731TQVyuDhY9wIqKtNxXO1IKKPhaEwdBg7YrEGUzoIY/s400/IMG_0925.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437577317641170" border="0" /></a>It was a pretty decent ride though, with some good g-forces at the bottom of the drops!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNo4HLi_aW-CgCsquXhOJhG9xhflK2IyW5q2S_zXgqhojq27UQJlMdpP3_7fY_FmRl7___ZYFEnNGoOI8Zly_ducy73oFSnUpgCyNuwTjVlc9hLekLb-opgXZOGMbPQeNUY1g1DLFxPM/s1600-h/IMG_0920.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijNo4HLi_aW-CgCsquXhOJhG9xhflK2IyW5q2S_zXgqhojq27UQJlMdpP3_7fY_FmRl7___ZYFEnNGoOI8Zly_ducy73oFSnUpgCyNuwTjVlc9hLekLb-opgXZOGMbPQeNUY1g1DLFxPM/s400/IMG_0920.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437787771038786" border="0" /></a>That's the other coaster, told you it was a kiddy one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWrbtTsqha45wWIchMBYsjcRG2r5nQoMgv0OyQsLr5vQYSkgaEHVs3CdAFPMYm2bbzbpeA5Wcnww_amgkzDQal4p-1dD9Y8lVq3ajC_PG-tgPrjFXHLaBNZL0sZxNsN-LKYNH7yrvTRQ/s1600-h/IMG_0921.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizWrbtTsqha45wWIchMBYsjcRG2r5nQoMgv0OyQsLr5vQYSkgaEHVs3CdAFPMYm2bbzbpeA5Wcnww_amgkzDQal4p-1dD9Y8lVq3ajC_PG-tgPrjFXHLaBNZL0sZxNsN-LKYNH7yrvTRQ/s400/IMG_0921.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437573022673842" border="0" /></a>We didn't have time to do the other rides.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtKcI_THy8uXafCgMQFfbs6eOhq0kUtWAwUzHx4w5VHUqYWcaEkoZQBlFVftZKpDIkgc_UYdq1Ww948DuKbvIvQ5FsP_XeRxYNUWBKjBUmCBmZSPt-xJoQDn-KhV6kLWTPgvFM0Wv6tY/s1600-h/IMG_0922.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtKcI_THy8uXafCgMQFfbs6eOhq0kUtWAwUzHx4w5VHUqYWcaEkoZQBlFVftZKpDIkgc_UYdq1Ww948DuKbvIvQ5FsP_XeRxYNUWBKjBUmCBmZSPt-xJoQDn-KhV6kLWTPgvFM0Wv6tY/s400/IMG_0922.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437573022673858" border="0" /></a>Old school tilt-a-whirl ride.<br /><br />From Parken Zoo, we headed to the next hotel in Karlstad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvwNjCQdEt-DKUv6p7AJqFdC3qlkgQtGC8aGTiY5Zs6tda5zTEa-rHWGaeBTvzPcVPa8P_Ox5YOoZ7GmdNdb2R9iJ4NdpVioFSCxguCe5k8x2zPuLRx0FezpG97oV1WalMWw8D9mp4fo/s1600-h/IMG_0927.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmvwNjCQdEt-DKUv6p7AJqFdC3qlkgQtGC8aGTiY5Zs6tda5zTEa-rHWGaeBTvzPcVPa8P_Ox5YOoZ7GmdNdb2R9iJ4NdpVioFSCxguCe5k8x2zPuLRx0FezpG97oV1WalMWw8D9mp4fo/s400/IMG_0927.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437581612608482" border="0" /></a>A cool looking cable car type ride that seemed to go on for miles! I would have liked to have ridden in that!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaZ9g6RNQzOJVTqkHSz66tXnwJKmjuYvEUl5b2T4WOB2Gj2Ze13ljxulLZjVcQhH70lF_YUX0qpHB6d9VrLKWuPrlbu4v6tL5WkERgrgmPMXd0sOLQiyD0HWlNbp-6DSa5b2GCymnqao/s1600-h/IMG_0928.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwaZ9g6RNQzOJVTqkHSz66tXnwJKmjuYvEUl5b2T4WOB2Gj2Ze13ljxulLZjVcQhH70lF_YUX0qpHB6d9VrLKWuPrlbu4v6tL5WkERgrgmPMXd0sOLQiyD0HWlNbp-6DSa5b2GCymnqao/s400/IMG_0928.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097437585907575794" border="0" /></a>Karlstad was just a quick stopover place and didn't really have any reason to go exploring. Instead we just went to the town centre where the late opening restaurants are located for dinner. I didn't eat many burgers on the trip but the one here was really really good!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/15-tusenfryd.html">Into Norway now</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-34016324578560522732007-06-23T13:26:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:56:30.513-08:00Day 15 - Tusenfryd<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxucDLJl3n1nXaifTPZNEArxz0LY-go9dtauik2SYWcjje2YodCTPYAiSPd6b2UYmzBqvSvreFP_r-IWPEeWdJIgEgK1YQ6HKaifDRvOVpEFS6EM1IcSfHNQOLnFxCKY-1SXLvBJQjkA/s1600-h/IMG_0929.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWxucDLJl3n1nXaifTPZNEArxz0LY-go9dtauik2SYWcjje2YodCTPYAiSPd6b2UYmzBqvSvreFP_r-IWPEeWdJIgEgK1YQ6HKaifDRvOVpEFS6EM1IcSfHNQOLnFxCKY-1SXLvBJQjkA/s400/IMG_0929.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097446691238244162" border="0" /></a>In the morning we left Karlstad and continued west into Norway for Tusenfryd, which was the only Norwegian park on the trip. Located up a mountain south of Oslo it's a pretty decent, if steep park. Last time we were here I'd joked about it being the only park with an escalator to get you from the car park to the park itself.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3qiQfLrHeXzoDcqozas7Y925gLLWfX_1uIBo22WnEibEjKBXTOEs1HEOzIfrVq12KKQk6y4v7HiDYleKAsDh7CT1JpWHKFxuLih-jfrf0wOBzgeHbKTmZqufQDVsryR4YDBHut05Ix0/s1600-h/EPV0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY3qiQfLrHeXzoDcqozas7Y925gLLWfX_1uIBo22WnEibEjKBXTOEs1HEOzIfrVq12KKQk6y4v7HiDYleKAsDh7CT1JpWHKFxuLih-jfrf0wOBzgeHbKTmZqufQDVsryR4YDBHut05Ix0/s400/EPV0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097449246743785954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZwKt_JL1EvDSivgsWpELkCHImI77tohbVPvyaCkQDAM0kcqf_NpGFy8MnIWpKA9cGuoBlYZlEv2Pa8Cfdd53LYK-2XC_FEHUb05WVYJyVm_dKxr1BwmPzfEUAxmZKpbqypsUG1N3o4I/s1600-h/EPV0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZwKt_JL1EvDSivgsWpELkCHImI77tohbVPvyaCkQDAM0kcqf_NpGFy8MnIWpKA9cGuoBlYZlEv2Pa8Cfdd53LYK-2XC_FEHUb05WVYJyVm_dKxr1BwmPzfEUAxmZKpbqypsUG1N3o4I/s400/EPV0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097449251038753266" border="0" /></a>In the last two year's they'd only gone and put a loop around said people mover. This is the Norwegian Loop (I prefer "Lazy Pretzel") element of their new ride Speed Monster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTDhDKThsdd_q9Y1YFYGjxGOYGzzmvE65SuE_VexoLKdaYUMPd-4jeFa_ZG290UGmL6rFye-yTxxpIUhyphenhyphenjcQOn39M860KwHiOh3KWtSlEJ9NkfwDlSYff5JaR_MKNXcAHSeUC4rw_H08/s1600-h/EPV0016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLTDhDKThsdd_q9Y1YFYGjxGOYGzzmvE65SuE_VexoLKdaYUMPd-4jeFa_ZG290UGmL6rFye-yTxxpIUhyphenhyphenjcQOn39M860KwHiOh3KWtSlEJ9NkfwDlSYff5JaR_MKNXcAHSeUC4rw_H08/s400/EPV0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097449251038753282" border="0" /></a>It seemed only right to go to that first!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9pzucuKAlZPtmUjagPKNCdHwS2yAMfHEa1bGheViYiM0eYzP2FM6042kTy6ZFI3r07sL9fJTlQovKwYd7FVjO9Yti2-cStaMdLsm66HO8M7i3sAlhoVcqG-ee9JZlvaBDFgWy3i4eBM/s1600-h/EPV0022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9pzucuKAlZPtmUjagPKNCdHwS2yAMfHEa1bGheViYiM0eYzP2FM6042kTy6ZFI3r07sL9fJTlQovKwYd7FVjO9Yti2-cStaMdLsm66HO8M7i3sAlhoVcqG-ee9JZlvaBDFgWy3i4eBM/s400/EPV0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448993340715410" border="0" /></a>It uses the same launch technology as Top Thrill Dragster, Rita and Stealth.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hxSxDlchl02dHNMWjJyOSyX15EwKxPMU-ye8oKbO5iwcE4OuDygV8b66hgtzqutyHS6HADja-vWvJtJ-z_Jo59QgzaK-hiJgZgY8_JsZrjtZhqC1e21id26RV9uP95UY4tA5jeEGN3M/s1600-h/EPV0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hxSxDlchl02dHNMWjJyOSyX15EwKxPMU-ye8oKbO5iwcE4OuDygV8b66hgtzqutyHS6HADja-vWvJtJ-z_Jo59QgzaK-hiJgZgY8_JsZrjtZhqC1e21id26RV9uP95UY4tA5jeEGN3M/s400/EPV0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097449251038753298" border="0" /></a>But unlike those has a really decent layout as well, making good use of the mountainside terrain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2df3myrxlCubRiRwyKi3-lzGqpOjx9mD_7d7riuwnA8Hl0CiObTsMdHIsgn23hNmgcLQNXy5QiUD68hfqeNDEQRaQbpnLXp7ToAp8i3PX5NLZPABsibuLhLedu9ax8jsZnfeeJpnup4/s1600-h/EPV0136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL2df3myrxlCubRiRwyKi3-lzGqpOjx9mD_7d7riuwnA8Hl0CiObTsMdHIsgn23hNmgcLQNXy5QiUD68hfqeNDEQRaQbpnLXp7ToAp8i3PX5NLZPABsibuLhLedu9ax8jsZnfeeJpnup4/s400/EPV0136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447962548564194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszMJAu1ysD1RZQcczBqLeYp0EQDZ0JBpDW-w6Z0km-yqza-x_qHDCYWFzFtvsIs4t98_Ego9MIXDpSzFJulKfrQ5JLr20q0tLTxYrd6hx51NBlynA9aKB8iwjJA9gj1CAxjqbtj0KZu0/s1600-h/EPV0026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszMJAu1ysD1RZQcczBqLeYp0EQDZ0JBpDW-w6Z0km-yqza-x_qHDCYWFzFtvsIs4t98_Ego9MIXDpSzFJulKfrQ5JLr20q0tLTxYrd6hx51NBlynA9aKB8iwjJA9gj1CAxjqbtj0KZu0/s400/EPV0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448997635682722" border="0" /></a>It was one of only two launched coasters on the trip and I don't know why but people seem to really like those. Perhaps people find lift hills boring...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7zp5v3b5ukVVpGlOLtRBYN0Ze_6HzVIzDXIK-XSymrnDAx_asnfbw0HO3HntkDydguNjz0e5lfvnIvZx7qEojDaG-iKmI5Iah0tvcXMJZLDo0E7QYeFqsMF_tRjT8rrOiK4jyTg3nRM/s1600-h/EPV0037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7zp5v3b5ukVVpGlOLtRBYN0Ze_6HzVIzDXIK-XSymrnDAx_asnfbw0HO3HntkDydguNjz0e5lfvnIvZx7qEojDaG-iKmI5Iah0tvcXMJZLDo0E7QYeFqsMF_tRjT8rrOiK4jyTg3nRM/s400/EPV0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448997635682738" border="0" /></a>As well as Speed Monster they have a corkscrew coaster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25qCmbhyWm_qZ06ugmO7rlr0w6P82iv4NC1vH-G7qF8wUueqK5rVMy-z7mLyWQ7WNZwV0gAS1n5nQlFXtj6KQh8PLQGVQfvWe6JfbwaMPy3ftFyowkgKNJqt8OYeO3qLRsSJM0LFnKsU/s1600-h/EPV0046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh25qCmbhyWm_qZ06ugmO7rlr0w6P82iv4NC1vH-G7qF8wUueqK5rVMy-z7mLyWQ7WNZwV0gAS1n5nQlFXtj6KQh8PLQGVQfvWe6JfbwaMPy3ftFyowkgKNJqt8OYeO3qLRsSJM0LFnKsU/s400/EPV0046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448997635682754" border="0" /></a>I didn't ride it on this occasion.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojKmJqqXrj3vH0eZX62NfZpZHQ9FSxAgmgCa8gVAwkKil-Ri8xzosLrMRv7JCkjkEQ4AIBl6H6SVHyUEJVSe46lYYpI-hj8qo47PFQCFRyv2Nnxd7o8SKZ4LNZVwqAXOUMkTgAqx3YyY/s1600-h/EPV0048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhojKmJqqXrj3vH0eZX62NfZpZHQ9FSxAgmgCa8gVAwkKil-Ri8xzosLrMRv7JCkjkEQ4AIBl6H6SVHyUEJVSe46lYYpI-hj8qo47PFQCFRyv2Nnxd7o8SKZ4LNZVwqAXOUMkTgAqx3YyY/s400/EPV0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097449001930650066" border="0" /></a>In the background is Thundercoaster, which was apparently great when it first opened but had become very rough by the time I'd got to ride it a couple of years later. Work had been done to improve things since then so it would be interesting to see how it rode. The band were pretty good, but they didn't have to dress up so smart for us!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLfFWccozv4AUgcCz3VymzfK2D1z3QZW_1L81GAhg1t_QsZbSg01d67fNUBsga2YYZ43DMBEPNDrpMiXOofi7RW5UAiwFIx6zqQz5rBbmD0Vsh0bBzKXu7GLN7nbIVAI4QsVmdBAECb0/s1600-h/EPV0051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLfFWccozv4AUgcCz3VymzfK2D1z3QZW_1L81GAhg1t_QsZbSg01d67fNUBsga2YYZ43DMBEPNDrpMiXOofi7RW5UAiwFIx6zqQz5rBbmD0Vsh0bBzKXu7GLN7nbIVAI4QsVmdBAECb0/s400/EPV0051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448654038298946" border="0" /></a>This was the biggest slushy stand I'd ever seen with more flavours than you could fit in the bottle. Whilst in Russia I came up with the rather stupid idea of having a brain freeze race with Keith, and this seemed like a perfect opportunity to have it. But he bottled it! It would have to wait til another day, but in preparation I tried a slushy and it wasn't that good to be honest. I got no brain freeze at all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlvAnpiqd-SCsIeU2SB3AS_gMprf3YUdKd0mxKwQgIfOgGUNBnydH0teBPTBV0E1gw1QS_OFX55HZFgS7m8RUxiS1t240u71HwwBT9RZU6DMh6wtMVztPEUwQWFkHIuJ5nPMfSdwoQt4/s1600-h/EPV0052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUlvAnpiqd-SCsIeU2SB3AS_gMprf3YUdKd0mxKwQgIfOgGUNBnydH0teBPTBV0E1gw1QS_OFX55HZFgS7m8RUxiS1t240u71HwwBT9RZU6DMh6wtMVztPEUwQWFkHIuJ5nPMfSdwoQt4/s400/EPV0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448658333266258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1Zn7rByLDSnnIvHqX2yJ7mvqJPgRXvnEAhOt-ZQp2ylV4zXLHN_Qc0WH2oxwIQXgHyxRLBAeeaAtzHDnXz0NLYYnG0NT_Ezruia70BxLa2wPt-GNf6bHF3HAkaQ74XRQ2v58EkfRRtc/s1600-h/EPV0054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv1Zn7rByLDSnnIvHqX2yJ7mvqJPgRXvnEAhOt-ZQp2ylV4zXLHN_Qc0WH2oxwIQXgHyxRLBAeeaAtzHDnXz0NLYYnG0NT_Ezruia70BxLa2wPt-GNf6bHF3HAkaQ74XRQ2v58EkfRRtc/s400/EPV0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448658333266274" border="0" /></a>I was surprised to see people wearing life jackets on the boat ride. A sign of silly UK Health and Safety rules coming over to the mainland perhaps?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbnbjJ1eCVtRQBv2vyHjI_m3Ccn6Y3AsQsDNA99wSgLNCGM3cUWYyS0bhHzz8CvnqjSeVVxyZs4sxXRexcfjRH4ky4i0LdW_7YDD9Vx55CDsRRvfyzm275eZsyQW8joNsRGM0MnhiRX8/s1600-h/EPV0058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUbnbjJ1eCVtRQBv2vyHjI_m3Ccn6Y3AsQsDNA99wSgLNCGM3cUWYyS0bhHzz8CvnqjSeVVxyZs4sxXRexcfjRH4ky4i0LdW_7YDD9Vx55CDsRRvfyzm275eZsyQW8joNsRGM0MnhiRX8/s400/EPV0058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448658333266290" border="0" /></a>This monster is Teeny Weeny Coaster, officially the world's smallest coaster, which the ride operator hadn't realised until I told him. I'd suggested for a laugh that we should have an ERS on this at the end of the day, so imagine my surprise when that's what happened, although to be honest most people preferred to ride Speed Monser & Thunder Coaster, which was open for us too!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg98EC1DKpF8-_VGoFP76u0JDZXKJ8cQbDjA5rUQGiKcpLUTzqEjCB2KIaFOPUP47j-AuLkMoQX6IzcbcaAPOoObwgOiTw4HALJH11mqNMCD2qFTnWUPgCLOx6lBEHd2ijiW0uCZppb0/s1600-h/EPV0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLg98EC1DKpF8-_VGoFP76u0JDZXKJ8cQbDjA5rUQGiKcpLUTzqEjCB2KIaFOPUP47j-AuLkMoQX6IzcbcaAPOoObwgOiTw4HALJH11mqNMCD2qFTnWUPgCLOx6lBEHd2ijiW0uCZppb0/s400/EPV0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448662628233602" border="0" /></a>Last time we were here we broke this ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcImSX726Rr3LxuEqDtgGDdFboBc53zqURz6-m8kY5av8G12usj8lsRe31hGSozquskQC8vVohgqe1O12ORuPozX_kXuIAWQ4e1pJqN3_QCMlBf4AGEuEOKpv7ssbDLXMMbCis-0OODo/s1600-h/EPV0064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFcImSX726Rr3LxuEqDtgGDdFboBc53zqURz6-m8kY5av8G12usj8lsRe31hGSozquskQC8vVohgqe1O12ORuPozX_kXuIAWQ4e1pJqN3_QCMlBf4AGEuEOKpv7ssbDLXMMbCis-0OODo/s400/EPV0064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448327620784370" border="0" /></a>Teeny Weeny rocks!!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J882fVOJILh-0fXDTceh2OA2o_wLM54yQaiTNbOV5TLXfkTOI2-UabJhpCpTAx09bM3vC5OYaa21rpconGJGBDkDQlRQzONKZeX64Us1g2wnDFndPjh_52mLCv713w4PNmPyBEZNG6Y/s1600-h/EPV0065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7J882fVOJILh-0fXDTceh2OA2o_wLM54yQaiTNbOV5TLXfkTOI2-UabJhpCpTAx09bM3vC5OYaa21rpconGJGBDkDQlRQzONKZeX64Us1g2wnDFndPjh_52mLCv713w4PNmPyBEZNG6Y/s400/EPV0065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448327620784386" border="0" /></a>At the top of the park is the Dragon powered coaster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA5EBMuhFhNwY35sOR8kFodWTmiFPa78I3pDxUwlKK8uH0pEhT6b682OlpRzdTyufNrZbYpylSFCFowxPP6HfKtYay-tbk6TUl0Ud-GdWAR8daRfbZwpPf7Ptko9w028sLNgzohi7j1o/s1600-h/EPV0069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixA5EBMuhFhNwY35sOR8kFodWTmiFPa78I3pDxUwlKK8uH0pEhT6b682OlpRzdTyufNrZbYpylSFCFowxPP6HfKtYay-tbk6TUl0Ud-GdWAR8daRfbZwpPf7Ptko9w028sLNgzohi7j1o/s400/EPV0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448327620784402" border="0" /></a>and the Rollover ride. They need to have a massage stand too, the climb was pretty tiring.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGXAaYa95S85D-o7eTdXcdYvmYy1tsF9ZtWnTEMSX3Wyg25d5LGbGNkbvKRpEFo4Q4hMZSRRbNfwdYbKQF5O_09apMPrbh0Dj61hcTJr514XUf3zQwNkjx1arjU3bqXkpzFKuZ_gI1cA/s1600-h/EPV0074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKGXAaYa95S85D-o7eTdXcdYvmYy1tsF9ZtWnTEMSX3Wyg25d5LGbGNkbvKRpEFo4Q4hMZSRRbNfwdYbKQF5O_09apMPrbh0Dj61hcTJr514XUf3zQwNkjx1arjU3bqXkpzFKuZ_gI1cA/s400/EPV0074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448331915751714" border="0" /></a>At the bottom of the park is Supersplash, which was an amazing ERS last time we were here, where we all dressed up in swimming gear, took inflatables on the ride, and had a great big waterfight. Unfortunately the weather wasn't so great on this occasion.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYv4TQS1-DLtmly_PEB-69uaoiN4yPy6rEodkHWF2nu4hKclMdqSiYVqYrcPWz-FFh5MY3w8qo7NZXVG4obCSoX6NXAze85hkWF0ssK9o6wa5k1FZqX238NwaVnT3yioGIRjm39q9GNeg/s1600-h/EPV0086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYv4TQS1-DLtmly_PEB-69uaoiN4yPy6rEodkHWF2nu4hKclMdqSiYVqYrcPWz-FFh5MY3w8qo7NZXVG4obCSoX6NXAze85hkWF0ssK9o6wa5k1FZqX238NwaVnT3yioGIRjm39q9GNeg/s400/EPV0086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097448331915751730" border="0" /></a>People still seemed to enjoy the ride however.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCkM-hIYrCM2jf4ZzevuGXRMpFxXffmaW5ixMuuYHAlnx_sWnFAoKPt-ROLsE7osfToJH4bCIa2W5RSJa37vuz7HEu9iMVbPg5toARBWLrtItMqTgH5czlKLf08iW7hRveycDwuNZ8eo/s1600-h/IMG_0935.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCkM-hIYrCM2jf4ZzevuGXRMpFxXffmaW5ixMuuYHAlnx_sWnFAoKPt-ROLsE7osfToJH4bCIa2W5RSJa37vuz7HEu9iMVbPg5toARBWLrtItMqTgH5czlKLf08iW7hRveycDwuNZ8eo/s400/IMG_0935.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097446699828178770" border="0" /></a>This is a really cool and unique dark ride themed around Viking mythology. You sit in the longship and as it rocks you encounter dragons and Norse Gods. An enjoyable ride especially as it provided shelter from the rain. It was on this ride that myself and Keith tried getting high on the smoke they were pumping into the boat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxAzH3-UYYhAY8hi8P-OwH3sFyIwz1jLBgiAFHNY6Ge9jqfvuFKDmDcn9esVeGZ8QB5GetXVg3gs-VArbQBMx1G01sAZHPohexKZ-pH-cE6A10OmXZObEj9KzQAWPV8AVbCaNisv5guo/s1600-h/EPV0090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyxAzH3-UYYhAY8hi8P-OwH3sFyIwz1jLBgiAFHNY6Ge9jqfvuFKDmDcn9esVeGZ8QB5GetXVg3gs-VArbQBMx1G01sAZHPohexKZ-pH-cE6A10OmXZObEj9KzQAWPV8AVbCaNisv5guo/s400/EPV0090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447953958629538" border="0" /></a>Thundercoaster to be honest was much improved than last time, as long as you didn't sit above the wheels. Do that and you'd get juddering vibrations sent through your body.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPoWwgEt92vLMLj3rbTizFQ9IBj5jP2RKziCmyoYYShabCrdWL1-yLeUdNWqrGIzev7MwULAI9r-qxRP383MKOP_pApQ8nWxyuJjTM9M20cfuCWW4GuT7AaidiNRQ9bRpyYqmOQUSTbQ/s1600-h/EPV0095.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxPoWwgEt92vLMLj3rbTizFQ9IBj5jP2RKziCmyoYYShabCrdWL1-yLeUdNWqrGIzev7MwULAI9r-qxRP383MKOP_pApQ8nWxyuJjTM9M20cfuCWW4GuT7AaidiNRQ9bRpyYqmOQUSTbQ/s400/EPV0095.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447953958629554" border="0" /></a>It was a good sign that people lasted through the ERS; the last time we were here most people quit and I think only half a dozen of us (the most masochistic probably) remained on the train for the full hour.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC-QiimmaGdj-F4OVxBcS2nqY9fpQ_RBEwc2PuiwN1f5lQSnuNubQxD2R9QYq_noZO121B4LYB-AKcjxQGHOzfH6qU0DSlsRiHJqHd9fPGDG02Ypxy6RQBgr1cFfJExq5rfPJzDHLYYQ/s1600-h/EPV0115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheC-QiimmaGdj-F4OVxBcS2nqY9fpQ_RBEwc2PuiwN1f5lQSnuNubQxD2R9QYq_noZO121B4LYB-AKcjxQGHOzfH6qU0DSlsRiHJqHd9fPGDG02Ypxy6RQBgr1cFfJExq5rfPJzDHLYYQ/s400/EPV0115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447958253596866" border="0" /></a>This is the second drop, which is actually the best drop on the ride as it takes you down the side of the mountain.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwwtyLy1NRxXmTcTiypLAbpD1dA3lteuj6tD-5mOcAu6EjdNM0bFh6cAGfXZ4diD3TPG3AWqvYBoF_d2iv_oxX6yqAc7hbuD-WMNcABtqUJKdOT3Rnp2u-GG_CsQeLlRC1n3Q5GEBOGw/s1600-h/EPV0128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwwwtyLy1NRxXmTcTiypLAbpD1dA3lteuj6tD-5mOcAu6EjdNM0bFh6cAGfXZ4diD3TPG3AWqvYBoF_d2iv_oxX6yqAc7hbuD-WMNcABtqUJKdOT3Rnp2u-GG_CsQeLlRC1n3Q5GEBOGw/s400/EPV0128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447958253596882" border="0" /></a><br />In the evening the park had given us Thundercoaster, Teeny Weeny and Speed Monster for an hour; very generous indeed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SdG6_2xdDzO2bOrM8DCxJDi_E8tGZfHdRWR5U2UbU5Q5JFGgO8xKY3sDF58-k2DvZ3TH8YIFB6Rn3TJs7VLh1luTQTS2tGu2srEa4Vwfph5KH0OLDvKrriP4A4BpiRbVcmBbUC2QCIo/s1600-h/EPV0150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4SdG6_2xdDzO2bOrM8DCxJDi_E8tGZfHdRWR5U2UbU5Q5JFGgO8xKY3sDF58-k2DvZ3TH8YIFB6Rn3TJs7VLh1luTQTS2tGu2srEa4Vwfph5KH0OLDvKrriP4A4BpiRbVcmBbUC2QCIo/s400/EPV0150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447455742423122" border="0" /></a><br />There was a great atmosphere during the Speed Monster ERS, with people really hamming it up during the launch, so here's a selection.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP0vNj84BHFG8hNCit0PnD9t_zcwjDw0Tvd3N1pcOPtocoO-3Wh-GfR9MbUAQCqHY4DSfTr9oSKimfkAVmH82tpvT_b4nifp07r6KjSeqMOdQB0s9Bj6fLnW2yzvqRBag4HceFHwtbw0/s1600-h/EPV0166.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP0vNj84BHFG8hNCit0PnD9t_zcwjDw0Tvd3N1pcOPtocoO-3Wh-GfR9MbUAQCqHY4DSfTr9oSKimfkAVmH82tpvT_b4nifp07r6KjSeqMOdQB0s9Bj6fLnW2yzvqRBag4HceFHwtbw0/s400/EPV0166.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447460037390450" border="0" /></a>What is Gordon doing in row 2?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRV0ON8MdmgXStnAp2FqiVhraQxeM-ezbUtx_MydgecV9tnXkgyyqDPy6MYT4tmG9NHq3r4vsliCc5WipK4QGToY6qhq_b-4EQd2fsX5hg0LlugCS50Ui0j63lq4bWj0C1mZjwlQRbvY/s1600-h/EPV0167cropped.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRV0ON8MdmgXStnAp2FqiVhraQxeM-ezbUtx_MydgecV9tnXkgyyqDPy6MYT4tmG9NHq3r4vsliCc5WipK4QGToY6qhq_b-4EQd2fsX5hg0LlugCS50Ui0j63lq4bWj0C1mZjwlQRbvY/s400/EPV0167cropped.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447460037390466" border="0" /></a>Maggie and Kat re-enacting Thelma and Louise.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ089brw6kr0fZ83X80pvbzGt1mx2FQAtqDRZGN2Fg2Ea1uK7nvNnAoh9XK4ff5z3gzpLOyMN0lrWnoIL3Uq-8tNK6A-g8NJ5jpB8uNgiFgjOkjf6gZ7yBPskHlT2qvC3gj_GXhEwF_4/s1600-h/EPV0168.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ089brw6kr0fZ83X80pvbzGt1mx2FQAtqDRZGN2Fg2Ea1uK7nvNnAoh9XK4ff5z3gzpLOyMN0lrWnoIL3Uq-8tNK6A-g8NJ5jpB8uNgiFgjOkjf6gZ7yBPskHlT2qvC3gj_GXhEwF_4/s400/EPV0168.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447460037390482" border="0" /></a>The Amborns! I'm not going to say a word!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JHnfVvYm-WiyM-oXf-RTvkPkm_31phgGqOAtIFveUW8cipXfVa_I1LyMwOTkQXM04SXQKP8U9fSTtRfT9Ak5x2P_e2tOeDY4AL9eRBy1PJjBDa_9jUEp55O_CLzpHz9wkdY0zri1m1A/s1600-h/EPV0170.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6JHnfVvYm-WiyM-oXf-RTvkPkm_31phgGqOAtIFveUW8cipXfVa_I1LyMwOTkQXM04SXQKP8U9fSTtRfT9Ak5x2P_e2tOeDY4AL9eRBy1PJjBDa_9jUEp55O_CLzpHz9wkdY0zri1m1A/s400/EPV0170.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447215224254482" border="0" /></a>The Englanders (thats their surname, not nationality)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwfkURENheEp3guNPLii4Mg-qZYxK3wqqmDuAaVqAFW1swwzjPplUVVJ0V21esuQYntQpLfkB1GFZIt3QHjbas6PoUDUQ_8d9pzE7UWuGiwk_8vK52kaDgz4Tm3mOm7UjH4_0oUfwKIk/s1600-h/EPV0172.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqwfkURENheEp3guNPLii4Mg-qZYxK3wqqmDuAaVqAFW1swwzjPplUVVJ0V21esuQYntQpLfkB1GFZIt3QHjbas6PoUDUQ_8d9pzE7UWuGiwk_8vK52kaDgz4Tm3mOm7UjH4_0oUfwKIk/s400/EPV0172.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447219519221794" border="0" /></a>Bob seemed to visibly show the forces more than most.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19jNNpyLc_dGBYn2kDxCL5unYMMsgANw92hkCU0u3OTwPJdPsdh9W0ydWozz7hPNDzBx1mxCkJwkgmf4jJxm4dilrBFa2712MGAAKcJb41D-RAhmE6q5Sns4n3ygkS2bvmTjimWIqAdE/s1600-h/EPV0175.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj19jNNpyLc_dGBYn2kDxCL5unYMMsgANw92hkCU0u3OTwPJdPsdh9W0ydWozz7hPNDzBx1mxCkJwkgmf4jJxm4dilrBFa2712MGAAKcJb41D-RAhmE6q5Sns4n3ygkS2bvmTjimWIqAdE/s400/EPV0175.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447219519221810" border="0" /></a>It all gets too much for Michael.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCJUVOfl_ynLYg2_t6U1mxnT3RTO8WoYXP-0NqFbBHWuCg5_yFf-5zqv_wQYN-6pVhlE1PDjhMeKkoYid5bVbK3dKlpyusRJI5h68dLyPl3fiAKmYSjvPGGsN6vTs8GjaS1DccjY-_t4/s1600-h/EPV0182.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCJUVOfl_ynLYg2_t6U1mxnT3RTO8WoYXP-0NqFbBHWuCg5_yFf-5zqv_wQYN-6pVhlE1PDjhMeKkoYid5bVbK3dKlpyusRJI5h68dLyPl3fiAKmYSjvPGGsN6vTs8GjaS1DccjY-_t4/s400/EPV0182.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447219519221826" border="0" /></a>Special mention to Darren for riding this. He has autism and whilst he can ride more coasters than anyone for some reason couldn't bring himself to ride these rocket coasters. We'd almost got him on Top Thrill Dragster on the US trip to no avail. He had signed that he was going to ride this one and he did! Good work!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5V1CGuxSdSh9PjjP9LXkLoEX6IUKRxkvrdW-YR5XZvHgd1_fxCkHmnMtFk6WmXGNsXBwX99havcljRC2bXFHM8MZd5T9UblXDmWKQb4kXjksznVEY-swky4GbEgX23o0wVyNIUfHw6A/s1600-h/EPV0184.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW5V1CGuxSdSh9PjjP9LXkLoEX6IUKRxkvrdW-YR5XZvHgd1_fxCkHmnMtFk6WmXGNsXBwX99havcljRC2bXFHM8MZd5T9UblXDmWKQb4kXjksznVEY-swky4GbEgX23o0wVyNIUfHw6A/s400/EPV0184.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447017655758786" border="0" /></a>Debbie and Martin<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI23InWWB5ADE2yn_wNMOi5WuTTOCvveWCOAToloozEwubxUvDFzMtDKxmFinw_emyrCd6oVmUMggOlnxlCmrNrj4OKCReNU0VYXOjNMOXRqZ_XCH2AsA0dlSoj9x7_Cno8X5Vtp6PBNM/s1600-h/EPV0187.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI23InWWB5ADE2yn_wNMOi5WuTTOCvveWCOAToloozEwubxUvDFzMtDKxmFinw_emyrCd6oVmUMggOlnxlCmrNrj4OKCReNU0VYXOjNMOXRqZ_XCH2AsA0dlSoj9x7_Cno8X5Vtp6PBNM/s400/EPV0187.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447021950726098" border="0" /></a>Nice pose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEZUdhKDFeCK2QNR-B8IdNwN8d_e_T9R-TrfPZjzyn7r25_ABKQAqsUFMb4_kJ-nlfmjb_n-m8-6ML6XP_5_nBUGcll8aHVVRP813nu5C0UM0g-lAZzLj_UlxFzKEvoTOGDrARrAFOt4/s1600-h/EPV0191.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirEZUdhKDFeCK2QNR-B8IdNwN8d_e_T9R-TrfPZjzyn7r25_ABKQAqsUFMb4_kJ-nlfmjb_n-m8-6ML6XP_5_nBUGcll8aHVVRP813nu5C0UM0g-lAZzLj_UlxFzKEvoTOGDrARrAFOt4/s400/EPV0191.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447021950726114" border="0" /></a>Dirk was responsible for getting us to do Mexican waves during the launch but he's behaving himself here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5tQhWNk9bIMvoL8wfTlOKwQEI-_niHa89ffu7STEYJF7JckWtnFNbjuDEjrJhGRDYa8uPhNUAFeYOS8cP2_NIXeZUxkDRzNo9cMo8ZorH1K6mhAIdX5IaCGx-txRHNc8kTXDSC8bXq0/s1600-h/EPV0194.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5tQhWNk9bIMvoL8wfTlOKwQEI-_niHa89ffu7STEYJF7JckWtnFNbjuDEjrJhGRDYa8uPhNUAFeYOS8cP2_NIXeZUxkDRzNo9cMo8ZorH1K6mhAIdX5IaCGx-txRHNc8kTXDSC8bXq0/s400/EPV0194.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447026245693426" border="0" /></a>Mattius again with Erik, Peace brother!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHgxJqVN8DU0XaoSz7rpmFeRiiy4A4orhEFxdKhVddfwNIllxgUQi5avZOUQLYEF7JSdxzzJdw-aKE4vGbjqT4prqsQW26tyQ-XTPWGvE7ONNgEbhBxhX5zGrM4MRP6GecLN0pVa0mA4/s1600-h/EPV0200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHgxJqVN8DU0XaoSz7rpmFeRiiy4A4orhEFxdKhVddfwNIllxgUQi5avZOUQLYEF7JSdxzzJdw-aKE4vGbjqT4prqsQW26tyQ-XTPWGvE7ONNgEbhBxhX5zGrM4MRP6GecLN0pVa0mA4/s400/EPV0200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097447026245693442" border="0" /></a>Joel looks like he wants off!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbDXFJ5hc2pCbljGOwvGbsd15ZdsMs3BEwQmoubNFrGooAiGh6j7pr7ZCWONfGqleX1xlDmL1DTjchapLL2O2ZfzxasQoFF95BXUNJaQyf4dxpHwmFOdtS59mlDoeS7mgdSbFiWd4gI0/s1600-h/EPV0202.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNbDXFJ5hc2pCbljGOwvGbsd15ZdsMs3BEwQmoubNFrGooAiGh6j7pr7ZCWONfGqleX1xlDmL1DTjchapLL2O2ZfzxasQoFF95BXUNJaQyf4dxpHwmFOdtS59mlDoeS7mgdSbFiWd4gI0/s400/EPV0202.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097446845857066866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1EfhToM10gEwGswLEsB0kJ2PEj0WMTYLaj-GeTyfPzpihT5HKAeuHyuqMR7CUZ-OBT66y9tdSwDz_MhzzvcQvclhHgTnMa-icZ6ZX5O7bqyX2SbBoeDlXeJ7fsEeluJnudWCts4ov64/s1600-h/EPV0211.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx1EfhToM10gEwGswLEsB0kJ2PEj0WMTYLaj-GeTyfPzpihT5HKAeuHyuqMR7CUZ-OBT66y9tdSwDz_MhzzvcQvclhHgTnMa-icZ6ZX5O7bqyX2SbBoeDlXeJ7fsEeluJnudWCts4ov64/s400/EPV0211.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097446850152034178" border="0" /></a>Jazz hands!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNAJg585GFMHMo3PUiPEDFZeOT0sMxeVerVq47uxPRK5fDcjdltwD3I6KDzc1dPvO2-bUg2tVQA07OpPZyu84oJD2DAE84yvzaICIBa5bvwUYL8iOQovvmDuO4XX08034cqW7rs2GJH8/s1600-h/EPV0215.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNAJg585GFMHMo3PUiPEDFZeOT0sMxeVerVq47uxPRK5fDcjdltwD3I6KDzc1dPvO2-bUg2tVQA07OpPZyu84oJD2DAE84yvzaICIBa5bvwUYL8iOQovvmDuO4XX08034cqW7rs2GJH8/s400/EPV0215.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097446850152034210" border="0" /></a>This phot <span style="font-weight: bold;">didn't</span> take place during the ERS. Some of us got to walk amongst the ride once it had closed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5riADh6AyU__3jLAh5dP1BsDiwjMAT9TOKJtjWlZwXqVKO2JRVYg6ipol3ljjL-FICLOesHLN7roqgh18-SDmJDCBAiIA8Zt85r3EaPwnJzLtYfqPlarH3IdidDv3on9I7tSP2kzm3yY/s1600-h/EPV0221.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5riADh6AyU__3jLAh5dP1BsDiwjMAT9TOKJtjWlZwXqVKO2JRVYg6ipol3ljjL-FICLOesHLN7roqgh18-SDmJDCBAiIA8Zt85r3EaPwnJzLtYfqPlarH3IdidDv3on9I7tSP2kzm3yY/s400/EPV0221.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097446854447001522" border="0" /></a>People were also enjoying themselves on Thundercoaster. There is still more work to be done to get this back to its former glory but I don't think people came back slating the ride as much as on the last trip, a good sign.<br /><br />Speed Monster has turned Tusenfryd from an "OK" park to a "Must Do" park now, and if you're ever in Oslo I would recommend a brief trip here.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/16-liseberg.html">Back to Sweden...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-58317949386736799232007-06-23T13:25:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:56:40.617-08:00Day 16 - Liseberg & GothenburgHaving said goodbye to Tusenfryd and Norway we got to the next hotel quite late so went straight to bed. This is the following morning when it was time to visit Liseberg.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YQqhzXKUk8UfOBnvbJKu8InIxlrg4HZFSu_JC0Mfog3jdhPY-F8MP1dJoqpeYv0TGPv5S_tc42wDvbtgFfZzn0h212z7HBK5hpDFb63S70hFzz3qlwk7V9boo2KuVTrCvSqf7O78o0k/s1600-h/EPV0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7YQqhzXKUk8UfOBnvbJKu8InIxlrg4HZFSu_JC0Mfog3jdhPY-F8MP1dJoqpeYv0TGPv5S_tc42wDvbtgFfZzn0h212z7HBK5hpDFb63S70hFzz3qlwk7V9boo2KuVTrCvSqf7O78o0k/s400/EPV0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454718532122146" border="0" /></a>This is the hotel, the totally amazing Gothia Towers. Its a 4-star hotel that resides across the road from the park. Like in Helsinki, the city was hosting a major football tournament. We were gathered in the lobby when a football team manager came into the lobby shouting "see those guys in the funny tshirts? they're coaster enthusiasts", which got a good laugh from his group and our's (this is why I don't wear park merchandise).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1RBgqguT7KND623ml8F3ZPkcxG2bTsoKYAG9tWSain371HdoOq-h6H5P3T6fI8XtoFIhvGbskGr6jeYnrQLt5v1ygY_dlmoP9tT_KFoxRgJrvP6y4-DnuEFsYPTEODwKPpA0aNLCjFc/s1600-h/EPV0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1RBgqguT7KND623ml8F3ZPkcxG2bTsoKYAG9tWSain371HdoOq-h6H5P3T6fI8XtoFIhvGbskGr6jeYnrQLt5v1ygY_dlmoP9tT_KFoxRgJrvP6y4-DnuEFsYPTEODwKPpA0aNLCjFc/s400/EPV0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454718532122162" border="0" /></a>Liseberg opened in the 1920s and is now the most popular theme park in all of Scandinavia attracting in excess of 3 million visitors a year. It's also home to one of the most highly rated wooden coasters in the world; Balder.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkhdiM0FYkr38UAXcq7H7IOjQYzhVlsm-ARBc8OajU-FK2dlUexoSFhwhzgwlaMU91JkieTUA373Eq8jLJCpHs6wgisLcBLKOIRklmQIbYRRR4Egu4dNevd0dfvVSIDrhNlw5AqoXZmQ/s1600-h/EPV0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDkhdiM0FYkr38UAXcq7H7IOjQYzhVlsm-ARBc8OajU-FK2dlUexoSFhwhzgwlaMU91JkieTUA373Eq8jLJCpHs6wgisLcBLKOIRklmQIbYRRR4Egu4dNevd0dfvVSIDrhNlw5AqoXZmQ/s400/EPV0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454718532122178" border="0" /></a>Gathering for the wristbands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3uoaP-U72Xu8dDU909Ea50HDKV-ASkf6UWHjFq2HeTf2XdLrShGAeDsRqUcG2l49sZyR7XxKe82A3tJh6obE7ufTPWMXvJngwvHLnCHMFX7jQJARUHCLsROp8bsmOOMI4OFFNXoUCI0/s1600-h/EPV0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz3uoaP-U72Xu8dDU909Ea50HDKV-ASkf6UWHjFq2HeTf2XdLrShGAeDsRqUcG2l49sZyR7XxKe82A3tJh6obE7ufTPWMXvJngwvHLnCHMFX7jQJARUHCLsROp8bsmOOMI4OFFNXoUCI0/s400/EPV0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454722827089490" border="0" /></a>In the park gardens they have hand prints of famous celebrities that have visited the park. These are the members of 70's Swedish pop act Abba.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB7EKBNAJFv46bbgdFsY-hmfjalbrPn37pC3CZ2P06G-9BQDM4Fvx_x_XsneXl420hICehFwZieINt0FlOS76d4D4Y2E1EDi5SlQPQWPugzyriMCqGesublBGFCNYuymJMxM4EpLBO70/s1600-h/EPV0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKB7EKBNAJFv46bbgdFsY-hmfjalbrPn37pC3CZ2P06G-9BQDM4Fvx_x_XsneXl420hICehFwZieINt0FlOS76d4D4Y2E1EDi5SlQPQWPugzyriMCqGesublBGFCNYuymJMxM4EpLBO70/s400/EPV0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454551028397522" border="0" /></a>I found it quite amusing that Stevie Wonder ran out of room for his signature!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6UZgk8UphLLOh7e0UDRMfDWQDBtuMHxnlATsm2Ib3kAmV9mrLWP4FOZPf6IdEW8-E0D8KdTV1g245AnMcvjyhB7Ur2EocPRZMHBP5onJENPy-Od7gzKFHnO0zf64Ogg0cl5_1V9tCxM/s1600-h/EPV0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO6UZgk8UphLLOh7e0UDRMfDWQDBtuMHxnlATsm2Ib3kAmV9mrLWP4FOZPf6IdEW8-E0D8KdTV1g245AnMcvjyhB7Ur2EocPRZMHBP5onJENPy-Od7gzKFHnO0zf64Ogg0cl5_1V9tCxM/s400/EPV0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454555323364834" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3K3ZyDq-s_tWhgooW0xM_u3cPTzAkLpcyXV8p3eePLdGJIyfWCDbkfK8MxxALKCGcgTEFnzhquuLQhsSNOmQwnAz7LAYI0zLj_s_dF-a8YToeLcd1WgQqGL_Ms01HfO0K2tBeBoKGis/s1600-h/EPV0011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh3K3ZyDq-s_tWhgooW0xM_u3cPTzAkLpcyXV8p3eePLdGJIyfWCDbkfK8MxxALKCGcgTEFnzhquuLQhsSNOmQwnAz7LAYI0zLj_s_dF-a8YToeLcd1WgQqGL_Ms01HfO0K2tBeBoKGis/s400/EPV0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454555323364850" border="0" /></a>The new attraction for this year was Uppswinget, one of those powered swings. However due to technical issues Uppswinget was Downswinget. Before the park opened we were allowed to ride Lisebergbahn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwMfuU3Ag255RyskarNNHua1jLxJzvPfFWEzW7lSUvGDuq2mO26v53_C9dYeFU4SuMWy3RVyEXllF5PwRTNthfPjyzyDpG0KRN6U0SLjTtb8h-o7vhmwx8F1yuZWQZLYcqHutIulekyw/s1600-h/EPV0033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwMfuU3Ag255RyskarNNHua1jLxJzvPfFWEzW7lSUvGDuq2mO26v53_C9dYeFU4SuMWy3RVyEXllF5PwRTNthfPjyzyDpG0KRN6U0SLjTtb8h-o7vhmwx8F1yuZWQZLYcqHutIulekyw/s400/EPV0033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453850948728130" border="0" /></a>Liseberg is a one-of-a-kind Schwarzkopf ride that makes great use of the hillside on which its built. It's was also rumoured to be Anton Schwarkopf's favourite coasters of all those he designed. It's got quite a long track and is able to run with five full length trains.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiduTyFlIY3qOhHOCFhiahkWKsvo73ve7k4kaiqFHedq5LnsofwWfJCogcNytx-VnC67tINkPabpp810WOeRhVhfWv-YTi1QJmHmWxjFLHWXnslpvwDhDgmTMVKplCYy-ydxyC-uZCeHw/s1600-h/IMG_0954.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiduTyFlIY3qOhHOCFhiahkWKsvo73ve7k4kaiqFHedq5LnsofwWfJCogcNytx-VnC67tINkPabpp810WOeRhVhfWv-YTi1QJmHmWxjFLHWXnslpvwDhDgmTMVKplCYy-ydxyC-uZCeHw/s400/IMG_0954.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097451797954359842" border="0" /></a>It also made a good landmark coaster for Rob!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkj9sriKj7rTv1pIDVdfTLfP3lwP5FXtxc-DZBByEFNsS-xEGXxIFR4E06jsfRLmJqouAtj1Z0uFQ7T2ibX8Qf9Ym5kJ35J9pF4Y5MldbPcModjY2zwXx-kYN3JVbKhbLQEqexkXZskYM/s1600-h/EPV0012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkj9sriKj7rTv1pIDVdfTLfP3lwP5FXtxc-DZBByEFNsS-xEGXxIFR4E06jsfRLmJqouAtj1Z0uFQ7T2ibX8Qf9Ym5kJ35J9pF4Y5MldbPcModjY2zwXx-kYN3JVbKhbLQEqexkXZskYM/s400/EPV0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454555323364866" border="0" /></a>I've no idea who this tubby mother is but he looks a bit scary with his "come here children I've got some sweets for you" pose.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs78223vuZejPmtAaDVymu1vBGwNa35ZLiAPyRgNjQZSsvi7k8uasY8n4WqUD3TclrxNkC9fQXaDgBs4NSq1ixFXk0Dk2phz-mQQ5KxqFLtVhLc7Q_vSuA81E-EtmZq-u9tjqH0-qpYw/s1600-h/EPV0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs78223vuZejPmtAaDVymu1vBGwNa35ZLiAPyRgNjQZSsvi7k8uasY8n4WqUD3TclrxNkC9fQXaDgBs4NSq1ixFXk0Dk2phz-mQQ5KxqFLtVhLc7Q_vSuA81E-EtmZq-u9tjqH0-qpYw/s400/EPV0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454559618332178" border="0" /></a>We had the park to ourselves, soon it would get busier, especially with the football tournament taking place. The park is very generous and had allowed all the competitors free entry to the park. They do the same to our club, and it was a day trip to this park that made me realise traveling abroad wasn't a big deal and gave me the impetus to do my own traveling. It's cheaper for me to come here for the day than to go to Blackpool. Ridiculous huh!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNySZmslc0qf_JuW9J_lOj_D52RaxGE7qRAtBwCUD9eZnNFlySeWstEXfQyIhnhTmIs2cTr4kPWV5wUnUN-zmbk0WJeqnyfpDttTyg54M2MRHTHis5avO8n09l4BF6HlpM3uyCJRMj4_Y/s1600-h/EPV0015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNySZmslc0qf_JuW9J_lOj_D52RaxGE7qRAtBwCUD9eZnNFlySeWstEXfQyIhnhTmIs2cTr4kPWV5wUnUN-zmbk0WJeqnyfpDttTyg54M2MRHTHis5avO8n09l4BF6HlpM3uyCJRMj4_Y/s400/EPV0015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454357754869122" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIvQUuVCrPD-d1lMKY68mPckuDepGVg9MytHoGgyCrQGZe-hXNniVNa41wYofaKFaTI5lWtsdelCQsThSnRnggEd2TomfIynQl72lHdLeKT12XuPQ3R1kMkJufkuK7dc7JnzAO70Ndlw/s1600-h/EPV0016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIvQUuVCrPD-d1lMKY68mPckuDepGVg9MytHoGgyCrQGZe-hXNniVNa41wYofaKFaTI5lWtsdelCQsThSnRnggEd2TomfIynQl72lHdLeKT12XuPQ3R1kMkJufkuK7dc7JnzAO70Ndlw/s400/EPV0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454362049836434" border="0" /></a>Hotel Gasten is an excellent haunted walkthrough. We went through it twice and the first go was much more entertaining than the second, because we'd managed to get in with a group of young girls who screamed the whole way through it. There was some good improvising from the actors, particularly one guy who shouted out "I smell coaster people, I'll rip out their eyes so they won't see coasters anymore!"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80KyKDjq9iULU8JKElVK_H5KRAtPapK3NnQ62PSU-_wjm-xuXMQRISh4h5pWPDd3jkx6JVVm1jxJCyZIPDGTs1aOM9qgNaf81bSxZbpxBa6CuUh8G0ni1Cy5bhiNZILBvZLjVlXtXN7A/s1600-h/EPV0017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg80KyKDjq9iULU8JKElVK_H5KRAtPapK3NnQ62PSU-_wjm-xuXMQRISh4h5pWPDd3jkx6JVVm1jxJCyZIPDGTs1aOM9qgNaf81bSxZbpxBa6CuUh8G0ni1Cy5bhiNZILBvZLjVlXtXN7A/s400/EPV0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454366344803746" border="0" /></a>Kanonen was the only other launch coaster on the trip and whilst it featured a unique layout was much more compact than Speed Monster and did quite a lot to you in a short amount of time. For that reason I wasn't a big fan of it, but I was going to be later in the day.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KmCah90X2LFw29NEk7X9vulmnAZyU6jTkbrwXnuMG75d_aOSCQ2wv0ywFnKyh-F-Y3gBf1Fex_DBfsy3Jqp7ytA8pjbFJ_-EeI_ZlbWG3dcqR5-LeCsIBVxV0zepMmwqXd6bpCDV_e0/s1600-h/EPV0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8KmCah90X2LFw29NEk7X9vulmnAZyU6jTkbrwXnuMG75d_aOSCQ2wv0ywFnKyh-F-Y3gBf1Fex_DBfsy3Jqp7ytA8pjbFJ_-EeI_ZlbWG3dcqR5-LeCsIBVxV0zepMmwqXd6bpCDV_e0/s400/EPV0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454370639771058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggukHvBeJhSG0YsydCM1_3QYqjTkMdkxursheMsNzpQ9kZdH6LlNZnpjXM1Fr-d9sT4B2iuMVSOgHui7NLgiNQ4ztmQ6urWcMjTh3OXaau4fawJGJ3phXjHO1WEtvixpClwH7AFKA38iI/s1600-h/EPV0026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggukHvBeJhSG0YsydCM1_3QYqjTkMdkxursheMsNzpQ9kZdH6LlNZnpjXM1Fr-d9sT4B2iuMVSOgHui7NLgiNQ4ztmQ6urWcMjTh3OXaau4fawJGJ3phXjHO1WEtvixpClwH7AFKA38iI/s400/EPV0026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097454370639771074" border="0" /></a>The remaining steel coaster, a kiddy thing that I had ridden before and didn't need to this time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFyWOkoliNEDSL27j-yTikFlUtZFBgs0ElcOILilkdYBwIRaBk69vh9yLUIr8oN3RILUHwYdu79gJc0n44xsTKqTxzOl1agEl9k7zaxb6_2N7_uf9zky73Xx5ZFNfNw-xh8NhUyTbCZA/s1600-h/EPV0030.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkFyWOkoliNEDSL27j-yTikFlUtZFBgs0ElcOILilkdYBwIRaBk69vh9yLUIr8oN3RILUHwYdu79gJc0n44xsTKqTxzOl1agEl9k7zaxb6_2N7_uf9zky73Xx5ZFNfNw-xh8NhUyTbCZA/s400/EPV0030.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453846653760818" border="0" /></a>I didn't recall seeing the rocking tug last time we were here, it must have been new.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHFoC-mwxqe2-i5kxL3gbknyVkrdVbIDIXKwXsX0DWnTeNPX2UpMSaGhjdDWO_AvoVJYKkuqYRvAaa-KxjgRP1vK8U73pATywoHZ3kfUYPoM-lHV5bI5_2qLioE3ZSryI3Ixmf2QUpUA/s1600-h/EPV0039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHFoC-mwxqe2-i5kxL3gbknyVkrdVbIDIXKwXsX0DWnTeNPX2UpMSaGhjdDWO_AvoVJYKkuqYRvAaa-KxjgRP1vK8U73pATywoHZ3kfUYPoM-lHV5bI5_2qLioE3ZSryI3Ixmf2QUpUA/s400/EPV0039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453850948728146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght77AFCOUKqe_yfSDCyXidT7NxaZDX1Igavvav6jesAjIho3wAcFYNgDZKdlhc0cYwc-s1sbySHhjzyXZ0v0RjpIaq7QwP1qimv5n_fOUR4CHvfebCWFfqNSVSp965Y-tqTXpXBfn9OI/s1600-h/EPV0041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEght77AFCOUKqe_yfSDCyXidT7NxaZDX1Igavvav6jesAjIho3wAcFYNgDZKdlhc0cYwc-s1sbySHhjzyXZ0v0RjpIaq7QwP1qimv5n_fOUR4CHvfebCWFfqNSVSp965Y-tqTXpXBfn9OI/s400/EPV0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453855243695458" border="0" /></a>Having had a good time in the morning I was itching to leave the park and visit Gothenburg as I'd never seen it before, so myself and Jeppe did that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhLjScqo-vF-e_3s21dMYKx5UNb09A9XZjrYa2ao4M7tJkn3tL8EmIogZ7Xgb_WoZN4ZyH69nFku4hAI5g8y1HXX2oLK8IB8eww-xYiGDUSvCiVmzM5EBeArW21xaNFbf0wTRQBWsPUc/s1600-h/EPV0042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidhLjScqo-vF-e_3s21dMYKx5UNb09A9XZjrYa2ao4M7tJkn3tL8EmIogZ7Xgb_WoZN4ZyH69nFku4hAI5g8y1HXX2oLK8IB8eww-xYiGDUSvCiVmzM5EBeArW21xaNFbf0wTRQBWsPUc/s400/EPV0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453885308466546" border="0" /></a>Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden, Stockholm being the first. It takes its name from the Goths, a group of people from Southern Sweden who like listening to My Chemical Romance and wearing dark clothing. There weren't many of them here however!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgMp4LHvLUr2pFBsY0JUllCufGPLBKgHgzADQC1duPD_QcNx4xGX7dR837Dnb2dL67soRmv3j6KzSwkLZYy7CGB9443SR0eWwQyQXGMYiq7FlPHg5ul6Ldq-MMYYpK3yx4F5fWPwH8i4/s1600-h/EPV0044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUgMp4LHvLUr2pFBsY0JUllCufGPLBKgHgzADQC1duPD_QcNx4xGX7dR837Dnb2dL67soRmv3j6KzSwkLZYy7CGB9443SR0eWwQyQXGMYiq7FlPHg5ul6Ldq-MMYYpK3yx4F5fWPwH8i4/s400/EPV0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453421451998434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiQEeG9jq8aZGc5vYWMhwzGbFsVLoTXjMmYb8q75NlWHJXg7ue2GZF1NaOPW_P7SyC7pBeEfGYRuYNchoGdwVqqSoPbaRw9jT8x0SDixW0ND8m0mKz_NaK00UyZu6Mg76AXeirCMZuKc/s1600-h/EPV0046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUiQEeG9jq8aZGc5vYWMhwzGbFsVLoTXjMmYb8q75NlWHJXg7ue2GZF1NaOPW_P7SyC7pBeEfGYRuYNchoGdwVqqSoPbaRw9jT8x0SDixW0ND8m0mKz_NaK00UyZu6Mg76AXeirCMZuKc/s400/EPV0046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453421451998450" border="0" /></a>This is the football tournament taking place in the city. I did stick around to try to get a shot of a goal but none were being scored, then as soon as I turned my back, there was one. Ah well! It was also here that Jeppe had a close encounter of the portaloo kind. He'd needed to go but there was a guy already in there who didn't know how to lock the door. Oops!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiqIoxONcEpowqnf8b_04w7J6pE-nrnylpfM6MwJP7GlGb06VbVyuO0t3Y5PzpGEQxAxYXZaan0T3sN9RsIzXkzTmVJr9EwrR52jeJPWat3Hjs0rBoupyIaGmOqW3r2R9-Wtf8n8iYe8/s1600-h/EPV0049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiqIoxONcEpowqnf8b_04w7J6pE-nrnylpfM6MwJP7GlGb06VbVyuO0t3Y5PzpGEQxAxYXZaan0T3sN9RsIzXkzTmVJr9EwrR52jeJPWat3Hjs0rBoupyIaGmOqW3r2R9-Wtf8n8iYe8/s400/EPV0049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453438631867650" border="0" /></a>A large fountain in the centre of town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ5Qgsmkhni4o8qINfcAHgJEoaBrOXvrRMFIJw3ynKYeqT1TfOApDxqE24vif3L5srFUeXe1rANDg1ipvZQ-uaI2oTOTEhgo5Ze73XDIveO-45cjhOM7Z0eKu7eQfTKa8e65B0cOvdoQ/s1600-h/EPV0052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQ5Qgsmkhni4o8qINfcAHgJEoaBrOXvrRMFIJw3ynKYeqT1TfOApDxqE24vif3L5srFUeXe1rANDg1ipvZQ-uaI2oTOTEhgo5Ze73XDIveO-45cjhOM7Z0eKu7eQfTKa8e65B0cOvdoQ/s400/EPV0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453438631867666" border="0" /></a>A river that runs through the town, bordering one of the large parks within the city.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJN651xq70CKNHLBcsu48twtJ9yYNROxED1unZ9DondPJbsJuObPxB7YtQHOOwfGC27LcR5qsDcJhTaDIsklC8nj9kJRx61DgabDuBOzIMult3nvdjt63jvvKbEJT8JpUb27wLjTa2tU/s1600-h/EPV0054.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJN651xq70CKNHLBcsu48twtJ9yYNROxED1unZ9DondPJbsJuObPxB7YtQHOOwfGC27LcR5qsDcJhTaDIsklC8nj9kJRx61DgabDuBOzIMult3nvdjt63jvvKbEJT8JpUb27wLjTa2tU/s400/EPV0054.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453442926834978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCVp7Kr_qXzF8tePfnwr_Qjuv44wE1tXjejLOn6DIyAgjvLJyzc5EnO0rtBDfqjr2f3XUhElcx7gtGGMNh_dymK2NFnRlbSM8OdFdXmzhTtHgKQe6HoxB3FNwHDfgACuR8LT0SgVzTgw/s1600-h/EPV0055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwCVp7Kr_qXzF8tePfnwr_Qjuv44wE1tXjejLOn6DIyAgjvLJyzc5EnO0rtBDfqjr2f3XUhElcx7gtGGMNh_dymK2NFnRlbSM8OdFdXmzhTtHgKQe6HoxB3FNwHDfgACuR8LT0SgVzTgw/s400/EPV0055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453271128142994" border="0" /></a>The main shopping street, I was trying to find a copy of Manhunt 2, a game for the PS2 that is banned in the UK and US but supposedly OK in Scandinavia. I couldn't find it and it turns out its because the company has suspended its release pending an appeal in the US.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemuIhDe8k2f4H8OaK9eBHtp3cTm9Zyp3TYBVFf6Lx-SHnssSylOzabY1Ggjh1jrFtPcL0CkDtdiwVkUWZLwp-F8M3LZu5K7N0UFCpD3PJbLvscCt2-jKk1NKh8sni2ajeBALW7Maty8U/s1600-h/EPV0056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgemuIhDe8k2f4H8OaK9eBHtp3cTm9Zyp3TYBVFf6Lx-SHnssSylOzabY1Ggjh1jrFtPcL0CkDtdiwVkUWZLwp-F8M3LZu5K7N0UFCpD3PJbLvscCt2-jKk1NKh8sni2ajeBALW7Maty8U/s400/EPV0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453275423110306" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT05rNDJHlkw3UMsq464PvaUI5DwBP0QSbbUUhGdQIE9qL87EmqmrYynTbaD2hubw0bosLrIk_wYskfcVRXEReWWLeV58sL5WE2nemNOjPQqRsOF-BSdVXVO19dJiYUNuwPy2XsDJ5q8/s1600-h/EPV0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmT05rNDJHlkw3UMsq464PvaUI5DwBP0QSbbUUhGdQIE9qL87EmqmrYynTbaD2hubw0bosLrIk_wYskfcVRXEReWWLeV58sL5WE2nemNOjPQqRsOF-BSdVXVO19dJiYUNuwPy2XsDJ5q8/s400/EPV0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453275423110322" border="0" /></a>Looks like this girls team had been eliminated from the football tournament.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__GMsamD6A8OxfZTim_N1uQR-shmPHeCkl0z3Tzd2cFYcGuv5fEeFroCIIe8XZDbPZrRa3opOMLMW9c0Hh8xoLj6lavxs-Kh3FZOrTDjeKD7UnutjRit2dafC6MaZcTB_mE70nOxR9d8/s1600-h/EPV0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg__GMsamD6A8OxfZTim_N1uQR-shmPHeCkl0z3Tzd2cFYcGuv5fEeFroCIIe8XZDbPZrRa3opOMLMW9c0Hh8xoLj6lavxs-Kh3FZOrTDjeKD7UnutjRit2dafC6MaZcTB_mE70nOxR9d8/s400/EPV0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453279718077634" border="0" /></a>That's the main station into the city, oh, and out of.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFFXN-KtmwcBowXeVvkfrc2FEx4vqTMGnr7F2VzWsm_yewQUeffmB2cBUGy2rzvIC4wnPiFz1JxezgULdISdEf7BzOPWvwPBl79bZVEPZFzCU6N4HlvhIYSZ9KsZ09A84eua19gcvq40/s1600-h/EPV0061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFFXN-KtmwcBowXeVvkfrc2FEx4vqTMGnr7F2VzWsm_yewQUeffmB2cBUGy2rzvIC4wnPiFz1JxezgULdISdEf7BzOPWvwPBl79bZVEPZFzCU6N4HlvhIYSZ9KsZ09A84eua19gcvq40/s400/EPV0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453279718077650" border="0" /></a>A large building on the docks which from afar looks like a massive cruise ship.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVxzpdJvftbfSeDopUROis63U-CAvJBJNqg5XdpZUrZ9b5oVYA6z1Bl82RTJumwfvfLn_F1c2uzCWe5zC9s_0ja21BnEsnN7kkF2sM4ZNuRC7K-bbNT-2mc-Dp4tALj5E47ycpks-eSQ/s1600-h/EPV0062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVxzpdJvftbfSeDopUROis63U-CAvJBJNqg5XdpZUrZ9b5oVYA6z1Bl82RTJumwfvfLn_F1c2uzCWe5zC9s_0ja21BnEsnN7kkF2sM4ZNuRC7K-bbNT-2mc-Dp4tALj5E47ycpks-eSQ/s400/EPV0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453026315007042" border="0" /></a>This is a restaurant/conference centre. Different I guess.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigz3sBQzx5zkHDDVFztDRAgGcNgeVjxaVEVKSDxkz_GtDyQHLayGB99_NKkakiUHJoUyX0L5q7_8C81VYy_pH1mT5zomz3wxJjXo_ZtbCbjsYq0SItSrCBftwSZNMS7rgRj7nfLS63q-w/s1600-h/EPV0065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigz3sBQzx5zkHDDVFztDRAgGcNgeVjxaVEVKSDxkz_GtDyQHLayGB99_NKkakiUHJoUyX0L5q7_8C81VYy_pH1mT5zomz3wxJjXo_ZtbCbjsYq0SItSrCBftwSZNMS7rgRj7nfLS63q-w/s400/EPV0065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453030609974354" border="0" /></a>That's the new Opera House. I also liked the artificial turf that looked completely out of place but which people were enjoying as an oasis of green in a heavily concreted area.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBYPrCnfC8E8KY6pNzMe2iUbeuaJqgOqyvTvWfdQxHIAnyUvsXdtMm2z6jSE7D6DH6bbQh-kdsCrak_x6ZCL_SDpfSrh3HPjq0SJrLoXlg0OFRx18yMZ_W3sTryDtPlnqGqjw4TPlrec/s1600-h/EPV0067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsBYPrCnfC8E8KY6pNzMe2iUbeuaJqgOqyvTvWfdQxHIAnyUvsXdtMm2z6jSE7D6DH6bbQh-kdsCrak_x6ZCL_SDpfSrh3HPjq0SJrLoXlg0OFRx18yMZ_W3sTryDtPlnqGqjw4TPlrec/s400/EPV0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453034904941666" border="0" /></a>That's the cruise ship building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6IOb4wfBg64T-qWsg0uO8XeI8Ya2lwSbkGOGLUHcomqac3GCCKsrdf3qtA5KUBOmLuh4yux962V_mdnr6GMU9YT552JMpC-xk3GjTRyhnFL7YC7AR8ETLYk52g0Sk3juDlTxnMrUvac/s1600-h/EPV0069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil6IOb4wfBg64T-qWsg0uO8XeI8Ya2lwSbkGOGLUHcomqac3GCCKsrdf3qtA5KUBOmLuh4yux962V_mdnr6GMU9YT552JMpC-xk3GjTRyhnFL7YC7AR8ETLYk52g0Sk3juDlTxnMrUvac/s400/EPV0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453039199908978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3wuKqhE2YXatoIL1yalyCZG9A-U64tZ2Zcus72C6WqLcCFmE_TQSVsEkBAxyXCNMILrZsBiLhLbtarWhKgrailhba-jUdIjSGhWKA2xXq6nVWEFWanPJGtVjNdu_bfTGMcx2zbl5Jfk/s1600-h/EPV0070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3wuKqhE2YXatoIL1yalyCZG9A-U64tZ2Zcus72C6WqLcCFmE_TQSVsEkBAxyXCNMILrZsBiLhLbtarWhKgrailhba-jUdIjSGhWKA2xXq6nVWEFWanPJGtVjNdu_bfTGMcx2zbl5Jfk/s400/EPV0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097453039199908994" border="0" /></a>This is King Gustavus Adolphus, founder of the city of Gothenburg and king of Sweden between 1611 and 1632. He also founded part of Tallinn, which in his time belonged to Sweden. Small world!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj8WCJknIjo7NUuoe5o0cw-xTITmIzMCfuuf_KkiESCoZbkDSUJzMHhSj97YLPhFFNb6n5Dlp_GOXP1pHjjpSbFiRnlbZ4qcwI3xa9BqU37U7OFTf2zG8f6d12iu_XEtwAP8o8r20GY0/s1600-h/EPV0071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbj8WCJknIjo7NUuoe5o0cw-xTITmIzMCfuuf_KkiESCoZbkDSUJzMHhSj97YLPhFFNb6n5Dlp_GOXP1pHjjpSbFiRnlbZ4qcwI3xa9BqU37U7OFTf2zG8f6d12iu_XEtwAP8o8r20GY0/s400/EPV0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452867401217010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlaEgqCchh-SiaEJyGCB6gE0sos8If-HYp7RC9aix1hZN8S9cISOo6y9Qw0nRtU9WpdWglvVVBbzdzGbwDyRxFLWRDMpsIgNpXGS0DL45LiWvewM145YWnUzR3EZpNWO5xeKOdo8n8Tg/s1600-h/EPV0077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlaEgqCchh-SiaEJyGCB6gE0sos8If-HYp7RC9aix1hZN8S9cISOo6y9Qw0nRtU9WpdWglvVVBbzdzGbwDyRxFLWRDMpsIgNpXGS0DL45LiWvewM145YWnUzR3EZpNWO5xeKOdo8n8Tg/s400/EPV0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452871696184322" border="0" /></a>This is the cathedral building. Quite plain compared to others I'd seen on this trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXaVdiISYu4vfRO8VBC-XbwS6IFeCdv8q6foddHd9ki8aB9LTez3A4aat2hzK0SJE6nt3WbxEce6rIuqsqwWhyphenhyphen9c0i3pbetmnnHHbF3dn6eJzsGXYqo6a0YLNa7bFr_Agm-FoXcqmZYw/s1600-h/EPV0079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXaVdiISYu4vfRO8VBC-XbwS6IFeCdv8q6foddHd9ki8aB9LTez3A4aat2hzK0SJE6nt3WbxEce6rIuqsqwWhyphenhyphen9c0i3pbetmnnHHbF3dn6eJzsGXYqo6a0YLNa7bFr_Agm-FoXcqmZYw/s400/EPV0079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452875991151634" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyLJXRhn4puu1_ivbCv64mOqi4rSGfA2TOzw-Gfht2PB3q97rtkuhnem3-EfUS96G_LFkXj0yIjGPVGauTmVRk2z95FF6Kj9zob4Kxjt_pR0s8xBHr1qdnV3eRcUBs77f3IONYN55Cvo/s1600-h/EPV0080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSyLJXRhn4puu1_ivbCv64mOqi4rSGfA2TOzw-Gfht2PB3q97rtkuhnem3-EfUS96G_LFkXj0yIjGPVGauTmVRk2z95FF6Kj9zob4Kxjt_pR0s8xBHr1qdnV3eRcUBs77f3IONYN55Cvo/s400/EPV0080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452875991151650" border="0" /></a>I'm guessing that this is owned by the Rolling Stones, who rather coincidentally were due to play here in a week or two. I have a theory that the only reason people go to see their concerts is on the off chance that one of them will die on stage.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBBHZm16Q2XTPcdGX_3JQttOjJiddMhkmueM9dzCUjBnrkiwqlFxgBN4ues65DpzPSZoMTXKeT0QuaSQFP_eMxJhLdMu7CyCb7SU05aFwIV8AcmJ7FfB_-MpK5P0OU1aCXFG1ZDxXfc8/s1600-h/EPV0081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBBHZm16Q2XTPcdGX_3JQttOjJiddMhkmueM9dzCUjBnrkiwqlFxgBN4ues65DpzPSZoMTXKeT0QuaSQFP_eMxJhLdMu7CyCb7SU05aFwIV8AcmJ7FfB_-MpK5P0OU1aCXFG1ZDxXfc8/s400/EPV0081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452875991151666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8DlEJn1kZXFfkXXs4TKG11q7cyM2RwUZvRoEO8J_AE5EY6PyPkJjUofT85lP5JNiiEUuNxxJs-vwV9pvSHSEtenlwcTmyGm3UZyUYAXo1eI8ot7N3VHJVyni29R3LT2BV0ODzHP9x9E/s1600-h/EPV0082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB8DlEJn1kZXFfkXXs4TKG11q7cyM2RwUZvRoEO8J_AE5EY6PyPkJjUofT85lP5JNiiEUuNxxJs-vwV9pvSHSEtenlwcTmyGm3UZyUYAXo1eI8ot7N3VHJVyni29R3LT2BV0ODzHP9x9E/s400/EPV0082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452721372328866" border="0" /></a>A rather nice church spoiled by some awful lense flare.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BUAcIHW1TvUYN_ta1N4x3c_G96x_QHSOOxKBdRM1ZvfyOgOUuMX_-hrzZNnSwIbIFJpj8YdwjLbro9paHg4_YVjJDt1XCpzPgKe8dYIKDnp5w4TaiB4YyU7qKr7PE0fXKnHzWz_ur1M/s1600-h/EPV0083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BUAcIHW1TvUYN_ta1N4x3c_G96x_QHSOOxKBdRM1ZvfyOgOUuMX_-hrzZNnSwIbIFJpj8YdwjLbro9paHg4_YVjJDt1XCpzPgKe8dYIKDnp5w4TaiB4YyU7qKr7PE0fXKnHzWz_ur1M/s400/EPV0083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452721372328882" border="0" /></a>One of the university buildings. Gothenburg has the largest University in all of Scandinavia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBS8l6KQ6j6C0zqbGGIVXCj-8KbYFRZlMI0SnLVD6-Pjn-5eGVGuP9SyI39Nw1g2DdCi-rvNsQzTP8vXrNXcQoNo4zZIQZmC0WMwsfHjc5AAVGES7ILOKiOuzSelXzN3mqf3k6Bvel4Q/s1600-h/EPV0085.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBS8l6KQ6j6C0zqbGGIVXCj-8KbYFRZlMI0SnLVD6-Pjn-5eGVGuP9SyI39Nw1g2DdCi-rvNsQzTP8vXrNXcQoNo4zZIQZmC0WMwsfHjc5AAVGES7ILOKiOuzSelXzN3mqf3k6Bvel4Q/s400/EPV0085.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452725667296194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Uet_x-N3WDIkOFkybC04iAZSCQzyFcnAcezYI3Y4KN-340QaBpquEx7B2M8-1pdjlktE8axK5qASB5kKKLWZXrOxwbMJlhEyZeT0JbsPO1uPYJQ2uQ-snG0E3WVO6J24URE3gJgPjIc/s1600-h/EPV0088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Uet_x-N3WDIkOFkybC04iAZSCQzyFcnAcezYI3Y4KN-340QaBpquEx7B2M8-1pdjlktE8axK5qASB5kKKLWZXrOxwbMJlhEyZeT0JbsPO1uPYJQ2uQ-snG0E3WVO6J24URE3gJgPjIc/s400/EPV0088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452725667296210" border="0" /></a>Strange art in a small park in central Gothenburg. Not the pushchair idiot!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XFuyr-nuDfMx-bPDnv9rzunmvjklJ3HIISmGJHkXAFD4ONt2QRqtUB5ohf0Ryd7I_1UhCtt85WgyEpXch7cw00SqsPdalt_MMbUXLk3K1Mj_0SpcZ8chos6OdXUU5aYVbSS2xpGpqZE/s1600-h/EPV0091.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8XFuyr-nuDfMx-bPDnv9rzunmvjklJ3HIISmGJHkXAFD4ONt2QRqtUB5ohf0Ryd7I_1UhCtt85WgyEpXch7cw00SqsPdalt_MMbUXLk3K1Mj_0SpcZ8chos6OdXUU5aYVbSS2xpGpqZE/s400/EPV0091.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452729962263522" border="0" /></a>If it wasn't so hot I'd have played a round of this. I do like my mini golf but I don't want to burn doing it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kD3kpnyHzGg43eY_OyvxGZNIh8EFBQ64XbSR516mp-luqIKWCgcw3H6_UB963on5a0rz-TaG4WRkJZgSuy8fU4ExzLKeUj_ZHO_PqJRrpPbS6DWiaMQfxLHxUvXeaDI25oMur2coPYA/s1600-h/EPV0092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0kD3kpnyHzGg43eY_OyvxGZNIh8EFBQ64XbSR516mp-luqIKWCgcw3H6_UB963on5a0rz-TaG4WRkJZgSuy8fU4ExzLKeUj_ZHO_PqJRrpPbS6DWiaMQfxLHxUvXeaDI25oMur2coPYA/s400/EPV0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452549573636946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnw_cfykzw6ppiL4F-soEVzY-MKnLAX2_6tl-k9pVX8835snknGPriIicIoeL3oJ5uoS1DC3hw3tuBNkdGJZnghRDVfj-q2GJ-6xO4i7G34pNvsPIEgNBqFF5aOUSD15hC9WOTpJhXvG4/s1600-h/EPV0096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnw_cfykzw6ppiL4F-soEVzY-MKnLAX2_6tl-k9pVX8835snknGPriIicIoeL3oJ5uoS1DC3hw3tuBNkdGJZnghRDVfj-q2GJ-6xO4i7G34pNvsPIEgNBqFF5aOUSD15hC9WOTpJhXvG4/s400/EPV0096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452553868604258" border="0" /></a>Some nice architecture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBGezd4el3XlyKmW3LYp8mPJTltTSsH33dlmNeKCbtGD6tFLn6M016NVrYiREVwzaV9WAPDTVcHfIh5KNSrFpXPrq_mRwbWemL1nXIGO-M25I3jiR9thMzR8Zk08uThuooTFp20NePcE/s1600-h/EPV0097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBGezd4el3XlyKmW3LYp8mPJTltTSsH33dlmNeKCbtGD6tFLn6M016NVrYiREVwzaV9WAPDTVcHfIh5KNSrFpXPrq_mRwbWemL1nXIGO-M25I3jiR9thMzR8Zk08uThuooTFp20NePcE/s400/EPV0097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452553868604274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt_lM4NcvB8L8v26hvH-g2ZBTq3KGni0toXom9NUnQw0DEEfm6ceMzwhkrJO9VlzCuli1KKVnoU0OBd2Nz__Vado88dKnQnncwAINDiELQql9sGV6PtsjK7060_cO2p4KvjjTxjKuGsw/s1600-h/EPV0098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnt_lM4NcvB8L8v26hvH-g2ZBTq3KGni0toXom9NUnQw0DEEfm6ceMzwhkrJO9VlzCuli1KKVnoU0OBd2Nz__Vado88dKnQnncwAINDiELQql9sGV6PtsjK7060_cO2p4KvjjTxjKuGsw/s400/EPV0098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452553868604290" border="0" /></a>Cool car<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jMFBOuWF1S7xs6M1yt780B_pkwROEDtqwPVfH6xXTt2W8Jdf3xP-TUUAPaA2dw5FwuAZeU0Y2sgBLoewFBFakOSFZ3X85rhchP_-OaAPl48PdOYBeW4RlDgyC5XglekE5i6x6GKpFEw/s1600-h/EPV0100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-jMFBOuWF1S7xs6M1yt780B_pkwROEDtqwPVfH6xXTt2W8Jdf3xP-TUUAPaA2dw5FwuAZeU0Y2sgBLoewFBFakOSFZ3X85rhchP_-OaAPl48PdOYBeW4RlDgyC5XglekE5i6x6GKpFEw/s400/EPV0100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452558163571602" border="0" /></a>In the distance is the Gothenburg museum of Art marking the end of Kungsportsavenyn, the street that houses most of the chain restaurants in the city, and where we stopped off for lunch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5uxyHsT9YdvehQLxbFKxzSLMpWmrNvhvFu4zrp4eAn0wIbYHpw9CE3eBFbhUlE7xpkbTYfNefz_RYlHbf9kaTVtbXnzW1r3sHtpDO8G3undBjS3ow-tlRwt7_wMHM4hptXWHet9Rhek/s1600-h/EPV0103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5uxyHsT9YdvehQLxbFKxzSLMpWmrNvhvFu4zrp4eAn0wIbYHpw9CE3eBFbhUlE7xpkbTYfNefz_RYlHbf9kaTVtbXnzW1r3sHtpDO8G3undBjS3ow-tlRwt7_wMHM4hptXWHet9Rhek/s400/EPV0103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452394954814210" border="0" /></a>The city has a mixture of old and new trams, the older ones for the tourists and the newer ones for the hardcore commuters. This is a very old one that runs between the docks and Liseberg.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxUk4TqbYvliwKi2QnEFvfcLV2EjgvlgNzVgtfx_XLvlNgBMarK9POHk971StZBFhmGRod1Uf_WX7y0tcXBInc179xSPrIxEUcnIAXZIbylHE3eqXNmC3UfpJSMDbCqVE6Pv4cyulSes/s1600-h/EPV0104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKxUk4TqbYvliwKi2QnEFvfcLV2EjgvlgNzVgtfx_XLvlNgBMarK9POHk971StZBFhmGRod1Uf_WX7y0tcXBInc179xSPrIxEUcnIAXZIbylHE3eqXNmC3UfpJSMDbCqVE6Pv4cyulSes/s400/EPV0104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452399249781522" border="0" /></a>Although the modern ones still looked old. Gothia Towers does look imposing!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWQulHtTO29_Pu2vlv0QvFcQmdLo8smeSDPxxeV-4WkJ8YzGl9CGfwew2EJlv1Mzlu_peYwsnqNpe2mJBoRFGHOtRGbmzzht7UgcwKo-MyAA-w_OKoXEb3btLkNovrRQvB67aJJxqehg/s1600-h/EPV0106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWQulHtTO29_Pu2vlv0QvFcQmdLo8smeSDPxxeV-4WkJ8YzGl9CGfwew2EJlv1Mzlu_peYwsnqNpe2mJBoRFGHOtRGbmzzht7UgcwKo-MyAA-w_OKoXEb3btLkNovrRQvB67aJJxqehg/s400/EPV0106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452399249781538" border="0" /></a>These are weird 2 wheel skateboards that were being sold just outside Liseberg. They're called snakeboards and differ from conventional boards in that you don't need to kick off the ground but by moving the articulated plates at each end of the board you can provide the motion that way. All too confusing for me, I'll leave it to the kids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxLVvBGnSOYaCkGGZDoilM82gyjdb9zTenmPWcEHYGNpIyw_b7I4yFmx5rb_7kbppM4_ETynpWBoNSI2klPR4mOtM8_-d_qLM2kqcpwDyTOZTfcgt0p6tGxiz5VFFMf49O8qio2TVzfY/s1600-h/EPV0108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpxLVvBGnSOYaCkGGZDoilM82gyjdb9zTenmPWcEHYGNpIyw_b7I4yFmx5rb_7kbppM4_ETynpWBoNSI2klPR4mOtM8_-d_qLM2kqcpwDyTOZTfcgt0p6tGxiz5VFFMf49O8qio2TVzfY/s400/EPV0108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452403544748850" border="0" /></a>Time to head back into the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-p_DvTxxwTK8VjUNMlrqOczzIZf-9VuMZc97NAx0uSxj1vgOC58jC383sVUwYC9D921Gj9g66dh5hq23NDod0WUEcxpm-2MwDfZNR6r6T31FQyyWW8QsQJUZ3rMCnv3RnTIsictU1Rbk/s1600-h/EPV0109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-p_DvTxxwTK8VjUNMlrqOczzIZf-9VuMZc97NAx0uSxj1vgOC58jC383sVUwYC9D921Gj9g66dh5hq23NDod0WUEcxpm-2MwDfZNR6r6T31FQyyWW8QsQJUZ3rMCnv3RnTIsictU1Rbk/s400/EPV0109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452403544748866" border="0" /></a>Old creepy guy appears to have got lucky with someone his own age!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NzVSuZT0jJXVD-pBEkazoZSn9VgUB4mTuVrdP4T1MnLhVNkTmVja_AUVL8KRc4KEI5_ZzzNlOsQm_9MqOF8_k-m80am_aXDv7Nh27RXkBVNE7j0Js4Dt9pybh_dlxeId35mnCtHKRv8/s1600-h/EPV0112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_NzVSuZT0jJXVD-pBEkazoZSn9VgUB4mTuVrdP4T1MnLhVNkTmVja_AUVL8KRc4KEI5_ZzzNlOsQm_9MqOF8_k-m80am_aXDv7Nh27RXkBVNE7j0Js4Dt9pybh_dlxeId35mnCtHKRv8/s400/EPV0112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452236041024178" border="0" /></a>This is Evert Taube's World, a museum complex currently under construction for next year. He might be the creepy old guy I've gone on about but he's more famous for being local poet, artist, author etc.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd7YkPrM8zgL0R_pgOjXWlwzV0CsuDrQ6Db7WBrzHoZOd_t2ygff2fa8eqexX5o3UJdKsgm_OrNkwF6ftPfoBD5NReIvUqWdLYVRbhJs2UzpcAM6XPYesuN-v-WhKkxESRSphwGOc6bc/s1600-h/EPV0116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd7YkPrM8zgL0R_pgOjXWlwzV0CsuDrQ6Db7WBrzHoZOd_t2ygff2fa8eqexX5o3UJdKsgm_OrNkwF6ftPfoBD5NReIvUqWdLYVRbhJs2UzpcAM6XPYesuN-v-WhKkxESRSphwGOc6bc/s400/EPV0116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452240335991490" border="0" /></a>The top of the main stage, nice cherubs! We decided to come here to watch the variety show, as had quite a lot of other people, but very few club members (we only spotted Florian).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY8qdOsafSFeMIG9Wzjz9x0vYO58EsMX3BcR-YEwhVsclZiX7sjQK_tJWrLbuoDRr9ebigl4mrUJC3yJQ49scQBtKnyLTG7XCAhUVZxHqVnwjX3v8rSEn3F_cs7qyDjtXJCYwAC27IhA/s1600-h/EPV0117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaY8qdOsafSFeMIG9Wzjz9x0vYO58EsMX3BcR-YEwhVsclZiX7sjQK_tJWrLbuoDRr9ebigl4mrUJC3yJQ49scQBtKnyLTG7XCAhUVZxHqVnwjX3v8rSEn3F_cs7qyDjtXJCYwAC27IhA/s400/EPV0117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452240335991506" border="0" /></a>After the second album bombed the lead singer of The Darkness took up a new career as a clown compere with some basic magic skills.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifM-7yg-GUFYWTbQ_sisDeRADgl8nSQXyYr4q5aFpcSZ5eYpSkO1vJmVjXNkXPTf9dARmJaNiNhula3CaviTis0ZG41awyV57gmp3jwJXcWAb0w9kev24HHIZv55UqNdZgy_FLl4o5uLA/s1600-h/EPV0119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifM-7yg-GUFYWTbQ_sisDeRADgl8nSQXyYr4q5aFpcSZ5eYpSkO1vJmVjXNkXPTf9dARmJaNiNhula3CaviTis0ZG41awyV57gmp3jwJXcWAb0w9kev24HHIZv55UqNdZgy_FLl4o5uLA/s400/EPV0119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452240335991522" border="0" /></a>This woman could do lots of amazing things with a rope and has stronger thighs than Onatop from the Goldeneye movie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Rg_F9jeGn7GzNnkvV-e2ffVoad8jXrea2FBBydvaQvTBHavH2QuAG0SLLBYkPyUa08BUFBbeY1WvQJDn6YEaq3dx0ayEKHr56Dxnyx5gmAfy3nNsT4UNXHecZleURYkZImyNJXKmnzg/s1600-h/EPV0124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Rg_F9jeGn7GzNnkvV-e2ffVoad8jXrea2FBBydvaQvTBHavH2QuAG0SLLBYkPyUa08BUFBbeY1WvQJDn6YEaq3dx0ayEKHr56Dxnyx5gmAfy3nNsT4UNXHecZleURYkZImyNJXKmnzg/s400/EPV0124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097452244630958834" border="0" /></a>and these two could do rather ridiculous stunts with unicycles, trampolines and a staircase. Florian told us later that they're very famous in Germany.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCIe0yx7G8PYhFmJk_6De7b2nmiU25MBUuzHip6e2Q91b1CSJbsMwyawGdA6pTH-Pi4kyE8y5QC8Ekn-kjxEjhPx2Rnlf8hR5lXn7BEqlIV4v5fDBEYPnx1mW-4shEr6iMprAMrgOfdk/s1600-h/EPV0127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCIe0yx7G8PYhFmJk_6De7b2nmiU25MBUuzHip6e2Q91b1CSJbsMwyawGdA6pTH-Pi4kyE8y5QC8Ekn-kjxEjhPx2Rnlf8hR5lXn7BEqlIV4v5fDBEYPnx1mW-4shEr6iMprAMrgOfdk/s400/EPV0127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097451982637953650" border="0" /></a>Its a shame that this ride wasn't running, I don't believe the park owner was too impressed either.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjOp8p7XAUbkmMIxp0RgZD_PzsYBnPpElQTTHl652FMaHV86atFGhwo3VPVamW7E3a91qfQhZcsKzdm0wYgW25jG3uR0KhdzPOvkyjP_CiUJGsIwip_zsYdLp3XeioXTgQ9nAsD8n-34/s1600-h/EPV0135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZjOp8p7XAUbkmMIxp0RgZD_PzsYBnPpElQTTHl652FMaHV86atFGhwo3VPVamW7E3a91qfQhZcsKzdm0wYgW25jG3uR0KhdzPOvkyjP_CiUJGsIwip_zsYdLp3XeioXTgQ9nAsD8n-34/s400/EPV0135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097451982637953666" border="0" /></a>Lisebergbahn is not the easiest coaster to photograph.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqvUM5CypPU5DQfZej6AD719dGk88WXPYGl8AjjcaRkSli29JN2X1s2eIpBaprJLsuI8qq0dztEj3dJHPmSAwVBGFHnkiH1n8jKpZot5b1aPX9BdFktdlJ5YPzlN1gzatmK6J_RWcB6A/s1600-h/EPV0150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcqvUM5CypPU5DQfZej6AD719dGk88WXPYGl8AjjcaRkSli29JN2X1s2eIpBaprJLsuI8qq0dztEj3dJHPmSAwVBGFHnkiH1n8jKpZot5b1aPX9BdFktdlJ5YPzlN1gzatmK6J_RWcB6A/s400/EPV0150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097451986932920978" border="0" /></a>A shot of Balder taken from the park's big wheel, which would never stop in the correct position. This ride has been great in the past but it wasn't its usual self on this trip. I'd joked that "it wasn't Balder, it was colder" and it seemed to be right. It wasn't as quick as in the past, I guess because it had been a dry day. We later found out that it had been given new wheels. So if there are parks who's ride needs faster wheels try to buy the ones removed from this ride!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGolsMPOSfCptXWmuFoMNI5d2z7pIHNw_x6Nh2W0AZX2Quts0pa4oxeCpnMBd4rXMLPoS_x3llkNX019KHwyd3QcTQXygl3pvZ5s_lOcLkuN4EMH-gcB_EXsjs3UDL_-4XydzgQF6qNc/s1600-h/EPV0181.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkGolsMPOSfCptXWmuFoMNI5d2z7pIHNw_x6Nh2W0AZX2Quts0pa4oxeCpnMBd4rXMLPoS_x3llkNX019KHwyd3QcTQXygl3pvZ5s_lOcLkuN4EMH-gcB_EXsjs3UDL_-4XydzgQF6qNc/s400/EPV0181.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097451986932920994" border="0" /></a>The Kanonen ERS was fun too. Whilst the ride was a little rough the ride ops were brilliant. I think there were a small number of us riding (most choosing to ride Balder) when the PA kicked in with "would you mind if we tested a rollback?". They knew exactly what the response was going to be, the few of us riding cheered, and that's exactly what we got! Jim was very fortunate to get an unplanned one earlier in the night, and I think he was the only one in the train that time!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPaKDl5zpZXJi_oJSlNk2nVIkUFhhyphenhyphenyvR-iuIZ1ZzaUszxDVciuj9jLfL9fWQzOSyQ3Lw1J2rnE3dTfVvZighjH5fvjOnurtcGUyf28bbXdetXtCFtOmeMJ-pg2RALu6WaDBBUSdEGb8/s1600-h/IMG_0959.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWPaKDl5zpZXJi_oJSlNk2nVIkUFhhyphenhyphenyvR-iuIZ1ZzaUszxDVciuj9jLfL9fWQzOSyQ3Lw1J2rnE3dTfVvZighjH5fvjOnurtcGUyf28bbXdetXtCFtOmeMJ-pg2RALu6WaDBBUSdEGb8/s400/IMG_0959.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097451797954359858" border="0" /></a>This is the dance hall in full swing (pun intended) in the evening. The park isn't just a theme park but a proper city park catering for all age groups. The dance stage is used by old people in the morning and the younger peeps at night (including The Aphex Twin by the looks of it). Not surprisingly Keith spent some time here, and we left him to it. We don't really have this in the UK at all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS-NrmZUg1-5kDKdP_0v2ZvHyuo47rgsfL83nyMADjzeOdSW3kLrPbjL5j_SIFvdRR8eEd2DPZ-4bcv30va9MAzhT3tpi1Vry7x_MvFMqgh-d261iPG37YNWSy3Utf6UT_a3n7PiJEtk/s1600-h/IMG_0966.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnS-NrmZUg1-5kDKdP_0v2ZvHyuo47rgsfL83nyMADjzeOdSW3kLrPbjL5j_SIFvdRR8eEd2DPZ-4bcv30va9MAzhT3tpi1Vry7x_MvFMqgh-d261iPG37YNWSy3Utf6UT_a3n7PiJEtk/s400/IMG_0966.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097451806544294498" border="0" /></a>As part of the Balder ERS we were invited into the centre of the ride for a wood signing opportunity. We did this last time we were here and its a nice gesture by the park. Basically you nail the wood then sign it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF-3hquxp8Tvp7V5jdcFSOdaCXBeao0nqYEHo3Y0HxCD2zzVL83u89VaM9iEJ3NWQ6r7NeQjMcYT7a14HHcbjQH9KrQwLWhCq9_47DgQHGud6P0n7xTB60v5PB05C3cImEne30TEXZmo/s1600-h/IMG_0964.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkF-3hquxp8Tvp7V5jdcFSOdaCXBeao0nqYEHo3Y0HxCD2zzVL83u89VaM9iEJ3NWQ6r7NeQjMcYT7a14HHcbjQH9KrQwLWhCq9_47DgQHGud6P0n7xTB60v5PB05C3cImEne30TEXZmo/s400/IMG_0964.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097451802249327186" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0UyTaA6AiWNZPm-NSyKlYUkpw8nv7Ljp7tFdl-uSLKzdK71wJ9RxRkv5r55CTiYGVNATw_doB-rQ3RonYHcPb9ZP5hsu08XqWxKplJazjK6x3xgO77kMwfpmnpU1eObh6Q9oL798kv4/s1600-h/IMG_0962.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT0UyTaA6AiWNZPm-NSyKlYUkpw8nv7Ljp7tFdl-uSLKzdK71wJ9RxRkv5r55CTiYGVNATw_doB-rQ3RonYHcPb9ZP5hsu08XqWxKplJazjK6x3xgO77kMwfpmnpU1eObh6Q9oL798kv4/s400/IMG_0962.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097451802249327170" border="0" /></a>I couldn't find my last signature, because it was written with a crap biro and had faded away, so I made sure it didn't disappear this time. After this pic was taken I also drew a smurf, so if you're ever lucky enough to be invited into Balder's structure have a look for it!<br /><br />Liseberg's hospitality was great but Balder was lacking this trip. My highlight was the rollback on Kanonen.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/17-ferry-and-farup-sommerland.html">Denmark, here we come!</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-85929769275822712782007-06-23T13:24:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:56:47.682-08:00Day 17 - Ferry, Faarup Sommerland & TivolilandIt was time to leave Sweden and travel south to Denmark for the final leg of the trip. We had another ferry crossing, but a much shorter one this time, around 3 hours in all.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMNPOBZVsF3NwI8ejMiK-cm8gvPz2Ex5c95N5CUX5UlINBuk53RIguBk5wrf2vG0JG_vaLJUagKNkkzfVK7n9R_s5TF-fBBSOsql4ROx6pra754iw12rPoo5W95rlri5RsBG4fugmWzI/s1600-h/IMG_0969.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYMNPOBZVsF3NwI8ejMiK-cm8gvPz2Ex5c95N5CUX5UlINBuk53RIguBk5wrf2vG0JG_vaLJUagKNkkzfVK7n9R_s5TF-fBBSOsql4ROx6pra754iw12rPoo5W95rlri5RsBG4fugmWzI/s400/IMG_0969.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457123713808162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZEzyLrzNuShTWZkRRtYl1mopuKHVRMqjgRJ19OSKkgv7sqy3FhYr6NsQx_aw5CadEBAwhMOAUOsoCFzonfE_F7bMPPfiwb-TbowtBpB20pbI-mYij1fohZXiC06ZiUciMgE7j0tSLDY/s1600-h/IMG_0971.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ZEzyLrzNuShTWZkRRtYl1mopuKHVRMqjgRJ19OSKkgv7sqy3FhYr6NsQx_aw5CadEBAwhMOAUOsoCFzonfE_F7bMPPfiwb-TbowtBpB20pbI-mYij1fohZXiC06ZiUciMgE7j0tSLDY/s400/IMG_0971.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457123713808178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VlbFZ_bCdA5oZHWck5opAknie5RzgcBS92lELXTmYhmOwa6PIzw9OaF8v4V1a-8nCY0XYabrZcxFllf1wuNU-Rzii2VGnlPshc57tYN6AGYX_xBal2-CHj8FHYlrrpIJiIRO-HOK3OQ/s1600-h/IMG_0972.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_VlbFZ_bCdA5oZHWck5opAknie5RzgcBS92lELXTmYhmOwa6PIzw9OaF8v4V1a-8nCY0XYabrZcxFllf1wuNU-Rzii2VGnlPshc57tYN6AGYX_xBal2-CHj8FHYlrrpIJiIRO-HOK3OQ/s400/IMG_0972.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457123713808194" border="0" /></a>Like RyanAir the ferry offers cheap travel but looks for alternative ways to get money out of you. In this case every bit of empty space contained a slot machine of some kind. I only used it to get rid of my Swedish change that I no longer needed.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1PRq7pet1ghW-wHidyK4nRnEfCfaYfRr0J16IMV6Kk_VBT-03uO9OphX9kSoE8b2XUwSMNlUOLe4WD07qyB4btslqd3OQe-Qn174LlSChcJmh3UoX65XknIxM5n850aFfkpjirlFHsw/s1600-h/IMG_0974.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW1PRq7pet1ghW-wHidyK4nRnEfCfaYfRr0J16IMV6Kk_VBT-03uO9OphX9kSoE8b2XUwSMNlUOLe4WD07qyB4btslqd3OQe-Qn174LlSChcJmh3UoX65XknIxM5n850aFfkpjirlFHsw/s400/IMG_0974.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457128008775506" border="0" /></a>This is us having arrived at Frederikshavn, which is Danish for "Fred has no hair", and from there it was about another hour to Faarup Sommerland. There was a small delay as one of the group failed to spot 140 people leave the walkway for the coaches and continued walking straight on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJ28AEKLrCNvhI2zYzyOGu0Su28WrH8Yzdnkjup92la3f418APFY3_hq6EL4vPs3JYNyZdLM5GESnnNHohOOJDbeaYsQlc5i2mNR5J0vSO5J-KDGjx1B5uiwEgmUAZP8ucEFxmH999MQ/s1600-h/IMG_0975.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJ28AEKLrCNvhI2zYzyOGu0Su28WrH8Yzdnkjup92la3f418APFY3_hq6EL4vPs3JYNyZdLM5GESnnNHohOOJDbeaYsQlc5i2mNR5J0vSO5J-KDGjx1B5uiwEgmUAZP8ucEFxmH999MQ/s400/IMG_0975.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457128008775522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxhHfeJCt2uOG8AOyAHlCIrqiXG3iI_JK909QFflqCbtlhmcIBVwNDkDBhNtLMdYC73YVx9_j6XkcRWe2TqHCq50mJ2kyl0UAPxf-IkVHW5JAwLPngRMyEq99EWDW6S2MMZNm3B8QznU/s1600-h/IMG_0979.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxhHfeJCt2uOG8AOyAHlCIrqiXG3iI_JK909QFflqCbtlhmcIBVwNDkDBhNtLMdYC73YVx9_j6XkcRWe2TqHCq50mJ2kyl0UAPxf-IkVHW5JAwLPngRMyEq99EWDW6S2MMZNm3B8QznU/s400/IMG_0979.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456951915116242" border="0" /></a>Shots from the coach on the way to the park<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC72OhXONIJMFQCzHUWJZdV1IlUBSFzOTXcaHqeZt484Cvcd6RcqbFmW6WWRAEXhW1uD6TGHR1Gafi10-nOdElS72xjD_pZpfBaQiqhc8F51Wy2Ylo_W6x9MiH2ce8xoiETK-TKnNvgFo/s1600-h/EPV0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC72OhXONIJMFQCzHUWJZdV1IlUBSFzOTXcaHqeZt484Cvcd6RcqbFmW6WWRAEXhW1uD6TGHR1Gafi10-nOdElS72xjD_pZpfBaQiqhc8F51Wy2Ylo_W6x9MiH2ce8xoiETK-TKnNvgFo/s400/EPV0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097458081491515618" border="0" /></a>This is the park where we were met by a couple of TV crews. The park had used our visit to drum up some publicity for the park, and as it turns out one of the stations was a national crew filming for one of the more popular evening news shows. The club benefits by getting the publicity too. What it meant for me however was that as Jeppe is local and Keith an American, they were both invited to be interviewed and I was unlikely to see much of them today, as it turns out I managed to miss most people today and pottered around doing my own thing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd2ySbbmEynJsMNlDl0TH7sHdo38H-DbGIwyj1n0mVMttLshQ5mwTL6y8uTMyIEjRjXv3rn2MNid0F_odhBklRYoWCSI47aK0I7ZYl4ynGzKtwnAQpZDQeSJKBBqSdNxablUshzf6wM8/s1600-h/EPV0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd2ySbbmEynJsMNlDl0TH7sHdo38H-DbGIwyj1n0mVMttLshQ5mwTL6y8uTMyIEjRjXv3rn2MNid0F_odhBklRYoWCSI47aK0I7ZYl4ynGzKtwnAQpZDQeSJKBBqSdNxablUshzf6wM8/s400/EPV0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097458085786482946" border="0" /></a>The park had been experiencing record crowds, helped in part by some amazing weather.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmUTopx_sD8CPAcy_2ikaFzQ5uWidL8VD57m3jabh_z1J630_qZi-GKZ-cOJnyYypiUnxDbdfumo63H0FWoJWa0x2Ny-c5yh3e6EG9Uh71dmpduR9ndl_RdmAciLwHDobXx6573oW_8Q/s1600-h/EPV0005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVmUTopx_sD8CPAcy_2ikaFzQ5uWidL8VD57m3jabh_z1J630_qZi-GKZ-cOJnyYypiUnxDbdfumo63H0FWoJWa0x2Ny-c5yh3e6EG9Uh71dmpduR9ndl_RdmAciLwHDobXx6573oW_8Q/s400/EPV0005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097458081491515634" border="0" /></a>The park is set in a forest, which offers plenty of shade and makes usually mundane rides a little more interesting. This is the mouse coaster, which was pretty good but had a great ride operations team. One of the girls was armed with a water pistol and if you didn't get in your car quick enough, you got shot. An inventive way to keep the throughput going at low cost! Take note Alton Towers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf6KyVHA_LtduFnDrt1bdfhCR1gsmVvy5QgciZO1QOzmhMSdPSSxT8ZcCLabg6ChoB_aONHnPtAcPBTx5TAfvp7w8YES2-bgP3kOdT_62Jg25fPzooyaE-gzmNN3lVqPUeiEJqE8YZLw/s1600-h/EPV0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRf6KyVHA_LtduFnDrt1bdfhCR1gsmVvy5QgciZO1QOzmhMSdPSSxT8ZcCLabg6ChoB_aONHnPtAcPBTx5TAfvp7w8YES2-bgP3kOdT_62Jg25fPzooyaE-gzmNN3lVqPUeiEJqE8YZLw/s400/EPV0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097458085786482962" border="0" /></a>The park has a <a href="http://malcolmsamericatrip.blogspot.com/2006/07/knoebels.html">Knoebel's</a> feel too it, must be all the trees!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlk2nmByfbNdvdEoA9iNRvQuaBeiL8cbuH008JkYumeTY3I0DMe8_LqplpZpUQutKdKneM5yRmqlyeFPMnStuS6nfapNTAP7Ex3cYCJJ795WlC8LEf16gqFB45LZBZjHjVkxEcljgrXng/s1600-h/EPV0011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlk2nmByfbNdvdEoA9iNRvQuaBeiL8cbuH008JkYumeTY3I0DMe8_LqplpZpUQutKdKneM5yRmqlyeFPMnStuS6nfapNTAP7Ex3cYCJJ795WlC8LEf16gqFB45LZBZjHjVkxEcljgrXng/s400/EPV0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457922577725586" border="0" /></a>The park has three boating lakes, this is the slow one..<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6EoTpeTGOs7tOcZarNxvxeK4orhqie_SEqhog82TBC2895UV6jYbDJuIOZNGO4JSOONEs-L8rYAzH_AIfIq8qkClkbf268fcgLwqpPqMAnGTjylWZU5TokKB5tQr7DZaI_UDXP5-uJ4/s1600-h/EPV0044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ6EoTpeTGOs7tOcZarNxvxeK4orhqie_SEqhog82TBC2895UV6jYbDJuIOZNGO4JSOONEs-L8rYAzH_AIfIq8qkClkbf268fcgLwqpPqMAnGTjylWZU5TokKB5tQr7DZaI_UDXP5-uJ4/s400/EPV0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457458721257458" border="0" /></a>This is the second, the guy on the left had come on land to retrieve something and in jumping out of the boat kicked it away from him. He had to be rescued, although he could have just jumped over a fence and gotten back into the park. I can only assume he didn't want to do that in case he'd panicked the boat ops into thinking he'd fallen in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82OX8_lPxW670TjHlEQBtaFwP5yVhZS6yOEvsQ4YSrJEgiNuwMmVD7n0YxvlxBpYUYw7Kq8zbIVKM4RGPpofi_2pIiUXwB0dLD86swXPMUkDBdnqkSOsYr_ggvkSxoynpx3ppyeNQxwg/s1600-h/EPV0013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg82OX8_lPxW670TjHlEQBtaFwP5yVhZS6yOEvsQ4YSrJEgiNuwMmVD7n0YxvlxBpYUYw7Kq8zbIVKM4RGPpofi_2pIiUXwB0dLD86swXPMUkDBdnqkSOsYr_ggvkSxoynpx3ppyeNQxwg/s400/EPV0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457926872692898" border="0" /></a>A Sommerland park typically contains lots of outdoor attractions. Massive inflatable mats like these are commonplace. I remember having sumo battles with friends the first time I saw one of these, but being on my own I'd have been arrested had I tried it with the people around me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpYx4fxSYtWtnleuFiOsWNIyufgBcMFn4tTykr0s-kBFD7x0mgKSIJPtzL9z9aFS7DndBalFAwQty5QueQEj52wvFn1To1BfSEnrw_JEHT2gE2vevj86L15tHbWvhEAPSmaMnxo5U4dM/s1600-h/EPV0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNpYx4fxSYtWtnleuFiOsWNIyufgBcMFn4tTykr0s-kBFD7x0mgKSIJPtzL9z9aFS7DndBalFAwQty5QueQEj52wvFn1To1BfSEnrw_JEHT2gE2vevj86L15tHbWvhEAPSmaMnxo5U4dM/s400/EPV0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457926872692914" border="0" /></a>Picnic sites and trampolines are other common Sommerland attractions. I was soon to discover that this park had a lot of the former.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXFFOI16I4RTA3uHV2IeqG5Y0a2UX4_vgmpJQOQaFeGzFEDvul8hOAn45Ky7Z4xO6NYcRdAbJiXX0yj7igYY9kaXHIyS5IyTHg5TFOQ0Sf_lI9GuUCi_LMZDL4MYACkSxkuAlQu2Zfqk/s1600-h/EPV0015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXFFOI16I4RTA3uHV2IeqG5Y0a2UX4_vgmpJQOQaFeGzFEDvul8hOAn45Ky7Z4xO6NYcRdAbJiXX0yj7igYY9kaXHIyS5IyTHg5TFOQ0Sf_lI9GuUCi_LMZDL4MYACkSxkuAlQu2Zfqk/s400/EPV0015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457931167660226" border="0" /></a>This may be the reason why people drive safely on the mainland, I never saw any of these in Russia.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2pmpMuIy1Q4YaY4cc-NBS4sssbj0o85zKE3cdIfw3lVx9BS8xhINUwH2BqdkZqiaRRRlgxbidqzfy5OdOcoubEq3RNX94tMIBt3Oxq32jcHtGvWd6T5V5ZCjZmNXFTL-2G3TehlPMXM/s1600-h/EPV0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH2pmpMuIy1Q4YaY4cc-NBS4sssbj0o85zKE3cdIfw3lVx9BS8xhINUwH2BqdkZqiaRRRlgxbidqzfy5OdOcoubEq3RNX94tMIBt3Oxq32jcHtGvWd6T5V5ZCjZmNXFTL-2G3TehlPMXM/s400/EPV0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457935462627538" border="0" /></a>The park's log flume, a decent way to cool off in this heat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNnJ8y8n38uOzlmQKpODDNTcNCYqo0Vdu9fDAeko749GI4Wa1AW6BIi-BGnmVHFvzcnSKbWDjsGOv9PASGKZ4KtEnKMNfD0YKvVTCwwiYE2rDB-s36EHKRxL4hgHzIy1LOXzbtsnkvPM/s1600-h/EPV0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpNnJ8y8n38uOzlmQKpODDNTcNCYqo0Vdu9fDAeko749GI4Wa1AW6BIi-BGnmVHFvzcnSKbWDjsGOv9PASGKZ4KtEnKMNfD0YKvVTCwwiYE2rDB-s36EHKRxL4hgHzIy1LOXzbtsnkvPM/s400/EPV0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457755074000962" border="0" /></a>Loads and loads of trampolines!! This is just a small sample.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBz0i59wWu12R4xRW_KZkohobfA-H1Py9LC6ZbPBlHzg4x7otMUoVd4sf3-uL1AXuvOXF31mIK9YTGeJEFkkI5e-TFy8aBpjyi0-4XZSXhwk2jTc2Nb9WEkPfZEhfwV0hw4qCysWaVnVs/s1600-h/EPV0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBz0i59wWu12R4xRW_KZkohobfA-H1Py9LC6ZbPBlHzg4x7otMUoVd4sf3-uL1AXuvOXF31mIK9YTGeJEFkkI5e-TFy8aBpjyi0-4XZSXhwk2jTc2Nb9WEkPfZEhfwV0hw4qCysWaVnVs/s400/EPV0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457759368968274" border="0" /></a>Another common outdoor attraction. Whilst I didn't try climbing this one I have tried at Toverland in Holland. On that occasion I was almost at the top when a kid kicked me in the head and sent me tumbling to the bottom. One thing to bear in mind at parks aimed for kids, adults land harder when they fall.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZRRauM0UTevFGfDCgvGB-UXw7oYJL1ZgccvqXKOI0FgaKpsl2Lg98dwcXV1P5TtP3l5wW_TIPb2IpFdY9rSOYUZJYXTNuFOuNLmjFheXtI4dSyplZjqy6XO79ZbPlQmNoDQkQAh2rQg/s1600-h/EPV0022.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ZRRauM0UTevFGfDCgvGB-UXw7oYJL1ZgccvqXKOI0FgaKpsl2Lg98dwcXV1P5TtP3l5wW_TIPb2IpFdY9rSOYUZJYXTNuFOuNLmjFheXtI4dSyplZjqy6XO79ZbPlQmNoDQkQAh2rQg/s400/EPV0022.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457759368968290" border="0" /></a>This I hadn't seen before, some sort of inflatable mat with things to bounce into your friends. If we'd taken this over people would have gotten hurt.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEPKsoxZNcvJ7lLHLFJxdzEX4xBsCfPy8RAnRIqQp9yfTm39a62uZdwxsWw6YZ_xREf_YwUUAiSm5X26DaIZtqWp9IhlvzHN-pNW12Lo_iZzWOCrLaRWjX0UwT7MzsrVeJJXr7BFMRww/s1600-h/EPV0068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEPKsoxZNcvJ7lLHLFJxdzEX4xBsCfPy8RAnRIqQp9yfTm39a62uZdwxsWw6YZ_xREf_YwUUAiSm5X26DaIZtqWp9IhlvzHN-pNW12Lo_iZzWOCrLaRWjX0UwT7MzsrVeJJXr7BFMRww/s400/EPV0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457291217532786" border="0" /></a>3 age groups taking part on the swings; youngest child at the end, eldest child in the middle and dad on the largest. It took him a few attempts to reach that bar though.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XBxaSpheeLwcT1qUkeKWuXaO63oFcw3APCDnGnQgTGKf2sR1bHajRm5gLkZW_bveFbVubhWbf08tHWeyHk6fbbLg7w_QVXDJBOu8OataWtq4vZMHRptGbkF74SKVylP9CotO29eN2ns/s1600-h/EPV0069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XBxaSpheeLwcT1qUkeKWuXaO63oFcw3APCDnGnQgTGKf2sR1bHajRm5gLkZW_bveFbVubhWbf08tHWeyHk6fbbLg7w_QVXDJBOu8OataWtq4vZMHRptGbkF74SKVylP9CotO29eN2ns/s400/EPV0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457291217532802" border="0" /></a>This is another reason why I like foreign parks. It's totally alright to hurt yourself when you're a kid, and accidents can happen. That mentality still exists in some countries but not in the UK where someone is ultimately responsible for the slightest incident. The reason why I'm mentioning that here is that the dad is spinning his kids around on this ride and the little kid on the right couldn't have been older than 3 and was absolutely loving being spun around on a ride that he wouldn't be allowed anywhere near back home. It was his laughter that got my attention.<br /><br />Behind this there was an assault course that did claim some injuries within the group (knocked ribs etc), but the guys weren't complaining as they were having fun!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIRy107Er4XIFJh4fCPWgB5NWZtqYLkBiMMgb-ElHClunVUB3JOmGxO2VRgKzi_XQywkY5WTWzxfePD_X1pX3THnzlm-MzEvggjSCqtDGa4gQNsLN4naOvPL4B_z7mKgsk5SV1ehCoXo/s1600-h/EPV0023.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDIRy107Er4XIFJh4fCPWgB5NWZtqYLkBiMMgb-ElHClunVUB3JOmGxO2VRgKzi_XQywkY5WTWzxfePD_X1pX3THnzlm-MzEvggjSCqtDGa4gQNsLN4naOvPL4B_z7mKgsk5SV1ehCoXo/s400/EPV0023.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457763663935602" border="0" /></a>This was my favourite attraction in the park, a fully fledged .22 rifle range. This would never be allowed back home. You just walk up, the guy gives you a small cupful of shot and a target and then you find an empty stall, decide how far back to put the target and then fire away. No supervision at all, you just get on with it. You just know that if this was in the UK, kids would be shooting at each other, but here where people are more trusted even kids were allowed to play here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVgN2GaPUYunx2UH1bJ-Gy6tTYYMDLJrwpS9MjI62Lkvt2zbSghtTyUQfEm_sPpDPGGFIJYA-8M6Kmzn4vuhMUXqu8bnwCzGIqGYlkU6lq1UC2tY9XhjqKdU-qa3DhgpizishZk-85fJZ/s1600-h/IMG_1156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJVgN2GaPUYunx2UH1bJ-Gy6tTYYMDLJrwpS9MjI62Lkvt2zbSghtTyUQfEm_sPpDPGGFIJYA-8M6Kmzn4vuhMUXqu8bnwCzGIqGYlkU6lq1UC2tY9XhjqKdU-qa3DhgpizishZk-85fJZ/s400/IMG_1156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103012575988154018" border="0" /></a><br />So, how'd I do. This is with the target at full distance (about 25 metres away). If I had 10 shots I'd eventually hit you in the heart. I was quite pleased with my shooting. The one not in the black was the first shot just to calibrate the sight. If Marky Mark drops out of the sequel to <a href="http://malcolmspage.blogspot.com/2007/04/shooter.html">Shooter </a>I'd step up!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWk1YG5T7FJVJih5m_NeuvHiFTCqafO2vov9dDFy4iZOmlDqpNZbDAobSoe3kVv3pEwVATS6wpuPYSYFtxT08EK2DFWxgzBIb8nhHmLUfPeOYwJ23MB-SYsXIaAfaBDSUwOpr3_YkfpE/s1600-h/EPV0024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjWk1YG5T7FJVJih5m_NeuvHiFTCqafO2vov9dDFy4iZOmlDqpNZbDAobSoe3kVv3pEwVATS6wpuPYSYFtxT08EK2DFWxgzBIb8nhHmLUfPeOYwJ23MB-SYsXIaAfaBDSUwOpr3_YkfpE/s400/EPV0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457763663935618" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJ50KEV8NLtubb6rgQXEByWleyFK1dnfndEkkybLpTW3DaiFNCFseZ52XPAB4KdIJRqHAPGezcupKKJKTZ2OwLoVCcwY0JYk0ZWJCa4m40tALI53iNxo6sd1qh7cj6_wh2y8NAhIE21Q/s1600-h/EPV0025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJ50KEV8NLtubb6rgQXEByWleyFK1dnfndEkkybLpTW3DaiFNCFseZ52XPAB4KdIJRqHAPGezcupKKJKTZ2OwLoVCcwY0JYk0ZWJCa4m40tALI53iNxo6sd1qh7cj6_wh2y8NAhIE21Q/s400/EPV0025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457591865243666" border="0" /></a>The mine train coaster was hard to photograph as it was surrounded by trees. I can't even remember what it was like.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TuviXhyphenhyphenbJS3AAP2ibos_oHnPKARKFGci4OrOQ38xxAj7wR0j_7J-5fENeWWp0xIE3ygTMZQ6fhuGfn1vJqseE9Jl3DvoqU9xBZvAZPDOv9FFgmoNw-oZWI3YhYGTG8hGD2mNfEQzSPI/s1600-h/EPV0027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6TuviXhyphenhyphenbJS3AAP2ibos_oHnPKARKFGci4OrOQ38xxAj7wR0j_7J-5fENeWWp0xIE3ygTMZQ6fhuGfn1vJqseE9Jl3DvoqU9xBZvAZPDOv9FFgmoNw-oZWI3YhYGTG8hGD2mNfEQzSPI/s400/EPV0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457596160210978" border="0" /></a>This crazy rotating drop tower was pretty popular and whilst I didn't ride it, those that did said it was really good and should be considered for other parks as a decent addition.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAVHGlmA_5ZE0DNuw6Svnk8UYN8UXBmBffMVjR_B7hUhBFUXEVmI-YNE1QWmOMAZGUKGwIdme9nGicgGXu4InEj-yayNOoYtHLjWjY1f5g1YitEaWXhwGEgqyWN95TNQu5ntcQK86pHg/s1600-h/EPV0035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlAVHGlmA_5ZE0DNuw6Svnk8UYN8UXBmBffMVjR_B7hUhBFUXEVmI-YNE1QWmOMAZGUKGwIdme9nGicgGXu4InEj-yayNOoYtHLjWjY1f5g1YitEaWXhwGEgqyWN95TNQu5ntcQK86pHg/s400/EPV0035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457596160210994" border="0" /></a>This was a little powered coaster. Again really tricky to photograph, I had to stretch the camera over a wooden fence to get this shot.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdqZboc-5hV7mOLh1dl_3LqjtQuevRYB-dJepShbM7Oq2UqOoM0HKlS_VNEfostDZppDlkS3bVQMVkuuTWY7myGNpsGKoqBWk6C2WG-qBysa2caezCKyaJK4wLdpfeKlshuQKcKX60K8/s1600-h/EPV0038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqdqZboc-5hV7mOLh1dl_3LqjtQuevRYB-dJepShbM7Oq2UqOoM0HKlS_VNEfostDZppDlkS3bVQMVkuuTWY7myGNpsGKoqBWk6C2WG-qBysa2caezCKyaJK4wLdpfeKlshuQKcKX60K8/s400/EPV0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457454426290114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7rkhRUPK7DsxXrgwUFzv2Kt0xRCOVwoMUe_H5Cjh9G_b9A5DA8eQbLkW7rTBNHivHW2_rxeX0vPRTn7o47XBqya2WGP_iwEfjfh-cw_1bLh0jUJYQmROddiGJyHWddOuOAe20kvAlzg/s1600-h/EPV0041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7rkhRUPK7DsxXrgwUFzv2Kt0xRCOVwoMUe_H5Cjh9G_b9A5DA8eQbLkW7rTBNHivHW2_rxeX0vPRTn7o47XBqya2WGP_iwEfjfh-cw_1bLh0jUJYQmROddiGJyHWddOuOAe20kvAlzg/s400/EPV0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457454426290130" border="0" /></a>This was my other favourite attraction at this park, the single seater power boats in the third boating lake. The club first came out here in 2003 and I wasn't able to attend that trip, but I was very jealous when I saw pictures of these boats, so I was quite looking forward to riding them. They're a lot of fun! Just be sure to come into the station straight, one of the club members crashed into the jetty!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbgYcX2utgpzBB3cJiYZvDG8ZUFuvHPi4OgXObBvB9hGIR0WBjLNn3XyVY6LJoqPM5WzJIJEprIHT8Mp0K9IeddyWnfrLXQZXWT8FMS50jjjS3oVCdcPrxoYDWwj9jT9Li_Kk7CJguec/s1600-h/EPV0043.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFbgYcX2utgpzBB3cJiYZvDG8ZUFuvHPi4OgXObBvB9hGIR0WBjLNn3XyVY6LJoqPM5WzJIJEprIHT8Mp0K9IeddyWnfrLXQZXWT8FMS50jjjS3oVCdcPrxoYDWwj9jT9Li_Kk7CJguec/s400/EPV0043.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457458721257442" border="0" /></a>Across from the boating lake is the Falken coaster. When this was visited in 2003 the people raved about this ride. It's short but supposedly very good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWK0N8lz61ikwPm31RLscPBt-EMVtstV119hRZiyTPal5drTbM2ltPKLf8JCTYOZwit4O4YoojpX9K-j3YxY9vEpw1xpOwFMoWXVj9Mrtd8Efg8gudWv3JboS-9qsKXmV8uLBZb3cowA/s1600-h/EPV0056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWK0N8lz61ikwPm31RLscPBt-EMVtstV119hRZiyTPal5drTbM2ltPKLf8JCTYOZwit4O4YoojpX9K-j3YxY9vEpw1xpOwFMoWXVj9Mrtd8Efg8gudWv3JboS-9qsKXmV8uLBZb3cowA/s400/EPV0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457463016224770" border="0" /></a>I hated it. The restraints consisted of these metal bars perfectly wrapped around your legs and as soon as the car attempted to turn the bars would smash into your knees. Having arthritis in my knees and not wanting to jeopardise them anymore than they already are I'd decided once was enough and I wasn't going to ride it again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NTMDKRD23uki3jfi2XCOK82bQORkzcVOVUwPC_Scmrvf7v4kgACnCvk-M4kC_ZaY-RJD69DW-WOG42A0SKyAuEHRJdIyCmXN-h312-uVyJJjnL6Q-oAUlF25z-gCXSOQfV1UEVysQfg/s1600-h/EPV0076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5NTMDKRD23uki3jfi2XCOK82bQORkzcVOVUwPC_Scmrvf7v4kgACnCvk-M4kC_ZaY-RJD69DW-WOG42A0SKyAuEHRJdIyCmXN-h312-uVyJJjnL6Q-oAUlF25z-gCXSOQfV1UEVysQfg/s400/EPV0076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457295512500114" border="0" /></a>Falken, this year's Thundercoaster; Great when it first opened but not anymore!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Kq0XeHYLtJlLtqp0MdLibK0oZuMGdbXfAMEAbQgY9zaLdfXOKqyDX5LZ8a24_1drXMYEcJdhwiXxmZQLQYkheVDO1iaBswejtMNr6xZ6H-n7986Yqmp8p4gVU_zGafRYkaPvSOJdoh0/s1600-h/EPV0092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Kq0XeHYLtJlLtqp0MdLibK0oZuMGdbXfAMEAbQgY9zaLdfXOKqyDX5LZ8a24_1drXMYEcJdhwiXxmZQLQYkheVDO1iaBswejtMNr6xZ6H-n7986Yqmp8p4gVU_zGafRYkaPvSOJdoh0/s400/EPV0092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097457295512500146" border="0" /></a>Other people had agreed about riding in the front but said it was better at the back, but I wasn't going to reride, the damage had been done, psychologically if not physically.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBxXhRt6cxU0OXzkvTtPc8ghjYioR4hnyVeZgHj0RJK9naaTe-dw_4lMIiXhkqQ7Ov0Ob3VWhxBULcfGpjzWSJPchq3E_zxccctTWApkj_Lj3gkJgR2P5Ln8XvpN3BmKr4853ZZaVzDc/s1600-h/IMG_0981.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdBxXhRt6cxU0OXzkvTtPc8ghjYioR4hnyVeZgHj0RJK9naaTe-dw_4lMIiXhkqQ7Ov0Ob3VWhxBULcfGpjzWSJPchq3E_zxccctTWApkj_Lj3gkJgR2P5Ln8XvpN3BmKr4853ZZaVzDc/s400/IMG_0981.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456951915116258" border="0" /></a>I did however liked the construction history of the ride in the queue line.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW8oRlWOQ-okxgeszmCaYwIkOiolmuOdcc18VjTQ22vCpyGcBvZjnArU-Gz_Z8Bea7MIrmcbNxJzyT8vuVGC0FGdBpXzXXiAK9wgewkT78CuBD8vqxig21gwZfzWehY3X1c_Uaf41hyU/s1600-h/IMG_0982.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVW8oRlWOQ-okxgeszmCaYwIkOiolmuOdcc18VjTQ22vCpyGcBvZjnArU-Gz_Z8Bea7MIrmcbNxJzyT8vuVGC0FGdBpXzXXiAK9wgewkT78CuBD8vqxig21gwZfzWehY3X1c_Uaf41hyU/s400/IMG_0982.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456956210083570" border="0" /></a>I was also quite surprised to see a massive photo of Tim in the station house. He runs a German fanclub and I'm guessing they rated Falken and decided to present Soren, the park owner, with an award. I didn't know the guy on the left but we'd bump into him the next day.<br /><br />After an amazing dinner laid on by the park (one of the best meals on the trip) a small group of us had made plans to leave Faarup early and head to another park. The only thing keeping me back was missing out on the ERS but as it was on Falken I wasn't too bothered. (it turns out they had a great ERS even with the ride as rough as it was)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6T07NhNcRb2aMgEX6_lw38Gk1h_T563JkbeUkUAg6PyB-mr3b8yRatw9mKT52LbuT5SzufuscIGDVEQQV2hP_7SGyEiWTmWqhyphenhyphen8cFsJvbobW3D5azdpTEOC56tWoIahvARN-otm5fPw/s1600-h/IMG_0983.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB6T07NhNcRb2aMgEX6_lw38Gk1h_T563JkbeUkUAg6PyB-mr3b8yRatw9mKT52LbuT5SzufuscIGDVEQQV2hP_7SGyEiWTmWqhyphenhyphen8cFsJvbobW3D5azdpTEOC56tWoIahvARN-otm5fPw/s400/IMG_0983.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456956210083586" border="0" /></a>Formerly known as Tivoliland but threatened with bankruptcy, the park was rescued and renamed as Karolinelund, in honour of someone called Karoline I would imagine. It's a tiny city park with three coasters. The club had been here before but it was quite run down and the organisers vowed never to come back here (like Parken Zoo will be I guess). A boomerang coaster had been down on that occasion, which had upset some of the counters. We were only coming here to spite them! (not really...)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFznsm1-CHgOc7f6gmaY0seQSXB76Uh1xeDy6gPJenNaUgQlgHjm7HScN-E8bVADJbJSDmtrAWfyE0lIyF1Oykjj_UgtQLSxQa3z0XL9zBOSPKbZKLjVZavjcLqWAT_WrmUoY5DNQ0ys/s1600-h/IMG_0986.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUFznsm1-CHgOc7f6gmaY0seQSXB76Uh1xeDy6gPJenNaUgQlgHjm7HScN-E8bVADJbJSDmtrAWfyE0lIyF1Oykjj_UgtQLSxQa3z0XL9zBOSPKbZKLjVZavjcLqWAT_WrmUoY5DNQ0ys/s400/IMG_0986.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456960505050898" border="0" /></a>Kalormen is Danish for Caterpillar and this one is different from the usual. Firstly it has a turntable station for two trains, which I'd only ever seen before at <a href="http://malcolmsamericatrip.blogspot.com/2006/07/coney-island.html">Colney Island</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhueL6616IEgEVtKo-TvGPs3FHu5NuK2yyzskRt3ncSG-bmrayWyTq-8rpa4ODqY3M59bAIZWSUfvm_cQhJXmjvLFnKQPyulCJ5VXMccknB5MyE4KCLGDNNXC4xVuh88tZLLxZEMnJYE/s1600-h/IMG_0988.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAhueL6616IEgEVtKo-TvGPs3FHu5NuK2yyzskRt3ncSG-bmrayWyTq-8rpa4ODqY3M59bAIZWSUfvm_cQhJXmjvLFnKQPyulCJ5VXMccknB5MyE4KCLGDNNXC4xVuh88tZLLxZEMnJYE/s400/IMG_0988.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456793001326210" border="0" /></a>Secondly it had some very strange tunnels covering most of the ride. It was like someone had gone crazy with one of those fibre glass gun around the ride and they'd incorporated it into the ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0EWfNvfxSUxX_xWect5CjoX6xuTMFViWDja-aYOyI6HPyN20dv9kJeNGwQcwPLAG6CCqfkVs0utWb0Jj0ItyL49QTM40PR1TnuXxXafc360-5BtHsY5N-U9OSHzXLB72rwFc4GUV1v0/s1600-h/IMG_1000.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0EWfNvfxSUxX_xWect5CjoX6xuTMFViWDja-aYOyI6HPyN20dv9kJeNGwQcwPLAG6CCqfkVs0utWb0Jj0ItyL49QTM40PR1TnuXxXafc360-5BtHsY5N-U9OSHzXLB72rwFc4GUV1v0/s400/IMG_1000.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456797296293522" border="0" /></a>As well as the caterpillar there was this pile of metal designed to remove all enjoyment you might be having and replace it with pain. I'm still trying to block the memory of this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZ1RBTv1jHNZITg7RdZHIipWVjkSxqkKUPw9qGhfzTou5tdg_YTkMMoXojZ1FyY5BawUP2Ng7jIhBDmpYj7g7crOxpBS0YAh58049tmukJcxTnq0xsslNH2YvDNvhMgJXQsgGhvbkfwE/s1600-h/IMG_1001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZ1RBTv1jHNZITg7RdZHIipWVjkSxqkKUPw9qGhfzTou5tdg_YTkMMoXojZ1FyY5BawUP2Ng7jIhBDmpYj7g7crOxpBS0YAh58049tmukJcxTnq0xsslNH2YvDNvhMgJXQsgGhvbkfwE/s400/IMG_1001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456797296293538" border="0" /></a>and there's the boomerang, which to be honest wasn't too bad.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8BTQX5PzUfnqoHC1wUR8_ZYOGawRim-H2MH77G_gQwuwjHSbzuMZpu5TEruzJfH2hAoWS326b6uof1qnicAYoUeSDR-4Ck-B2_Okr7JKd6a-MZPiEMeD43Lc81JZLR-Ioo_vWKk60jQ/s1600-h/IMG_1005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8BTQX5PzUfnqoHC1wUR8_ZYOGawRim-H2MH77G_gQwuwjHSbzuMZpu5TEruzJfH2hAoWS326b6uof1qnicAYoUeSDR-4Ck-B2_Okr7JKd6a-MZPiEMeD43Lc81JZLR-Ioo_vWKk60jQ/s400/IMG_1005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456797296293554" border="0" /></a>I'd heard bad things about this park from the last trip, but to be honest I thought it was alright. Admittedly we were there late at night and there was hardly anyone about. It's not a park designed for high throughputs, which I guess would have caused the frustration last time. I'd been to worse parks than this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsvpDPAnS6qGLH2_jUZk6dVfBPa6Le3r_cpwrkTTFXD55AIbGCCECHbm_mMtwPpeQQf4IpTzEClNgllrf82NcVAhxQLBR1YxQG0h7A4A8N07xQPd7Do2nl_X-iyx-y-0l7FE4BKpGiAg/s1600-h/IMG_1008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjsvpDPAnS6qGLH2_jUZk6dVfBPa6Le3r_cpwrkTTFXD55AIbGCCECHbm_mMtwPpeQQf4IpTzEClNgllrf82NcVAhxQLBR1YxQG0h7A4A8N07xQPd7Do2nl_X-iyx-y-0l7FE4BKpGiAg/s400/IMG_1008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456801591260866" border="0" /></a>A history of the park adorns one of the walls by the entrance, I like touches like this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB6a5HEKFJiOOrtzk8Jp8H9PhoLGn3L_Hf31moI8pBFa2HLdwM2AbO3fIQ_SeDa6QFID-XStoKAd8-3jBgvkaB-UvqTV3zTLk8V2ndE6T8bj-RMvE7NCQhTU8ucqMNDMjYoOtuKVuX9Y/s1600-h/IMG_1011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB6a5HEKFJiOOrtzk8Jp8H9PhoLGn3L_Hf31moI8pBFa2HLdwM2AbO3fIQ_SeDa6QFID-XStoKAd8-3jBgvkaB-UvqTV3zTLk8V2ndE6T8bj-RMvE7NCQhTU8ucqMNDMjYoOtuKVuX9Y/s400/IMG_1011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456556778124898" border="0" /></a>The entrance to the park with it's carousel horses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCzaCeKK7vEnr3dZCvP4uSWm7zH8BEdcuiFvZL-cZfldQA0YQdMzwDlc8kzC0CcRtyskijyzqUVy2jXI_BY5DcX2CL3G-i0MSta0hMIEdlO57pEsEXv798-3bvXKkd9xoN3CHfboCh-o/s1600-h/IMG_1012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPCzaCeKK7vEnr3dZCvP4uSWm7zH8BEdcuiFvZL-cZfldQA0YQdMzwDlc8kzC0CcRtyskijyzqUVy2jXI_BY5DcX2CL3G-i0MSta0hMIEdlO57pEsEXv798-3bvXKkd9xoN3CHfboCh-o/s400/IMG_1012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097456556778124914" border="0" /></a>A statue of the guy famous for managing to avoid being having a Wikipedia entry written about him longer than anyone else. I'm assuming he has something to do with the park's history.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/18-djurs-sommerland-tivoli-friheden.html">On to "The Longest Day"</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-38019770871448385542007-06-23T13:23:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:56:56.693-08:00Day 18 - Djurs Sommerland, Tivoli Friheden, Bonbon Land & Tivoli<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJuxe6mB7O8vCMvf1IgAzjP7shuJFkTgSIzTYBhJoEAmQD3x-uPzO6x9zSgt5r1lb-Ws6JDtzxcd2seKjk-iW4axJcmv-pvt6NBpZbgh4rQINxbYSnQcXjJDnGfD1MOppkDHcZ6VXk7w/s1600-h/IMG_1014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfJuxe6mB7O8vCMvf1IgAzjP7shuJFkTgSIzTYBhJoEAmQD3x-uPzO6x9zSgt5r1lb-Ws6JDtzxcd2seKjk-iW4axJcmv-pvt6NBpZbgh4rQINxbYSnQcXjJDnGfD1MOppkDHcZ6VXk7w/s400/IMG_1014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097461955552016674" border="0" /></a>On these trips there is always one day that gets labeled "the day from hell", and this had the potential to be it for this trip. Typically any day where you were visiting two parks in any 24 hour period can be pretty hectic as you run around to make the most of the park in the time you have. Today we had not two, not even three but four parks to visit although admittedly we'd be visiting the last one again.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1k7LiXx3bYXPYw4L0vcTn5shV-eqlthxM4VgUZU9F1wGUW37EQfmHUly-y5HRzLUqPOU6-l2E1W9HP2rSnbH40mKmLZl1klEfk-1idiyUg2C5kpD4nFB3VUVCJmbh_2CaqNW7SmgTuc/s1600-h/EPV0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1k7LiXx3bYXPYw4L0vcTn5shV-eqlthxM4VgUZU9F1wGUW37EQfmHUly-y5HRzLUqPOU6-l2E1W9HP2rSnbH40mKmLZl1klEfk-1idiyUg2C5kpD4nFB3VUVCJmbh_2CaqNW7SmgTuc/s400/EPV0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097464128805469410" border="0" /></a>Park number 1 was Djurs Sommerland, which was being visited by the park for the very first time. On the trip we also have a t-shirt day where everyone wears the trip shirt, today was that day in case you're wondering why people are dressed alike.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkyQvKJsZi53dBFLvQ02vf3O8QsVKCVbBQnLNyY3ZUbpKHF9t9fJO8Yf2LIMoiffhpTSsaXY-zA7d_yEa6vhFfz8y2z1ba2eYyXqVqdXfCiMnQ5oKw2aKRzd2oy0eVX8AKpQgF0kYa8k/s1600-h/EPV0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBkyQvKJsZi53dBFLvQ02vf3O8QsVKCVbBQnLNyY3ZUbpKHF9t9fJO8Yf2LIMoiffhpTSsaXY-zA7d_yEa6vhFfz8y2z1ba2eYyXqVqdXfCiMnQ5oKw2aKRzd2oy0eVX8AKpQgF0kYa8k/s400/EPV0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463961301744786" border="0" /></a>Some nice theming in the Western part of the park. Its a shame we weren't going to spend enough time here to properly take it all in.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_x9VJUDdRC6K4P6YVVvXbFRNc5zficQWNXV4HLDUPd_chK6NsGFQ_zt1ir-q2K52SBBfk6fOWUJHkvBeXMl9qrLfv3m7IxmGZxyOy34b86WTrZHFrD73JVuxNdC7XZ5ASbxf3_N3018/s1600-h/EPV0010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6_x9VJUDdRC6K4P6YVVvXbFRNc5zficQWNXV4HLDUPd_chK6NsGFQ_zt1ir-q2K52SBBfk6fOWUJHkvBeXMl9qrLfv3m7IxmGZxyOy34b86WTrZHFrD73JVuxNdC7XZ5ASbxf3_N3018/s400/EPV0010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463978481614002" border="0" /></a>This town, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhah, is rather like a ghost town.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMSVgl9Iw0y3xt2z2Xg9AJlt7kUeYzf_rUUycrP0pyc9elE1WNSL3ThHGE_ZP09fXryIND61jmP0MRiZkH24lpvKXx7nbHfo1iC6mb3-FahwV3DCalJp2iILgqopT-aMtSt6OQiAH2uw/s1600-h/EPV0012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMSVgl9Iw0y3xt2z2Xg9AJlt7kUeYzf_rUUycrP0pyc9elE1WNSL3ThHGE_ZP09fXryIND61jmP0MRiZkH24lpvKXx7nbHfo1iC6mb3-FahwV3DCalJp2iILgqopT-aMtSt6OQiAH2uw/s400/EPV0012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463987071548626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY98b_mSic9GlQWu0aNdbw1WgMbccjetVnXaiiNBt5co6KME4_hbZZArVPjmbLp-3ZvtOs9NJZTVNR6UtucLIQ2kvlgG69hKmprIF3Ti5onyAHW06s6u2UOJjK2Ow6FI3M0KzVsBsP3JE/s1600-h/EPV0014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY98b_mSic9GlQWu0aNdbw1WgMbccjetVnXaiiNBt5co6KME4_hbZZArVPjmbLp-3ZvtOs9NJZTVNR6UtucLIQ2kvlgG69hKmprIF3Ti5onyAHW06s6u2UOJjK2Ow6FI3M0KzVsBsP3JE/s400/EPV0014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463793798020178" border="0" /></a>Panning for fake gold.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZyr0uLU6tB2w4QJjQg3qtnEu8AEutlXkVOljulHRYCiSyXveMMz3Ijpx0xJmbeKXQ4Ts2HCtLTu7RyYlRyx8UFQm3R-Y0EYljLJZjumCzzGPuLi7wiBvSHj4Zgjn2qYbkW0vwo1DriY/s1600-h/EPV0016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZyr0uLU6tB2w4QJjQg3qtnEu8AEutlXkVOljulHRYCiSyXveMMz3Ijpx0xJmbeKXQ4Ts2HCtLTu7RyYlRyx8UFQm3R-Y0EYljLJZjumCzzGPuLi7wiBvSHj4Zgjn2qYbkW0vwo1DriY/s400/EPV0016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463798092987490" border="0" /></a>The monkey is a nice touch!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrSFHJAojkF-W-HBSqV_292gJk0rQp4763pf2EWYzxOd6sq5k-oOWw0Yox4UwF2CP45GflNo2hjFN0cSesTMmmeI-T8YRH7MhJWJvW8eM8pB3AD9nEesqrAG6FhSr4-W87-xmXtalVQE/s1600-h/EPV0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJrSFHJAojkF-W-HBSqV_292gJk0rQp4763pf2EWYzxOd6sq5k-oOWw0Yox4UwF2CP45GflNo2hjFN0cSesTMmmeI-T8YRH7MhJWJvW8eM8pB3AD9nEesqrAG6FhSr4-W87-xmXtalVQE/s400/EPV0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463613409393650" border="0" /></a>The main reason for visiting this park was to take in Thor's Hammer a newly added bobsled coaster. The theming on the way in looked really good although I thought the hammer looked more like the handle and hilt of a sword.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16NA7zOy5cZL_lmDbn4mnnO4rGsD8ebQzpbl7yDag3atnn2Q9P9nAEOjMFBoFuP02N1X4qPY2syFo7DsWox4VYf4M5lUkaNdeyoakfxvI2wiMD7MRT5vxf88RU3GwmM3SrmVThvmKmEU/s1600-h/EPV0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16NA7zOy5cZL_lmDbn4mnnO4rGsD8ebQzpbl7yDag3atnn2Q9P9nAEOjMFBoFuP02N1X4qPY2syFo7DsWox4VYf4M5lUkaNdeyoakfxvI2wiMD7MRT5vxf88RU3GwmM3SrmVThvmKmEU/s400/EPV0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463806682922114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcl9vP-XPBszJwj9dHiJZx9ATXJqwwNAqyXawUUEKpO8k3OlZjlMe2SZyGB0p-QYTnKzkxCFI-qJ2ONcQKDz6irrarGGXZ3CCqbt92AW_U0N2_LzquwlBqiV2mtumqtJWMkJLbEpYl48/s1600-h/EPV0025_3_4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrcl9vP-XPBszJwj9dHiJZx9ATXJqwwNAqyXawUUEKpO8k3OlZjlMe2SZyGB0p-QYTnKzkxCFI-qJ2ONcQKDz6irrarGGXZ3CCqbt92AW_U0N2_LzquwlBqiV2mtumqtJWMkJLbEpYl48/s400/EPV0025_3_4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463613409393666" border="0" /></a>HDR shot of the main drop, which takes place halfway through the ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJH9g_M2KfsQ0iXLh4oU8NYaDEQox9-e6rlbde17L4QxfRFQybJ-puJhihiRGiFTIlN1fF-Mnn6GKq7j4iYDLbrHYXfVXTWcd5jQPG06_7OIoFR5dAwFz8ZzQRnNX-G65lA8YkDcPc00/s1600-h/EPV0027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGJH9g_M2KfsQ0iXLh4oU8NYaDEQox9-e6rlbde17L4QxfRFQybJ-puJhihiRGiFTIlN1fF-Mnn6GKq7j4iYDLbrHYXfVXTWcd5jQPG06_7OIoFR5dAwFz8ZzQRnNX-G65lA8YkDcPc00/s400/EPV0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463617704360978" border="0" /></a>The first half is all hairpins<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeO88-ABt3C1A8nBjFLBzNoUyLoYvDax_al7GcDuURLfZ0xifefkW6vmmGdtZlBcicHnBH8mZKdA-gH4gdDwyYSjF4STVRJ0TE4S17mTW379aALdZsaofpy_Z7cxdSBOll3R6rd7p5NUg/s1600-h/EPV0028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeO88-ABt3C1A8nBjFLBzNoUyLoYvDax_al7GcDuURLfZ0xifefkW6vmmGdtZlBcicHnBH8mZKdA-gH4gdDwyYSjF4STVRJ0TE4S17mTW379aALdZsaofpy_Z7cxdSBOll3R6rd7p5NUg/s400/EPV0028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463617704360994" border="0" /></a>Hurrah for wide-angle lenses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tQFXs_ZGf0dOdcGA-enZFJnpjE7Q2yHR7dcSnHSOgBEvn2tgt8df2hgJPps38D8d7BySIIZzST-ZKFMiOuaopknsCgGrtg8nllgJPlMmN0R_1-0c1bRAGMc0VoGSkpyF6HRf-1boXiE/s1600-h/EPV0035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2tQFXs_ZGf0dOdcGA-enZFJnpjE7Q2yHR7dcSnHSOgBEvn2tgt8df2hgJPps38D8d7BySIIZzST-ZKFMiOuaopknsCgGrtg8nllgJPlMmN0R_1-0c1bRAGMc0VoGSkpyF6HRf-1boXiE/s400/EPV0035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463424430832546" border="0" /></a>"Should I ride, or should I remain sat atop this thinking rock" (copyright Dr Seuss 2007)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGU2ZD6r_MXdOZ7xEhFUTU4zqtfbHwODVY5hRXE5GU-NELJYSnAJgmieSgRAhGh4bwbSPBIcNCFfO1C4hQhsrCtfJLoJ_D7cETOODW7R_yw88NR_rWynumjw4RicqEg1_SdTssyrj7KE/s1600-h/EPV0036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQGU2ZD6r_MXdOZ7xEhFUTU4zqtfbHwODVY5hRXE5GU-NELJYSnAJgmieSgRAhGh4bwbSPBIcNCFfO1C4hQhsrCtfJLoJ_D7cETOODW7R_yw88NR_rWynumjw4RicqEg1_SdTssyrj7KE/s400/EPV0036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463428725799858" border="0" /></a>I think people enjoyed this ride, signs may have been more visible had we, and the ride, had time to wake up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGphqsJsPSK9DmIRszE18eE2UTIiABToJQKKyZHowpS3Cg0UbuPQhUMnl45gVXeaOx2X-JqxXXYqF4pliu5z23Z9RD-bzDmAHvmqyjsKvNvLFwRJynSPjQE7tRZVa2-On4AcvLAouxKQ/s1600-h/EPV0037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoGphqsJsPSK9DmIRszE18eE2UTIiABToJQKKyZHowpS3Cg0UbuPQhUMnl45gVXeaOx2X-JqxXXYqF4pliu5z23Z9RD-bzDmAHvmqyjsKvNvLFwRJynSPjQE7tRZVa2-On4AcvLAouxKQ/s400/EPV0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463428725799874" border="0" /></a>The main drop. Say cheese!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9YUqPccFHRdxas8RXXZeqiyUCvbiCj-o7HcBy_XLzGVj0ylwOG3HwQzw9M_WzpbmcJiDqxf0pA-R4ifndwmENmST_58LgM-qpfsQbDNtTlFkbL257pwIksb4KCSCP8GR1MXPzBG9q-s/s1600-h/EPV0041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9YUqPccFHRdxas8RXXZeqiyUCvbiCj-o7HcBy_XLzGVj0ylwOG3HwQzw9M_WzpbmcJiDqxf0pA-R4ifndwmENmST_58LgM-qpfsQbDNtTlFkbL257pwIksb4KCSCP8GR1MXPzBG9q-s/s400/EPV0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463433020767202" border="0" /></a>This themed rock contains runic scripture which translates as "ias iaa hat og brnllez ", which in today's language can be interpreted as "I's has a brain", a park in-joke for those who are geek enough to understate both lolcat speak and ancient celtic scripture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmGXN4hPsPdhEO39dcGbkparsk6a_FN1KblvtZg3F40t2g9IuRKw88JkYxdG_o1unqHY_3T3_4sm4xYmb_lAjF8AByOlp-6x5nFQUhzuQHXzoa0O6IdeIzmI28ySmEFliZmQFyuFPWiI/s1600-h/EPV0047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmGXN4hPsPdhEO39dcGbkparsk6a_FN1KblvtZg3F40t2g9IuRKw88JkYxdG_o1unqHY_3T3_4sm4xYmb_lAjF8AByOlp-6x5nFQUhzuQHXzoa0O6IdeIzmI28ySmEFliZmQFyuFPWiI/s400/EPV0047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463278401944434" border="0" /></a>This must be the African themed part of the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLn5V6qRwb0K8pDo1lPUy6_Bs7KuBLBmEMZ09x1wS4NXG48FaTcK-xh-ipmozrD-TCcEJf2-Rz0_H6o2iFTWz4oKoLpQJcJtsKueL72aWOR-ocKeSjRAUuFnPfx3iCSj_u4xu05NkDsdo/s1600-h/EPV0046.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLn5V6qRwb0K8pDo1lPUy6_Bs7KuBLBmEMZ09x1wS4NXG48FaTcK-xh-ipmozrD-TCcEJf2-Rz0_H6o2iFTWz4oKoLpQJcJtsKueL72aWOR-ocKeSjRAUuFnPfx3iCSj_u4xu05NkDsdo/s400/EPV0046.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463274106977122" border="0" /></a>What are the odds on this themed ride existing in an African themed park in the US? In fact could you even have an African themed park there?<br /><br />"I'm going to sue you for deformation of my afro-american ancestry".<br />"Sir, would you like to ride, you're holding up the queue"<br />"ok"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX84_lWL30lwgGOIpA36hdzGXucov9F1JatjmYEazXaA3Ma9fM-Prdz56swZLJNdh2FBHud1BBO2Nkw-peG4WdHM6n5TXo6TMtgb4N5yPKCMHD7r2q5KraQWTUPj6pZYStzDesbt5Qw3E/s1600-h/EPV0048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX84_lWL30lwgGOIpA36hdzGXucov9F1JatjmYEazXaA3Ma9fM-Prdz56swZLJNdh2FBHud1BBO2Nkw-peG4WdHM6n5TXo6TMtgb4N5yPKCMHD7r2q5KraQWTUPj6pZYStzDesbt5Qw3E/s400/EPV0048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463282696911746" border="0" /></a>Keith had threatened to wear his trampy jeans to this park and when he did it was only right he be locked up for his crimes to fashion.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3idgjVBW8-g_Lp1zNrvWBYqe7zCoqPBx4LEcLUw9P8r3r7Va1LtcUVecPqHwSAEK765ag3GXwD8t_Klk_eSvdTqvK3U9pTCEwxB8ZOvlALSDa8J2IFHbapPvSD4TcAvZOgMu4Shqwio/s1600-h/EPV0049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl3idgjVBW8-g_Lp1zNrvWBYqe7zCoqPBx4LEcLUw9P8r3r7Va1LtcUVecPqHwSAEK765ag3GXwD8t_Klk_eSvdTqvK3U9pTCEwxB8ZOvlALSDa8J2IFHbapPvSD4TcAvZOgMu4Shqwio/s400/EPV0049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463282696911762" border="0" /></a>Why Matt Dillon?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhgAJmSl3YFT_u_GlAGxbOq4rjAoKsibvtd9cDkj_R5Py5i_-aHyQq78VFaUtOuFIbxZR-GXOEBtSkiDsbk2UNXNjcHONwjmRrVi1upWkfGLb0wDFsE-zlq2iTsQaJYl0KS6vxlD0PhA/s1600-h/EPV0051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwhgAJmSl3YFT_u_GlAGxbOq4rjAoKsibvtd9cDkj_R5Py5i_-aHyQq78VFaUtOuFIbxZR-GXOEBtSkiDsbk2UNXNjcHONwjmRrVi1upWkfGLb0wDFsE-zlq2iTsQaJYl0KS6vxlD0PhA/s400/EPV0051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463119488154386" border="0" /></a>These are the park mascots, unfortunately I'm unable to find their names. Their hobbies are cross dressing and eating sweetcorn, on the cob of course.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBXp9ewvpK0CQIOQIZoqiToCubQ_27KMNwkdwOWpEYTru3fMhxd8wkOo87D_O5EgUV6Ob4_zMH1lhCKVMdOeuK9ynkhYQNtKKDl210HVfWzQp19GWegfOuDqiEL6pOTepd_Qhf8RwZ9Q/s1600-h/EPV0053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUBXp9ewvpK0CQIOQIZoqiToCubQ_27KMNwkdwOWpEYTru3fMhxd8wkOo87D_O5EgUV6Ob4_zMH1lhCKVMdOeuK9ynkhYQNtKKDl210HVfWzQp19GWegfOuDqiEL6pOTepd_Qhf8RwZ9Q/s400/EPV0053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463132373056306" border="0" /></a>This is the second coaster in the park, a caterpillar with the very strange name Karlo's Taxi.<br />"Hi, I'm Karlo, where would you like to go?"<br />"Through an apple then wiggle up and down a little bit before doing it all again"<br />"OK jump in"<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMWe1xvmkiLDq6PeVP0gREdGY4Sw3ND8KSu9VYzStOaYgy54lW9zQVE4iZjWhjBSAvhubprzMSt3PuxvSi_nq4XSDRDuAHoMcymcizbz7MX7s0hmaOtu8HUcsKmkJw6Wns0jC2XPd3-8/s1600-h/IMG_1015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeMWe1xvmkiLDq6PeVP0gREdGY4Sw3ND8KSu9VYzStOaYgy54lW9zQVE4iZjWhjBSAvhubprzMSt3PuxvSi_nq4XSDRDuAHoMcymcizbz7MX7s0hmaOtu8HUcsKmkJw6Wns0jC2XPd3-8/s400/IMG_1015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097461955552016690" border="0" /></a>and this is a line of coaster enthusiasts all in matching tops queuing to ride it. With the public waiting for the park to open barely 20 ft away the chance of a revolt from them towards us was very high, but they took it well. To be honest they were probably confused by the sight of 140 people wanting to ride this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgABWIxM0e3V-72nrVrQwv0LQYz-8CfAcXI4DkbaAs3ODzvL7B0Oxlm3auIao2XHQZZqm-CEjB1b6Av2CkIl_NC847uYuJ9ZrWuVAlQGPZlWVWdlvwp59qevsZqVaHYBZdQwpDz4PIAo/s1600-h/EPV0057.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKgABWIxM0e3V-72nrVrQwv0LQYz-8CfAcXI4DkbaAs3ODzvL7B0Oxlm3auIao2XHQZZqm-CEjB1b6Av2CkIl_NC847uYuJ9ZrWuVAlQGPZlWVWdlvwp59qevsZqVaHYBZdQwpDz4PIAo/s400/EPV0057.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462947689462450" border="0" /></a>The new ride at the park was the Topple Tower, which I had been hoping to ride at <a href="http://malcolmsamericatrip.blogspot.com/2006/07/dollywood.html">Dollywood</a> last year but it was closed for maintenance. So this would be my first. It starts like a normal gyro drop (where the ride rotates) but then the whole structure tips and starts rotating.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVddU7OBWDSQsMEC981jA4akbeEx94R5us3_UmkWjHRrigVGxVB4serIRXDjgIeZMMAg9WjoAX6egfqTzcFLUIYIN5NuZC7JuxpqVYYn15tR6v36FSSCsVRy92oRfriNk6l5kdM8NmAJo/s1600-h/EPV0063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVddU7OBWDSQsMEC981jA4akbeEx94R5us3_UmkWjHRrigVGxVB4serIRXDjgIeZMMAg9WjoAX6egfqTzcFLUIYIN5NuZC7JuxpqVYYn15tR6v36FSSCsVRy92oRfriNk6l5kdM8NmAJo/s400/EPV0063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462780185737826" border="0" /></a>It actually looks a lot better than it rides. A lot of the movement is lost when you're on it and you just feel like you're spinning around. You don't really get the tip aspect of the ride. Still I'd ridden it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBWWmrGOwXvBB9FbyxbvwIa2nHSWI1ltM5PgwrklaTtvdo7syU6SWYohc3hMSBxhu4WR7EiWx3XYIgOm93wWtqY1fabD954I9Tax61ci4qh9LIc0M52lCS58pcvYSWXxlmuE0kfM56Bo/s1600-h/EPV0068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBWWmrGOwXvBB9FbyxbvwIa2nHSWI1ltM5PgwrklaTtvdo7syU6SWYohc3hMSBxhu4WR7EiWx3XYIgOm93wWtqY1fabD954I9Tax61ci4qh9LIc0M52lCS58pcvYSWXxlmuE0kfM56Bo/s400/EPV0068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462784480705154" border="0" /></a>Nice touch to have a fruit stand on the way out. I stocked up on bananas for the next leg of the trip to Tivoli Freheden. Djurs Sommerland looked like being a great park but, I suspect would happen today, we didn't spend enough time here to find out for sure. There's a large water park that we didn't even see for example. I'm certain the club will come back here and spend some more time then.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV829Wv4Tzr6aVoAY1lMmrbTSI6w8151BzGN9DLE4q_kwpV7qKkuG-cGKqEF6qIqT6RLZr2WNqsCkqPYoHgMrZRuAlXRYTYwucL6ULLt_LA15JTHnca-sug4TVVPt1D8TQ-pnAozmvaQ/s1600-h/EPV0069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV829Wv4Tzr6aVoAY1lMmrbTSI6w8151BzGN9DLE4q_kwpV7qKkuG-cGKqEF6qIqT6RLZr2WNqsCkqPYoHgMrZRuAlXRYTYwucL6ULLt_LA15JTHnca-sug4TVVPt1D8TQ-pnAozmvaQ/s400/EPV0069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462788775672466" border="0" /></a>Tivoli Friheden is another city park, this time in the city of Arhus.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxTctKJZRdW65mMZS4U9qaWWhxxwHwXu5kFle2UsRT0LsIpYx_WRI5Guav58k0Wul-bQblPhQxzvbA-DefFXxVVT7Mwh0FiTqfPchpxdj7pk44IWk-p1gdZbejSdVefHlZzfjjTTX0bY/s1600-h/EPV0070.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitxTctKJZRdW65mMZS4U9qaWWhxxwHwXu5kFle2UsRT0LsIpYx_WRI5Guav58k0Wul-bQblPhQxzvbA-DefFXxVVT7Mwh0FiTqfPchpxdj7pk44IWk-p1gdZbejSdVefHlZzfjjTTX0bY/s400/EPV0070.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462793070639778" border="0" /></a>At the centre of the park was the Scad tower, a variation on the successful bungie jump attractions only on this ride you drop without being secured to any cord. Instead you fall into a big net that makes this loud crack sound that echoes around the park as if to signify that someone else has been stupid enough to give it a go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D4hQS9pObj6ISij4R4Mm5qagXewIDS8YirTtfYFSJE4G_W2WiyN5nDfCMKOII2m-RrcVFKkScTHX5vhg_QZiY_6prAybNlJWldJFseDeX-CHwdWZTxHPnL9qEGcanGwF0tsAXA2yxk8/s1600-h/EPV0073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8D4hQS9pObj6ISij4R4Mm5qagXewIDS8YirTtfYFSJE4G_W2WiyN5nDfCMKOII2m-RrcVFKkScTHX5vhg_QZiY_6prAybNlJWldJFseDeX-CHwdWZTxHPnL9qEGcanGwF0tsAXA2yxk8/s400/EPV0073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462638451816994" border="0" /></a>As someone who can cause an Alpine slide to derail by merely turning my head and who has ricocheted around a sky diving simulator with a mere nod, I just knew that I had a high chance of landing on my neck, so I wasn't prepared to give this a go but some friends did and they appeared to have enjoyed it; it's not for me.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE6ddvZV_ZYoPNa7xq-7-lK8zDftbfVqLZVM29H85p5Q44QM0tk1YYyyJi9L0X5HCMWuJWlPrW7GdhjMzMSTSrMm3TED8wPT6eP8pJ0x92cW-bBhuclO7kEiTy5XR6sDHm91xjW-qNjA/s1600-h/EPV0071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguE6ddvZV_ZYoPNa7xq-7-lK8zDftbfVqLZVM29H85p5Q44QM0tk1YYyyJi9L0X5HCMWuJWlPrW7GdhjMzMSTSrMm3TED8wPT6eP8pJ0x92cW-bBhuclO7kEiTy5XR6sDHm91xjW-qNjA/s400/EPV0071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462634156849682" border="0" /></a>The park itself looked really really nice. Very well maintained and with a decent selection of rides.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK91W0aSQ-XWPXeX_s0Z9VlccZLuqJY-W97OUieNskssXdMsrC3H-qwrT6C7E9o925xZRx_BZlt4-qMpyW-GW6j9ySJMBNrrkxfxQNuyRarZpbGOJA1fzymEsdxrAIAQoLBjrTCt7O0T8/s1600-h/EPV0074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK91W0aSQ-XWPXeX_s0Z9VlccZLuqJY-W97OUieNskssXdMsrC3H-qwrT6C7E9o925xZRx_BZlt4-qMpyW-GW6j9ySJMBNrrkxfxQNuyRarZpbGOJA1fzymEsdxrAIAQoLBjrTCt7O0T8/s400/EPV0074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462638451817010" border="0" /></a>Except this monster, it hurt, just like the one in Karolinalund.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsb7Cc8MkPGaM_D4Evuc4Af-0nMSuhM-271AVkTzmZjMoGIhUhqNzq9EfdNxujbaBEjGUS3k_2RdPbKoydo7oni71Vds1Ql5iykuPnsnR-IXvPjcvizo12GSlR29PH5i-ufoqhP7DR9c/s1600-h/EPV0090.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwsb7Cc8MkPGaM_D4Evuc4Af-0nMSuhM-271AVkTzmZjMoGIhUhqNzq9EfdNxujbaBEjGUS3k_2RdPbKoydo7oni71Vds1Ql5iykuPnsnR-IXvPjcvizo12GSlR29PH5i-ufoqhP7DR9c/s400/EPV0090.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462196070185362" border="0" /></a>Ow ow ow!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYor-En5rBbqSNYivlrM8hwFriPaT3hZrXeXRFiCwRxSOiSE5dWhE41-e2cq2khHxagU89L40iRTJ-6_daBfl30YHFosL8_TVT4-7riCu1LcxpL0taSbovCeCQQZIPwyh5zGQ5VxP-05o/s1600-h/EPV0077.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYor-En5rBbqSNYivlrM8hwFriPaT3hZrXeXRFiCwRxSOiSE5dWhE41-e2cq2khHxagU89L40iRTJ-6_daBfl30YHFosL8_TVT4-7riCu1LcxpL0taSbovCeCQQZIPwyh5zGQ5VxP-05o/s400/EPV0077.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462445178288578" border="0" /></a>The little caterpillar was alright but it saw my camera and hid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEhLxRqjLVstqBGO-joVUwcpZ39D4aO1m1EwrB6svBdVKJTexmT-2886T5eg8gtpmuVEdKcmKH6MniE3k-ZeVifHLRc3dzimiKFIh9ZxmkD9ekIaNTQQGbwGDJkBVEJwJonrs5UPS_hs/s1600-h/EPV0083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEhLxRqjLVstqBGO-joVUwcpZ39D4aO1m1EwrB6svBdVKJTexmT-2886T5eg8gtpmuVEdKcmKH6MniE3k-ZeVifHLRc3dzimiKFIh9ZxmkD9ekIaNTQQGbwGDJkBVEJwJonrs5UPS_hs/s400/EPV0083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462453768223218" border="0" /></a>Now this I loved. Park mascots usually just walk around the park and interact with people on the ground. On the last Scandi trip I remember seeing the caterpillar in Tusenfryd deliberately kicking people in the arse and lifting womens' skirts knowing there'd be no retaliation, and up til now he was my favourite mascot. At this park however the mascots went on the ride, even this one that went upside down. Fortunately their heads remained on, I can only imagine the screams from little kids if they had fallen off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8E7kuZTgbQi8ao_zgM6ublsoN3MR_Nr_A5Sma__LgSQDt7jsYDrf8Ct7H-_Ox6YeRDoD6tT6NBBTzl6jU3GtH14vxKYL5ylv5an1HujkCEsSmzIt6caXBSsA5x_IMfnp-hDxCuvxwEg/s1600-h/EPV0084.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY8E7kuZTgbQi8ao_zgM6ublsoN3MR_Nr_A5Sma__LgSQDt7jsYDrf8Ct7H-_Ox6YeRDoD6tT6NBBTzl6jU3GtH14vxKYL5ylv5an1HujkCEsSmzIt6caXBSsA5x_IMfnp-hDxCuvxwEg/s400/EPV0084.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462453768223234" border="0" /></a>The best coaster in the park would have to be the spinning mouse, never a good indictment of a park to be honest. These guys liked it so much they got to go round twice. Actually they'd somehow managed to lock the restraints down in the station and had to be sent around a second time before they could get off.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJnh6743w-P3ue5r8WDIF1oYCpFPHgC6cjMhP6i8ffqqvwfPWf2jPa-34x2fZ4XPdV1FClYVWpsdP5J_ACGfNhDf5zsrVwuRdM56Zof7RII4Ink-wPk9cfR2G2jfW6uw4zQU8Oc4bouU/s1600-h/EPV0087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJJnh6743w-P3ue5r8WDIF1oYCpFPHgC6cjMhP6i8ffqqvwfPWf2jPa-34x2fZ4XPdV1FClYVWpsdP5J_ACGfNhDf5zsrVwuRdM56Zof7RII4Ink-wPk9cfR2G2jfW6uw4zQU8Oc4bouU/s400/EPV0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462191775218034" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9-Ft60GjHf5g6bwxwmIiNuriWif52yxt9MGjG_VIv8w-C_WKbandU7sMj5e84ZJM5uvlbvjE4md9JQghahVLP3BEAuJHy822cOkJaGev6GO6tU4QdYfzH_Ug2OgUhf64mKglKzPQPFY/s1600-h/EPV0088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA9-Ft60GjHf5g6bwxwmIiNuriWif52yxt9MGjG_VIv8w-C_WKbandU7sMj5e84ZJM5uvlbvjE4md9JQghahVLP3BEAuJHy822cOkJaGev6GO6tU4QdYfzH_Ug2OgUhf64mKglKzPQPFY/s400/EPV0088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462191775218050" border="0" /></a>This was a weird spinning ride that I hadn't come across before. I didn't ride it to find out if it was any good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubX5YsN55Vl4ADLMBgwRMtRMej0PXJuVnPELOkVsPRnSBzvE9ThAxMq5hcIbdlO-HNUz3eEpm5hRbqbNaSwl2-LxxLfHhTasbk09ZGB5Otp0sr4SKdWfr3v2gxVqmihBztVZqe-5ucAs/s1600-h/EPV0096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhubX5YsN55Vl4ADLMBgwRMtRMej0PXJuVnPELOkVsPRnSBzvE9ThAxMq5hcIbdlO-HNUz3eEpm5hRbqbNaSwl2-LxxLfHhTasbk09ZGB5Otp0sr4SKdWfr3v2gxVqmihBztVZqe-5ucAs/s400/EPV0096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462200365152674" border="0" /></a>The funhouse was pretty good, although a bit short, and a slight rip-off at being an upcharge attraction (not covered by the wristband).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tmb6yyfiJRKkWQ9hYq035v8gkGKvci2CLq2QuWDJAiobnoCKwSVveY3nAtHp52UjgcwY0PyQ2boO06k3xghHTshQTJsQSsJ6OtHlnFki56VspS99gb0utyNy_PhPsThJuB0HWiRO8qk/s1600-h/IMG_1019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7tmb6yyfiJRKkWQ9hYq035v8gkGKvci2CLq2QuWDJAiobnoCKwSVveY3nAtHp52UjgcwY0PyQ2boO06k3xghHTshQTJsQSsJ6OtHlnFki56VspS99gb0utyNy_PhPsThJuB0HWiRO8qk/s400/IMG_1019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097461959846984002" border="0" /></a>The lean-in room was particularly clever as demonstrated by Keith. The hand rail contained a ball that rolled upwards. I'd not seen that in attractions like these before. Next door to this was a ghost train that was probably the best (apt saying that in Denmark) attraction in the park. It appeared to be home made and had nice little touches like rats scuttling across pipes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbi3cq8NpLEqGXLQQwpd7zh8W5rBcUQRLteE4TIxCAkNW0shoT3dVF2GTciK37aPHGMRv3227BYIyELCHFDyae7obNX_IJqPD2yON0A9CW2V4qjZswWBrPxJsJvSDxq4jUQblGvebE9Yc/s1600-h/EPV0097.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbi3cq8NpLEqGXLQQwpd7zh8W5rBcUQRLteE4TIxCAkNW0shoT3dVF2GTciK37aPHGMRv3227BYIyELCHFDyae7obNX_IJqPD2yON0A9CW2V4qjZswWBrPxJsJvSDxq4jUQblGvebE9Yc/s400/EPV0097.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462204660119986" border="0" /></a>Whilst we could have done with more time here I didn't feel I'd missed as much of it as I had with Djurs Sommerland. It was time to say "bye bye" to Tivoli Friheden, and head off to Bonbon land.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFphHBSSeUFTr13puwtDcsUP1bUP5m2yfarJXWE85FTH2xCJaQ5Ym-Xc_sqX62Iy3xUg2Oxlsg3IBzfBcz8Wn4aWvWKJuXFafPGpN8kmhYGM_cYkGIwu76aVepUwUAi0VfMOiVHC1c8w/s1600-h/IMG_1020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIFphHBSSeUFTr13puwtDcsUP1bUP5m2yfarJXWE85FTH2xCJaQ5Ym-Xc_sqX62Iy3xUg2Oxlsg3IBzfBcz8Wn4aWvWKJuXFafPGpN8kmhYGM_cYkGIwu76aVepUwUAi0VfMOiVHC1c8w/s400/IMG_1020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097461959846984018" border="0" /></a>A nice sky en-route to Holme-Olstrup in southern Denmark home to the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiJtt1rxIJ3zbIkQC8CL3p1xs07iqJUUuEI2hjvMxSPrKte-ozxXSOIxNiJBhuqdnDqnNaV5-7qAnpzBZH0ga04gQOAxQDZzFtG8lXTYWExdYgGWw-3-LnK5YTQ1OI4WzwUiqCMj1uYU/s1600-h/IMG_1026.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggiJtt1rxIJ3zbIkQC8CL3p1xs07iqJUUuEI2hjvMxSPrKte-ozxXSOIxNiJBhuqdnDqnNaV5-7qAnpzBZH0ga04gQOAxQDZzFtG8lXTYWExdYgGWw-3-LnK5YTQ1OI4WzwUiqCMj1uYU/s400/IMG_1026.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097461959846984034" border="0" /></a>Calling Bonbon land a one of a kind park is an understatement. It's so out there it's untrue (this is the farting dog that welcomes you to the park as an example), and in terms of theming has to be one of the most unique themed parks in the world. The Bonbon company markets a range around Scandinavia with lovely names like "bull shit", "pigeon crap" etc. We were welcomed to the park by Michael, the guy behind both the company and the park who shook everyone's hand as we made our way in. He's a really nice guy, not what you'd expect from someone with such a crazy imagination.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyErMSzw4QjuvCjT93aWE2sJmbBZiG6mQ2AvaXtLha8PCUuZD-Qdc6zckAmYrgpYk1uM9UHQcbiZeN1UuM5TTBeJ5lk_jG4v5SS8EO2nivO-CtZttmAd9XkDN9fg1oaCN5aMEx-dNsIs/s1600-h/EPV0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjyErMSzw4QjuvCjT93aWE2sJmbBZiG6mQ2AvaXtLha8PCUuZD-Qdc6zckAmYrgpYk1uM9UHQcbiZeN1UuM5TTBeJ5lk_jG4v5SS8EO2nivO-CtZttmAd9XkDN9fg1oaCN5aMEx-dNsIs/s400/EPV0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097464128805469426" border="0" /></a>Last time we were here it was to ride the first installation of the Eurofighter coaster, Vild Svinet (Wild Pig). It was a nice ride at the time and still pretty good.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatx9cvrlWmkvh4HM-ebXe7kP9Zs4oSbGVoV37RIF9fUOiwFwH2j3l2Lx5U8cBU7mtmKNw_G_SxN7l9JIuSJ00bL_2xngTtNP90H0qE8xTXQB_9hwdA-L6PWCtfu6zoEEKPzdFpju2pSQ/s1600-h/EPV0045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjatx9cvrlWmkvh4HM-ebXe7kP9Zs4oSbGVoV37RIF9fUOiwFwH2j3l2Lx5U8cBU7mtmKNw_G_SxN7l9JIuSJ00bL_2xngTtNP90H0qE8xTXQB_9hwdA-L6PWCtfu6zoEEKPzdFpju2pSQ/s400/EPV0045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463269812009810" border="0" /></a>The back end of Svinet. I think the high points on the ride are painted light blue to hide the ride a bit. So it seems odd that there's no issue with the drop tower.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZcG1MO1PJBIP0idyJi7hCyrqd-JuW5ZCg-K997WKlxuhEpoDI8ZK4CFjwoGyzicEZwA7NwCE6t6jesCK5zuRAvElhdYtsoCsk_BVasqNS07jR2Ds3SJSJ1ZH91GKbGx-_6Jgd-YS6ZI/s1600-h/EPV0006.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPZcG1MO1PJBIP0idyJi7hCyrqd-JuW5ZCg-K997WKlxuhEpoDI8ZK4CFjwoGyzicEZwA7NwCE6t6jesCK5zuRAvElhdYtsoCsk_BVasqNS07jR2Ds3SJSJ1ZH91GKbGx-_6Jgd-YS6ZI/s400/EPV0006.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097464133100436738" border="0" /></a>This is a butterfly coaster, which is perhaps the most basic version of a rollercoaster you'll ever come across. It's operated by the rider and has an awful throughput as a result. We were surprised that everyone who wanted to ride this got to do so. I'd have expected the queue to have been longer than we had time for (much like Parken Zoo)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSe_xmXCm3nTyK7wWSWhTWq8xO6Tgexde5An-eLkMtfS6Y6ZK-brSaQiIzAlSm5RIi0uLATgGhn926qBjllOmTqEVqodhUop-gimEZYvPWogAkAFk8cHWfuPXy-tJnddAY9xN3Z5KhA4/s1600-h/EPV0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzSe_xmXCm3nTyK7wWSWhTWq8xO6Tgexde5An-eLkMtfS6Y6ZK-brSaQiIzAlSm5RIi0uLATgGhn926qBjllOmTqEVqodhUop-gimEZYvPWogAkAFk8cHWfuPXy-tJnddAY9xN3Z5KhA4/s400/EPV0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097464133100436754" border="0" /></a>I believe there are only a small number of parks where the theming offers as much of an enjoyable experience as the rides. <a href="http://malcolmsjapantrip.blogspot.com/2005/02/tokyo-disneysea.html">Tokyo Disneysea</a> is perhaps the best example and this has to be the second. This is a Disk-O ride themed as running over the wings of a demented looking gull.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7ZhsD5uG0VhBRg98H4eHrrR_yQVqHzAslrR0FLFTjw10gd0w40ZR8ow4rlF3D_mNddpUTqJcjBCdravYuKzrKXpoLcXwkObALAxAeJmahGWFtkAb5Iw-N3y_HF2QBEED7l-QYSE0U4o/s1600-h/EPV0056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7ZhsD5uG0VhBRg98H4eHrrR_yQVqHzAslrR0FLFTjw10gd0w40ZR8ow4rlF3D_mNddpUTqJcjBCdravYuKzrKXpoLcXwkObALAxAeJmahGWFtkAb5Iw-N3y_HF2QBEED7l-QYSE0U4o/s400/EPV0056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463136668023618" border="0" /></a>Look at that rat, and where it's sat. I think the mad cat stole its hat. (more Dr Seuss). At Han-Katten does wear a hat so it does make sense.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTY9i7FBwkVDhOr8FzO69SwxPe9rrZzZA5k_qOjDgubr9O7Qh7z5WwFIPEJkMzA7sowo6K_POfcCi_Pj0N5jOSr532DdapEs9IkphQbQ5lzCASVT0rs4aExoQKmaYX-cCnqwnCinZt50/s1600-h/EPV0059.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqTY9i7FBwkVDhOr8FzO69SwxPe9rrZzZA5k_qOjDgubr9O7Qh7z5WwFIPEJkMzA7sowo6K_POfcCi_Pj0N5jOSr532DdapEs9IkphQbQ5lzCASVT0rs4aExoQKmaYX-cCnqwnCinZt50/s400/EPV0059.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462947689462466" border="0" /></a>A cool looking polyp type ride. I guess it can't be easy to make an octopus look cute but they've managed it here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd7JnJDHIux5UAokN45_V8DDVW2PDxtCNoeoCAxJgRZ6tkgVaVeEtWMj-0pxb19LEgWT8pgmi9AgBEAdEfyDn_q2_nc54SsURLOqkb5u1_ky-FV5S6Q7IpRVrVEzdHmTGfOgdRxCilmo/s1600-h/EPV0050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNd7JnJDHIux5UAokN45_V8DDVW2PDxtCNoeoCAxJgRZ6tkgVaVeEtWMj-0pxb19LEgWT8pgmi9AgBEAdEfyDn_q2_nc54SsURLOqkb5u1_ky-FV5S6Q7IpRVrVEzdHmTGfOgdRxCilmo/s400/EPV0050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463115193187074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhzYbnd_VtE0xTiPRzuR2oJfmqjYw0bZnaZDBdE2RfXwYLddQ5l4BgRJhZ26JQoEO3R_KfOuSxUkOFg8ae-VDZgg0sYblcnEqPKfYBungPtmnsSt9qO3MZTR3yKb2noq3m2b_ePxBR74/s1600-h/EPV0052.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilhzYbnd_VtE0xTiPRzuR2oJfmqjYw0bZnaZDBdE2RfXwYLddQ5l4BgRJhZ26JQoEO3R_KfOuSxUkOFg8ae-VDZgg0sYblcnEqPKfYBungPtmnsSt9qO3MZTR3yKb2noq3m2b_ePxBR74/s400/EPV0052.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463128078088994" border="0" /></a>The Bigbone tower (snigger).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighOCMhyjRkbhm23lH8d1E3UmBkapwCkovMbEMZnShiAHQtzV0soMpntuT4lpzUwOduCoDFzBiLbhwnH2tn-lT-3qxsU_AZfxfGKEMCIkmO3vThzubX35sf6Zd0IgL2On1aAIhUEQC1BY/s1600-h/EPV0013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEighOCMhyjRkbhm23lH8d1E3UmBkapwCkovMbEMZnShiAHQtzV0soMpntuT4lpzUwOduCoDFzBiLbhwnH2tn-lT-3qxsU_AZfxfGKEMCIkmO3vThzubX35sf6Zd0IgL2On1aAIhUEQC1BY/s400/EPV0013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463789503052866" border="0" /></a>This is what theming should be like, irrelevant to anything around it but worth looking at all the same. You can just imagine Michael walking around the park pointing at places and going "I want a drunk rat up there"..........OK, maybe you can't. His head works in a different way, but it's a good way.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6VK3pSbBlL55ZVeZZW-1k-A8A0mGrJVbOSMNyUMmaGWf-aWrI9F_-OG-cuxINc_bEF2r2cyqSXQlraQeUwcqiZrQe7Ki0uxQHhqvQSqUiOI93ViCjZYF9ozpJLZ76hLeRtkI9lG01ck/s1600-h/EPV0009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL6VK3pSbBlL55ZVeZZW-1k-A8A0mGrJVbOSMNyUMmaGWf-aWrI9F_-OG-cuxINc_bEF2r2cyqSXQlraQeUwcqiZrQe7Ki0uxQHhqvQSqUiOI93ViCjZYF9ozpJLZ76hLeRtkI9lG01ck/s400/EPV0009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463974186646690" border="0" /></a>This is the famous dog fart coaster. A rather straight forward coaster made memorable by playing a fart noise as you go through the kennel and featuring a statue of a dog taking a crap in its centre. Apparently this ride was conceived by Michael's son who when asked what kind of ride he'd like to see in his dad's park replied "dog fart". Just as well he didn't respond "monkey spunk" then.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEL2XE7QAI8qKwXugo_ZBc40clSp5PkqGg0U5c3tRw0IHUm8TqW9XiGaGPMM-R0VxiwqtiN4hMl_76nKXdzF9txv4ZEWNoKZDJrLwUtZke0WhA5sdr1Lqw7tbj6UTEsvwj9OhYHj8hJk/s1600-h/EPV0011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBEL2XE7QAI8qKwXugo_ZBc40clSp5PkqGg0U5c3tRw0IHUm8TqW9XiGaGPMM-R0VxiwqtiN4hMl_76nKXdzF9txv4ZEWNoKZDJrLwUtZke0WhA5sdr1Lqw7tbj6UTEsvwj9OhYHj8hJk/s400/EPV0011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463987071548610" border="0" /></a>Most parks usually insist that people under the influence of drugs not enter this park. I think doing so in this park would induce seizures.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8_1LG5Ar-OjmruAUD7re7-pOTw7bo2_KV5oSOl3dHWi7aYw_fTFdEycABQmkV7zTqoHEjM9c8M4fwXDo2zkab9VUG87R-6-E2JJ46QG77xXL-tZM6ng5eF-2blh0xf8o1A5cyjWePbQ/s1600-h/EPV0019.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM8_1LG5Ar-OjmruAUD7re7-pOTw7bo2_KV5oSOl3dHWi7aYw_fTFdEycABQmkV7zTqoHEjM9c8M4fwXDo2zkab9VUG87R-6-E2JJ46QG77xXL-tZM6ng5eF-2blh0xf8o1A5cyjWePbQ/s400/EPV0019.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463802387954802" border="0" /></a>This is the new ride and which had only opened a week prior to us visiting. Han-Katten (with hat) is a new generation of spinning mouse type rides where people sit opposite each other. I had ridden one before on the America trip at <a href="http://malcolmsamericatrip.blogspot.com/2006/07/six-flags-new-england.html">Six Flags New England</a> and I think this was the first of its kind in Europe, but I hope not the last. Head of Six Flags Mark Shapiro likes these rides too and has started putting them into his parks. A clever move!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaQ39GgFvpDbSQDRmT-f3cUcyYGp0qfZsL75HSQeUyQoRGwzLjb-NEpoDTzL3lGiHOLQWSwmIv5XX7T8O29mNXRKHqiOfEEhFK5k5OedsL5w8Rck2NF3gSjDYxqb3ysnUKyYNnWRegZg/s1600-h/EPV0031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoaQ39GgFvpDbSQDRmT-f3cUcyYGp0qfZsL75HSQeUyQoRGwzLjb-NEpoDTzL3lGiHOLQWSwmIv5XX7T8O29mNXRKHqiOfEEhFK5k5OedsL5w8Rck2NF3gSjDYxqb3ysnUKyYNnWRegZg/s400/EPV0031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463621999328306" border="0" /></a>I went on with Martin and Lisa and we had an absolutely blinding ride on this, quite literally. We spun so much everything was just one big blur. Simon who was fortunate enough to witness our run said he'd never seen a car spin so much, and as we came back into the station even the ride engineers were looking at the car and shaking their heads in disbelief and laughing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4yFViOswFA-zPWc4c12sjP0UWCNZauLgqyH8hekKmdOeIBJwP37wuc0RAFnkCfQX6RCzEvV9gHcro0EFawfyjvm7MxKH4vzalwICt7czlbYf1j3Xh6r2FwpuABBTglPRHK94bicFMqE/s1600-h/EPV0040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4yFViOswFA-zPWc4c12sjP0UWCNZauLgqyH8hekKmdOeIBJwP37wuc0RAFnkCfQX6RCzEvV9gHcro0EFawfyjvm7MxKH4vzalwICt7czlbYf1j3Xh6r2FwpuABBTglPRHK94bicFMqE/s400/EPV0040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097463433020767186" border="0" /></a>I had to run over to Michael and tell him what a great ride he had, before running back for another go. This for me was the most fun ride on the trip by quite a margin. I think having people sat opposite and seeing their reaction to the ride acts as a catalyst to your enjoyment and leads to everyone coming off laughing.<br /><br />After dinner at the park we left Bonbon and headed into Copenhagen for a quick Tivoli fix. Personally I think Bonbon is a day park, not a few hours park. We really needed to spend more time here as it had so much to offer. The last time we came to Bonbon we had takeovers allover the park including the children's assault course (physically exhausting) and the rocking cow (which was just plain mental) however there was no time for any of that, and checking the new park map it looks like both may have gone, a pity.<br /><br />I should also mention that I'd also taken quite a lot of photos at this park before realising late on that I hadn't put the memory card back into the camera after backing up my Tivoli Friheden pictures, so these were taken very quickly on the way out, and I really need to get back there.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQ6gZMZ-9ucjAUthUk7q181LeOsNm8f1qSNfPHXFgov6HV-UF8uGX2Z-MFmeHs_ueFIE78WzescB4Yz7E1wJpT6J_nIlNWtjNMFiPKSABz2I0v3T2OxakBYzUVMScFaOvSakHlRJyecI/s1600-h/250px-D_oh.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQ6gZMZ-9ucjAUthUk7q181LeOsNm8f1qSNfPHXFgov6HV-UF8uGX2Z-MFmeHs_ueFIE78WzescB4Yz7E1wJpT6J_nIlNWtjNMFiPKSABz2I0v3T2OxakBYzUVMScFaOvSakHlRJyecI/s400/250px-D_oh.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102703995472837922" border="0" /></a><br />We arrived very late in Copenhagen and made our way over to the park to experience it at night. Tivoli is an amazing park and my words won't really do it justice (becoz I can't choose the bestest wordz). We were going to have 2 nights and a day here and as I had been here before I deliberately avoided the rides and relaxed in the gardens instead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCYJd1a4irloUw5ha_PoaxsthUkk6qptN-9mP0G9oEaPtVWGvRqdQMrodw7XZZyHdDTYV5Cljij_Y12Wt4DzRE3Rlt012BHrtKil6x63oPnuxVsoz9Z3GWJjwUUuRZSAxu0u5lnRsj4Q/s1600-h/EPV0060.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCYJd1a4irloUw5ha_PoaxsthUkk6qptN-9mP0G9oEaPtVWGvRqdQMrodw7XZZyHdDTYV5Cljij_Y12Wt4DzRE3Rlt012BHrtKil6x63oPnuxVsoz9Z3GWJjwUUuRZSAxu0u5lnRsj4Q/s400/EPV0060.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462956279397074" border="0" /></a>A rather naff shot of the entrance lit up in all is glory, which I failed to capture.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJb4SfdnkySWf_P49mdUkxD1hKJy4I7a80yskcZpJTAYPyHAei914OV3AsZ3ykv07DEzP32evVA7bjO_Gl7YWjkn043VjqYlSdQP_aQcYyv9PRFuzXZPGmv7ppeiQiJ1n3wc6jOkZSIw/s1600-h/EPV0067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJb4SfdnkySWf_P49mdUkxD1hKJy4I7a80yskcZpJTAYPyHAei914OV3AsZ3ykv07DEzP32evVA7bjO_Gl7YWjkn043VjqYlSdQP_aQcYyv9PRFuzXZPGmv7ppeiQiJ1n3wc6jOkZSIw/s400/EPV0067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462784480705138" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2tJ4Tt4lDobTGQ8zLu_gh1ktnYko4I4EbL3buPf7SFOnsukXNYcYltICDHlgQxtT9BIszesrIlCVJSPzWS8UUp14AJCJfS4SwM_QU1WCefn_g2jV5uLDtBRnh7w4Qd9lHvc7rZwXmKU/s1600-h/EPV0061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc2tJ4Tt4lDobTGQ8zLu_gh1ktnYko4I4EbL3buPf7SFOnsukXNYcYltICDHlgQxtT9BIszesrIlCVJSPzWS8UUp14AJCJfS4SwM_QU1WCefn_g2jV5uLDtBRnh7w4Qd9lHvc7rZwXmKU/s400/EPV0061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462956279397090" border="0" /></a>Although a small city park, there are over a dozen restaurants, a theme park, various stages and theatres. The perfect recipe for a city park that caters to all ages. This is the chinese theatre that wasn't actually showing anything when we got there, but did have a ballet performance the next night.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvZg6z-10vR4vZ9sL2t327GFHqLpM7GitXRVZlA_RqaX-FFR_VyAI4TDKqV9yfZBk3UpelNCGFqU381s95XhC78JV5_Q6r29YrFwHBdHMviP6okbPyMgpk4ZSMQuyrt-CWMrznN0tTMw/s1600-h/EPV0062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgvZg6z-10vR4vZ9sL2t327GFHqLpM7GitXRVZlA_RqaX-FFR_VyAI4TDKqV9yfZBk3UpelNCGFqU381s95XhC78JV5_Q6r29YrFwHBdHMviP6okbPyMgpk4ZSMQuyrt-CWMrznN0tTMw/s400/EPV0062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462964869331698" border="0" /></a>The main stage in the centre of the park was hosting a concert from a Danish band. Alas it wasn't Aqua, I would have liked to have heard Barbie Girl sung live for comedy value alone, but given the turnout it was probably someone a bit more hip. It was also quite amusing seeing the first timers to this park trying to figure out a way to the rides without trying to squeeze past this lot!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNVOcm1SGa9zVs5J8MQecPYCMALKMVxl-2G8N0IME1-OrA9BwsGYcnp9-lUtC3a78hoAA8fYyaQLaW0a-N_5JXyJeZEEVC1_ESdxCPzoqlu0UBdOKjrtkMxg0iMzQfCiasERTMQ5RH68/s1600-h/EPV0075.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNVOcm1SGa9zVs5J8MQecPYCMALKMVxl-2G8N0IME1-OrA9BwsGYcnp9-lUtC3a78hoAA8fYyaQLaW0a-N_5JXyJeZEEVC1_ESdxCPzoqlu0UBdOKjrtkMxg0iMzQfCiasERTMQ5RH68/s400/EPV0075.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462642746784322" border="0" /></a>The chinese pagoda near the back of the park. Nicely themed, and also home to Daemonen, the one ride I hadn't done at this park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgfdnBrbqfwtir2wYvRwI5Lo43IkJNlsL0w-sBfKMNJgS08Rtrzdb8g0k9hOVoyO4M4VaieloF6rW5m2yEA1hpqXL5xgygf8_vfvDr_JUeXvHaIYYyhLDqxEBJ_-VhsFgUBxzzV5djhuU/s1600-h/EPV0087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgfdnBrbqfwtir2wYvRwI5Lo43IkJNlsL0w-sBfKMNJgS08Rtrzdb8g0k9hOVoyO4M4VaieloF6rW5m2yEA1hpqXL5xgygf8_vfvDr_JUeXvHaIYYyhLDqxEBJ_-VhsFgUBxzzV5djhuU/s400/EPV0087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103018606122237618" border="0" /></a>The Chinese Dragon close to Daemonen's queue line. I doubt it was theming but there was a nasty smell of vomit around here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mxuBI_tW9qyjlQRvfAjKM2dc_70EeGyjtiWGOJiBOEMczFi7aspbXdEu2biSng0fBu2PMPY_4k7caJvt61qoiK4ZPNtjBnyQhWSspqGo-b2OVW9wedPC02cslSt8DDNC5b0y1kiJ4BQ/s1600-h/EPV0080.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0mxuBI_tW9qyjlQRvfAjKM2dc_70EeGyjtiWGOJiBOEMczFi7aspbXdEu2biSng0fBu2PMPY_4k7caJvt61qoiK4ZPNtjBnyQhWSspqGo-b2OVW9wedPC02cslSt8DDNC5b0y1kiJ4BQ/s400/EPV0080.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462445178288594" border="0" /></a>It was closed (it was quite late after all) so I just played with the camera and tried to get some long exposure shots.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnoC5j0oWYJJfKhThGXK4HFDWueeWy0wwtMP2rFT8AfsfhHcfbW9eMyNNsuF8SqvBbMQ8xtp6wjNcAUfNwRv6uBU-BA9Mf5y501W-pa9CYwqmiDA8KmhMVNIYr_SPAcCLc5E8fi9etZE/s1600-h/EPV0081.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbnoC5j0oWYJJfKhThGXK4HFDWueeWy0wwtMP2rFT8AfsfhHcfbW9eMyNNsuF8SqvBbMQ8xtp6wjNcAUfNwRv6uBU-BA9Mf5y501W-pa9CYwqmiDA8KmhMVNIYr_SPAcCLc5E8fi9etZE/s400/EPV0081.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097462449473255906" border="0" /></a>After I'd got bored taking pictures I met up with some of the others who had chosen to relax with a drink rather than ride the rides, and we just relaxed at Cafe George (of all the places) and had a good chat and laugh. After a short laser and fountain show (we were too relaxed to go and watch) we were then kicked out of the park and made our way to our rooms.<br /><br />The longest day had come to an end and whilst I wasn't overly tired I missed spending more time at the first three parks, particularly Djurs and Bonbon.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-19-bon-bon-land.html">Lets go back to Bakken...</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-18578613556242570732007-06-23T13:22:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:57:02.755-08:00Day 19 - Bakken & TivoliBakken, North of Copenhagen is officially the oldest theme park with history going back as far as 1583, which would have been the oldest thing on this trip had Keith not come along, actually Turku Castle still beats both of those!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnJdFj41V68dYdokY7wX3GSvOVo7Ldfl1vkIBMZalwysQdXsMiRppGTbBJ4Il0dINlGTX_wlMSym2vUjymLmQ17v6RggI7a4Vu2fSLZ_mLuidi_oPBQHWAqttUW3JLZzTfceDZOY7GDQ/s1600-h/EPV0001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnJdFj41V68dYdokY7wX3GSvOVo7Ldfl1vkIBMZalwysQdXsMiRppGTbBJ4Il0dINlGTX_wlMSym2vUjymLmQ17v6RggI7a4Vu2fSLZ_mLuidi_oPBQHWAqttUW3JLZzTfceDZOY7GDQ/s400/EPV0001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097467049383231234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEm9z69aEW6pzmMEkSy1_3n44aBG7SBPJ0x5FLh-G2uNm7zlMQ2bVzsZF8KQwPPzs2JYIk6wqY7hcuAC8xHiMZDBAY4bl7fHalQjxEAXah5wKgMEPS0AMb-MSYQhjXmYS0f1dRxh9nGM/s1600-h/EPV0002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtEm9z69aEW6pzmMEkSy1_3n44aBG7SBPJ0x5FLh-G2uNm7zlMQ2bVzsZF8KQwPPzs2JYIk6wqY7hcuAC8xHiMZDBAY4bl7fHalQjxEAXah5wKgMEPS0AMb-MSYQhjXmYS0f1dRxh9nGM/s400/EPV0002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097467049383231250" border="0" /></a>The park was preparing for the official Santa convention so had Christmas theming already in place. Good effort on the park to go to such length for an event that only lasts 3 days (the convention, not Christmas)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11nPGHmlUbG3FD7Ij_OWbWi6KI1pi_xUJkot2TATzG_HeQcZ60gsfDHeZ0rjbkrfHmx4bQRonRQAfk4mgfHQJuzo9rz44XjB8Pv0YcEYcjYiRrqBlbRpArrghbIU2Tigljrf2vPct0WM/s1600-h/EPV0004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11nPGHmlUbG3FD7Ij_OWbWi6KI1pi_xUJkot2TATzG_HeQcZ60gsfDHeZ0rjbkrfHmx4bQRonRQAfk4mgfHQJuzo9rz44XjB8Pv0YcEYcjYiRrqBlbRpArrghbIU2Tigljrf2vPct0WM/s400/EPV0004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097467053678198562" border="0" /></a>That's Mariehonen, which means ladybird, and behind it is a rollercoaster that shares the same name. Do you see what I did there?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCly2fhflbxCMTu3IVKJsQ0nbfFZ1GWL0gOMV-k9F3hTcIfQfB3qYs-0tnsVrS1b1hCeF6Wigemkafctxxjfx4v2Buihrzmwt99e055NXSGvZyrBYoysaK7ZqoBug62hR82x-xVEOVp4/s1600-h/EPV0007.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPCly2fhflbxCMTu3IVKJsQ0nbfFZ1GWL0gOMV-k9F3hTcIfQfB3qYs-0tnsVrS1b1hCeF6Wigemkafctxxjfx4v2Buihrzmwt99e055NXSGvZyrBYoysaK7ZqoBug62hR82x-xVEOVp4/s400/EPV0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097467053678198578" border="0" /></a>We were welcomed by the park, as we were at Liseberg, in the centre of its wooden coaster. Unlike that park though there's a real house inside with a family that live in it. To get into the middle of the ride you have to know the secret password, which is "Malmen Parken". Don't say you don't learn anything on my lengthy reports!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-i4h8mxcygtTwwLGI6dXYSYyDepIg2W6RyPvZs5rRJ1SsV0bzG4BazrPdnDi4lD57EaSa6hYW4dmdps4lMNc673cVFYsnk_xD4e06tKx7aZfMoUx28F7nV9bl8XO8cphpJ85qoDeHL5o/s1600-h/EPV0008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-i4h8mxcygtTwwLGI6dXYSYyDepIg2W6RyPvZs5rRJ1SsV0bzG4BazrPdnDi4lD57EaSa6hYW4dmdps4lMNc673cVFYsnk_xD4e06tKx7aZfMoUx28F7nV9bl8XO8cphpJ85qoDeHL5o/s400/EPV0008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466860404670130" border="0" /></a>The wooden coaster I'd just referred to is the Rutschebahan, which means "Rough Train". It was silky smooth when it first opened in 1932 but has gotten worse over the years. Actually, I'm being too harsh, considering its age its doing very well. It has aged better than Falken for example. I'm just not a fan of it. It is of course one of the three scenic railways on the trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbYLWDVHcGMq7ydtdy5KbFhUFSmuNlm6rcHIf9HgF-h4CMMXmfhwInRIiTrqgbxvWdgoTGCxRdw3P0sWzaFwE6Yn4J6BHuZWv1EWEDOAkLu03NffuZftAhH5ks5ezdQJrSID5jQGo1GM/s1600-h/EPV0017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbYLWDVHcGMq7ydtdy5KbFhUFSmuNlm6rcHIf9HgF-h4CMMXmfhwInRIiTrqgbxvWdgoTGCxRdw3P0sWzaFwE6Yn4J6BHuZWv1EWEDOAkLu03NffuZftAhH5ks5ezdQJrSID5jQGo1GM/s400/EPV0017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466860404670146" border="0" /></a>In its defence we did ask the chief brakeman for a silly run (one where he doesn't brake as much as usual) and he obliged, that was pretty decent.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwY1WQS7FEYuXRDloMezgqlYsEzmNOxwTa40_six3mkrXniFYbtg52KUytdzSa57KWXNRrWIUrjnBb5VfKXaCmYnXw4RjWca2dXCGYJJ8e0IF5bebK_dly8tT5z6GI6ZcwqKzL4lMH4k/s1600-h/EPV0020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTwY1WQS7FEYuXRDloMezgqlYsEzmNOxwTa40_six3mkrXniFYbtg52KUytdzSa57KWXNRrWIUrjnBb5VfKXaCmYnXw4RjWca2dXCGYJJ8e0IF5bebK_dly8tT5z6GI6ZcwqKzL4lMH4k/s400/EPV0020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466860404670162" border="0" /></a>For me the best ride in the park, other than the double-shot is Mine Train Ulven. Its an inconspicuous looking ride, which like Dr Who's Tardis doesn't offer much from the outside but is much better once you're in it. It's basically built into a big hole so you don't expect the drop to be as big as it is.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyzA96tXA81gtXxQSYnqkQqnJ9z2a4UrcjkLekOpJYLr_ygr5VD6T-1GtRtE-TxiCFOQ8Fyrgv38XOmT_syhjE8CBT-H1onMgwNZlqzvBZ_TwdCVikkXgFxSjIWEFB_shqlDWxxhoy08/s1600-h/EPV0021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKyzA96tXA81gtXxQSYnqkQqnJ9z2a4UrcjkLekOpJYLr_ygr5VD6T-1GtRtE-TxiCFOQ8Fyrgv38XOmT_syhjE8CBT-H1onMgwNZlqzvBZ_TwdCVikkXgFxSjIWEFB_shqlDWxxhoy08/s400/EPV0021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466864699637474" border="0" /></a>Themed bin. I'm not sure why you'd have signs to vending machines (the "sodavand" on the door)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1mTfiAw-rG4ojBuXT2A6Ls4lZPwDSgOMi5Z-wpiQ5_J6JaOWAEeXQBmH_U3Vr4z8pkvuwd8laZM1nI-qsn_r2a2BDjww_SHt6pFbxRSQL8SZd4yIG9v58gSPXCmPWcE_DCZLj3diab4/s1600-h/IMG_1027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit1mTfiAw-rG4ojBuXT2A6Ls4lZPwDSgOMi5Z-wpiQ5_J6JaOWAEeXQBmH_U3Vr4z8pkvuwd8laZM1nI-qsn_r2a2BDjww_SHt6pFbxRSQL8SZd4yIG9v58gSPXCmPWcE_DCZLj3diab4/s400/IMG_1027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466413728071154" border="0" /></a>The polyp at this ride was great, run on a decent program and had that traveling fair moment where the operator asks if you want to go faster and the locals who can understand him shout "yes" and the tourists ask each other what he's asking. Best ridden alone and with the arms off the handrail, you're thrown around loads then!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKPOOWn-3fG_D-O6xvRuduJQZ2CJUr042aSDfEdRpTX5GcyNp7xT8WUYCK26ioqTB7b7CcctWeJF7YLEVy8InMBd8mQJ9ORgWUh7GMXQOddJDDwYIFRPCgRhLjaPobevLHl7Jph1Ihss/s1600-h/EPV0024.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguKPOOWn-3fG_D-O6xvRuduJQZ2CJUr042aSDfEdRpTX5GcyNp7xT8WUYCK26ioqTB7b7CcctWeJF7YLEVy8InMBd8mQJ9ORgWUh7GMXQOddJDDwYIFRPCgRhLjaPobevLHl7Jph1Ihss/s400/EPV0024.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466868994604786" border="0" /></a>Nice themed lighthouse.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExy1MpmHn0_xajlPs1R0YJxX7kUOmFe_0PiFE6rOJZ9_qaoC9ww22uELSNTUgbrNmFEXRliEYtvjt9RuZuwSkxznmPShNHS4S9IKnZm78z7P5UXVt4By6OPI4Hm9ASej40h45Oi6cDyY/s1600-h/EPV0027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExy1MpmHn0_xajlPs1R0YJxX7kUOmFe_0PiFE6rOJZ9_qaoC9ww22uELSNTUgbrNmFEXRliEYtvjt9RuZuwSkxznmPShNHS4S9IKnZm78z7P5UXVt4By6OPI4Hm9ASej40h45Oi6cDyY/s400/EPV0027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466710080814690" border="0" /></a>and Catalan area too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3Vecqkl29TtVnD3z-IyWuJqO2o7OnjZdO56s5xnFAwHyhZJcNU-vHRgvBe5WYPnZbYFBBz9fT_8VbdsicE9XloC3TCWi7Wol4N7SNGOYv4_BuLmKFVXMPDcoP0Rcif4HSZ4EbwQWNTU/s1600-h/EPV0028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir3Vecqkl29TtVnD3z-IyWuJqO2o7OnjZdO56s5xnFAwHyhZJcNU-vHRgvBe5WYPnZbYFBBz9fT_8VbdsicE9XloC3TCWi7Wol4N7SNGOYv4_BuLmKFVXMPDcoP0Rcif4HSZ4EbwQWNTU/s400/EPV0028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466714375782002" border="0" /></a>I was going to think of a Dr Seuss rhyme here but it would have been too rude.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAqr_Rm93BZq2MX3mRPrg9h1RcOFRyZlUs-Mw-xoez6aXXEsIg4XURHABNN92VFqvi4krNLcePZDIZvAH01estRDaVji_Vyhsu9vF0v9RTAS7xvkHZyR5LlDQxhQZeQmGcguFubIZJ9M/s1600-h/EPV0029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihAqr_Rm93BZq2MX3mRPrg9h1RcOFRyZlUs-Mw-xoez6aXXEsIg4XURHABNN92VFqvi4krNLcePZDIZvAH01estRDaVji_Vyhsu9vF0v9RTAS7xvkHZyR5LlDQxhQZeQmGcguFubIZJ9M/s400/EPV0029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466714375782018" border="0" /></a>Racing was the second Fitzer coaster on the trip, and pretty good. There hadn't been any new rides introduced to Bakken since my last trip here so the pressure was off in terms of getting around everything.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY28shtyBRgA5pG2t3pZoqvlnuI8DoDy4XKJSrSk1WgITAqxnGvVhqBnSFevhWdG8pryuUyaUJ2ehNX0jjELQj4yBAxaqv40vC2TpH-tPf3GZQypeUEx3FDphzdkXoKqDVWmdiP-9FUew/s1600-h/EPV0034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY28shtyBRgA5pG2t3pZoqvlnuI8DoDy4XKJSrSk1WgITAqxnGvVhqBnSFevhWdG8pryuUyaUJ2ehNX0jjELQj4yBAxaqv40vC2TpH-tPf3GZQypeUEx3FDphzdkXoKqDVWmdiP-9FUew/s400/EPV0034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466718670749330" border="0" /></a>More Christmas theming.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV34RtBKmgBEBIVo-uOqn8N35kxu3ZZx8Ti0-LG1fPNB0mKEuZR_9kFXKQ0L3OfS6VLlvFLHMbxnJwMe25rBPWRfUlWux1qLNIbWylVqJTUSce75C68mqVtXIKb12M96jahg4pR5-vZxE/s1600-h/EPV0035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV34RtBKmgBEBIVo-uOqn8N35kxu3ZZx8Ti0-LG1fPNB0mKEuZR_9kFXKQ0L3OfS6VLlvFLHMbxnJwMe25rBPWRfUlWux1qLNIbWylVqJTUSce75C68mqVtXIKb12M96jahg4pR5-vZxE/s400/EPV0035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466718670749346" border="0" /></a>The 5D cinema was showing a cute "flies in space" film that I'd seen a few days earlier at Faarup, so I didn't bother seeing it again here. It was also showing two other films that I'd seen elsewhere before.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5JQurMdRtT-IeatMvanqN82Zr3FZJFFVRDnJcNMLgcEzD6A7sZznFw5k7zNdbp6o3JbkKf1QxcFVqBPdr-PaI5jhWbujzguQ9zMuYq6R-VL71bASjNv3yuxXYwUuERPGXoTjkzD7dBc/s1600-h/EPV0036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk5JQurMdRtT-IeatMvanqN82Zr3FZJFFVRDnJcNMLgcEzD6A7sZznFw5k7zNdbp6o3JbkKf1QxcFVqBPdr-PaI5jhWbujzguQ9zMuYq6R-VL71bASjNv3yuxXYwUuERPGXoTjkzD7dBc/s400/EPV0036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466564051926546" border="0" /></a>Wicker elephant.......just because.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ufDunyT7C0Fobg8b46JfjGmAMqdPD2DcBSf5uWtKuaD_XkfOMzTs5HbHmyd2xOy5pTp71xeDwr6XWflMiBT-UoSqHdrh_hxdp89Zzwe26f3yBHs09ux60ieGrYR9W-iDi_7-Sf1ONus/s1600-h/EPV0037.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ufDunyT7C0Fobg8b46JfjGmAMqdPD2DcBSf5uWtKuaD_XkfOMzTs5HbHmyd2xOy5pTp71xeDwr6XWflMiBT-UoSqHdrh_hxdp89Zzwe26f3yBHs09ux60ieGrYR9W-iDi_7-Sf1ONus/s400/EPV0037.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466564051926562" border="0" /></a>The jungle ride was closed, apparently there had been a problem simulating the rain forest environment within the Danish mainland and they were in the process of containing it all within a large geodesic dome.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvBURjM9CPZaRYGryVwV_DxVak1tCioE7r1osrqQutxr1Le_drzu4vl7dw1G9SrM1VnCO7l6rkKQe7a0HqCl5WqH2Uh3NvLxc1tTTQOj9EWP__FO-IdDdVkbtWfpZPleha92qXOHa2Lo/s1600-h/IMG_1028.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJvBURjM9CPZaRYGryVwV_DxVak1tCioE7r1osrqQutxr1Le_drzu4vl7dw1G9SrM1VnCO7l6rkKQe7a0HqCl5WqH2Uh3NvLxc1tTTQOj9EWP__FO-IdDdVkbtWfpZPleha92qXOHa2Lo/s400/IMG_1028.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466413728071170" border="0" /></a>This picture is just priceless. Poor Jeff looks like he's about to die and Chris has "why am I even doing this" written all over his face.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBVk3b7Cp0Ijitl8B38moTan770IBpZ5Sq8er1kvbfri9bAF3Xv1SlWyYdsAcUlqk_EirKEtrybAXvL-BHm5I-7Zsx5xBvQ_4vRS3FDy0UML2ifJgFRu36rU69djzvfY1XvtHhFN_wJE/s1600-h/IMG_1031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTBVk3b7Cp0Ijitl8B38moTan770IBpZ5Sq8er1kvbfri9bAF3Xv1SlWyYdsAcUlqk_EirKEtrybAXvL-BHm5I-7Zsx5xBvQ_4vRS3FDy0UML2ifJgFRu36rU69djzvfY1XvtHhFN_wJE/s400/IMG_1031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466237634411890" border="0" /></a>The afterburner was on a great program, nice and long and sick inducing. We were taking great delight in watching a kid opposite slide in his seat and go pale as the ride got going, then his cheeks went out and we thought he was going to be sick and we were ready to cheer (probably before we rotated into it). However he swallowed it all back down, and his complexion came back and he ended up laughing as the ride came to a stop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN-xwl6zlsolG-ulmw2eHRR-TPNA0YMz-Y6ZjnguaR-7LDZQWjih0oZU6SBCPEcoiWK_QdQ_MgErjJQtM61-9PtVemAz4ZoXNjUzjqUt015gocL3D_evWhK0S89qyqr6KVoqSwxQ6RFU/s1600-h/IMG_1033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN-xwl6zlsolG-ulmw2eHRR-TPNA0YMz-Y6ZjnguaR-7LDZQWjih0oZU6SBCPEcoiWK_QdQ_MgErjJQtM61-9PtVemAz4ZoXNjUzjqUt015gocL3D_evWhK0S89qyqr6KVoqSwxQ6RFU/s400/IMG_1033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466241929379202" border="0" /></a>The park got pretty busy but it was never a problem.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8tg8jUY_fa-1uFj5QYJdC9UHKDud0L-daoiO9XiLmQMTYtfqX8QvUzey1E1kQpQ9P_NIFT4KAj3Ju-ZA7XShjHu3OSCB03gWf4Nrv12Puj8XlatqxtD3-sMSXoe8OBDWNe49VE7f4Pw/s1600-h/EPV0041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ8tg8jUY_fa-1uFj5QYJdC9UHKDud0L-daoiO9XiLmQMTYtfqX8QvUzey1E1kQpQ9P_NIFT4KAj3Ju-ZA7XShjHu3OSCB03gWf4Nrv12Puj8XlatqxtD3-sMSXoe8OBDWNe49VE7f4Pw/s400/EPV0041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466568346893890" border="0" /></a>Having done all the rides a group of us decided to rest away from the crowds back under the wooden coaster. No one was going to sleep, just rest...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSYaoNIyXqBR7wv_tctCopk0-wJBLYKVqNmbqXq_Bjdc750O0Q-m33_ZjevQXyF5Z_b-76sCU2jL2m5UERgElXAe64RVf1N1lwJsvThUkVyaJcS85-lsU2xC2hDffC2nCA8PNBEHoNEw/s1600-h/EPV0038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsSYaoNIyXqBR7wv_tctCopk0-wJBLYKVqNmbqXq_Bjdc750O0Q-m33_ZjevQXyF5Z_b-76sCU2jL2m5UERgElXAe64RVf1N1lwJsvThUkVyaJcS85-lsU2xC2hDffC2nCA8PNBEHoNEw/s400/EPV0038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466568346893874" border="0" /></a>Chris and Jeff were testing whether it was possible to cross your arms and legs without looking!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuGItZTKAHdr8IFDJB_E5Ie3gvjYp8mqF1VjO8V10J30FIOXunwS5N9tdxzw9BxqIHlIVhQu_Yw9Yi8vsTgjjVjVdBYhwv7TUSfYJntGhAKJBomqoEV9JtQFvVbeSpajdaPcnX3PLwSY/s1600-h/EPV0042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKuGItZTKAHdr8IFDJB_E5Ie3gvjYp8mqF1VjO8V10J30FIOXunwS5N9tdxzw9BxqIHlIVhQu_Yw9Yi8vsTgjjVjVdBYhwv7TUSfYJntGhAKJBomqoEV9JtQFvVbeSpajdaPcnX3PLwSY/s400/EPV0042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466572641861202" border="0" /></a>Martin was just assessing how much heavier his head had become compared to the start of the trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MFfLFZpU27Pgl_h9PTAAWhjpYcTcP_VGoHznAuJ6ZY694N7oCPP554mAsxI_8piRepMEpl9FeSoEVg0RuWB35Ax1ZeB3-QLAWV-SAAQxbLbAayCkV5FJakUYZ-AI-NaUXt2NqOvgHpE/s1600-h/EPV0044.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2MFfLFZpU27Pgl_h9PTAAWhjpYcTcP_VGoHznAuJ6ZY694N7oCPP554mAsxI_8piRepMEpl9FeSoEVg0RuWB35Ax1ZeB3-QLAWV-SAAQxbLbAayCkV5FJakUYZ-AI-NaUXt2NqOvgHpE/s400/EPV0044.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466405138136514" border="0" /></a>Keith just chose the moment to ponder on how best to tackle the airport security on the way home.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMw0PkHc-PIKQcaPXZCC03SlonouuTBXNY-2pxhnJJYQkldFuxm22BaGnXyNZVhUBFv1iP71foD_axBUcmeYRfs-ecJb12WuoDMeKs6KEXIXUAlSMkSBFpMBJCoXZY185B6MHCVkFa_K4/s1600-h/EPV0049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMw0PkHc-PIKQcaPXZCC03SlonouuTBXNY-2pxhnJJYQkldFuxm22BaGnXyNZVhUBFv1iP71foD_axBUcmeYRfs-ecJb12WuoDMeKs6KEXIXUAlSMkSBFpMBJCoXZY185B6MHCVkFa_K4/s400/EPV0049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466409433103826" border="0" /></a>Having had their snooze we decided the best thing to do was just spend the rest of the day in a pub, and we found one close to the park behind the Mine train ride.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtq0UIXpa0ek35I1whdq2k6qNae_1DSY2QqSCrmV8MetM_QS5WRPB2dz485qXM55lNATm0BvHYlOvV17CltehsO2b7ai6GLNmCsrepD0NvCaIAb9vGC_KNnudHC7Iq3UItxZjIHf8VenE/s1600-h/EPV0050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtq0UIXpa0ek35I1whdq2k6qNae_1DSY2QqSCrmV8MetM_QS5WRPB2dz485qXM55lNATm0BvHYlOvV17CltehsO2b7ai6GLNmCsrepD0NvCaIAb9vGC_KNnudHC7Iq3UItxZjIHf8VenE/s400/EPV0050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466409433103842" border="0" /></a>It gave us a chance to get some pics of the ride that from the park you can't.<br /><br />After Bakken, we headed back into Copenhagen for another evening at Tivoli. I think given that we'd not spent enough time at some parks I think we'd spent too much time here. A group of us did ask to head back to Copenhagen early but we were asked to stay, if only to set a good example to others who were contemplating doing similar.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7FxikAQiCEbilQZezr4TojFD_bCOnYL57sYIld-GY68iqn6jlszC2ZJr45BIxRdDnEZEkd6IBVpLOgUWt_5LC4Fr4Yi1vxtRpd8uKSm2XxuO949ayfsRqiHw-ba-5KSKqDyOm7VqUSY/s1600-h/IMG_1034.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu7FxikAQiCEbilQZezr4TojFD_bCOnYL57sYIld-GY68iqn6jlszC2ZJr45BIxRdDnEZEkd6IBVpLOgUWt_5LC4Fr4Yi1vxtRpd8uKSm2XxuO949ayfsRqiHw-ba-5KSKqDyOm7VqUSY/s400/IMG_1034.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466246224346514" border="0" /></a>Back in Copenhagen, we unloaded said goodbye to our coach drivers (who have subsequently become club members) and made our way to the park. It was at this point I'd realised I'd left my jacket on the coach with the passport in the pocket, but fortunately it had been rescued by Chris. Rather than buy him a drink to say thanks, I let him continue to beat me around the head as he had been doing all trip.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAC7288Akfvn_gdqntDsy6yFKeXGHOQqwxUkdHcEUHNvdfi0UpMQRe9MpBRdE7O7TMJovVSgu0a0XVKsnJmU6NEZf2D4c1PWL8ODhKWMKgSGTSdbo8FhyJYqiHZQBP-NeCxAFMU_St54/s1600-h/IMG_1035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAC7288Akfvn_gdqntDsy6yFKeXGHOQqwxUkdHcEUHNvdfi0UpMQRe9MpBRdE7O7TMJovVSgu0a0XVKsnJmU6NEZf2D4c1PWL8ODhKWMKgSGTSdbo8FhyJYqiHZQBP-NeCxAFMU_St54/s400/IMG_1035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466250519313826" border="0" /></a>This is the cirkus across the road from Tivoli. Just like at Gronalund, the entertainment buildings historically were close to each other.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFjE6TMvuhc_yc0eMSzLLylbqAHhnBbIarbnrwEJT329qJv8BCoUZLTs_Ut6MRUb2R1U6BP9FZ8MEbuLp0Lrn_LvBfRiZM2mO6p45S-XqxmF3Ba2PgRzolCaB-EjGV-T_4rjF3cB9YVI/s1600-h/IMG_1040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmFjE6TMvuhc_yc0eMSzLLylbqAHhnBbIarbnrwEJT329qJv8BCoUZLTs_Ut6MRUb2R1U6BP9FZ8MEbuLp0Lrn_LvBfRiZM2mO6p45S-XqxmF3Ba2PgRzolCaB-EjGV-T_4rjF3cB9YVI/s400/IMG_1040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466250519313842" border="0" /></a>Tivoli's main gate.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbQN95CcFPQr3wPOinO6T6voII-dfstHHx3AO4gXUcwqhhlqdH0CaNHUbztrv5UWXWsF4SLQ8whinWr5YvgxEwKZe32LZvY1f142QrpIEL98VKGqtyXcHpHwD8V0qlfx0mf_o-PpBPNU/s1600-h/IMG_1041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbQN95CcFPQr3wPOinO6T6voII-dfstHHx3AO4gXUcwqhhlqdH0CaNHUbztrv5UWXWsF4SLQ8whinWr5YvgxEwKZe32LZvY1f142QrpIEL98VKGqtyXcHpHwD8V0qlfx0mf_o-PpBPNU/s400/IMG_1041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466052950818082" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6Eonmr_4U-Bh8SmRtu4qVPbInvw41yiDYKFtTvjVOIZJ6ZviAgQaSTEBsri16V-y4AMXtNbxOeAuoTODrP9pHouDBGs_wgijt6pEaLOZfnf-2JxQRGGepqnO0r3r5QsvNOC8o4IhLa8/s1600-h/IMG_1042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6Eonmr_4U-Bh8SmRtu4qVPbInvw41yiDYKFtTvjVOIZJ6ZviAgQaSTEBsri16V-y4AMXtNbxOeAuoTODrP9pHouDBGs_wgijt6pEaLOZfnf-2JxQRGGepqnO0r3r5QsvNOC8o4IhLa8/s400/IMG_1042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466057245785394" border="0" /></a>There's the ballet performance I mentioned earlier.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm60t0_2aSZIDvIXSBVdk7G006Z-G4WEXYwAehZMxYoaSoa5-gLyRjIPegwFNfXFkuB7kJQKGyH17WxmGhhG10Cq6JfF-zQf9oYbDXrwASreuR6-lviWxCxA_OE7PpoF1ZFUJfXg7OhA/s1600-h/IMG_1045.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOm60t0_2aSZIDvIXSBVdk7G006Z-G4WEXYwAehZMxYoaSoa5-gLyRjIPegwFNfXFkuB7kJQKGyH17WxmGhhG10Cq6JfF-zQf9oYbDXrwASreuR6-lviWxCxA_OE7PpoF1ZFUJfXg7OhA/s400/IMG_1045.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466057245785410" border="0" /></a>The main stage was hosting a big band concert and there were lots of people using the area in front to dance. Once again Keith went in to show his stuff dragging Kat in (not kicking and screaming I should add) to accompany him.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2HcMyuaTa4ujE3el-2X4yTPVPVOQWW3neM8FAFgTMqg_OcbPWFWnRVBWLdIZkKDXzqHFjYdtCX5N2TyEQbYA9gUl9nA1B1ktJlnwtj7uXcQtiqGti83QbtcZZd0Y06XGpqAtOlTWdbk/s1600-h/IMG_1050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2HcMyuaTa4ujE3el-2X4yTPVPVOQWW3neM8FAFgTMqg_OcbPWFWnRVBWLdIZkKDXzqHFjYdtCX5N2TyEQbYA9gUl9nA1B1ktJlnwtj7uXcQtiqGti83QbtcZZd0Y06XGpqAtOlTWdbk/s400/IMG_1050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466061540752722" border="0" /></a>They were also trying a new show synchronising the band with the end of night fireworks.<br /><br />With the shows over the public were once again kicked out, but we were allowed to stay behind for an absolutely amazing ERS in the dark on Daemonen, the Dodgems, the Rutschebahn, and the Star Flyer. I believe we were the first group to be given such a treat.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrt2bBtwaH3C59CYEiunA3X2pT9biO4ZlP4Cl6KgebOcnp8tWUJvYa8OLV3pIKZwdULoHlYuqHpGH6SAub1DD5VDo8Br129c4iaTpSciKEB-SI-ys2SeKZmHZJCSXUrtNvflywOde1r4/s1600-h/IMG_1055.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhrt2bBtwaH3C59CYEiunA3X2pT9biO4ZlP4Cl6KgebOcnp8tWUJvYa8OLV3pIKZwdULoHlYuqHpGH6SAub1DD5VDo8Br129c4iaTpSciKEB-SI-ys2SeKZmHZJCSXUrtNvflywOde1r4/s400/IMG_1055.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097466061540752738" border="0" /></a>Daemonen was disappointing. I'm usually a big fan of coasters made by B&M and this had a unique layout and compact design but I rode it in the front and came off with a headache. I came back to it later to try other rows and the same happened. I have no idea what happened but it just didn't work for me. The dodgems were fun but I only went on them once. The Rutschebahn was really good. It's the best of all the scenic railways that I've been on. I was also fortunate to get on the final train, and I think I may have been on the front. I wonder if it was the latest train ever!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLqA0F0-3oHEfqyrxBLppyfAByodTG7_8gC4G4t1q1RtqYlBjtyzC3EfBvcOSIziqAJkD1bYbXmxQaJCL_4Z9usvf8gCuX-KOexBZ6BnAbGQP1zmRSzmamYGgxYbJ-yk6bR0TVcqEpqQ/s1600-h/IMG_1056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWLqA0F0-3oHEfqyrxBLppyfAByodTG7_8gC4G4t1q1RtqYlBjtyzC3EfBvcOSIziqAJkD1bYbXmxQaJCL_4Z9usvf8gCuX-KOexBZ6BnAbGQP1zmRSzmamYGgxYbJ-yk6bR0TVcqEpqQ/s400/IMG_1056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097467328556105538" border="0" /></a>But it was the Starflyer that I'm going to remember most from the ERS. As I mentioned earlier on the Powerpark page, I spend my whole time looking for places to land when I'm on these things. At Copenhagen there wasn't anywhere and coupled with it being taller than most at around 240ft I felt exposed and genuinely scared. It was the scariest experience of the entire trip and that includes the haunted walkthroughs and rooming with Keith!<br /><br />Tivoli is a truly magical park and I enjoy this park every time I come here. I really wish we had something like this in London, but I doubt it would work.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/day-20-tivoli-gardens-and-home.html">The final day.... (sob)</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-53584696196941943942007-06-23T13:21:00.000-07:002008-12-09T01:57:10.617-08:00Day 20 - Tivoli and CopenhagenThe last day and it was only right to spend it at Tivoli although a group of us also decided to venture into the city on an unofficial tour from Jeppe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19P8UUWs9S5fXbBw271jPa1hMd03-8NOE5WeUC1H185ors9XPTqn-Re1h59DR9pC9qYBuEpG6qp5xNepu2IP_lUTZdmQr6dpvLnYekKFiy9UrOkfK-iKJ8e6NoX7emqkc6wcQPFt3o-o/s1600-h/IMG_1062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi19P8UUWs9S5fXbBw271jPa1hMd03-8NOE5WeUC1H185ors9XPTqn-Re1h59DR9pC9qYBuEpG6qp5xNepu2IP_lUTZdmQr6dpvLnYekKFiy9UrOkfK-iKJ8e6NoX7emqkc6wcQPFt3o-o/s400/IMG_1062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097472040135230066" border="0" /></a>If you're looking at this galleon on the lake and thinking "It's just like Disney" please don't. Tivoli did it first, and in putting the Disney concept together Walt and his friends came here for some inspiration.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2x8Qn4422cFLnGj-6StN3p8R7RfiniBUt-VMrnpihqtsSXWLWnwNxeZWIWLDXaGTz848x0cK4uuSGxlPT6TLNqmYe5ze2Jj8NB-SbYr5Pm0wBS5grqzDsKbkuyi4ZWBRzrPwD1kTDx0/s1600-h/IMG_1063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF2x8Qn4422cFLnGj-6StN3p8R7RfiniBUt-VMrnpihqtsSXWLWnwNxeZWIWLDXaGTz848x0cK4uuSGxlPT6TLNqmYe5ze2Jj8NB-SbYr5Pm0wBS5grqzDsKbkuyi4ZWBRzrPwD1kTDx0/s400/IMG_1063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097472044430197378" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JA_nTnwIoHEfrrBeyUxbOxD11oqKwOwLnOQA1EEVbc3VQE_NLHTIP6WtNx2UZF_ZmRsA-MFvhXG7vXbohN1lvBLwG4DtrZo9AcBebqzwHetzDbFjp_GxHhz_OIwBDbUUHm1zIXYkx_4/s1600-h/IMG_3995.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JA_nTnwIoHEfrrBeyUxbOxD11oqKwOwLnOQA1EEVbc3VQE_NLHTIP6WtNx2UZF_ZmRsA-MFvhXG7vXbohN1lvBLwG4DtrZo9AcBebqzwHetzDbFjp_GxHhz_OIwBDbUUHm1zIXYkx_4/s400/IMG_3995.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471937056014882" border="0" /></a>The Chinese theatre during daytime hours closes only when tourists are in the vicinity. As soon as they walk out of sight, it opens and all the locals emerge from the bushes they were hiding in and the show continues..........seriously!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfRfM50f5eYMwp-JiOfn7sLzA-GphG4GcsX2z8T3TMs7Iak88x7FNRgLtAkdfmD8Nobpx5I4dYwY7OaJJTFOMEnTRX847iSvb9C6qbmyfPmNdqai4zSYL1DCBPbHpqqU0G6fLweQMPIQ/s1600-h/IMG_3996.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUfRfM50f5eYMwp-JiOfn7sLzA-GphG4GcsX2z8T3TMs7Iak88x7FNRgLtAkdfmD8Nobpx5I4dYwY7OaJJTFOMEnTRX847iSvb9C6qbmyfPmNdqai4zSYL1DCBPbHpqqU0G6fLweQMPIQ/s400/IMG_3996.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471941350982194" border="0" /></a>I have no idea who this is but I'm guessing a clown, or a Goth with a shaky hand. I'll call him Samuel.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSaTOjbFdm_o6xbUf-1AYJie8_eAPMT7-MGiU5nRpYNIbxAYlsGJFSjf6MyOQeenO6MKk18acIvTjxvGqFywI4j6bS4xWkXZVDM0y1YzTkbJg044qk4CkBs3sAe9dXU9EGokJLXXJ7yo/s1600-h/IMG_3997.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLSaTOjbFdm_o6xbUf-1AYJie8_eAPMT7-MGiU5nRpYNIbxAYlsGJFSjf6MyOQeenO6MKk18acIvTjxvGqFywI4j6bS4xWkXZVDM0y1YzTkbJg044qk4CkBs3sAe9dXU9EGokJLXXJ7yo/s400/IMG_3997.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471949940916802" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXX4nG_RiqaHYZbXyp5sLAym3X6Eb_lMhNE7AJH1d9gHsyanGwOAQ5bgy0B-2p-e8CNGwWl_duvcdMlVB7u8PtwwYCymAv7TlxEROZT9-nNPbPkhvpb8IYFR2nHpX6-pRvdzFvTn-U4o4/s1600-h/IMG_3999.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXX4nG_RiqaHYZbXyp5sLAym3X6Eb_lMhNE7AJH1d9gHsyanGwOAQ5bgy0B-2p-e8CNGwWl_duvcdMlVB7u8PtwwYCymAv7TlxEROZT9-nNPbPkhvpb8IYFR2nHpX6-pRvdzFvTn-U4o4/s400/IMG_3999.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471949940916818" border="0" /></a>This is the Viking themed restaurant where we had lunch, basically a big barbecue buffet combination. Very nice it was too. The restaurant is on the top, beneath sits a Madhouse, which unlike a fun house is an illusion type ride where you think you're in a room that's rotating; only you're not its the city of Copenhagen that is. I bet that cost a lot to install!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xZXLOVaebo-KA854lTVI1i5tW0MF52jYvTDq4YsD6TQalaeJOIbn-NxWI4wlwRO1zCWj6tQshhBvh7fAfJjM7NNnLoQbqODX9TrEGRvmUJ5HXIb-EFd8GFUZ4OzHqvCjWngTW_CTvCA/s1600-h/IMG_4004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4xZXLOVaebo-KA854lTVI1i5tW0MF52jYvTDq4YsD6TQalaeJOIbn-NxWI4wlwRO1zCWj6tQshhBvh7fAfJjM7NNnLoQbqODX9TrEGRvmUJ5HXIb-EFd8GFUZ4OzHqvCjWngTW_CTvCA/s400/IMG_4004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471954235884130" border="0" /></a>Odin's Express is the park's powered coaster. I'd ridden it before and chose not to this time around. I believe there are plans to chop it up and sell it to cutlery manufacturers. A new ride will probably take its place. I hope it's a Han-Katten copy!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOElc-LgEPA_PoZHc4d0TGwZFeEPOlAB3AxNfu21m7Km8z3_Pgh15xxalEcPaIxdjYdlXAoIVS3M4oZ62DW78_FJC_9d2TpcQksipJIEij2WGw7Hwr2aYF-4VVs_Pp46K8WizqXN60jdg/s1600-h/IMG_4009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOElc-LgEPA_PoZHc4d0TGwZFeEPOlAB3AxNfu21m7Km8z3_Pgh15xxalEcPaIxdjYdlXAoIVS3M4oZ62DW78_FJC_9d2TpcQksipJIEij2WGw7Hwr2aYF-4VVs_Pp46K8WizqXN60jdg/s400/IMG_4009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471765257322962" border="0" /></a>Nautilus is the new ride for this year. Just a standard kiddy type ride that goes up and down. Nicely themed but not as cute as the Bonbon Octopus I'm sure you'll agree.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcj6NyF814uMu8UE_AzH8gp1rgkxV1knwMIiPni-HESP4reJavRYpXK9Ne1-Wi8DVUSu7HAj2DsbFpEgpqlSNVhWw1GBXXcmBeC4Y8IdDp0BWNo_CGJfGHvfTeuuv_mepujY3k6kbtbA/s1600-h/IMG_4015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcj6NyF814uMu8UE_AzH8gp1rgkxV1knwMIiPni-HESP4reJavRYpXK9Ne1-Wi8DVUSu7HAj2DsbFpEgpqlSNVhWw1GBXXcmBeC4Y8IdDp0BWNo_CGJfGHvfTeuuv_mepujY3k6kbtbA/s400/IMG_4015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471765257322978" border="0" /></a>The Chinese dragon during the day. The smell of vomit had gone, I guess the rats had a good feast!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm95fsc0ZSHpMI5FalkLrZgs897lak9srEnA-BpxgAfmgpkg-u9jc5npBWcU08LXWbhcOSVjRITT7pxYpRHjvwi6NvTy8aXENzNHvs6l03yXhChatmY5YTUkqQleF4fOLquHg35ffCWC4/s1600-h/IMG_4017.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm95fsc0ZSHpMI5FalkLrZgs897lak9srEnA-BpxgAfmgpkg-u9jc5npBWcU08LXWbhcOSVjRITT7pxYpRHjvwi6NvTy8aXENzNHvs6l03yXhChatmY5YTUkqQleF4fOLquHg35ffCWC4/s400/IMG_4017.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471773847257586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1dKTj7F10bOsCdBckkJSu3oMF0gllmYyawofqAHPeV9txQmq6hDeoEZkDfBMypz23ujQ-mvGJ_XY0NCwiNsEw4UD_xWJl6Ut6YYWuS2BEZwm2KGxOYLPwF6C_ubgxg5N_8Sl4b6vjcs/s1600-h/IMG_4027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd1dKTj7F10bOsCdBckkJSu3oMF0gllmYyawofqAHPeV9txQmq6hDeoEZkDfBMypz23ujQ-mvGJ_XY0NCwiNsEw4UD_xWJl6Ut6YYWuS2BEZwm2KGxOYLPwF6C_ubgxg5N_8Sl4b6vjcs/s400/IMG_4027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471778142224898" border="0" /></a>This would be a simple kiddy coaster but they've allowed plants to grow beneath it, turning a bland ride into a fun one. A simple trick that other parks could do well to mimic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrOH8uQOhNZFv84i80ErHobI-4ZCxn-JWWFmGd5Vkih_jlempqTjoalG1xEUSxCwkxeP077X1dxBIiE7rCqVZSy6E5in4033Bz93h9kNIpAfjh4pTQuhq3sBrVNHXcbv1Dm-59AWtkBc/s1600-h/IMG_4033.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYrOH8uQOhNZFv84i80ErHobI-4ZCxn-JWWFmGd5Vkih_jlempqTjoalG1xEUSxCwkxeP077X1dxBIiE7rCqVZSy6E5in4033Bz93h9kNIpAfjh4pTQuhq3sBrVNHXcbv1Dm-59AWtkBc/s400/IMG_4033.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471778142224914" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDMoAD9fo1d_XI5-Z3t8891dtoq6CyrDzzZAnzs0mvFrWv9bxDQrGMi9xR3YUgToEDeOqz_j8qtBrK3dnv3DMgUPquNbbq28ei7jaTYGMkFd_a2bikRcqzsCaxpiOmbv13gA8xAcwoRM/s1600-h/IMG_4035.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIDMoAD9fo1d_XI5-Z3t8891dtoq6CyrDzzZAnzs0mvFrWv9bxDQrGMi9xR3YUgToEDeOqz_j8qtBrK3dnv3DMgUPquNbbq28ei7jaTYGMkFd_a2bikRcqzsCaxpiOmbv13gA8xAcwoRM/s400/IMG_4035.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471602048565634" border="0" /></a>Daemonen and the Chinese Pagoda.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAiC1WR6nb-8VpqgKYIDwr2LJhp_qxQGvehB7U5Sr_hlkwRokjgN8wKyqZKKxjc-W7mLS7OEt8CT12KPgS9o3YdQO61q9e3xR9m1KJK66hWc8EYyEiUiOUjQaEp3rVAeMabvIjgiUi0Q/s1600-h/IMG_4039.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRAiC1WR6nb-8VpqgKYIDwr2LJhp_qxQGvehB7U5Sr_hlkwRokjgN8wKyqZKKxjc-W7mLS7OEt8CT12KPgS9o3YdQO61q9e3xR9m1KJK66hWc8EYyEiUiOUjQaEp3rVAeMabvIjgiUi0Q/s400/IMG_4039.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471606343532946" border="0" /></a>Hopefully from this you'll get an idea of how scary the StarFlyer could be. Imagine being on a normal chain swing, then put it up there, then spin it around! I don't know about you but I'm holding on!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JSkqlrIK5Riqy0uPcDxG7pCBJI9xdVQ2o2rfSuuSXoJVz83Ex2HejtZSoxSw218oMLXWVJNkYr7do84VEWrjO44RJ0fLsJg26wnysogxprTcTps_SszwBmJt3umwFtcOD9pESczMnT4/s1600-h/IMG_4040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4JSkqlrIK5Riqy0uPcDxG7pCBJI9xdVQ2o2rfSuuSXoJVz83Ex2HejtZSoxSw218oMLXWVJNkYr7do84VEWrjO44RJ0fLsJg26wnysogxprTcTps_SszwBmJt3umwFtcOD9pESczMnT4/s400/IMG_4040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471606343532962" border="0" /></a>I'd finally managed to get around to taking a picture of the Rutschebanen, just a pity it was a crap one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_s8ts15kOEQaHuk-2rNhqYAfBTgdq5yRjoRAtSJMAiUv3jxO-MgQzaGRMJOFIQIfTY02p-xI61SfFgNO860rRf6uR99riMAfjIQhcDPSfkOmvpKsbSv3RZ_z6n71KJu8FQrrUetznmc/s1600-h/IMG_4051.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh_s8ts15kOEQaHuk-2rNhqYAfBTgdq5yRjoRAtSJMAiUv3jxO-MgQzaGRMJOFIQIfTY02p-xI61SfFgNO860rRf6uR99riMAfjIQhcDPSfkOmvpKsbSv3RZ_z6n71KJu8FQrrUetznmc/s400/IMG_4051.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471610638500274" border="0" /></a>Nice handrail!<br /><br />After our morning photo catch up, Jeppe took us on a quick tour of his capital.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2Y_c4XEUANZvBiZ3zZJya_iRgnkVn8LeaZ2VL-fNgx-FljC5eKpNmMnFpg3-OswmClHcAg1GJdWRrtcHkFsRf0x5h-T31DXnbcj-BzzVgK6uhqF87YlVBB8xjwwFHxcp4EVWs33kPDs/s1600-h/IMG_4053.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX2Y_c4XEUANZvBiZ3zZJya_iRgnkVn8LeaZ2VL-fNgx-FljC5eKpNmMnFpg3-OswmClHcAg1GJdWRrtcHkFsRf0x5h-T31DXnbcj-BzzVgK6uhqF87YlVBB8xjwwFHxcp4EVWs33kPDs/s400/IMG_4053.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471614933467586" border="0" /></a>I'm hoping I have my bearings and recollection correct in saying that this is the Town Hall. It was built around the turn of the 20th century and the tower at 105 metres tall is one of the tallest structures in the city, a little taller than the Starflyer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaxmaZ2QWyWvfJUCf2dr9f_mFLvDQUMmUMxUjw8P0dkqYQLp6kFjPFvKxMq8hH39juV71LcgALGI8fJQVBANgDGV3uoPCPohp8wwWiyyws8LC-JxlCozJ_M4GepmP2i29n1hRfLZp6pA/s1600-h/IMG_4056.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilaxmaZ2QWyWvfJUCf2dr9f_mFLvDQUMmUMxUjw8P0dkqYQLp6kFjPFvKxMq8hH39juV71LcgALGI8fJQVBANgDGV3uoPCPohp8wwWiyyws8LC-JxlCozJ_M4GepmP2i29n1hRfLZp6pA/s400/IMG_4056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471447429742898" border="0" /></a>The Town Hall sits at one end of Radhuspladsen, the main square in the city. That's just some random building overlooking one of the other sides.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhUv6JMbQdGRlrkN3s40T_vOBEPTVGuS5wG2IoQt10iL0jf0MlrC5iuXAvUAf4EKjl9elOYUY9Ovy8Xbpu2xy85z5VnFzrarspA8qy6HaJWGxA0O5uTz6Ci6kQV0DtbPfOSi3_r2TUcc/s1600-h/IMG_4062.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYhUv6JMbQdGRlrkN3s40T_vOBEPTVGuS5wG2IoQt10iL0jf0MlrC5iuXAvUAf4EKjl9elOYUY9Ovy8Xbpu2xy85z5VnFzrarspA8qy6HaJWGxA0O5uTz6Ci6kQV0DtbPfOSi3_r2TUcc/s400/IMG_4062.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471451724710210" border="0" /></a>In the square is a famous statue of children's novelist Hans Christian Andersen (The JK Rowling for the early 1800s). This however is not that statue; This is one of a bull battling some dragons, and has nothing to do with Hans at all.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiHI6n2K7usfOUXOc5fwV1o-9W2mnPOHDHrVaqUrtteJE8NZU09ix9jCDNgsrBnyY1j5tzyK8GnC7TpzYewaCxp2Z3PR1vZ_JWE1cW9MJmvFvNdO1bvMlped6Mj4XLw_zkCHJX33H2Fk/s1600-h/IMG_4063.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGiHI6n2K7usfOUXOc5fwV1o-9W2mnPOHDHrVaqUrtteJE8NZU09ix9jCDNgsrBnyY1j5tzyK8GnC7TpzYewaCxp2Z3PR1vZ_JWE1cW9MJmvFvNdO1bvMlped6Mj4XLw_zkCHJX33H2Fk/s400/IMG_4063.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471451724710226" border="0" /></a>This is Stroget, the main pedestrian shopping street, and the longest pedestrian street in Europe at that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ilMrPS_pQozoJZn9mVPrhNPbmR_NQGB8PLHXe4m4dQuRBRtkyKGERhbC3tfvLEKRhZ23Xzd-Wadnp7cq6ZMk2P02OIlMR09zwKuTfGmXcdHObbkZd5Hu3gMqhIY5w5vTDJwOhyBPOTc/s1600-h/IMG_4065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0ilMrPS_pQozoJZn9mVPrhNPbmR_NQGB8PLHXe4m4dQuRBRtkyKGERhbC3tfvLEKRhZ23Xzd-Wadnp7cq6ZMk2P02OIlMR09zwKuTfGmXcdHObbkZd5Hu3gMqhIY5w5vTDJwOhyBPOTc/s400/IMG_4065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471456019677538" border="0" /></a>That's Shawarma's the kebab shop on Stroget that Jeppe took us to the night before. Please don't think they're like the kebabs back home. These were nice and can be enjoyed sober!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVltt8xhUxO6zqxlkn7vtjCnmt2qyPY_llw8R8aetlIzGmKf8QBpsfCB4e9idd3FfiwUunCGV3eLvJKqfAixyE401VuELzTa3-HOoqzxN2gwoMEHMkUqQW5AN2qMMnzyEIeko-nT18fQw/s1600-h/IMG_4068.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVltt8xhUxO6zqxlkn7vtjCnmt2qyPY_llw8R8aetlIzGmKf8QBpsfCB4e9idd3FfiwUunCGV3eLvJKqfAixyE401VuELzTa3-HOoqzxN2gwoMEHMkUqQW5AN2qMMnzyEIeko-nT18fQw/s400/IMG_4068.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471460314644850" border="0" /></a>I'm guessing this is some kind of bank building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21Ic1icwJ_WYf-qxH2C5c7CMhj70V8kDaBcZrZ3yUAZMLKJ8uw71VqHjX6Dn5Sqeu-MxRhqSym-T8bOGPDmMb8AtNracOMZ6VmPBIBe6qkhWQi_IoYpo8ErhWstg5WyL6m47OWDRg8HE/s1600-h/IMG_4071.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg21Ic1icwJ_WYf-qxH2C5c7CMhj70V8kDaBcZrZ3yUAZMLKJ8uw71VqHjX6Dn5Sqeu-MxRhqSym-T8bOGPDmMb8AtNracOMZ6VmPBIBe6qkhWQi_IoYpo8ErhWstg5WyL6m47OWDRg8HE/s400/IMG_4071.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471262746149090" border="0" /></a>I really wasn't paying attention to Jeppe's tour. I think this was a court building.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UFpJPpsRkKjhnNmoQ2E2mf4VtJBOR7IAvyTEbaxHp-pZLVJMs9CpO0hjcUzAA3so_hmAa6jczAxq0C_XyueRaIL8RW6MMZiF7wJLNgpxnbeL6fS8T8ipaA9WRDQ4AaIMGHpeWygRQeo/s1600-h/IMG_4072.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3UFpJPpsRkKjhnNmoQ2E2mf4VtJBOR7IAvyTEbaxHp-pZLVJMs9CpO0hjcUzAA3so_hmAa6jczAxq0C_XyueRaIL8RW6MMZiF7wJLNgpxnbeL6fS8T8ipaA9WRDQ4AaIMGHpeWygRQeo/s400/IMG_4072.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471271336083698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl93KqxayeKdETYULInUs2lgixMNmMUN58P0vE3F9CaUyg8ckaltuwzEL54dK8D3FMXv5SGldJsU7xbMjhmrj6_qDpzVyc1X3Bf1uTgJEOgp_Ybye2-7bhVxGAY_3nBfegJtHv4QncxU/s1600-h/IMG_4076.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl93KqxayeKdETYULInUs2lgixMNmMUN58P0vE3F9CaUyg8ckaltuwzEL54dK8D3FMXv5SGldJsU7xbMjhmrj6_qDpzVyc1X3Bf1uTgJEOgp_Ybye2-7bhVxGAY_3nBfegJtHv4QncxU/s400/IMG_4076.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471271336083714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7NDBnx9AS-UfR6MC-Sb54WYdUiehZQQVDirGy1t4UQOExiZMikHqkJ7bOxWrOeqELZBRD78eBqw8WsjywVHnpPRXDbEv9lr7gE3n9b4-kz4vJeG-f-G-tWT0wTSPGj-L7vxDELPJrTQ/s1600-h/IMG_4079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK7NDBnx9AS-UfR6MC-Sb54WYdUiehZQQVDirGy1t4UQOExiZMikHqkJ7bOxWrOeqELZBRD78eBqw8WsjywVHnpPRXDbEv9lr7gE3n9b4-kz4vJeG-f-G-tWT0wTSPGj-L7vxDELPJrTQ/s400/IMG_4079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471275631051026" border="0" /></a>Nice graffiti.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WSnFvSmOoov9rRwdsPMdWfxhNC9EGpLJHG_srBu06wYy8kxIv6Whptq8KyDGcyu2AijuGw9O8h4vVdfB4FIEEPmRnegdk50nRCFRKqpWbcOi5sDDGwV-OBiNhljRg8aszX9n0SGRaKk/s1600-h/IMG_4082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4WSnFvSmOoov9rRwdsPMdWfxhNC9EGpLJHG_srBu06wYy8kxIv6Whptq8KyDGcyu2AijuGw9O8h4vVdfB4FIEEPmRnegdk50nRCFRKqpWbcOi5sDDGwV-OBiNhljRg8aszX9n0SGRaKk/s400/IMG_4082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471275631051042" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsWcxr9mcSPhfNUICP1fjczVqh0NkOR7Z-dOO4pacOiMBjtCzSNJ6C1CHg8x-KrTpSnTlIl1EnIqoShXL2eczlkzMgr3KHaN03fwKZ7xFQayorjHK0Sxz2py64JTZ_8q7n-3YFkMcCmk/s1600-h/IMG_4087.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsWcxr9mcSPhfNUICP1fjczVqh0NkOR7Z-dOO4pacOiMBjtCzSNJ6C1CHg8x-KrTpSnTlIl1EnIqoShXL2eczlkzMgr3KHaN03fwKZ7xFQayorjHK0Sxz2py64JTZ_8q7n-3YFkMcCmk/s400/IMG_4087.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471116717260946" border="0" /></a>This is outside the pottery museum, just off the street.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sKbz3nOyiWxVZJPyMQyTZSnDf3CVgKMINu3vAK50oXxamE3jmhLBb4T3wvpizi76zAemSvFQajAADk0hKrVlyB_Z4fQjCdh75uLTh7AfJ-LiH89Bi7GMb0V5HY8Zu5zHkeEI7jR4faI/s1600-h/IMG_4088.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5sKbz3nOyiWxVZJPyMQyTZSnDf3CVgKMINu3vAK50oXxamE3jmhLBb4T3wvpizi76zAemSvFQajAADk0hKrVlyB_Z4fQjCdh75uLTh7AfJ-LiH89Bi7GMb0V5HY8Zu5zHkeEI7jR4faI/s400/IMG_4088.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471121012228258" border="0" /></a>A land train for those tourists too tired to walk back.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WEUvT23e_nzsCMd6Oya98hk8a_p9vSMTQ7gbspkzbQZ5Xy0UAbhf79myXczZbpBHiDrI6ZbIzA0ZkHRN-3cEjsumNHmEMDp1jutUH1uGwLLyAnKgTLm8x07yZcuIHr38xVUuhAtGXBU/s1600-h/IMG_4093.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2WEUvT23e_nzsCMd6Oya98hk8a_p9vSMTQ7gbspkzbQZ5Xy0UAbhf79myXczZbpBHiDrI6ZbIzA0ZkHRN-3cEjsumNHmEMDp1jutUH1uGwLLyAnKgTLm8x07yZcuIHr38xVUuhAtGXBU/s400/IMG_4093.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471125307195586" border="0" /></a>A statue within Hojbro Square that separates Stroget with Christiansborg, the island on which the main government and judicial buildings sit.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wld81stZCIVf1Zz5fk4rchHwEO8EoC-A7YtjNBEqFPjw5dlY0c9ovwJpG9MdzctmbtwKoxgRZRJoKcfq2DVfBKyJ1VK5AG7rhuwyExKlayQzP2-bIHpRtfPYWQRA5msz3w3glvT27ms/s1600-h/IMG_4092.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wld81stZCIVf1Zz5fk4rchHwEO8EoC-A7YtjNBEqFPjw5dlY0c9ovwJpG9MdzctmbtwKoxgRZRJoKcfq2DVfBKyJ1VK5AG7rhuwyExKlayQzP2-bIHpRtfPYWQRA5msz3w3glvT27ms/s400/IMG_4092.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471121012228274" border="0" /></a>The Christiansborg Chapel is part of the complex. It dates back to the 1800s and is a classic example of the Neoclassic style (not a neoclassic example of the classic style)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLidaE-HMYRKooRVjA72DL1iuQp_RWyU2Cxy7oiyGNvbjVo3M3EtJebKa9CoqA-gb-nQIW_3_9JxsqSH6WKdSfZkq8aKFjec8UuqlPNXVY45faRMgxBunDKQtuBESWnZl0p-D5UnJjP2M/s1600-h/IMG_4094.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLidaE-HMYRKooRVjA72DL1iuQp_RWyU2Cxy7oiyGNvbjVo3M3EtJebKa9CoqA-gb-nQIW_3_9JxsqSH6WKdSfZkq8aKFjec8UuqlPNXVY45faRMgxBunDKQtuBESWnZl0p-D5UnJjP2M/s400/IMG_4094.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097471125307195602" border="0" /></a>The green roofed building is the Danish Stock Exchange, called the Borsen. The twisted spire is formed from the tails of four dragons. A second dragon reference, very strange.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevI0UZZ379VuWBDvc4b9Z7MDAYIGZv5W_FtqtidDEqlmarlJkR75iwNVLvPuvo44hQD753TnOmRIxNv2Eg-NWUSmHrnzco0rbiAAHN2NT_bb5qHUTC2TpwXwJOKPpepcZ7hrXVyHr8Us/s1600-h/IMG_4098.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgevI0UZZ379VuWBDvc4b9Z7MDAYIGZv5W_FtqtidDEqlmarlJkR75iwNVLvPuvo44hQD753TnOmRIxNv2Eg-NWUSmHrnzco0rbiAAHN2NT_bb5qHUTC2TpwXwJOKPpepcZ7hrXVyHr8Us/s400/IMG_4098.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470949213536322" border="0" /></a>Another random statue, outside the Christiansborg this time.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BIZNwlMk77IYO8FNa4k4C5zA8bmtw_eGQfL27MLJ1DnVBZwYldKHfWD4G2DFjmpJllk2RJH8HtilscnbaQ6rlKrx7dOisU-0OzpoD7hxdm6sR7NajUK4aDb-ZX0cYZ8VcZaNg8cb0Nw/s1600-h/IMG_4099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_BIZNwlMk77IYO8FNa4k4C5zA8bmtw_eGQfL27MLJ1DnVBZwYldKHfWD4G2DFjmpJllk2RJH8HtilscnbaQ6rlKrx7dOisU-0OzpoD7hxdm6sR7NajUK4aDb-ZX0cYZ8VcZaNg8cb0Nw/s400/IMG_4099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470953508503634" border="0" /></a>Nope, I have no idea what this building is, but I bet it has something to do with dragons.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEPYRVidc0F5asnM0V1IimOsK7u2rAL4gjAhYqeqIVGyIMyWytSjfng9s3LRnsbk3FanNeD5baeuP4owsIXdYs0WAcMv-v2WQ0qv3LQW6FkfVtI3DCaSWgiuoH5jBcNRRttJYKNY1no4/s1600-h/IMG_4102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaEPYRVidc0F5asnM0V1IimOsK7u2rAL4gjAhYqeqIVGyIMyWytSjfng9s3LRnsbk3FanNeD5baeuP4owsIXdYs0WAcMv-v2WQ0qv3LQW6FkfVtI3DCaSWgiuoH5jBcNRRttJYKNY1no4/s400/IMG_4102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470957803470946" border="0" /></a>This is within the Christiansborg complex.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9IuklvqPk08DGKDaIXqXBIH0NNpyIg12mzuh3Uc6VlLlwV0bY8vpb6MPO0XCvUDoElTxBTnVdFsK5kKWf8O4odBk5HyLWy0xz41oyIWXKv5TH0pNoUaaEbVPfA9yu-eeztI0yFJc23s/s1600-h/IMG_4109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF9IuklvqPk08DGKDaIXqXBIH0NNpyIg12mzuh3Uc6VlLlwV0bY8vpb6MPO0XCvUDoElTxBTnVdFsK5kKWf8O4odBk5HyLWy0xz41oyIWXKv5TH0pNoUaaEbVPfA9yu-eeztI0yFJc23s/s400/IMG_4109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470962098438258" border="0" /></a>A greener than greener approach to cycling I guess. This belonged to a woman singing opera around the corner who I was going to photograph until Talhat out sung her with his Pavarotti skills.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_ZiKZ8kuHQM41d6PFo0uuvG6oUSqUAbVlbVUq9bZUcvhAWrH0gNZ85bS0xG9U4gG_DIIadsMBtFQ4gwnRke5Ky7Nn7MH-GT19GN9aGQDrRfCPLImUn1TUj1sLHltAe9BdugmpoaE74Q/s1600-h/IMG_4110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz_ZiKZ8kuHQM41d6PFo0uuvG6oUSqUAbVlbVUq9bZUcvhAWrH0gNZ85bS0xG9U4gG_DIIadsMBtFQ4gwnRke5Ky7Nn7MH-GT19GN9aGQDrRfCPLImUn1TUj1sLHltAe9BdugmpoaE74Q/s400/IMG_4110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470962098438274" border="0" /></a>I wanted a nice shot of the cloisters but had to wait ages for two guys to walk out of shot. They saw me with the camera, perhaps they were just testing my patience; It held out!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iRtcyFZ6bl8IpPrdXyrjUh3SgvMkRLvWySOX6WHdpBEX3fOQnVt1fdfhyk7emUmGpZ6hl7tj2UmoaNH0tM8FhXj-dnMI-XyKLKqOy0r8FUSehmf7k8KOwC1-RpROl1YbEFpxexwzFJ8/s1600-h/IMG_4119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3iRtcyFZ6bl8IpPrdXyrjUh3SgvMkRLvWySOX6WHdpBEX3fOQnVt1fdfhyk7emUmGpZ6hl7tj2UmoaNH0tM8FhXj-dnMI-XyKLKqOy0r8FUSehmf7k8KOwC1-RpROl1YbEFpxexwzFJ8/s400/IMG_4119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470798889680882" border="0" /></a>Christiansborg from the front, we'd entered through the rear........ooer!<br />From here we headed back towards Tivoli, the brief tour coming to an end.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMHulxfj0sH3hs4aokPTuqvoW4RGjC34EkavTZbJqK5jm-UbmkWZCZA2pWNMJCSBNSOVMZedk_nekKRPedqqnYX7IIE1UDPAm-b1C9NLlic-xHQD4n5SXrgaw_eiqVcFhdS9989fPUoY/s1600-h/IMG_4121.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMHulxfj0sH3hs4aokPTuqvoW4RGjC34EkavTZbJqK5jm-UbmkWZCZA2pWNMJCSBNSOVMZedk_nekKRPedqqnYX7IIE1UDPAm-b1C9NLlic-xHQD4n5SXrgaw_eiqVcFhdS9989fPUoY/s400/IMG_4121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470798889680898" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhgLWFUHvwQGq4tDBMFAZhJkTfJLmZTZKPtVq8Wg2o9DAjbvrWPuLFJCe8pUGTdc543ncPfuSJCPF8J7ScPyHni8CHt1a1IbQghEmShbPmrR24cevgPyAFFm3urytpnsYTepbSxZlvjU/s1600-h/IMG_4124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxhgLWFUHvwQGq4tDBMFAZhJkTfJLmZTZKPtVq8Wg2o9DAjbvrWPuLFJCe8pUGTdc543ncPfuSJCPF8J7ScPyHni8CHt1a1IbQghEmShbPmrR24cevgPyAFFm3urytpnsYTepbSxZlvjU/s400/IMG_4124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470803184648210" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrGRKt9ZDpihgvj7vmQJGXb8TxIzoeCH4uEoe3Eyg1gybUrk_Gp2y8mikiblBF50NfP40P68OeE0QvuOok4AltpqlC9bJMON8yU1PBBzgJBcHZqCh0QhhpMMjS11DPYwy80yoPcsaBCg/s1600-h/IMG_4126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrGRKt9ZDpihgvj7vmQJGXb8TxIzoeCH4uEoe3Eyg1gybUrk_Gp2y8mikiblBF50NfP40P68OeE0QvuOok4AltpqlC9bJMON8yU1PBBzgJBcHZqCh0QhhpMMjS11DPYwy80yoPcsaBCg/s400/IMG_4126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470807479615522" border="0" /></a>A cheeky advertisement, knowing bikes are common place in this city.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m4s5Ybm7ToxBrtnaXpA0HVnPwXeRkxnQWwlHkUrUqzPBvi6vEfMX5TzOye6H4rWlM-rXFP3ynsPN1WShIY8ku4l0FCS46Kka5rp-M_6b67X8nHSv_6f0L8-T9PGfsIKCp7o61s_H3HY/s1600-h/IMG_4129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3m4s5Ybm7ToxBrtnaXpA0HVnPwXeRkxnQWwlHkUrUqzPBvi6vEfMX5TzOye6H4rWlM-rXFP3ynsPN1WShIY8ku4l0FCS46Kka5rp-M_6b67X8nHSv_6f0L8-T9PGfsIKCp7o61s_H3HY/s400/IMG_4129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470807479615538" border="0" /></a>This is the glyptoteket an Art Museum over the road from the park. It reminded me of a short Alexandra Palace, which is built in a similar style.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9TeQ5YlL-5awEePc6xqb1gVOjAJCLvHV-7Wmu7jMStOO4JGLOdyOZkw5N5LfWGsaoXd8gS7LdjcBelSzwtr1wMLirfYBY3MsxEr8gpRenN5szIsBAIDJIKZyJPaSdJpX_HKY1lV5fzM/s1600-h/IMG_4130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-9TeQ5YlL-5awEePc6xqb1gVOjAJCLvHV-7Wmu7jMStOO4JGLOdyOZkw5N5LfWGsaoXd8gS7LdjcBelSzwtr1wMLirfYBY3MsxEr8gpRenN5szIsBAIDJIKZyJPaSdJpX_HKY1lV5fzM/s400/IMG_4130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470639975890850" border="0" /></a>Close to Tivoli now, but we'd only be in there briefly before leaving.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX2B59cefbqJfpFU7_SLcI7WuvYUiovbpfYokfrql15gzebQc-2kHhlfgw43K7GYvqYHtMeCSNSM8Y35UVFMB6O7BtuRdIFBU0PZZwZQ_PmzZiN7DgiI0mzrNRmIPsDDS0KOf9Tb-0jc/s1600-h/IMG_4134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSX2B59cefbqJfpFU7_SLcI7WuvYUiovbpfYokfrql15gzebQc-2kHhlfgw43K7GYvqYHtMeCSNSM8Y35UVFMB6O7BtuRdIFBU0PZZwZQ_PmzZiN7DgiI0mzrNRmIPsDDS0KOf9Tb-0jc/s400/IMG_4134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470644270858162" border="0" /></a>This is a poster advertising the Flying Superkids, a Danish take on the Cirque de Soleil act that features kids of varying ages tumbling, skipping, trampolining, singing and balancing on their hands. They seem to be quite succesful undertaking a world tour but something didn't fit, it reminded me a bit like Mini Pops a TV show we had in the 80s that in hindsight was just wrong.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYnyhsmiOGgipj8aRfCIoC4-obXKh_IaKCMPm7tx5BnJiBGFRJH9im0pE2TpPXW_OmSYZy_mVixo739uAi-miJOMwULu7e5r3rVTjpnko2EGjnuRkGtIWlI1zNYu6EWaXcMGz5CXeMd0/s1600-h/IMG_4135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcYnyhsmiOGgipj8aRfCIoC4-obXKh_IaKCMPm7tx5BnJiBGFRJH9im0pE2TpPXW_OmSYZy_mVixo739uAi-miJOMwULu7e5r3rVTjpnko2EGjnuRkGtIWlI1zNYu6EWaXcMGz5CXeMd0/s400/IMG_4135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470648565825474" border="0" /></a>Back into the park.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pGXX7y52i8gaU7vzncVKy7oGCI5w_mZ_cBFIZ46z0EaaO5Gm5z7o91GDP3unFuXWb26c0TXFKQvu9968VRDXEtTS4zGej4RkhMVLpUjAobwNe6z1u7XyGd_-DAJbd0eIxdj_SOIZhQg/s1600-h/IMG_4136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pGXX7y52i8gaU7vzncVKy7oGCI5w_mZ_cBFIZ46z0EaaO5Gm5z7o91GDP3unFuXWb26c0TXFKQvu9968VRDXEtTS4zGej4RkhMVLpUjAobwNe6z1u7XyGd_-DAJbd0eIxdj_SOIZhQg/s400/IMG_4136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470657155760082" border="0" /></a>How not to ride a giraffe.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bPNyBBi3zSwH7sWvqMcOSdViwCeKMtfklV-6MuOyN82HrPebVqfr4t7Oj8RkOhfB9yxf2OW1OKVnes3RDhXiH4aq7kHFZyS-KNX4xiQT1zyvLIeLuMkgF05bTVNWZLrc8ursi66TKC0/s1600-h/IMG_4138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0bPNyBBi3zSwH7sWvqMcOSdViwCeKMtfklV-6MuOyN82HrPebVqfr4t7Oj8RkOhfB9yxf2OW1OKVnes3RDhXiH4aq7kHFZyS-KNX4xiQT1zyvLIeLuMkgF05bTVNWZLrc8ursi66TKC0/s400/IMG_4138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470657155760098" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP-h0RtBQDUJLZ-9Lh66W2TpKtRHkYfnCv8JxAgO_Sv5iHnnVrwPY-MSeKBLFXEEEZrjvGVYQynHiVFVk7D797TYI9PJ1odgbbugi42hK_N0XePi6kQusXVQMzDJ94_CJdorCH40e0gQ/s1600-h/IMG_4143.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkP-h0RtBQDUJLZ-9Lh66W2TpKtRHkYfnCv8JxAgO_Sv5iHnnVrwPY-MSeKBLFXEEEZrjvGVYQynHiVFVk7D797TYI9PJ1odgbbugi42hK_N0XePi6kQusXVQMzDJ94_CJdorCH40e0gQ/s400/IMG_4143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470468177198930" border="0" /></a>I had have no idea what the kid did to provoke Jeff but he looks like he's about to smack him!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOr57EA-7fv8t-b8Q86L05UtoB7UvkV3B3QTiYBunYaWGfdIY7sOvJNe1c8yV_gd_DyKE9dsxwTsz6KTqFQxuTjREskmfIqz_RTT0ApiDQlzf9AGGYdFnh-pLerK7t7uxCa0Qz-cA-rI/s1600-h/IMG_4144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivOr57EA-7fv8t-b8Q86L05UtoB7UvkV3B3QTiYBunYaWGfdIY7sOvJNe1c8yV_gd_DyKE9dsxwTsz6KTqFQxuTjREskmfIqz_RTT0ApiDQlzf9AGGYdFnh-pLerK7t7uxCa0Qz-cA-rI/s400/IMG_4144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470468177198946" border="0" /></a>Grrrrrr, I'm a scary stone dragon. Hey another dragon!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghdAB3c7J5YkHMs9FBurL9-WpQEpgQl5eZ9nNSIWfLt-54s3LZNhx42I4gb5NlFzyZ3lwNihYB9KrwvXgP0CT0MsCUGz7tHszzeZa0yfX7-cpvaaLm3Etgz2TCxtKBX1ViZJDFlomHPo/s1600-h/IMG_4146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghdAB3c7J5YkHMs9FBurL9-WpQEpgQl5eZ9nNSIWfLt-54s3LZNhx42I4gb5NlFzyZ3lwNihYB9KrwvXgP0CT0MsCUGz7tHszzeZa0yfX7-cpvaaLm3Etgz2TCxtKBX1ViZJDFlomHPo/s400/IMG_4146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470472472166258" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQkg6bpisjQXBPzdIYhSGEhacqtSnOYct62EWVWMLUsRCzE-LgCOaDOX03UFgkML_3MCz7YB_1J6whCogZfhvG0tyGw2cSUzyd3ONlHG_je0jPgGd3SI_PvRbF0hyphenhyphenlmobLz7TsbdjePs/s1600-h/IMG_4147.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghQkg6bpisjQXBPzdIYhSGEhacqtSnOYct62EWVWMLUsRCzE-LgCOaDOX03UFgkML_3MCz7YB_1J6whCogZfhvG0tyGw2cSUzyd3ONlHG_je0jPgGd3SI_PvRbF0hyphenhyphenlmobLz7TsbdjePs/s400/IMG_4147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470472472166274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TpxuGsXQtTezumtlX-Vs6-pf6UcwNqbYUA6XK2yRx7dUpGO6Yz_k8DEckFAjAU0Dc4Djsk7HfbzqBMtv69LSJifO_786v8t_EvvZe_fEyRRcD2py9pzmxaiSLKdn-MAqPlXXK6RwTXQ/s1600-h/IMG_4148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4TpxuGsXQtTezumtlX-Vs6-pf6UcwNqbYUA6XK2yRx7dUpGO6Yz_k8DEckFAjAU0Dc4Djsk7HfbzqBMtv69LSJifO_786v8t_EvvZe_fEyRRcD2py9pzmxaiSLKdn-MAqPlXXK6RwTXQ/s400/IMG_4148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5097470476767133586" border="0" /></a>A final shot of the gardens on the way back to the airport coach and home.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://malcolmsscanidtrip.blogspot.com/2007/06/in-conlcusion.html">Time to wrap this up</a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Malcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6370957220325629596.post-52378751050299463782007-06-23T07:48:00.000-07:002007-08-26T07:50:11.883-07:00In ConclusionWell as ever it was a great holiday and not as tiring as the America tour last year. I was fortunate in having been to most of the Scandinavian parks before and so could just enjoy them more this time around rather than running around ensuring I got on everything. I'm also pleased that my organisation of the pre-trip trip came off. As ever it's probably best to end with some thanks...<br /><br />Kevin, John, Mark and Justin for putting together another great club trip.<br />Jeppe and Keith for being good company during the pre-trip.<br />Chris for the repeated "smackya upside ya head" beatings, the medical bill is in the post (oh and for rescuing my jacket).<br />Jeff for that priceless picture on the kiddy coaster at Bakken, one of my fave pics of the trip.<br />Andy for beating me at go-karting and giving me reason to attend a rematch!<br />KLM for losing my luggage and giving me reason to go "yippee" and bounce down the hotel corridor when it had been found.<br />All the parks and staff with particular mention to the ride op team on Kanonen at LisebergMalcolmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10977481428906109347noreply@blogger.com0