Edward's Tour Across Europe with TPR 2010
Hello. This is the story of my 11 day trip across Europe.
I started off on the 26th of June with a train trip down to
Copenhagen, then from there a night train to Cologne, Germany.
Yes, due to being late with my bookings I didn't get a straight train.
From Cologne I got a train into Paris and there I walked around a bit
looking at some of the different marvels, like the Eiffel Tower,
Grand Palais, the Zen cannal, and some other squares of which I forget the
name of.
Then I got another night train down to Milan and met up with the group on the 28th of June.
Paris Picture 1
Paris Picture 2
Paris Picture 3
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Once I met up with the group it was a nice bus ride to a hotel,
and then a walk to a park called Gardaland.
First thing we rode was a boat that goes down a slide into water because
we needed to cool off. However, there wasn't enough splash for that.
Then we rode a few rollercoasters, went through a fun house, a flume ride, and then
a bus back to the hotel.
Gardaland Picture 1
Gardaland Picture 2
The group at night
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Next day, 29th of June, we were to get to the bus to get to a park called
Mirabilandia. There we got Exclusive
Ride Time on a rollercoaster called Katun. Exclusive Ride Time means getting
to ride a coaster before the general public. VIP treatment or something like that.
And get to ride over and over again for the duration of the Exclusive Ride Time.
After that everyone went their seperate ways and rode other things.
Our leader, Robb Alvey, in Mirabilandia
Katun Coaster in Mirabilandia 1
Katun Coaster in Mirabilandia 2
More of Mirabilandia 1
More of Mirabilandia 2
More of Mirabilandia 3
More of Mirabilandia 4
More of Mirabilandia 5
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Another day, another park. On the 30th of June we were at Movieland Studios.
The description of which is that it is like Universal Studios, except there are barely any rules.
First thing we got to ride was Police Academy Driving Simulator
which was ridiculously hillarious.
There were other strange rides in the park, but didn't get much time for riding.
At 3pm we had to catch the bus again to take the long drive out of Italy,
across Switzerland, and into Germany.
Movieland Picture 1
Movieland Picture 2
Movieland Picture 3
Movieland Picture 4
Movieland Picture 5
Switzerland Pitstop
Switzerland Scenary
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On the 1st of July we were at Europa Park,
a multi national park where they had alot of European Countries like
Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Spain, Italy, France, Greace,
Switzerland, Russia, Colosseos, Mexicans... Oh the Culture Confusions!
Again it was time for Exclusive Ride Time on three rollercoasters.
One was called Blue Fire, another was an indoor coaster called Euro Sat,
and the third was called Silver Star (a 67m drop). Then off to other adventures
like Euro Mir (some kind of theming after the space station), Bobsledding,
getting soaked, and other mad whiplashes.
Hotel Colosseo
Hotel Colosseo
Spanish Area of Europa Park
Scandinavian Area of Europa Park
Euro Sat coaster
Silver Star coaster
MIR Space Station
Blue Fire
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On the 2nd of July we went for a little German Culture. We went to a fair
in Würzburg where they had the largest portable rollercoaster with 5 loops
representing the Olympic Rings.
With that came pints of beer, food, and entertainment in a beer tent.
However I didn't touch a drop nor did I participate in the sport Pole Climbing.
Olympia Looping coaster 1
Olympia Looping coaster 2
Olympia Looping coaster 3
Beer Tent 1
Beer Tent 2
Beer Tent 3, pole climbing
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We then got to Phantasialand
in Germany on the 3rd of July. Our Exclusive Ride Time consisted of
2 spinning coasters (rollercoasters that freely spin around), and
Black Mamba. Again this place was a culture clash. There ware medival castles,
Chinese buildings, Mexican villages, Africa, Inca temples, Western salloons, and other
unamable things.
The 2 spinning coasters have the same name called Winja's Fear & Force.
two seperate tracks, supposedly one is mostly fear and the other is mostly
force, but my second time around I had no idea which was which.
There was also this River Rapids ride that was absolutely wild! One went up in
elevators, that then threw you out into a funnel, then one got "flushed" down
a spiral like slide, and one got soaked. Great fun!
Hotel
China town
Evil Castle
Unamable theming
Mexico
Unamable theming
Western Theming
Black Mamba loop
Black Mamba
Winjas 1
Winjas 2
Colorado Adventure
Cruising in Style to the next park
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4th of July. A lovely day to... Not shoot fireworks?
Instead I spend it at some beautiful theme park that I've never been to before.
How could I? ... Just kidding.
On this day I was at Efteling, in the Netherlands.
This park is just beautiful. The atmosphere, the theming, the music...
Just lovely! The Exlusive Ride Time was on Vliegende Hollander (the Flying Dutchman),
a rollercoaster that splashes down into water,
and the newly finished Joris en de Draak (George and the Dragon),
2 wooden coasters that race each other. It was so new that the theming
wasen't ready yet, but it was a fun pair of coasters none the less.
Hotel
Flying Dutchman house
George and the Dragon 1
George and the Dragon 2
George and the Dragon 3
Me infront of Vogel Rok
More of Efteling 1
More of Efteling 2
More of Efteling 3
More of Efteling 4
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Ah, much fun. Then it was time for the farewell dinner. 
There was one more hotel we stayed at which was near the Amsterdam Airport.
Next morning, on the 5th of July, I took the shuttle to the Airport where
one could get a train into Amsterdam city. There I walked around for a whole
day because my night train back to Copenhagen didn't depart until 7pm.
My poor feet.
Anyways, after enjoying the bits and pieces of Grandfather Gaston's roots (Isabel's Father)
I caught the train and made it home safe and sound.
Cathedral
Square of Cobble stones
Crooked houses
Streets that remind me of Gothenburg
Cannals
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