Photo TR: Divv's Scandinavian Adventure

by **Moose** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 12:34 pm

I remember Zippity Do Dah, The theme to Sesame Street, and Somewhere Over the Rainbow.

by **mcjaco** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 1:53 pm

Apparently all the TPR Mods have dedicated games at Grona Lund. Here’s Matt’s! (kind of!)

Does that say Zoo? What are you saying about me? ::lol::

by **Divv3k** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:52 pm

^ LOL! I just take the photos I'm told to take! Blame TPDave and Lou!

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Day 15:
LINNANMAKI

The last day of the trip is always bittersweet. On the one hand everyone's really sad about it all being over but on the other hand everyone wants to make the most of the limited time left by having as much fun as possible! Linnanmaki is a good place for having fun!

The place doesn't really have one standout ride but most of what is there is good and there certainly is a lot in the park.

There's a fun Intamin ball coaster, which I think we may have enjoyed even more if we hadn't been exposed to Insane earlier in the trip. That said, it was still good and we had some fun ERT on it. There's a Maurer Sohne spinner which didn't spin too much but again, it was good for what it was. Not in the same league as Dragon's Fury or Winjas but still better than most other spinning coasters out there.

There's a huge amount of flat rides and some other cool random stuff. Plenty to fill out a day with. The other cool thing about the park is that it's one of those "urban parks". This one is right in the centre of Helsinki which meant we could get out and have a quick look around in the afternoon too.

Here's a look at the final park of the trip...

by **Divv3k** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:52 pm

DIVV'S FINAL THOUGHTS

Well the trip is over and so is this TR, just about. There's just some photos from the last night and the journey home to show now.

Before I do that I just want to say another massive THANK YOU to Robb and Elissa. I can't even begin to comprehend how much work you guys put into this trip (and every other one). The quantity and quality of ERT, meals and perks was unbelievable. I don't know how you pull it off but I don't think I've ever trusted anyone more about planning and executing a trip like this. I expect I'll be doing your trips every year for a long time to come!

I should also say thanks to Andrew, Brad, Erik, Scottish Steve and Southern Steve for letting me steal your cameras and memory sticks on occasion. Those few extra pictures of yours I sprinkled throughout this TR really helped me tell the story of the trip.

In conclusion, if you haven't done a TPR trip before then you're missing out. I hope TRs like this help convince people on the fence about taking part in trips, you'll never regret it! And if you're only going to do one TPR trip then you could do a lot worse than picking Scandinavia as it is home to one of the most amazing and unique collections of parks and rides.

Finally, thank you to EVERYONE who came along on the trip!

Here's the last batch of photos...

by **Nrthwnd** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:54 pm

ginzo wrote:Random fact: Tampere is pronounced "TAHM-PEER-EH".

So, it's got a Canadian connection......eh? :smile:

Great TR Divv. Thanks for putting it all up.

And I thought it was amusing (at Sarkanniemi) how the hard core group held up in the Jet Star queue, waiting... and waiting and... singing Sunshine Songs, LOL! I kept wandering off, doing another ride, then coming back to check on how things were progressing... or not.

And then - it OPENED! And then almost closed down again, drat! But, it was a false alarm, and everybody there got their Jet Star bliss, heh heh.

(I think "Sunshine, On my Shoulder" {by John Denver?} was sung, too.)

by **SharkTums** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:59 pm

Thanks Divv! I really appreciate your kind words. We really just always try to provide the best we can for our participants and make the trip as amazing as possible!

BTW, cheers for another amazing photo of Larry!

Between his little midget hand, boob about to pop out, and another amazing face...Larry is pure photogenic bliss!

Youtube · by **StealthFan** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:16 pm

Erm excuse me! Beating me down to the ground was not justified! Sticking duct tape on my face is not justified to have the entire Brit Group tackle me down! I think we should set up a poll to decide that anwser to that

! Also the aftermath of that was not great!

Anyway another great update, it was a great way to end another great trip. Id also like to say thanks again to Robb and Elissa for another great trip!

-Craig

by **Meik** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 3:48 pm

Amazing job with this Divv, even if it did remind me of my constant creaming/go-kart/various other failures I made! Really was such a great trip.

Happy (and some bitter) memories!

SCAD TOWER.

by **Ryancrash** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:20 pm

The attack on Craig was pretty damn funny. But Kristen didn't seem to think so - I remember she was so distressed by this, she cried until she threw up! (Now that's some love right there!)

Linnanmäki was awesome - the perfect way to finish off such an amazing adventure. I wanna go back to Finland! (And Sweden... and Norway... and Denmark...)

Thanks Divv for an excellent TR! Brings back so many good memories. And thanks Robb and Elissa for another incredible TPR trip! I'm sure looking forward to the 2010 trips - six more months until UK and Mainland Europe!

by **SharkTums** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 4:23 pm

^I know! Poor KT! I have to teach her that being mean to people is okay! She really liked Craig for some reason!? Well, I guess having one female on the planet like you is good huh Craig?

Photo TR: Divv's Scandinavian Adventure

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