Richard Slater
13/08/2004
richard@eggspurt.co.uk
This is a small weblet of our trip to Efteling (click here to see their website)
The evening before, Hels took me on a surprise trip to The Tate Modern to see the Edward Hopper exhibition.
...But not everyone thought so...
They say "Do you have a strong constitution? And what about your stomach? Then why not try pirate ship De Halve Maen? Good luck! De Halve Maen (1982) is the biggest swinging ship in the world, and was included in the Guinness Book of Records in 1988."
This was the first of a double corkscrew, following a double loop the loop.
They say "You say to yourself "I am not a coward!" But as you walk up to the entrance, your stomach starts to turn over. You can still turn back, if you want to Whooooooooooooooh!!! The Python is a super-fast roller coaster, 750 metres long. For 1 minute and 45 seconds, you race along at the breathtaking speed of 85 kilometres per hour. You'll be calling for your mother, all right! The 2 loops and 2 corkscrews will make sure of that! The highest point of the Python is 29 metres."
After seven years, the carpenter says to the eldest son, "You have worked extremely well, my boy. So now I am giving you the best gift in the world to take home with you." And he gives the boy a perfectly ordinary grey donkey. The boy thinks, "What am I supposed to do with that?" But he doesn't want to be rude, and says nothing. "Wait," says the carpenter, and calls out, "Donkey - lift your tail!" And lo, at least a hundred golden ducats roll out from under the donkey's tail. "Well, master, thank you!" the boy says, and sets off home singing
