Ok guys, you all know that i
h-a-t-e pinballs, but there comes a time in every arcade collector's life when you have to realize that no gameroom is really complete without at least one pinball. about one year ago i was contacted by toralf "time pilot". he told me about a german pinball collector who had one for sale which toralf though might be interesting for me. of course i said
NO - what do i want with a pinball? PLUS the asking price was way too high! nevertheless, the notion of the game remained stuck somewhere in the back of my head where it grew from a tiny seed to something i wanted to have eventually. one year later, i contacted the seller again, the game was still available, but the price had dropped drastically
![Grin ;D](http://www.dragonslairfans.com/smfor/Smileys/default/grin.gif)
.
school holidays + nice price = roadtrip alert!!!
since the seller's location was not just around the corner, i decided to make the pinball's pickup the icing on the cake and combine it with something i had planned for quite a while: a visit to
germany's largest movie entertainment park!
here's what's coming up
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almost 400 kilometers, ...
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... which means i need to start early!
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breakfast on board
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lunch and dinner as well eh i mean payment for the seller
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of course i won't be doing this roadtrip on my own! come on, what's a day at an amusement park without a travel companion? therefore i'm picking up by best friend charlotte aka wonder woman
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the weather forecast for the day is perfect - clear skies and temperatures of up to 30° celcius!
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short stop at a motorway service station for a cup of tea (charlotte's english side coming out here)
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almost five hours later (because of a traffic jam), we're finally here! although this is an arcade forum, i've decided to share our day at the park with you guys - hope you don't mind!
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here's a building / shop charlotte is interested in
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and here's one more to my taste (i thought about stealing that sign
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)
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unfortunately, not a single videogame inside, only cranes! what a disappointment
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how about some rides?
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"you
will get wet!!!"
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come fly with me ...
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ever kissed a shark?
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we decided to "go millionaire" this time and booked an all-inclusive arrangement, which means free drinks and food (bakery products, pizza, burgers, fries, salads, ice-cream, ...) all day long! man, i must have gained at least five kilograms in pure fat and sugar throughout the day (and i need a haircut desperately
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)
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what's next? how about the freefall tower?
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man, i'm scared
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(look at the faces of the other guys "on board")
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up it goes!
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where's ully, i can't see him any more ...
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no wonder, i'm 60 meters high up in the air, ready to fall down at 90 km/h!!!
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touchdown! look at our faces now
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enough fun (and food) for the day - one last "goodbye shot" in the golden evening sun!
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let's head over to the pinball guy (only 10 kilometers away) ...
to be continued ...