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^ So, you're willing to take how many orders for Hello Kitty Chucky, Chris?

When Playland (PNE) gets a new steel coaster as big as our wooden coaster.

^ All the Japanese?

6/10 Craft Brewery Beers

Several actually, yesterday. I checked out my annual fair's (PNE) Craft Beer Fest with up to 40 beers to try, using a souvenir 4 oz. "mug", and $1.50 beer tix. To The Beer fest! The beers being represented, at this time. Different breweries, next week. Couldn't resist the name, lol. Personas was more bitter than I'd like it. Yes it is! The Raspberry Ale was way too bitter for me. This was a good one. I had had this beer before, and enjoyed it. Got the lager. And it didn't disappoint. This was good. Dead Frog Brewery. With high praise from these locals. I tried the Seasonal citrus beer. And I really liked it! One of the best there, I decided. Big Rock is a well known local brewery. I tried this. And it was good. The nice folks at Russell Brewery. What I tried. Also, a nice beer to have. At the end of the visit, my daily schedule with brewery labels on it. (o:

Diavlo Himeji Central Park (Himeji, Hyogo, Japan) TPR 2007 Japan Tour

^ Naw, that's what I call a "given", heh.

Universal Studios Japan just announced this for sale, in time for Halloween... I love Japan.

This. Gummy and Yummy!

Yesterday was a great day at The Fair, with an excellent pulled pork sandwich for eats, but more importantly, taking in The BEATLES Magical History Tour at the old Garden Auditorium. Although it was an upcharge ($3) which I am still not thrilled with shelling out (small as it is). But afterwards, I considered it totally worth paying for! The exhibit is really amazing with lots of key historic parts of their history as a starting group, through all the crazy tour times, and how, eventually, they all went their separate ways. Unfortunately, there was no Beatles music played throughout the exhibit and that felt strange. Also, no 'extra display' of when they came to Vancouver in 1964. That was a teensy bit of a disappointment. Still, I was so happy with this exhibit, I am planning to go again, with David in tow, and get a few more shots I missed in my initial visit. It's worth the upcharge, IMhO. As for the sandwich, it was great. Juicy pork on a chibatta bun, with a little slaw on the other bun side, plenty of fries, and a nice sized drink. The BBQ sauce was fine, nothing special, but a bit of Sriracha Sauce kicked it up, nicely. My PNE Food Grade: B Here's the photos of the exhibit, and the food... The general map of The Fair. And where I am headed for: #2 on the map. The Garden Auditorium. Can't miss it, right by the Main Gate. Outside sign, for group selfies. Explanation sign. Radio days exhibit. It's quite extensive in set up and display. I certainly missed a bunch, on my first time through it. Replica of the little stage The Beatles first played at The Cavern Club. When magazines and LP records were thriving. And bobbleheads too! Love the board game. More souvenirs and stuff. The "Paul Is Dead" time. I remember these psychedelic posters of the boys! Here's George. And Ringo. (I missed getting Paul and John, so that's a couple of missed shots to get) Some one(s) is/are missing here, right? The "Screen Room". Sight and sounds of the '60s. Oooo colours.... When you round the corner, you get bombarded with all of this! The Beatles' Break Up Letter. More display. Not as bright in there, as it looks here. The very last record John Lennon signed - to Mark Chapman... ...who would several hours later, murder John Lennon. The car of many colours. Very nice repaint job on it, I believe. On the shopping bag. Great line from George. Now it's time for Pulled Pork! Here's what I got for $15 Cdn. It was worth the money. (o: Lots of seating for eating and drinking, too. Tai Kwon Do (or something like that) show going on, by local club. And - it's all gone! (o;

I think the advert and phone number feel more scary to me, than the three clues, lol.

More photos of Playland with the rides' lights on. And pardon what appears to be semi-bright skies in my shots. The camera did an "auto-adjust" to the background lighting, so the sky appears brighter than it actually was. Kettle Creek Coaster for the kids, and the credit whores. (o; Beast starting to come "alive". Here's a ride sign for you, Larry. Up It goes! No lights on, on Coaster, just yet. Sign and The Moon Suddenly, a good shake of green magic... And lights! Different colours, too. Climbing wall, opposite Coaster. A lot of bright white lighting, doesn't help with the shot. All-white lights on the Wave Swinger. The Balloon Ride looking bright and festive. Crazy Beach Party, spinning better than it used to. Tea Cups Tango. One of these in a whirl. Corkscrew only gets floodlight love. Now it's dark! From my bus stop, heading home.

I checked the exhibit again yesterday, just to make sure I hadn't overlooked some Dr.Who stuff on display. Sadly, once I walked through the Tardis, it was just another bunch of multiple displays....and the 1/2 Batmobile. Boo. Went through it - and nothing. )o:

This One. Because it would be easier for me to travel to This One. Than the awesome one being pictured below here. Yes that one below me V is looking like a good contender for #1 place, lol.

Ooooh, I miss Europa Park soooo much. Great TR on your visit there.

Yesterday, I hit The Fair for two specific things: food and Playland with the lights on. And it seemded like both were "okay" thought nothing spectacular about either. First the food. Went to Jimmy's Lunch, another mainstay of The Fair for several decades. Most known for their frying up piles and piles of onions for their burgers. If you're withing a few hundred feet of the place, you can easily smell that lovely fried onions aroma. So, I went to have their hamburger with onions, side of fries and a drink. And honestly, it was meh. I expected the burger itself to be good enough to compete with all the newer, more adventurous burger places on site. But it was plain, the bun was nothing to note, and the onions? Not something I would rush back for. So, for my money... My PNE Food Grade: C- Then I picked up few buttons from the Superheros building, checked out how Craft Beer Fest was doing (it's fine, just fine) and sticking around long enough to get some almost-nights shots of the rides at Playland. This is the Main Entrance of the PNE, which I didn't go through yesterday. Went to another gate. Which is along Renfrew St. showing the 'back' of The Fair. This is the building where the Marketplace holds court. It's a pretty big building, too. Outside the fences, the StarFlyer can still be seen. There's a skateboard park that is open and free (meaning not part of the PNE) to all. Beyond the fences, a lot of gardens and greenery at this end of The Fair. Looking north, parallel to Renfrew St. Some really beautifully landscaped areas here. Here's the back of the Rollerland building, where the SuperHeros exhibit is housed. Here we are! The West Gate of The Fair. I checked through the Police Box one more time, and still found nothing of Dr.Who to look at. What to choose? What to choose? These three. On the bag, along with everything else. Here's dinner! And here are The Onions, before and after frying up. Dinner. Again, it was not that memorable. Except damn, they like to hand out fries! Not a Twin Flip. (o; Ye Olde Gravatron. This is where there used to be more rides during The Fair. Not this year. )o: The mini-StarFlyer. Well, somebody won a lot of arcade game tickets there, hmm? Lights starting to go on. I love the lighting package on The Beast. It's so varied and unpredictable, even if there is a repeating pattern to it. Candy Canes! The crowds at 8pm. Rainbows holding up the SkyWheel. Entrance to the nightly Mainstage Concerts. Sloan played last night. (To be continued...)

^ I tried it both ways on Opening Day, and I much preferred being inside, as the force on me, pushing me against the restraints outside, was just too much for my body. I felt sicker, facing outward, than facing in. But it is still a really intense ride, to be sure. I have watched dozens of kids and adults coming off of it, wondering what hit them. And nobody seems to be running back in line, immediately after that first time. They still have to catch their breath - and their stomach. And owl_enthusiast, sad to report there is no Twin Flip at The Fair time time 'round. In fact, where they used to put a few flats down between the horse paddocks and the corkscrew in that 'avenue', now there's nothing there, and it's fenced off, after where the Rib Fest is, and a few flats there. And this is really the Very First Time I have done this All-Gate Pass thing to the PNE. Truth! I think, that with all the touring I have done, I am treating The Fair like a theme park, with a two-week pass, so I can pick and choose what I want to do and see in one day, not to mention, whether I want to, and can afford, the obviously crazy prices they're going to charge me for food... or go to good, much cheaper places to eat, just outside the main gate, up the street. And so - it's too late to load all of it up and review the day - so here's one I took... 8:20pm PST, yesterday.

H: Hansa Park Am Fahrenkrog 1 Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany Home of the wonderful Fluch von Novgorod. TPR 2014 Scandinavia Tour (with a bit ^ of Germany).

Not telling.

"Blue Fall gives Great Face." Great photos, Hanno. I miss Blue Fall already, lol. Yeah, and Space World too. With a REAL space shuttle! (seriously?)

If it's not a perfect pentagram, then.... (Yes, I watch "Supernatural")

^ Who knows how they pick and choose (and keep) their traveling selection? I definitely don't and always wonder why they don't keep good working versions of the Zipper, or a good Rock-O-Plane, etc. in their traveling lineup. That said, I am leaving around 6, get a pricy (but juicy I hope) burger and fries there, pick up a couple of buttons from the SuperHeros gift shop, check out how the Craft Beer Fest is doing , and by then it'll be dusk, but enough light for me to case Playland, and see if that Twin Flip truly exists at The Fair this year. Later. Here's the back of the coupon book, which has a really cool PNE map and it's very easy to figure out, besides finding where all the coupon deals are. (o;

Troy! Toverland (Sevenum, Limburg, Netherlands) Mmmmmmmm loved it - 12 times! (TPR 2008 Europe Tour)

I need three more bags of bark.

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