coasterer Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Hey guys, just thought I'd share - I'm studying abroad this semester in Copenhagen, and the architecture department took a study tour to Stockholm and Helsinki last week. While parks were still closed, we looked at buildings right near both Grona Lund (the Arkitekturmuseet) and Linnanmaki (Alvar Aalto's Kulttuuritalo), and I was able to grab a few pictures. Stockholm was beautiful, but the weather in Helsinki was horrible, so it was hard to get a good reading on the city. Seeing Insane from across the water was such a tease!!! And Linnanmaki is in construction for their new for 2011 X-car coaster, Ukko Enjoy! If you're unfamiliar with Stockholm, the city spreads itself over 14 different islands, allowing for some pretty nice views Insane looks incredible from across the water I want to visit Grona Lund sooooo much! So, I apologize in advance, most of the Grona Lund pictures are gonna be pretty much the same. There was only so much island to take pictures from New GG woodie!! Insane Grona Lund: The prettiest and smallest of allllllll the amusement parks Grona Lu - Surprise!!! All hail Sweden, the motherland I had snuck out of the Arkitekturmuseet while the rest of the group was in there to get these pics - so worth it Ferry passersby instant classic - Grona Lund, I'll be back for you in May!! We passed Linnanmaki on the bus - the building we were seeing was literally on the same block as the park, backing up to it. So I walked around the block through the snow, trying to get close ups through the fence There she is I have about 5 or 6 variations of this picture, most of which have me falling through some unpacked snow Linnanmaki This place looked great - It actually had way more to offer than I thought it had NEW COASTER ALERT!! Ukko parking lot coaster I touched it!!!! MEEEEE - I always wanted to be the person bringing construction updates to TPR with great pictures of me with often inaccessible coaster track Ukko construction I've never ridden an X-car coaster, and to be honest, I'm not to keen on it, but that's neither here nor there KirnUUUUU See you Linnanmaki!! Not sure when, but one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XII Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Nice Photos. Grona Lund and Linnanmaki both look like very good parks that I hope to visit someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freefallXL Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I was in the summer 2009 over there.. nice addition!!! And now, you can taking pictures from that lovely woody (wich smells very good btw ) ...through the skyloop *wehee \o/ A very awesome trip report and many lovely pictures! *congrats* by the way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterer Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Thanks for the responses guys! OH, and also of potential interest, the world's worst picture of the only existing amusement park in the Czech Republic. This was taken in early February on a moving train through a forest on a rainy day and is a very cropped segment of a very zoomed in picture. But the park does, in fact, exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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