Danqi in Stockholm Part II

Now, the second part is a long long Sunday which we spent in a the Gronalund Trivoli. It was a theme park, but not exactly like the one you get in Genting. It has a classic touch to it, everything here didn't look as hype as Genting, but it sure made us feel like we were in a fairy tale!

Waiting outside at the entrance... actually we were deciding whether to go to the Skansen open air museum or the theme park, and we chose the latter. Thanks Qi for the entrance fee! :P

First and foremost. we went to Pettson Findus' World. Pettson Findus is supposed to be a cat in a fairytale.
These 2 photos were taken on our way out of the theme park in the evening. We didn't take any photos of Pettson Findus when we first went into his house, so we thought we should do that before we leave!

Me & my symbolic sunflower in Pettson Findus' house.
Me & some cute mushrooms. Danqi said it looked like i was waiting for something for too long until mushrooms started to grow there!
Funny chickens in Pettson Findus' barn. They were drinking tea, reading newspapers, & sleeping upside-down!

A couple in swedish traditional clothes came walking by on stilts! Throughout the 8 hours we spent in the theme park, we met a lot of cute characters in customes. At the end of the day, i started to wonder whether they were the same people, just changing the customes from time to time. Why don't you be the judge and tell me whether they look the same!

Everybody look at this... Penang Curry!! Unfortunately, not many know what Penang is, that's why we didn't see any customers there... Qi was the only one in fact...

The Spook House!

This is a play about Mumin (the white monster) and his friends in the woods. The play was a great fun because it interacted with the children & made them very excited!
I was determined to get something from the theme park for souvenir (without paying much), so i decided to try my luck in the games. Wanna know what's the results??
Tadah!! Muahahahaha, i tried 3 times, & managed to get 2 funky ties. Not bad eh?

I got a tie with "super swede" on it, while Qi got a pink shiny one with "stark", which means "strong".

We went around the theme park to decide what rides we would like to try. This was my choice...

Both Qi & I tried it out. It was fabulous!! The ride was situated just beside the waters, so when I was flung into the air, the view was magnificent! The afternoon sun, the strong breeze, the glimmering waters, and people laughing just below you. This must be what an angel would have felt...

Then, we tried out a strange house that must have been made by a crazy genius...

First of all, the stairs moved! The left & right steps of the stairs moved in rhythm, so we had to stand on a step & waited for the other side to come down, stepped on it, then let it bring us up. The house was so strange that for the stairs that didn't move, they were slunted & in odd shapes. The whole house made us felt as if we were mad!!!

Qi walking through the floor that moved right & left.

Me in the rolling tube... felt like a hamster...

The laughing mirror house was the last we went to. We took at least one photo in front of every mirror. This was one of the photos. Hehe... long body, big butt, & short legs... how do we look??

A nice photo of the sunset at the theme park... a day ending like this is a day worth living!

Danqi went back on Monday. I went to send her at the central station. I gave her a brooch as a present & she gave me a sweet hot water bag.
I was very touched, cuz i really didn't expect her to give me a present. She had given me a lot during her one week stay here-- she gaved me the courage to leave my curtains open at night, she taught me so much about living in europe, she brought me around more than i brought her around, and most of all, she opened a door for me. A door that showed me how to make my one year here worthwhile. I didn't see as much of Stockholm & the life here until Qi pointed them out to me, & i'm determined to make the best of it!!

As for the friendship that was put to test, i think it's as solid as it was 2 years ago. Both of us changed, but Qi is still the old Qi i loved so much! :-)

Thanks a lot, Qi!