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Re: LegoRoy - European Tour
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Tue, 22 Jun 2004 20:49:37 GMT
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On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:16:57 GMT, "Roy Nelson" <legoroy@telus.net>
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> In lugnet.general, Eric Sophie wrote:
> > This is great. I've always wanted to do something like this.
> >
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=86500
> > <http://www.brickshelf.com/gallery/LegoRoy/Europe/thumb/01_pisa.jpg_thumb.jpg>>¬
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> > "LegoRoy" if your out there, tell us about your adventures!
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> > e
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> Greetings Eric and everyone,
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> I was going to do a posting on my pictures when I checked brickshelf and saw
> that it had 1800 hits so I figured someone must have beat me to it...thanks
> Eric.
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> My wife and I fulfilled a dream by doing a six week tour of Europe. Our
> itinerary was: Rome, Florence, Sienna, Venice, Budapest, Munich, Berlin, Denmark
> (mainland, of course Legoland), Enschede (Eastern Netherlands), Cologne, Paris,
> and Normandy. We sent updates and pictures during our trip. My father posted
> these at:
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> http://www.primalcalling.com/r+t/intro.htm
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> I thought it would be fun to take pictures of major landmarks with minifig
> representations of us. The names "Ray and Tamantha" is a play on our real names,
> "Roy and Tammy". It was a challenge to get a decent perspective of the minifigs
> and the landmarks, often I would be lying on the ground with the camera waiting
> for people to move out of the way of the landmark. I had many strange looks and
> laughter while I was taking the shots.
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> One of the highlights of my trip was a tour of the Lego Factory in Billund. I
> was able to arrange the tour through my contacts at the Calgary Science Centre.
> The automation was amazing. I had to keep my hands in my pockets to prevent
> myself from touching anything and stuffing my pockets. They did not allow any
> pictures in the factory.
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> If there are any questions feel free to ask,
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> Roy
Hi Roy,
I wonder what made you go to Enschede, it seems a little odd in a list
of major European cities...
Duq
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| (...) Hello Duq, Near Enschede is a little town called Holten. Near Holten is a Canadian Military Cemetary where my great uncle Loren Nelson is buried from WW2. Enschede was just a convienent (and beautiful) place to stay. Visiting the burial places (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jun-04, to lugnet.general)
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| (...) Greetings Eric and everyone, I was going to do a posting on my pictures when I checked brickshelf and saw that it had 1800 hits so I figured someone must have beat me to it...thanks Eric. My wife and I fulfilled a dream by doing a six week (...) (20 years ago, 21-Jun-04, to lugnet.general, FTX)
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