A friend invited me to come along to see and experience this world famous European spectacle. I'm sure glad he did. It wasn't all that different than the big shows here, but it was worth the trip to see it. I have lots of pics to show, so I will have to break this up into four posts.
My ticket to get in:
Here is the little brochure they hand out at the door. I have no idea what any of it says…
The line to get in. There were two additional lines going the other direction. I was told that 10,000 people from all over Europe attend this show. We met some really nice guys from Ukraine in line. They were looking for Pumilio frogs:
This is where the lines all converged into a big free-for-all with everyone waiting for the doors to open. I think I could count the number of people who weren't smoking on one hand:
Here is what the inside of the entrance looked like:
The show was spread out over many large rooms, tents and halls. Here is a graphic in the brochure that shows the layout:
One of the show areas. This room was some sort of arena/auditorium:
Crowd shot:
Some of the rooms were actually tents:
More to come...
My ticket to get in:
Here is the little brochure they hand out at the door. I have no idea what any of it says…
The line to get in. There were two additional lines going the other direction. I was told that 10,000 people from all over Europe attend this show. We met some really nice guys from Ukraine in line. They were looking for Pumilio frogs:
This is where the lines all converged into a big free-for-all with everyone waiting for the doors to open. I think I could count the number of people who weren't smoking on one hand:
Here is what the inside of the entrance looked like:
The show was spread out over many large rooms, tents and halls. Here is a graphic in the brochure that shows the layout:
One of the show areas. This room was some sort of arena/auditorium:
Crowd shot:
Some of the rooms were actually tents:
More to come...