This past weekend I headed up to Hamburg in order to visit my favorite Temporary Invalid – ideal timing because he was mobile enough to get around, but not mobile enough to escape me.
Given that I’d never actually been to Hamburg’s biggest small attraction, the Miniatur Wunderland. It is a fantastic, gigantic, train display with amazing detail – it goes on forever.
No sooner had I walked into the Miniatur Wunderland with Temporary Invalid (and two others—of fast food fame), than he announced that he’d learned, while taking the behind the scenes tour, that when one looks closely, one can find, as he put it, “coupling.”
The hunt was on – and Temporary Invalid was good at pointing out the fornication in the bushes – loudly.
“Hey Adam, look here, they’re doing it doggy style.”
This was, I might note, in full earshot of perverts like me, who come with cameras, and teenaged boys, who love the notion of sex in any context. Both times that he announced discoveries, the scenes were immediately crowded with peeping toms.
Beyond that, Miniatur Wunderland was a ton of fun; the thought put into the displays is astounding and the attention to detail fantastic. The displays are arranged thematically – Switzerland, an amazing airport with planes that actually take off and land, Austria, Germany, and Scandinavia.
Oh yes, and the United States.
Time passes quickly in the Miniatur Wunderland – Temporary Invalid and I were shocked to realize how long we’d been examining the scenery looking not just illicit dalliances but also at many of the other creative details.
I’ll be back.
As temporary invalid I validate this post! It was great having you over, Adam. 🙂
Next time the behind-the-scenes tour is the one to do. Maybe once they get the Italy part done, but that will take a while. As you said, it wasn’t built in a day.
Rome! Well, you know.
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Damn! I am going to go there just to see the little fornicating couples!
Ok, I have got to check that place out.