Summer 2007 - Day 10

Day 10

We took a break from churches and castles and took the kids to Bavaria Film Stadt (City).

We did a tour of the film studio and saw the original model submarine used in the German film "Das Boot" (The Boat).

The next part of our tour was the making of a short (10 minute) film in which tourists could take part. We managed to get Mark to volunteer for one of the parts. The movie was a bit of a Star Trek spoof. He really enjoyed himself and we bought the DVD of it for him to watch.

Also saw a stunt show and the mythical creature from "The Never Ending Story".

There was a 4D film which was of a roller coaster ride through an old mine. It was very well done and we had rocks and carts coming at us from all directions. We often had to go backwards and kept going off the track into lava pits.

The reality was we were just sitting in our seats (which rocked and vibrated) in a darkened room with a screen in front of us. It was very realistic - a bit too realistic for John who hated every minute of it. He did progress from demanding to leave to a stony tolerance.