{"id":256,"date":"2019-06-11T19:55:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-11T19:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buenzliburg.ch\/ontheroadagain\/?p=256"},"modified":"2020-03-19T19:45:54","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T19:45:54","slug":"jurassic-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buenzliburg.ch\/ontheroadagain\/2019\/06\/11\/jurassic-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Jurassic Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Destination: Prehisto – Parc, R\u00e9cl\u00e8re <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dear husband had already for a long time been seeking good winter tires to our faithful servant, the one and only, Skoda das Auto. Our car might be a bit old, and actually according Swiss standards maybe even from Jurassic era, but we love it and have been trying to keep it well. So when he finally found a good set of tires, we thought it is worth a drive, even though it was a bit far away. First attempt to go fetch them tires didn\u2019t go so well \u2013 our kids got sick and we had to cancel the whole trip. After that there was a tiny hint of tension in the air: we weren\u2019t sure at all whether we would actually get the tires or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, last weekend everything looked just perfect. My dear husband had a day off and it seemed the weather was turning sunny but not steaming hot. So we decided to combine some homeland tourism with fetching the tires. We loaded ourselves with a small fortune to Skoda das Auto and headed between the mountains, deep into French speaking area of Jura. After successfully picking up the tires and loading them in with all other belongings we drove to small town called R\u00e9cl\u00e8re. It is located near French border and there one can find a prehistorical park with dinosaurs<\/a> (not real, of course) to explore. There are also some caves located to the same area, but this time we decided to skip visiting them\u2026 I doubt if little prince Charming would have enjoyed of a guided tour, and unfortunately enough, there’s no entering without a tourguide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The\nDinosaur Park sounded cool enough for the kids, and it sure was \u2013 for our two\nyear old. The rest of us got maybe a bit bored quite fast. After buying the\ntickets you enter a path in the forest that you\u2019re supposed to follow. And in\nbetween the bushes you\u2019ll find model dinosaurs and some information boards\ntelling all the details about them. So basically it is a nice (not too long for\na two year old!) walk in the forest.  Pretty\nsoon we concentrated more in creating our own little Jurassic World by means of\nphotography. I must say the model dinosaurs are well made but somehow we would\nhave expected something more\u2026 Like roaring sounds echoing in the forest or\nearth vibrating from the imaginary steps of these hideous creatures. Oh well,\nluckily we had our cameras and imagination. And luckily there was a hanging\nbridge going across a little bond… Our little prince Charming had a blast\nrunning back and forth the wobbling bridge, picking up some little stones from\nthe other end and throwing them into the water underneath. Actually, he\nabsolutely refused to go any further\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From this we figured it is really time to get going. All tired Prince Charmings need their beauty sleep, you know. Back to Skoda, our faithful servant, and through one gorge of Jura Mountain Range we went. Somewhere in mid-way my husband the Car-Man heard some weird screeching noise and decided to stop to check it out. And there it was, in the middle of Jura, the other front tire was much warmer than it\u2019s supposed to be. The breaks must be stuck, said my husband the Car-Man. We pondered what to do for a while, and finally decided to take a risk and drive to city of Biel which was about 30 kilometers away. While going 50 km\/h and jamming the whole traffic on a narrow road twisting and turning in between the mountains we discussed whether this was the end of Skoda, das Jurassic Auto. Because this was not the first time in the near past when something broke. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Finally we made it to Biel and since it was already getting late, we separated. My husband the Car-Man called some help for Skoda, das Jurassic Auto, and the rest of us called grandma to rescue. The dear woman picked us up half an hour later, took us to her home, fed us and offered us a place to sleep overnight. Meanwhile they found nothing wrong with the Skoda, das Auto. My husband joined us some hours later and after enjoying the hospitality of our dear grandma, we drove home the next day. Just to be on the safe side, my husband took our faithful servant to see a car doctor the next weekday. Even they didn\u2019t find anything wrong, probably just some dirt in a wrong place, they said. Happy Ending. We got a Jurassic dinosaur experience in the middle of mountain range of Jura, and our not-so-Jurassic car has new tires from Canton Jura waiting for the next winter to arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(ja sama suomeksi… \/ and the story in Finnish…)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Melko esihistoriallinen lauantai<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rakas aviomieheni oli jo pitk\u00e4\u00e4n etsinyt hyvi\u00e4 talvirenkaita\nuskolliselle palvelijallemme, sille ainoalle oikealle, Skoda das Autolle. Toden\ntotta, automme saattaa olla hieman vanha jo, ja itse asiassa Sveitsil\u00e4isill\u00e4\nstandardeilla jo suorastaan per\u00e4isin esihistorialliselta aikakaudelta\u2026 mutta me\ntykk\u00e4\u00e4mme siit\u00e4 ja olemme yritt\u00e4neet pit\u00e4\u00e4 sen hyvin. Joten kun mieheni viimein\nl\u00f6ysi sopivan rengassetin, pitk\u00e4hk\u00f6 matka ei oikeastaan ollut mik\u00e4\u00e4n este.\nEnsimm\u00e4inen noutoyritys kyll\u00e4kin sitten meni pahemman kerran m\u00f6nk\u00e4\u00e4n: lapset\nsairastuivat ja jouduimme perumaan koko reissun. Silloin ilmassa tuoksahti\nj\u00e4nnitykselt\u00e4 \u2013 ei ollut yht\u00e4\u00e4n varmaa ett\u00e4 ylip\u00e4\u00e4ns\u00e4 saisimme koko renkaat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Viime viikonloppuna kaikki n\u00e4ytti t\u00e4ydelliselt\u00e4. Rakkaalla\npuolisollani oli vapaap\u00e4iv\u00e4 ja ilmatieteen laitos lupaili aurinkoista mutta ei\nliian kuumaa keli\u00e4. P\u00e4\u00e4timmekin yhdist\u00e4\u00e4 v\u00e4h\u00e4n kotimaanmatkailua\nrengasreissulle. Lastasimme koko revohkan sek\u00e4 siin\u00e4 sivussa pienen omaisuuden\nverran tavaraa Skoda das Autoon ja suuntasimme vuorten v\u00e4liin, syv\u00e4lle Juran\nranskankieliselle alueelle. Saimme renkaat haettua ja jopa survottua auton\nper\u00e4konttiin kaikkien muiden matkatavaroiden sekaan! Seuraavaksi suuntasimme\npienehk\u00f6\u00f6n R\u00e9cl\u00e8re -nimiseen paikkaan\nihan l\u00e4hell\u00e4 Ranskan rajaa.  Siell\u00e4 sijaitsee Esihistoriallinen\npuisto dinosauruksineen (no ei ihan oikeita, tietenk\u00e4\u00e4n!) sek\u00e4\nkalkkikiviluolasto, johon tosin ei ole mit\u00e4\u00e4n asiaa ilman opasta. T\u00e4ll\u00e4 kertaa\np\u00e4\u00e4timme j\u00e4tt\u00e4\u00e4 luolat v\u00e4liin\u2026 jotenkin tuntuu, ett\u00e4 pikku prinssi Hurmaavaa ei\nolisi kovasti jaksanut kiinnostaa opastettu luolakierros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dinosauruspuisto kuulosti riitt\u00e4v\u00e4n j\u00e4nnitt\u00e4v\u00e4lt\u00e4 lapsille,\nja olihan se\u2026 ainakin kaksivuotiaalle. Loput meist\u00e4 saattoivat pitk\u00e4sty\u00e4\nhitusen, melko nopeasti. Kun liput on ostettu, eteen aukeaa mets\u00e4polku jota\npitkin kuljetaan. Sielt\u00e4 sitten puskien v\u00e4list\u00e4 voi bongata mallidinosauruksia\ninfotauluineen. Ihan kiva mets\u00e4k\u00e4vely, jonka kaksivuotiaskin hyvin jaksaa. Aika\n\u00e4kki\u00e4 keskityimme kameroinemme luomaan omaa pient\u00e4 Jurassic Worldia. Kyll\u00e4 ne\nmallidinot olivat ihan hyvin tehtyj\u00e4, ei siin\u00e4 mit\u00e4\u00e4n, mutta jotenkin olisimme\nkaivanneet jotain v\u00e4h\u00e4n lis\u00e4\u00e4\u2026 vaikkapa dinosaurusten \u00e4\u00e4ni\u00e4 kaikumassa mets\u00e4ss\u00e4\ntai maa t\u00f6misem\u00e4ss\u00e4 n\u00e4iden valtavien olentojen askelten tahdissa. Noh, onneksi\nsent\u00e4\u00e4n meill\u00e4 oli kamerat mukana, ja ihan hyvin mielikuvitustakin\nsiunaantuneena matkaan. Niin, ja onneksi polulta l\u00f6ytyi riippusilta joka kulki\npienen lammen yli. Pieni prinssi Hurmaava villiintyi t\u00e4ysin ja keskittyi\nl\u00e4hinn\u00e4 juoksemaan huojuvaa siltaa edestakaisin\u2026 poimimaan pieni\u00e4 kivi\u00e4 sillan\ntoisesta p\u00e4\u00e4st\u00e4 ja heitt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n ne veteen sillan keskelt\u00e4. Itse asiassa pikku\nkaveri nautti puuhasta niin ett\u00e4 kielt\u00e4ytyi totaalisesti jatkamasta matkaa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T\u00e4st\u00e4 p\u00e4\u00e4ttelimme ett\u00e4 oli aika l\u00e4hte\u00e4. Kaikki pienet\nprinssi Hurmaavat tarvitsevat kauneusunensa. Siisp\u00e4 takaisin luokse Skodan,\nuskollisen palvelijamme, ja tiet\u00e4 seuraten l\u00e4pi yhden monista Juravuoriston\nrotkoista. Jossakin keskivaiheilla puolisoni Automies kuuli omituista\nkirskuntaa ja p\u00e4\u00e4tti pys\u00e4hty\u00e4 tarkistamaan tilannetta. Ja toden totta, siell\u00e4\nkeskell\u00e4 Juravuoristoa, toinen eturengas oli paljon l\u00e4mpim\u00e4mpi kuin sen\nkuuluisi olla. \u201dJarrujen t\u00e4ytyy olla jumissa\u201d, arveli puolisoni Automies. Siin\u00e4\nsitten pohdimme mit\u00e4 tehd\u00e4\u00e4n, ja p\u00e4\u00e4dyimme lopulta jatkamaan riskill\u00e4 matkaa\nBielin kaupunkiin saakka. Matkaa sinne kertyi suunnilleen 30 kilometri\u00e4.\nAjaessamme viitt\u00e4kymppi\u00e4 jumittaen samalla koko liikenteen kapealla ja mutkaisella\nvuoristotiell\u00e4 pohdimme \u00e4\u00e4neen, olisiko t\u00e4m\u00e4 ehk\u00e4 Skodan, esihistoriallisen\nautomme, loppu. T\u00e4m\u00e4 ei nimitt\u00e4in ollut ensimm\u00e4inen kerta l\u00e4hihistoriassa kun\njotain hajosi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lopulta selvisimme Bieliin saakka. Kello oli jo paljon ja\nsiksi p\u00e4\u00e4timme jakaantua. Puolisoni Automies soitti apua Skodalle,\nesihistorialliselle autollemme, ja min\u00e4 puolestani soitin mummon pelastamaan\nmeid\u00e4t pulasta. Rakas mummeli saapui noutamaan meit\u00e4 puoli tuntia my\u00f6hemmin,\nkuskasi meid\u00e4t kotiinsa, ruokki ja tarjosi y\u00f6sijan. Sill\u00e4 aikaa Skodasta\netsittiin vikaa kissojen ja koirien kera, mutta mit\u00e4\u00e4n ei l\u00f6ytynyt. Parempi\npuoliskoni liittyikin seuraamme joitakin tunteja my\u00f6hemmin ja nautittuamme\nmummon vieraanvaraisuudesta suuntasimme ajokkimme nokan kotia kohti seuraavana\np\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4. Varmuuden vuoksi auto vietiin seuraavana arkip\u00e4iv\u00e4n\u00e4 autotohtorille,\njoka ei my\u00f6sk\u00e4\u00e4n onnistunut l\u00f6yt\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n siit\u00e4 mit\u00e4\u00e4n vikaa. Ehk\u00e4p\u00e4 siis vain\njotain roskaa v\u00e4\u00e4r\u00e4ss\u00e4 paikassa, mene ja tied\u00e4. Loppu hyvin kaikki hyvin.\nSaimme esihistoriallisen dinosaurus-seikkailun keskell\u00e4 esihistorialliselta\naikakaudelta per\u00e4isin olevaa Juravuoristoa, ja meid\u00e4n\nei-ihan-niin-esihistoriallinen automme sai uudet renkaat Juran kanttoonista\nvalmiiksi ensi talvea varten!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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