I am afraid of high speed, drunk people, heights (over 2m), dogs and most of the things that can cause pain, accidents or death.

Recently I have spent an entire Sunday in Phantasia Land, an amusement park near Bonn.

The park recreates regions of the world, so you travel from Asia to Africa in less than one day. I enjoyed the food, the background music, shooting mousses with chocolate and taking a ride in a 3/4/5 D room. Really loved the the water carousel. I am a good swimmer and looking at the carousel, even if one fells in the water, the consequences will be very small.

The most dangerous thing I tried was a carousel named: Colorado. It did not look dangerous and I was already feeling bad about always being the coward of the group. Bad choice, wrong decision. I kept my eyes closed all the time and I was hoping to reach the finish line asap. It was horrible. My body hurt, my soul hurt, I was afraid and I couldn’t say a word. I was hearing people screaming. They were not afraid, they were enjoying it.  I was just upset with my decision; I regretted all the way and promised myself to never do it again … as I always do when I am in a carousel.

I wish I could say I overcome my fears, but my visit to Phantansia Land just reconfirmed that I prefer a different kind of amusement.  I believe it’s good fear. I cannot imagine a situation in which taking a ride in a carousel will save the world.

There is some fun for me in amusement parks. I can always enjoy a nice ice-cream while taking pictures of my brave friends that are stressing their minds and bodies for a type of entertainment that I cannot understand or get pleasure from.

All in all – the day was very good. People made it good