There is a sound on the wind. The sound of Scouts laughing and having a great time. Everywhere there are exciting things to discover. Hej Jam! went to the Tivoli, which is our version of an amusement park, to take a look of what had been built just twelve days earlier by the Pioneering team Solaris from Denmark.
In Denmark, Tivoli is kind of an Amusement Park, and of course there is one at the Jamboree. At the far end of the Tivoli, a group of people were having fun. Reaching towards the sky, flying up in the air, Priscilia from France was enjoying the swing. After many turns back and forth, Hej Jam! caught her for a quick review of the carousels. She hadn’t seen a Tivoli like this before, and after having tested all of the rides, the Ferris wheel was her favourite!
That was also the case with Patrick from Hong Kong. Getting off the wheel he was amazed and excited about having seen the view of almost the whole the camp site. “I would recommend it,” he said.
From a first look, it is hard to imagine that all of these things were both built and driven by hand. Except for the merry-go-round, the ISTs working at the Tivoli are the ones pushing things so that they run smoothly! Not an easy job, according to Carl-Anders, Malin, Simon, Sara and Rasmus, yet enjoyable because they get to meet a lot of people.
Another fun thing you can do at the Tivoli is the pentathlon. Five is the theme of the challenge, where you have to do five tasks together with five people from five countries. Anders, responsible for the Tivoli, showed us the badge you get when you finish. “It’s both co-operation and some competition,” he said. It looks like a great challenge!
The Tivoli was crowded when the doors closed for the day, but there are more chances and one thing is for certain: if you want some carousel speed or an overview of the whole of Rinkaby; visit the Jamboree Tivoli.
You won’t be disappointed, because Solaris did a great job!
Text: Emma Ekelund Trelde and Linnea Wedelin
