Mayakovskova Park on a chilly Saturday morning |
From the park's website:
Of course, the entry looks nothing like that drawing, but the park is pretty in its own weird way. John and I made our way toward the carousel, which on the park map actually looked like a real carousel (this would later turn out to be false advertising). As we walked, we encountered your typical teenage girls with neon-adorned ponies, waiting to give rides to children.
When not in use, small ponies make for lovely props. |
And of course your standard horse-drawn carriage.
Sadly, the carousel itself was just a bunch of tiny creatures that didn't move up and down, but Jack seemed pleased enough with the whole operation. I should also note that every individual attraction at the park had to be paid for separately. And we had to pay for John to ride with Jack. Fortunately, it was about two dollars for both of them to go on each ride.
Jack later traded in his pony for a camel. |
As we wandered through the park, taking in the broken-down tea cups and rusted roller coasters, John mentioned that it seemed like something out of a Stephen King novel. Kind of like a post-apocalyptic Disneyland, I added. There really was something very sad and abandoned feeling about it all, even though it grew increasingly crowded as the day wore on.
Back at the front of the park, we saw children riding around on motorized toys (this is apparently a thing here - you can also do it at the zoo). One lovely child was carrying a toy machine gun while he zipped around on his motorcycle, his paunchy middle-aged father and gorgeous stiletto-wearing mother strolling beside him.
Your stereotypical Russian family |
3 comments:
Love it - even the random middle-aged photobombing woman in the carousel pic :)
So fun seeing a newcomers perspective. I've forgotten how everything seemed when I first came here. My daughter and I were at M Park Sat. too. We did the zipline obstacle course. "Maugli Park" Not for Jack, but you and your hubby might like it, if you're the adventurous types. And nearby is a petting zoo that Jack would probably like. Hope the weather holds out so you can take advantage of it more. Dana
What a fun day! So cool you get to explore new places like this. :)
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