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EN: To cheer the depressing surroundings of this pump a bit, the PmP team pimped it as Marge Simpson, a character from animated TV sitcom “The Simpsons”.
Known for her blue beehive hairstyle (partly inspired by the movie “Bride of Frankenstein”), she was the first cartoon character EVER to appear on the cover of a Playboy magazine (October, 2009).
This pump is placed inside of a Zagreb's Fair. There is not much going on in there, a lot of empty pavillions, but some of them host some free time sport activities, so people regularly go in. The closest entrance is „West 3“ (on Waypoint 1), and you can get in with a car, taking the parking ticket which is FREE if you leave the premises in less than half an hour. I suppose this is more than enough for you to find the cache. Main entrance to the Fair (Waypoint 2) is also fine, there's a parking there, but you have to continue on foot. So, the cache is NOT available at night, after the Fair closes. On another matter, I was stunned by the state of distruction and neglection in which I found Velesajam (Zagreb's Fair). You will see for yourself.
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HR: Da bi malo oživili depresivnu okolinu ove pumpe, PmP tim ju je odlučio ofarbati kao Marge Simpson, lik iz crtane TV serije “Simpsoni”.
Poznata po svojoj plavoj frizuri u obliku košnice (djelomično inspiriranoj filmom “Bride of Frankenstein”), postala je prvi crtani lik koji IKAD se pojavio na naslovnici Playboya (Listopad 2009).
Pumpa je smještena unutar Zagrebačkog Velesajma, na kojem se ne događa bogznašto, samo gomila više-manje praznih paviljona, ali u nekima od njih se treniraju sportovi (badminton npr.), pa ljudi normalno ulaze na Velesajam. Najbliži ulaz cacheu je „West 3“ (Waypoint 1), i tamo možete ući i autom, uzevši parkirnu kartu, koja je besplatna ako ne ostanete duže od pola sata. Vjerujem da je to više nego dovoljno da nađete cache(ve). Možete ući i na glavni ulaz na Velesajam (Waypoint 2), gdje postoji parking, no od tamo morate nastaviti pješke. Kako je Velesajam zatvoren preko noći, cache je dostupan samo danju.
Kad smo već kod Velesajma, šokirao sam se stanjem uništenja i zapuštenosti u kojem se trenutno nalazi. Vidjet ćete i sami...
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