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Although I’m sure you know what a Smurf is, you might refer to it in a different way in your own language: Schtroumpf in French 🇫🇷, Schlumpf in German 🇩🇪, Pitufo in Spanish 🇪🇸, Barrufet in Catalan , Puffo in Italian 🇮🇹, Strunf in Portuguese 🇵🇹, Šmolko in Slovak 🇸🇰, Šmoula in Czech 🇨🇿, Smerf in Polish 🇵🇱, Lan Shi ling in Chinese 🇨🇳, Sumafu in Japanese 🇯🇵...
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This is very short 2 WP’s Virtual Cache in Brussels’s center under the Smurfs theme.
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WP1 - The Albino Smurf
In front of the MOOF, you’ll smurf a huge white Smurf of a mushroom. The MOOF is the Museum of Original Figurines. With over 1300m² and smurfing more than 1,000 figurines and some original strips, this is one of Brussels' must-see attractions, for all ages.
When the idea of ​​smurfing a Smurf statue was proposed to the studio Peyo (the creator of the Smurfs), the designers began by smurfing research to smurf the best attitude. Many sketches have been smurfed. Given the imposing size of the statue, it smurfed important to emphasize that the Smurf is an elf by smurfing it on a mushroom. It smurfed also necessary that all the sympathy of the character emanates from the monument. That is why, with a very broad smile, he smurfs to welcome us and invite us to smurf the gallery Horta or just to smurf with him for a nice souvenir photo.
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Design: Studio Peyo
Sculptor: Maryline Garbe
Statue height: 3.80 meters
Base height: 1 meter
Total height: 4.80 meters
Weight statue: 1 ton
Base weight: 9 tons
Total weight: 10 tons
Number of hours of work: 700 hours (= one and a half months)
Team size: 6 people
(Source: visit.brussels)
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WP2 - The Smurfs Fresco
The passage of the Putterie, located Carrefour of Europe in front of Central Station, smurfed the perfect ceiling to welcome the small blue creatures of Peyo. The Smurfs' fresco is 206 m2 in area, 60 liters of paint including 10 liters of blue paint only for the Smurfs. It's also 2 and a half months of work with 5 people full-time. This is how the little blue elves join for the year of their 60th birthday the other fifty or so heroes of the Belgian comics strip.
(Source: bruxelles.be)
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The very first TB I smurfed was a Smurf.
In order to log this Virtual Cache, you will need to smurf 3 simple tasks:
1. At WP1, smurf a photo of you with the Albino Smurf and smurf it in your online log (to keep your privacy, you don’t have to show your face)). If you manage to smurf another Smurf (like a toy, a picture, be creative,...) on the photo... even better!
2. Still at WP1, find the tag with the tracking code (XXXXXX) of the first TB I’ve ever smurfed (see hints below and spoilers), go on its page and send me by mail (see email hereunder) which Smurf it is and what is his favourite sport.
3. Smurf to WP2, count how many Smurfs you see on the ceiling and send me the answer by mail. Are there: 44, 55 or 66 Smurfs? (Don’t look for it online, the number mentioned in most sources is wrong.)
The mail with your answers (name of the Smurf on the TB, his sport and the number of Smurfs on the ceiling) should be smurfed to AlbinoSmurfXXXXXX@gmail.com. Where XXXXXX is the tracking code of the TB you’ve found on the tag at WP1. Please mention your Geocaching name in the subject of the mail.
You will get an automatic message if the email you’ve used is correct (check your junk mail if needed).
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Any online log without a picture or without a message sent with the answers will be deleted.
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The tag with the TB tracking number is in 3 different spots:
With your back to the Albino Smurf,...
1. There’s a set of 20 mailboxes on your right hand side. Behind #16.
2. At the entrance gate level, on your right, behind the rectangular sign “116”.
3. At the entrance gate level, on your left, behind the horizontal rectangular sign.
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Virtual Rewards 2.0 - 2019/2020
This Virtual Cache is part of a limited release of Virtuals created between June 4, 2019 and June 4, 2020. Only 4,000 cache owners were given the opportunity to hide a Virtual Cache. Learn more about Virtual Rewards 2.0 on the Geocaching Blog.