Commercial Play Village Extraordinaire!

This job is so FUN! I get to speak to so many fascinating people from all over the US and the world: Ukraine, Turkey, Greece, Norway, Croatia, Australia, India, Cyprus, Slovakia, Russia, even tiny Luxembourg! It's a virtual geography lesson around here sometimes!

About eighteen months ago, we received an email from a gentleman in Ankara, Turkey.  He had big dreams of building a children's sports and leisure center.  He knew we had extensive experience in building commercial play villages and wanted to collaborate on this project.  He explained his vision of a playhouse village with a grocery store, art museum, fire department, movie theater, town hall, hospital, and on and on, supported with musical activities, an arts-and-craft center, a gym area, and a track for cars to drive around...it made me want to be a kid again!

We spent months with our new friend planning, designing, building, shipping, and then, Steve flew over to Ankara to oversee and assist with the installation.

Ladies and Gentlemen, without further ado, I present to you the exquisite Mini-Town of Ankara, Turkey, the most adorable children's sports and leisure center any child could ever dream of!