One of the popular relaxation sites in UK, especially for children, is the Go Ape. This is something like a maze among the trees and wooden bridges in the air. Those making their way through this adventure will be tied secure with a string and a harness, just in case! I've seen the one in Battersea park. I found this whole concept very amusing. Back in India we have trees and children, especially boys, cannot resist them. In the rural setting, there'll hardly be a tree that a growing boy would not have climbed! Of course, there'd be no harness or rope. If only a child would try to climb a tree here in UK, I'm sure he'd get a good spanking (most probably, no!) and a long lecture in 'health and safety' measures. It is like people prefer the bottled fruit juice to a fresh fruit. They trust more the 'safety' of the processed juice, than the natural original fruit! You take something so natural and fresh, then take away all its naturality and then reproduce it in such a 'natural' setting.
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