{"id":8920,"date":"2017-06-09T16:03:32","date_gmt":"2017-06-09T14:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/loopaa.ro\/?p=8920"},"modified":"2022-01-26T13:17:22","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T13:17:22","slug":"loopies-captured-bratislava-creativity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/2017\/06\/09\/loopies-captured-bratislava-creativity\/","title":{"rendered":"The Loopies captured Bratislava with their creativity"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8920\" class=\"elementor elementor-8920\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56448973 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default qodef-parallax-row-no qodef-content-aligment-left qodef-row-grid-no qodef-disabled-bg-image-bellow-no\" data-id=\"56448973\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e6cf42d\" data-id=\"7e6cf42d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-577deb14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"577deb14\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once a year, we put our minds to work, to draw the best strategy in order to conquer a place (of course, in a metaphoric and peaceful way). This year, we chose a challenging target &#8211;\u00a0<strong>Bratislava<\/strong> &#8211; and, after a long and careful period of planning, we defined the best ways in which to subdue everything on our road to Bratislava to our will.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>The beginning of the story<\/h3><p>Ready to go on the battlefield, we decided to give a final boost to our creativity. Just like a true warrior, we broke down our office door and we embarked in our noble quest to capture Bratislava. For now, in a picture, not a cage.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fbusiness.facebook.com%2Floopaa.marcom%2Fvideos%2F1335767196530251%2F&amp;show_text=0&amp;width=560\" width=\"600\" height=\"700\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p><p>So, we took the way to Budapest, the first stop of our adventure. After a few hours of searching for the weakest link of that wonderful city, it was time to rest and fill our combat-emptied bellies. In their attempt to undermine our efforts, they lured us with a local specialty\u2013 yes, you\u2019re right \u2013 the f\u2026amous goulash. It was so tasty that we slipped\u00a0a cellphone into it, to snap all the ingredients \u2013 please don\u2019t ask any further information because it was a painful experience&#8230; for some.<\/p><p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8929\" src=\"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Loopaa-in-Budapesta-1.jpg\" alt=\"Loopaa in Budapesta\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Fortunately, they did not manage to throw us off-board of our quest. After we were sure that our cameras are hot enough we walked to the next objective, confident that we will have many other things to subdue.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>It was the evening of our first adventure day and the \u201cGerman sauna\u201d with four wheels brought us near to Bratislava, on a bank of the Danube. Like true conquerors, we made camp in an easily defendable, strategic place: we slept in wooden bungalows. Try to imagine the smooth green grass, the soundtrack of the nature and the smell of fresh water caressing our tired bodies (and souls). That was the best battlefield headquarter that we could ask for&#8230;<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8930\" src=\"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/bungalows-1.jpg\" alt=\"bungalows\" width=\"768\" height=\"394\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The next morning, we woke up early and after a cold as ice shower and two fried eggs for each Loopie, we were finally prepared to make the main assault on Bratislava. Everybody in the (military) van: again, I\u2019m glad that nobody ate ham\u2026 huh, rhyme. We arrived in town and we had part of a life lesson \u2013 don\u2019t even think about trying to park in the old city center an almost eight meters long Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Travel, plus an extra three meters long trailer. It should be considered a sin! However, we found our way&#8230; somehow.. and Loopenysis gave us the golden plate with the contest rules.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Five teams and five themes. The red team had to snap all things related with branding, the yellow team was tasked with lights and shadows, the blue team had digital as theme, the pink team had to make reversed photos and, finally, the green one had to shot angles.<\/p><p>Let the games begin! We spread up, lost each other, shooting all things &#8230; dead or alive&#8230;. Nothing or no one got the chance to escape from our cameras.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8931\" src=\"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/capture-everything.jpg\" alt=\"capture everything\" width=\"748\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p><p>In the afternoon, we had all the memory cards full so it was the perfect moment to enjoy some local beers, as cold as the bottom of the Danube \u2013 trust me, we deserved it. That was the moment when we decided to turn back to our lovely bungalows. The flies missed us for sure, but not before buying some empowering tea from a hypermarket \u2013 we had to drink \u201ctea\u201d every day to keep us fit and alert.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The Loopies arrived in the camp! We made sure everybody found out\u2026 After dinner, we enrolled in a special beach party powered by DJ Gabriel Ross, (don\u2019t get too emotional, he\u2019s one of the brave Loopie soldiers). Great music, great people and trust me, a single drop of alcohol just for fun \u2013 we are professionals, after all! We had some very interesting discussions about the birth of the Earth, the latest books released and the progress of medicine.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The second morning came upon as faster than expected, but no worries, we had no problem being at our posts. With our noble task to capture Bratislava in our hearts, it was time for practice. I mean paintball time! Twenty five degrees outside, at least forty inside, we received really heavy camouflage uniforms and unfortunately the tea from last night was still dehydrating us. That is the reason why some of us had hallucinations and started to practice all the stuffs seen in action movies. At least we didn\u2019t feel the pain anymore.<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8924\" src=\"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/Paintball-Loopaa-2.jpg\" alt=\"Paintball Loopaa 2\" width=\"767\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The rest of the day was about a tasty and classic barbeque and a visit to an art museum (the designers and their habits). We all felt that this is the best time to make our final move, so we hit the road again, determined to completely subdue Bratislava to our will. And guess what? We did! In less than two hours! (See? A good strategy goes a long way)<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Tired, but happy, we gave a loud, victorious roar, ready to come back home, completely ecstatic by our successful mission.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>As a normal consequence of such an epic journey, our batteries are now completely charged. We are ready to begin our expansion campaign, ready to conquer all the rest. Who will be our next target? Wait and you\u2019ll see \u2026 (it\u2019s a promise)<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Yours dedicated,<\/p><p>Claudiu<br \/>The Stalker Loopie<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once a year, we put our minds to work, to draw the best strategy in order to conquer a place [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[192,193,194],"class_list":["post-8920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-agency-life","tag-capture-bratislava","tag-teambuilding","tag-the-loopies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8920","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8920"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8920\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10078,"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8920\/revisions\/10078"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8920"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8920"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loopaa.ro\/2021\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8920"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}