Beware of Big Gray Men
Posted on September 15, 2008
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Posted by Daria
So we’re walking around Brussels, on our way to see the Manneken Pis, a tiny statue of a peeing boy that is the city’s most famous tourist attraction. Two large gray statues loom up ahead on our right.
“Look,” says Sierra, “there’s van Gogh.” (Yes, she knows who van Gogh is.) “I think it’s a man.”
We walk a little closer, and quick as a flash, a statue lunges at us and claps its hands.
We both fly a mile in the air and shriek. He grabs my hand and motions for Sierra, coerces us into posing for a picture. Asks where we’re from, I say, “New Mexico.” He says, “Barack Obama.”
He requests (demands) money, we give him some, he gives us a postcard featuring himself and the other “van Gogh mime.” The other guy has hardly moved all this time, just glanced over once. We walk away, laughing, and vow to be more careful about approaching statues on the street.
We’re still rattled an hour later. One of our new travel mottos is “Watch out for van Gogh!”
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Hey D- Phone home—–
Mike Beall died yesterday. Gretchen is concerned that you and Stan have not responded to her email.
I spoke to Ryan tonight- He is also trying to contact the both of you.
Jill Hie