Strange things you've seen

[ropomo]

Inspired by another recent post, I thought it would be interesting to see things that you have seen on cruises that you deemed as "different". Here's my starter. It's from Antigua

 

[CurlerRob]

Ny-Ålesund. 🍺🥌

 

[ropomo]

Here's another one, rest area in South Dakota

 

[OneSixtyToOne]

On our Paris to the Swiss Alps river cruise, there were toilet instructions in Switzerland.

[OneSixtyToOne]

What happens in Zurich stays in Zurich 

[OneSixtyToOne]

In Trier, the birthplace of Karl Marx, the crossing signals are his likeness and they sell “Mein Kapital” piggy banks.

[OneSixtyToOne]

Absinthe ice cream in Prague

[kctwinmommy]

We saw this while heading back to our ship in Roatan... I get the weapons, but slightly concerned about why they need the nuclear symbol there. LOL!

 

Edited August 19, 2023 by kctwinmommy

[Jim Avery]

Safari loo in Africa 

[Haworth]

In Vietnam

[Ray4Fun]

Soho, London

[Haqdeluxe]

10 hours ago, OneSixtyToOne said:

Absinthe ice cream in Prague

Prague is full of absinthe and cannabis scam shops these days. The scam candy stores are still around too but the currency exchange scammers are being slowly driven out. Buyers beware! 

[Twitchly]

7 hours ago, Jim Avery said:

Safari loo in Africa 

Deluxe! 😄

[shipboy]

Notice in Beijing airport, not from a Viking cruise though

 

[LindaS272]

8 hours ago, Jim Avery said:

Safari loo in Africa 

At least there’s T.P.! If it was India, it’d be a bucket & a wet rag 😝

[FlyerTalker]

13 hours ago, CurlerRob said:

Ny-Ålesund. 🍺🥌

 

 

It's the law.  This must be a temporary sign, as the official sign is:

 

 

The law is that you have to have a loaded weapon and be able to use it if you go past the sign.  It indicates the end of the settlements -- and they mean it.

 

 

Edited August 19, 2023 by FlyerTalker

[Berlin Bear]

I quite liked this one, seen in Nairobi. Note to myself - try to look busy when sitting 

 

[Travelingwithstyle]

12 hours ago, OneSixtyToOne said:

On our Paris to the Swiss Alps river cruise, there were toilet instructions in Switzerland.

We went to visit the "luxurious" Casino de Monte-Carlo in July.  

They really could have used this sign in the fancy woman's bathroom.   A Chinese lady had squatted on the toilet bowl to use it.  She left her shoeprints on the seat.  You can't make these things up.  An attendant was called to clean the stall. 

 

Thank you for starting this post. I got a chuckle from the many photos posted.....and a good education . 

 

[CurlerRob]

21 minutes ago, FlyerTalker said:

 

It's the law.  This must be a temporary sign, as the official sign is:

 

 

The law is that you have to have a loaded weapon and be able to use it if you go past the sign.  It indicates the end of the settlements -- and they mean it.

 

Your photo looks like Longyearbyen - was that the case? Mine was from Ny-Ålesund - we did not see any of the official signs there, but may have missed one (it's a very small town, largely for research), but there were multiples of the sign I posted set up to corral pax. We also had armed guards around the walking area that circled the town.

 

The law itself is a bit more wishy-washy than you mentioned - it states "Due to the polar bear threat on Svalbard, anyone travelling outside the settlements must be equipped with suitable means of scaring off polar bears. The office of the Governor of Svalbard also recommends carrying firearms with you".

 

In practical terms, you are quite correct that they mean it and no-one in their right mind would rely on simply "scaring off" the apex Arctic predator. I suspect the formal wording is to accommodate the fact that other laws strongly protect the species and bears can only be killed as a last resort. 🍺🥌

[Squawkman]

London Borough of Southwark:

 

 

[duquephart]

1 hour ago, CurlerRob said:

 

Your photo looks like Longyearbyen - was that the case? Mine was from Ny-Ålesund - we did not see any of the official signs there, but may have missed one (it's a very small town, largely for research), but there were multiples of the sign I posted set up to corral pax. We also had armed guards around the walking area that circled the town.

 

The law itself is a bit more wishy-washy than you mentioned - it states "Due to the polar bear threat on Svalbard, anyone travelling outside the settlements must be equipped with suitable means of scaring off polar bears. The office of the Governor of Svalbard also recommends carrying firearms with you".

 

In practical terms, you are quite correct that they mean it and no-one in their right mind would rely on simply "scaring off" the apex Arctic predator. I suspect the formal wording is to accommodate the fact that other laws strongly protect the species and bears can only be killed as a last resort. 🍺🥌

 

Polars are the most dangerous of the species.

[Haqdeluxe]

13 minutes ago, duquephart said:

 

Polars are the most dangerous of the species.

What about the ones on cocaine? They sure seem like the ones you definitely want to avoid.  😁

[Frenchberet]

Pizza Restaurant in Reykjavik

 

 

 

[duquephart]

11 minutes ago, Frenchberet said:

Pizza Restaurant in Reykjavik

 

 

 

 

Good humor!

[cmmaxwell03]

18 hours ago, OneSixtyToOne said:

What happens in Zurich stays in Zurich 

....Except herpies....that stuff will come back with you (from the movie The Hangover in reference to Las Vegas)