Odd and Unusual Stuff We Saw, Plus Cats - page 1
Just some unusual stuff we saw on our trip though the Mediterranean in Oct 2013. And, because I like cats, a few Cats of the Mediterranean. Click any image to see a larger version.
October 16, 2013<br>Sea World, Europe getting a delivery?
October 16, 2013
Sea World, Europe getting a delivery?

October 16, 2013<br>The town of Soave sometimes provides a wine fountain on the street.
October 16, 2013
The town of Soave sometimes provides a wine fountain on the street.

October 16, 2013<br>Stacked street performers in Verona.
October 16, 2013
Stacked street performers in Verona.

October 16, 2013<br>In Verona, rubbing the boobs on Juliet's statue is supposed to bring a woman true love.
October 16, 2013
In Verona, rubbing the boobs on Juliet's statue is supposed to bring a woman true love.

October 16, 2013<br>Locks in Verona near Juliet's statue.  Each one has the name of a girl and her boyfriend written on it. Each one represents an eternal love between two people (because the lock can't be opened).
October 16, 2013
Locks in Verona near Juliet's statue. Each one has the name of a girl and her boyfriend written on it. Each one represents an eternal love between two people (because the lock can't be opened).

October 16, 2013<br>And then there is the used gum stick on a wall near Juliet's statue.  I'm not sure how this tradition got started, but I think it's because people just didn't have a place to stick their gum.
October 16, 2013
And then there is the used gum stick on a wall near Juliet's statue. I'm not sure how this tradition got started, but I think it's because people just didn't have a place to stick their gum.

October 17, 2013<br>Everything seems downsized in Italy.   This is a full-size shopping cart.
October 17, 2013
Everything seems downsized in Italy. This is a full-size shopping cart.

October 17, 2013<br>Sign in the window of Prada.   Borse: 14,300 Euros<br>Translation: Purse for $19,000.
October 17, 2013
Sign in the window of Prada. Borse: 14,300 Euros
Translation: Purse for $19,000.

October 17, 2013<br>Why eat fast food in Italy?
October 17, 2013
Why eat fast food in Italy?

October 17, 2013<br>Dogs can go bar-hopping in Grazzano.
October 17, 2013
Dogs can go bar-hopping in Grazzano.

October 17, 2013<br>In the preserved Medieval town of Grazzano, which is now a tourist attraction, one shop sells ... samurai swords and fake assault weapons.
October 17, 2013
In the preserved Medieval town of Grazzano, which is now a tourist attraction, one shop sells ... samurai swords and fake assault weapons.

October 18, 2013<br>This statue in Balogna needs a wetnurse!
October 18, 2013
This statue in Balogna needs a wetnurse!

October 18, 2013<br>There she goes...
October 18, 2013
There she goes...

October 18, 2013<br>Why can't Italy get their towers to stay straight?
October 18, 2013
Why can't Italy get their towers to stay straight?

October 18, 2013<br>I mean, really!?
October 18, 2013
I mean, really!?

October 19, 2013.<br>Ravenna has a leaning tower.  Doesn't lean too bad.
October 19, 2013.
Ravenna has a leaning tower. Doesn't lean too bad.

October 21, 2013<br>Venice has several leaning towers.  Here's one.
October 21, 2013
Venice has several leaning towers. Here's one.

October 21, 2013<br>And here's another in Venice.  Good thing they got it right for the big one in St. Marks square.
October 21, 2013
And here's another in Venice. Good thing they got it right for the big one in St. Marks square.

October 18, 2013<br>Some things translate ... oddly
October 18, 2013
Some things translate ... oddly

October 18, 2013<br>Ah yes, everyone going from Bologna to Stalingrado wants to pop into the old 'McDrive',maybe visit the McCafe.
October 18, 2013
Ah yes, everyone going from Bologna to Stalingrado wants to pop into the old 'McDrive',maybe visit the McCafe.

October 18, 2013<br>Outside Balogna, we kept seeing young ladies waiting by the side of the road.  The police were in the process of arresting/questioning/? these ones.
October 18, 2013
Outside Balogna, we kept seeing young ladies waiting by the side of the road. The police were in the process of arresting/questioning/? these ones.

October 18, 2013<br>Outside Bologna.  She really doesn't look too happy.
October 18, 2013
Outside Bologna. She really doesn't look too happy.

October 19, 2013<br>We saw sex shops all over.  Not sure why this one south of Ravenna is a Cactus Sex Shop.  Seems kind of cool that it's on Marco Polo street somehow.<br>
October 19, 2013
We saw sex shops all over. Not sure why this one south of Ravenna is a Cactus Sex Shop. Seems kind of cool that it's on Marco Polo street somehow.


October 19, 2013<br>In the Pope's Plaza in Ravenna, we kept hearing 'Staying Alive' playing over loudspeakers.  They were teaching CPR.  That music is the correct pace for giving compressions to infants.
October 19, 2013
In the Pope's Plaza in Ravenna, we kept hearing 'Staying Alive' playing over loudspeakers. They were teaching CPR. That music is the correct pace for giving compressions to infants.

October 19, 2013<br>We ordered three cans of Coke Light near Ravenna, Italy.  One of them looked like this.
October 19, 2013
We ordered three cans of Coke Light near Ravenna, Italy. One of them looked like this.

October 19, 2013<br>Our world without porcelain.. This is Sponge Bob's toilet.
October 19, 2013
Our world without porcelain.. This is Sponge Bob's toilet.

October 19, 2013<br>Connie wasn't too happy paying a Euro to use this toilet.
October 19, 2013
Connie wasn't too happy paying a Euro to use this toilet.

October 25, 2013<br>Even the ancient Romans got to sit down on their toilets!  Ephesus, Turkey.
October 25, 2013
Even the ancient Romans got to sit down on their toilets! Ephesus, Turkey.

October 25, 2013<br>This line?  Waiting to use the restroom in Turkey, and pay 1 Euro for the privilege.  Typical of our whole trip.
October 25, 2013
This line? Waiting to use the restroom in Turkey, and pay 1 Euro for the privilege. Typical of our whole trip.

October 21, 2013<br>This was exceedingly weird to see in Venice.  It's actually an inflatable (and life-like) sculpture of the pregnant artist Alison Lapper.  It gets deflated on Sundays.
October 21, 2013
This was exceedingly weird to see in Venice. It's actually an inflatable (and life-like) sculpture of the pregnant artist Alison Lapper. It gets deflated on Sundays.

October 22, 2013<br>I'm puzzled over the interpretation for this ceramic in a small village in Croatia.  Just two easy steps to clothing - weaving and pounding with two giant wooden waterwheel-driven hammers.
October 22, 2013
I'm puzzled over the interpretation for this ceramic in a small village in Croatia. Just two easy steps to clothing - weaving and pounding with two giant wooden waterwheel-driven hammers.

October 22, 2013<br>On the side of a wall in Dubrovnik.  Not sure, but it's probably a rain spout.
October 22, 2013
On the side of a wall in Dubrovnik. Not sure, but it's probably a rain spout.

October 25, 2013<br>Cats were everywhere we went.  This one likes a statue in Ephesus.
October 25, 2013
Cats were everywhere we went. This one likes a statue in Ephesus.

October 25, 2013<br>Psst!  Wanna buy a genuine Rollexx?
October 25, 2013
Psst! Wanna buy a genuine Rollexx?

October 25, 2013<br>Not the only sundial we saw.
October 25, 2013
Not the only sundial we saw.

October 27, 2013<br>I'm really having to wonder just what transpired in the tourist town of Toarmina, Sicily to beget this sign.
October 27, 2013
I'm really having to wonder just what transpired in the tourist town of Toarmina, Sicily to beget this sign.

October 27, 2013<br>It's bad enough you can't walk around topless - you can't eat either!<br>Toarmina, Sicily
October 27, 2013
It's bad enough you can't walk around topless - you can't eat either!
Toarmina, Sicily

October 27, 2013<br>Window cover Taormina, the same town holding the sign on the previous page.
October 27, 2013
Window cover Taormina, the same town holding the sign on the previous page.

October 27, 2013<br>Toarmina must have quite the place...
October 27, 2013
Toarmina must have quite the place...

October 27, 2013<br>I like this hand-cranked doorbell. Toarmina.
October 27, 2013
I like this hand-cranked doorbell. Toarmina.

October 27, 2013<br>Dead fox right at the base of a major trail up Mount Etna.
October 27, 2013
Dead fox right at the base of a major trail up Mount Etna.

October 27, 2013<br>Driving up Mount Etna, an active volcano, there were a number of curious warning signs.  Many were apocalyptic in nature.
October 27, 2013
Driving up Mount Etna, an active volcano, there were a number of curious warning signs. Many were apocalyptic in nature.

October 29, 2013<br>When you park in Rome, by damn you park in any amount of space!
October 29, 2013
When you park in Rome, by damn you park in any amount of space!

October 30, 2013<br>More parking in Florence.
October 30, 2013
More parking in Florence.

October 28, 2013<br>Creative parking in Naples.
October 28, 2013
Creative parking in Naples.

October 28, 2013<br>Let's see him try to get out of there now!
October 28, 2013
Let's see him try to get out of there now!

October 17, 2013<br>It may be small, but it's stylish in Milan.
October 17, 2013
It may be small, but it's stylish in Milan.

October 30, 2013<br>Even the trucks are tiny. Florence.
October 30, 2013
Even the trucks are tiny. Florence.

October 28, 2013<br>I had to get a shot of this odd gelato in Capri.
October 28, 2013
I had to get a shot of this odd gelato in Capri.

October 28, 2013<br>Capri harbor.   Pay attention!
October 28, 2013
Capri harbor. Pay attention!

October 28, 2013<br>The main intersection in Sorrento.
October 28, 2013
The main intersection in Sorrento.

October 28, 2013<br>Calendar for sale outside Pompeii
October 28, 2013
Calendar for sale outside Pompeii

October 28, 2013<br>There was a whole section of sex-related souvenirs outside Pompeiil, thanks to the famous brothel uncovered there.
October 28, 2013
There was a whole section of sex-related souvenirs outside Pompeiil, thanks to the famous brothel uncovered there.

October 28, 2013<br>Penis sign on the wall in Pompeii. Brothel down the street.
October 28, 2013
Penis sign on the wall in Pompeii. Brothel down the street.

October 28, 2013<br>Penis on the sidewalk points the way to the brothel in Pompeii.
October 28, 2013
Penis on the sidewalk points the way to the brothel in Pompeii.

October 25, 2013<br>Popular theme for magnets.  These were in Turkey.
October 25, 2013
Popular theme for magnets. These were in Turkey.

October 29, 2013<br>We all know why the statue of David is so popular.
October 29, 2013
We all know why the statue of David is so popular.

October 29, 2013<br>Rome.  I have no idea what's up with this.
October 29, 2013
Rome. I have no idea what's up with this.

October 29, 2013<br>Mostly we had wonderful food, but it's nice to know we could drop down to America standards in Florence in a pinch.
October 29, 2013
Mostly we had wonderful food, but it's nice to know we could drop down to America standards in Florence in a pinch.

October 29, 2013<br>Nun outside the Vatican.  What's in the backpack?
October 29, 2013
Nun outside the Vatican. What's in the backpack?

October 30, 2013<br>I'm telling you, those old Popes were scary looking!
October 30, 2013
I'm telling you, those old Popes were scary looking!

October 30, 2013<br>See what I mean?  Scary!
October 30, 2013
See what I mean? Scary!

October 30, 2013<br>This guy looks like the Zombie Pope.
October 30, 2013
This guy looks like the Zombie Pope.

October 30, 2013<br>Pope Zombie the First, right?
October 30, 2013
Pope Zombie the First, right?

October 30, 2013<br>And then came Pope Dumbledore.
October 30, 2013
And then came Pope Dumbledore.

October 30, 2013<br>In Florence, you rub the boar's nose for good luck.
October 30, 2013
In Florence, you rub the boar's nose for good luck.

October 30, 2013<br>What's that lock doing there?
October 30, 2013
What's that lock doing there?

October 30, 2013<br>Homer Simpson, Renaissance Man
October 30, 2013
Homer Simpson, Renaissance Man

October 31, 2013<br>Smart Car vending machine.   You can buy one with two enormous coins...
October 31, 2013
Smart Car vending machine. You can buy one with two enormous coins...

October 31, 2013<br>Spotted from a moving bus, in France - 'Bad Girls go to Spain'.  Hmm.
October 31, 2013
Spotted from a moving bus, in France - 'Bad Girls go to Spain'. Hmm.

October 31, 2013<br>You need scuba gear to visit this formerly-floating boat restaurant in Marsellies now!
October 31, 2013
You need scuba gear to visit this formerly-floating boat restaurant in Marsellies now!

November 2, 2013<br>When you're selling admittance to an erotic sex museum, it pays to advertise.
November 2, 2013
When you're selling admittance to an erotic sex museum, it pays to advertise.

November 2, 2013<br>The Erotic Sex Museum in Barcelona.
November 2, 2013
The Erotic Sex Museum in Barcelona.

November 2, 2013<br>Street performer on La Rambla doing ... Alien!
November 2, 2013
Street performer on La Rambla doing ... Alien!

October 17, 2013<br>Upscale Burger King in Milan, directly across from the Duomo.
October 17, 2013
Upscale Burger King in Milan, directly across from the Duomo.

November 2, 2013<br>Upscale McDonalds in Barcelona.  Eating out of Styrofoam containers on La Rambla.
November 2, 2013
Upscale McDonalds in Barcelona. Eating out of Styrofoam containers on La Rambla.

October 27, 2013<br>Triskelion, the symbol of Sicily
October 27, 2013
Triskelion, the symbol of Sicily

October 29, 2013<br>Every souvenir hunter dreams of finding the knights of the round table for sale!  Gift shop in Rome.
October 29, 2013
Every souvenir hunter dreams of finding the knights of the round table for sale! Gift shop in Rome.

October 29, 2013<br>When in Rome, buy a souvenir that says ROMAN!
October 29, 2013
When in Rome, buy a souvenir that says ROMAN!

October 28, 2013<br>Found this knick-knack for sale in a cameo shop at Pompeii.
October 28, 2013
Found this knick-knack for sale in a cameo shop at Pompeii.

November 1, 2013<br>Souvenirs of the Black Madonna in Montserrat.  The whole relic thing is weird to me.
November 1, 2013
Souvenirs of the Black Madonna in Montserrat. The whole relic thing is weird to me.

October 20, 2013<br>And now we start a little 'Cats of the Mediterranean' show.  We saw cats everywhere.   This guy was in Venice.    (I like cats.  So I'm putting up cat pictures!)
October 20, 2013
And now we start a little 'Cats of the Mediterranean' show. We saw cats everywhere. This guy was in Venice. (I like cats. So I'm putting up cat pictures!)

October 16, 2013<br>This one in Lake Como.
October 16, 2013
This one in Lake Como.

October 19, 2013<br>Three cats in Ravenna.
October 19, 2013
Three cats in Ravenna.

October 22, 2013<br>Rural Croatian cat.
October 22, 2013
Rural Croatian cat.

October 22, 2013<br>Friendly cat in Cavtat, Croatia.
October 22, 2013
Friendly cat in Cavtat, Croatia.

October 22, 2013<br>Cat looking at fish in Cavtat, Croatia
October 22, 2013
Cat looking at fish in Cavtat, Croatia

October 22, 2013<br>Sleepy cat in Dubrovnik.
October 22, 2013
Sleepy cat in Dubrovnik.

October 24, 2013<br>Greek cat on the Acropolis.
October 24, 2013
Greek cat on the Acropolis.

October 25, 2013<br>The first of many cats in Ephesus, Turkey.
October 25, 2013
The first of many cats in Ephesus, Turkey.

October 25, 2013<br>Another Turkish cat.
October 25, 2013
Another Turkish cat.

October 25, 2013<br>Cat tourist enjoying himself in the Turkish sunshine.
October 25, 2013
Cat tourist enjoying himself in the Turkish sunshine.

October 25, 2013<br>Turkish cat posing for pictures.
October 25, 2013
Turkish cat posing for pictures.

October 25, 2013<br>And yet another cat in Ephesus.
October 25, 2013
And yet another cat in Ephesus.

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October 25, 2013<br>Yep, there's a cat photobombing in the background.
October 25, 2013
Yep, there's a cat photobombing in the background.

October 25, 2013
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October 25, 2013<br>Another cat sneaking into the picture in the foreground.
October 25, 2013
Another cat sneaking into the picture in the foreground.

October 25, 2013<br>Cleaning plates after lunch in Turkey
October 25, 2013
Cleaning plates after lunch in Turkey

October 27, 2013<br>Friendly cat in Toarmina, Sicily.
October 27, 2013
Friendly cat in Toarmina, Sicily.

October 28, 2013<br>Florence has cats.
October 28, 2013
Florence has cats.

October 29, 2013<br>Roman cat in the Coliseum.
October 29, 2013
Roman cat in the Coliseum.




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