On Saturday, we were happy to be able to have Nathaniel travel with us! We decided to take T to one of our classic favorite cities, Strausbourg. I've lost track of how many times we've visited, but it never fails to inspire.
EVERY Cathedral we visit, William begs to light a candle.
Tamar, the rebellious child in the family.
The wishing well grate? Can you see all the shiny pennies under there?
The great astrological clock-- even with all of our visits, that is all I can tell you about it. :)
Tamar of Alsace! Gigantic headpieces suit her, I think.
W begging to ride a train...
French eclairs. Nothing else on Earth compares to their tastiness! Mmmm.
I participate in the travels too. ;)
So- this particular day it was HOT. Seriously hot. So while we were waiting for N to get his fill at the French bookstores I decided to let the boys romp in the fountains downtown with other local kids. The boys really needed the cool off (even though the water looked pretty darn yuck!).
Heaven for little boys!
Favorite shot. haha!
Andrew kept jumping off the side and landing on his bum. After I took off his water-logged diaper he realized that it hurt without that extra cushion! Then he adapted and went in landing on his knees. It was so funny to watch him!
When we travel I'm a bit hyper-aware of our surroundings, of where my children are, and of where our stuff is and who is near it. This one creeper guy walked really close to our stroller and things so I stood up and stared him right in the face so he'd know I saw him and was watching. He walked away, but then did the same thing about 5 minutes later. Creeper! I thought he was going to go away, then he turned back to the fountain and walked right up to the edge. I was horrified when he started unfastening his pants; I thought he was going to pee in the water!! But... it was worse. He stripped down to his chonies and hoped in to cool off with the kids. *shudder*. Immediately we began to round up my boys to get them out of there.
Creeper #1 of Strausbourg.
Tamar rescuing Andrew. haha!
After we had the boys dressed and were waiting a ways back from the fountain in the shade for N we saw a guy enter the courtyard carrying a camera with a long lens. I have a pretty good eye for cameras/lenses, and I think this one was a 55-250 (a pretty good distance lens). We watched him walk around and then park it on a bench.... and take pictures of the little kids 70 yards away in the fountain. Ick. Ick. Ick. I was a little traumatized. I think I will forever regret not walking over to the fountain to tell the moms sitting there that a creeper was taking pictures- but I was intimidated by the language barrier, and so anxious to just LEAVE by that point. :(
Wish this guy could have come to pound those freaks to the pavement! Creepers aside, we do love this city and we all know that weirdos are a global phenomenon. Unfortunately.
1 comment:
I feel physically revolted right now. Firstly at that guys appearance and secondly at the icky-ness of it all. Perhaps my priorities need rearranging...but I definitely need to get my head out of the sand where stuff like this is concerned. I applaud you for spotting the creeps and getting your babies outta there. Well done, Mama Bear!
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