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Signs of the Times, and Smiles

 

 

 

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One of the pleasures of traveling is finding the odd bit that makes you smile or makes you wonder. Often enough, it's in the form of a sign that may make perfect sense where it is, but looks odd to someone from another language or culture. The sign above is an example of that sort: common enough in Britain, and something we have in the U.S. also, but never with that name. It's nothing more than a raised crosswalk!

 

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The Barcelona sample, above, is a visual pun...the sign says "Continue," but the pillar says, in effect, "Not quite!" Next up, a pair of puzzling street signs, one from Bologna and one from Oslo.

 

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Sometimes language can get in the way altogether. If you weren't able to read the French ("The Chateau d'If is closed Mondays)") you might spend quite a while trying to figure out what comes next in the English sentence.

 

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On the other hand, some signs are visual enough that there's NO question what your dog must not do, as in this sample from Cannes: 

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 Dijon manages to get the message across with more words and less "punch"

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Here's a bookstore in Paris, near the Louvre, with a jaunty pun that tells us that Mona not only had her picture painted, but that she "read." Not likely a patron of this store, though!

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1-London-16This one is a warning from London, but it may apply to the sign below: We're finishing the funny signs with a puzzle: What on earth is banned by this sign that appears on the wall of the cathedral museum in Ravenna, Italy, between the restrooms and a stairwell? No prize for the answer, of course...

 

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A "Raised Zebra Crossing" gives the priority to the pedestrian. They have the "Right of Way"

 

A "Crosswalk" is located  at a Junction where Pedestrians must wait until they get the "Walk" Signal (Green Man Illuminated). And stop at the "Don't Walk" Signal (Red Man illuminated)

 

 

If you treat a Zebra Crossing (Black and White Stripes) and a Crosswalk (Signal Controlled) equally you'll get broken legs !

 

(Both Signals Illuminated for Display purposes only )

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