Friday, January 26, 2007

A crappy picture



Friday 26 January 2007

Okay, a fact about Buenos Aires that you won't find in the guide books - it's covered in dog poop. Everyone here has a dog, but no one cleans up after them. It might sound like I'm exaggerating, but you actually have to keep your eyes on the pavement when you're walking, or you'll end up with stinky shoes.

They've actually come up with a little superstition (in order to make the best of this situation, I think.) They say "Pisar mierda trae buena suerte." (Stepping in poo brings good luck.)

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Christie,
I hope you used a telephoto lense for this one. Thanks for sharing.
I hope you guys are happy,healthy and safe. Finally got the cold weather here in Rochester, (about 20, avg this past week.) take care,
love, your fav Uncle Jeff

S2H said...

Oh wow so Prague is no longer alone in the "Dog Poop Capital of the World?" For such a gorgeous city, Prague is covered in dog shit. But there's no expressions here about stepping in poop and suddenly receiving good luck. Here's it's just "Hey check out that gothic cathedral! Oh, and watch out for all the dog shit." ;-)

Anonymous said...

Gross!

Anonymous said...

Christie,

I would have liked to see the looks on the faces of passer-bys as you were down on the sidewalk taking that photo!

Anonymous said...

we have plenty of dog poo here that we haven't cleaned up.


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