Irina and kids went to the zoo. It was really nice. Here are a sampling from some 200 pictures. Seems that no animal was left behind :) 
After seeing a first few pics like below I asked why did they go to the cemerary and why are all dead people named something like Cuca. And then it kicked in. The zoo has a giant pet semetary. Row upon row of mausoleums, gravestones and such:
A few more quick notes. In the evening we went to Amorino for some ice-cream. Kids got cones with multiple flavors arranged not with the balls, but rather like flowers - with each flavor "stuck" to the mini ball in the middle like petals. Of course Isabella started from the center of the flower. The staff had great fun. Eventually a few of them came out from behind the counter and gave us wet wipes. Unfortunately the camera was stuck in the charger after the zoo adventures and we could not take a picture.
As we passed through neverending array of street statue performers (?) dressed like soldier, golden man, copper woman, another (pewter?) woman, Dan and I thought of a way that this boring entertainment type can be made more interesting and bring better return to performers.
How about putting on multiple layers of pants - say several sets of tights, sports pants, jeans, dockers... however many a person can handle and putting out a sign "will take off my pants for 3 euro." It is different enough that people may just chip in to see. Thereby a person would take off his pant (a bit of a show would be nice too). And replace the amount with 5 euros. Once the audience catches on, they may stick around and wait for that final pair of pants. For the next to final pair pants the performer can put out a sign "100 euros," and "Crowdsourcing OK." Since the tourists change everyday, this could be done for a few weeks before moving on to the next town :)
We enjoyed a few minutes sitting on the pier and watching the kids have fun on the stairs. Georgia did a mini performance herself. The Isabella fell in the puddle and we left. Thoth was performing again, today's theme was Eastern European Tribal Baroque. Just awesome!!
A few more quick notes. In the evening we went to Amorino for some ice-cream. Kids got cones with multiple flavors arranged not with the balls, but rather like flowers - with each flavor "stuck" to the mini ball in the middle like petals. Of course Isabella started from the center of the flower. The staff had great fun. Eventually a few of them came out from behind the counter and gave us wet wipes. Unfortunately the camera was stuck in the charger after the zoo adventures and we could not take a picture.
As we passed through neverending array of street statue performers (?) dressed like soldier, golden man, copper woman, another (pewter?) woman, Dan and I thought of a way that this boring entertainment type can be made more interesting and bring better return to performers.
How about putting on multiple layers of pants - say several sets of tights, sports pants, jeans, dockers... however many a person can handle and putting out a sign "will take off my pants for 3 euro." It is different enough that people may just chip in to see. Thereby a person would take off his pant (a bit of a show would be nice too). And replace the amount with 5 euros. Once the audience catches on, they may stick around and wait for that final pair of pants. For the next to final pair pants the performer can put out a sign "100 euros," and "Crowdsourcing OK." Since the tourists change everyday, this could be done for a few weeks before moving on to the next town :)
We enjoyed a few minutes sitting on the pier and watching the kids have fun on the stairs. Georgia did a mini performance herself. The Isabella fell in the puddle and we left. Thoth was performing again, today's theme was Eastern European Tribal Baroque. Just awesome!!
Love your enthusiasm about street performances. I definitely share it.
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