At least when they close up a business, they have the style to paint the boarded up windows.

I think that's just an unused entrance.

My second most vivid memory of Strassbourg is the sign in the Cathedral commemorating the Americans who gave their lives to free the city. For some odd reason, that sign was the only one without a German translation.

The most vivid memory was the French police busting a pickpocket in the square. The guy was trying to run, and there must have been a dozen undercover cops all over him. I don't think "police brutality" translates...

I also remember the French soldiers in the train station. They had packs that mules would have trouble carrying, and one of them was a young lady who made the very petite Mrs D look big.

It's usually not the big things that create the most lasting impressions.

These photos are begging for a humorous caption....

Yeah?

In Paris you get gargoyles, in Ohio you get this.

Hate this woman.

And for the kiddies....

Also, if any of you were wondering how to make a middle-aged man snicker about the commercial stupidities of a wasted youth, this is how it's done.

'Spoze we'll live long enough to see this happen to Gaga?

Could be. I notice Paul still has his sandals on...