Well, I was at Schiphol earlier today and decided to check it out first hand. (Two for best aim, actually, but let's not go into that.) So here's a first-person photo:
So there I was, peacefully minding my own business taking this photo... when I heard a cough behind me.
I turned around, and there stood a Dutch policeman, looking at me rather quizzically.
"Sir, what are you doing?" he asked.
My brain whirred into action and I replied with the entirely truthful, "I was taking a picture of the urinal."
He looked at me. I looked at him. He looked at me. I looked at him.
It struck me that "I was taking a picture of the urinal" is not the most convincing or elaborate of answers to give Amsterdam's finest.
I decided to elucidate. "You see, I've heard a lot about how Schiphol's urinals are unique because they have flies painted on them. Quite interesting, actually, so I thought I'd take a photo just as a memory."
He looked at me. I looked at him.
And then he broke into a smile. "Ah, that's nice!" he said. "There is a lot more to Amsterdam though!"
I smiled sheepishly, zipped up (the camera case, I mean) and headed out into the bright, inviting sounds and sights of Schiphol Airport.
7 comments:
Thanks for bringing up the hidden dangers of blogging!
Do men ever get over the one thing they always think and talk about and for? Sigh. Get over it bro!:) - Nandu
LOL! Trust you to actually go and take a pic of that! AC......missing you man :)
- Lizzy
Hey Arvind,
awesome awesome blog!!I've been reading it almost the whole day @ office! Looks like work's treating u well too! :)
Keep blogging!
Cheers,
Sangeetha
W-23, Karama shopping complex :P
@cube: Ah yes, the lengths we bloggers go to in search of a post! :)
@Nandu: What do you think is the one thing we think about? Which, by the way, is not an accurate picture of us. In fact, at this very moment, I am thinking of at least three distinct things, connected only by the fact that they all have to do with bodily functions.
@Lizzy: Anything for my readers ;) Miss you too :)
@Sangeetha: Hey hey hey! Good to see you here :)
Gosh... that was one enlightening thing to know :D
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