Following a visit to a nearby accomodation broker, lunch was calling.
A legion of people who do not suffer from a fear of heights, work tirelessly through the winter clearing dangerous icicles and snow from the rooftops. Sections of the footpath (pavement/sidewalk?) are cordoned off and drifts of snow and ice hit the ground as they are dislodged from on high.
After lunch in a nearby cafe, I was stepping out the door only to be grabbed by a Swedish gentleman and blasted by a workman with a whistle. The gentleman offered a comprehensive but incomprehensible explanation for interrupting my exit and the man with the whistle and accompanying gestures, a perfectly eloquent one...the snow and ice clearers were working right above the cafe door!
The gentleman, realising he was dealing with an ignorant non-Swede, explained in English that it was not a good idea to have ice and snow in your head. We parted laughing, after I had thanked him for saving my life!
A legion of people who do not suffer from a fear of heights, work tirelessly through the winter clearing dangerous icicles and snow from the rooftops. Sections of the footpath (pavement/sidewalk?) are cordoned off and drifts of snow and ice hit the ground as they are dislodged from on high.
After lunch in a nearby cafe, I was stepping out the door only to be grabbed by a Swedish gentleman and blasted by a workman with a whistle. The gentleman offered a comprehensive but incomprehensible explanation for interrupting my exit and the man with the whistle and accompanying gestures, a perfectly eloquent one...the snow and ice clearers were working right above the cafe door!
The gentleman, realising he was dealing with an ignorant non-Swede, explained in English that it was not a good idea to have ice and snow in your head. We parted laughing, after I had thanked him for saving my life!
Ah, life in a strange country with a different climate is full of peril. Hope your tresses remain snow free. Look right, look left, look up!
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