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Photo of the Day (9-24-08)

by Jamie Rhein (RSS feed) on Sep 24th 2008 at 4:00PM

I picked this photo because it encapsulates the very points that makes travel so incredibly interesting. It's those details that make you shake your head and say, "What were they thinking?" And you have no idea what they were thinking because people don't always think alike. What makes sense to the people who live in a particular country can seem stupid to those not from there--or at least nonsensical--except that it could make sense. Kind of.

According to Damiel who took this picture, this billboard is on the hotel building where he was staying in Bratislava. His room is behind the letters "o" and "u" in "navigáciou." I wonder if that means that he could look out through the "o" and the "u"? Or were the windows covered over? Either choice seems odd.

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By the way, I'm dedicating this Photo of the Day to my fellow Gadling bloggers. It's an inside joke.

Filed under: Photos, Slovakia, Photo of the Day, Hotels and Accommodations

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Marilyn Terrell Sep 24th 2008 9:48PM

Awwww, that's not fair, what's the joke?

Here's another one of those "what were they thinking?" ads, this one from Mad About Shanghai; apparently the creative agency that designed it was trying to communicate the idea that, like apple pie is to America, red wine is to Shanghai-- why, it's as Shanghai as hairy crab!
http://www.madaboutshanghai.com/2008/09/ads-in-shanghai.html

Frank Oct 21st 2008 3:50PM

I recently stayed at the Sheraton Reston located in Virginia which is located in our nations capital and government VIP's stay here often. That night I was bitten all over my body by bed bugs and only got 5,000 points, and moved to another room. I don't know if they really cleaned the room and others around it but just be aware.

Robert Jun 2nd 2009 4:45PM

Just for your information, it's not a paper billboard; the ad's printed on some sort of very light and transparent fabric, with tiny holes in it, stretched over the side of the building, and held on to it with a system of elastic rope and hooks. From the outside, it looks solid, but inside, it actually lets in lots of light, and is hardly noticeable.

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