Monday, September 15, 2014

Nothing like it in Bismarck.







Where do they get their energy from ? Bob and Sophie are out of the door before I've picked up the car keys. Sophie gives me her ' what's been keeping you ? ' look. I head off with them for the breakfast croissants. 

At the market the tourists have gone and the Moroccan basket sellers are not doing a roaring trade. I keep Bob well away from the baskets just in case he has a 'christening' moment. 

In the afternoon we go with the Americans to the newly opened museum of Chromo lithographic advertising. We are the only people there. It takes exactly three minutes to see the exhibits. 'The font' says it's rude to go so quickly so we go round again, twice. On our way out the curator asks if we're going so soon. '' We've got to be somewhere else but we'll be back " says American woman. American man says there's nothing like it in Bismarck, North Dakota. The curator is delighted.


7 comments:

WFT Nobby said...

I'm wondering how many more days the visitors will require entertaining, and what else you have in store for them...

Wishfully Thinking said...

do you think the Americans might give me a small Kalshnikov? ( sadly I don't know the names of any American automatic rifles)I know who'd be first against the wall!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for that second link. It gave me a (much needed) chuckle in the middle of all the tension.
Audrey + Wimslow xxxxx.

VirginiaC said...

I can't help saying that I love The Font, she is so thoughtful and sympathetic...thank goodness you all listened to her and took longer to view the lithograph exhibits....sure made the curator's day.
The face on the pig will be etched in my brain for many a year....I am vegetarian.
I found the posted links on the Scottish referendum very enlightening and funny...thanks for bringing it all into prospective.

JacksDad said...
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JacksDad said...

Tell your friend that he may want to go to the Historical Society in Bismark.
http://history.nd.gov/exhibits/travelseeds.html

Kari said...

I think the American gentleman could have left out the "like it" when he made his comment about Bismark.