I mentioned before that the streets of old Bratislava have a whimsical
population of sculpted people.
They are all life size, the same as anybody else.
Here are some of them.
Čumil
![Chumil in the Sun defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5223.jpg)
![Chumil Close Up defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5224.jpg)
I dunno what it means, but Čumil is his name. He has actually
been run over before by unsuspecting
motorists, which led to a warning sign. He is hugely popular with the
tourists. They love to lay hands on him and have their pictures taken
with
him.
![Chumil & Kid defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5037.jpg)
![Chumil & Sign defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5060.jpg)
Some anonymous folks
![Hat Guy defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5062.jpg)
![Couple on Mailbox defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5109.jpg)
Paparazzo
![Paparrazzo Noir defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5227.jpg)
![Paparrazzo Face defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5066.jpg)
Raymond Chandler would have loved this guy. He'd have been right in
place in The Big Sleep.
The Passage People
![Late Guy defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5069.jpg)
This young woman and man hang out in a shopping passage, on opposite
sides of a skylit
cafe area.
Is she a hooker? Or just hanging out?
Yakking on a cell phone?
![Girl Front defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5068.jpg)
He
is staring hard at his watch.
Is he late?
Or contriving to avoid eye contact with her?
His
expression looks uncomfortable for whatever reason.
The Bench Guy
![Bench Guy defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5073.jpg)
![Bench Couple defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5240.jpg)
Speaks for himself.
Like Čumil, people love to have their pictures
taken with this guy.
Maybe he is Napoleon? He looks kind of short, and wears that
eighteenth-century officer's uniform.
Standing Guard
![Guard Long defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5250.jpg)
![Guard Medium defalt alt text](pix/2009/img_5251.jpg)
Guarding nothing in particular near the side of the Main Square.
He is easy to overlook, doing his boring job uncomplainingly.
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