As regular readers of my blog may remember, a few months ago I started noticing photos on the ‘Net that used saxophone imagery to convey a “NO BUSKING”, or “NO MUSIC” message. One was from Amsterdam, while the other was from Warsaw. Well apparently saxophone imagery can be found in Russia as well, to convey a “NO MUSIC” message.
This sign at the Peter And Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia, provides visitors to the site with a list of 12 things that they are not allowed to do. Now I don’t know about you, but I’m rather confused by some of these things.
I think they should have provided the English translations, since it might have helped clarify some of the ambiguities. Here’s my interpretation from left to right. (YMMV of course. 😆 ) …
Top Line: No pointing; No weighing of objects; No walking your dog on a leash; No committing suicide by walking off any of the fortress’s buildings; No playing saxophone (or any other musical instruments presumably); No wearing of Speedos.
Lower Line: No skiing (at least the aerial acrobatic kind); No littering; No fires; No drinking while standing under a street light; No bicycle riding; No cutting down of trees.
If you are not familiar with what the site looks like, here are a couple of photos of the Peter and Paul Fortress.
Source: media.photobucket.com
Source: wikipedia.org
Given Russia’s reputation for having a harsh criminal justice system, I for one would certainly not want to test out what would happen if a person were to get caught breaking one of the site’s rules. 😉
Being incarcerated in Russia for public sax acts… Now that would most likely seriously jeopardize a person’s chances of getting future travel visas! :devil2:
