Feel Yourself Russian
When we were at the Grand Canyon last year, Gareth and I spent a lot of time sniggering at all the tourists videotaping the scenery. It's a bloody ancient CANYON, people! It's not going to move! I felt sorry for the poor friends and families who'd be forced to watch the rocks-and-bush action upon their return.
But after a recent hard-drive clearout proved I'm just as guilty. I bought a new camera for the Russia/Scandinavian tour in 2004 and was bedazzled by its fancy buttons and mega megapixels. Most of all I went bananas with the movie feature. I made dozens of fillums with very little action, all sharing a complete disregard for focus, imagination and steady hands.
So now I shall share the mediocrity with YOU!
First up we have a brief moment of entertainment from St Petersburg. There were singers, dancers, musicians in a made-for-tourist cultural extravaganza hilariously entitled, Feel Yourself Russian.
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Next up is a great moment of shame in the Cathedral Square at the Kremlin. It was a stinking hot day and I was being a bratty tourist, tired and cranky and unable to absorb the beautiful sights we were seeing. Luckily I went back the next day and saw it properly with refreshed, appreciative eyes. Note the extreme WHINGE in my Aussie tones here.
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And now here are some crazy ducks that accosted us in Copenhagen!
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This is when I saw a chunk of Berlin Wall and somehow thought that even though a wall is not an animated object, it would surely make for a TOPS VIDEO!
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Finally, a hot piece of animatronic action from the Museum of Erotica in Copenhagen. This delightfully grotty display showed prostitutes at work in the Ye Olde Days.
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Steven Spielberg eat your heart out! ;)
ROFL @ the prostitutes!
what value did they think the hooker would add?!!
what are people going to learn?
WON'T SOMEBODY PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN?!!!
AHAHAHAHA! Priceless! Did they have any zits painted on his animatrix bum?? You know, for extra authenticity? ;D
"Another fucking church..."
Funny, I felt that way too in Europe. Methinks the lady protest too much...
The lady being Europe.
ha ha, i do that too - i shot a video of a highland stream once.
the animated prostitutes are genius, but I'm slightly confused by the physiology of it - it looks like there are three heads (one bald)...
That last video ... unsettling but not too sure why - possibly the robotic bottom movements? Is it a bottom?
Shauny that is excellent.
Another fucking church indeed!
Quality Whinging there toots.
what a classy classy Europe tour. Thanks for sharing what must have been the highlights! :-)
it's a bum! a bum either with a rosy glow or some terrible disease.
Your little aussie accent is so bleeding cute.
Ditto on the churches. While they're usually gorgeous and awe-inspiring, it seems like enough time in Europe causes apathy for all quaint towns & cities with rivers running through, churches and splended sights to be seen everywhere. I'll be sure to take some quality video while I'm in France & Italy (in August).
I suppose if the animatronics were in the church it would have been more interesting for you... :)
She looks bored rigid, poor lass.
I, too, am a little concerned about the physiology in the final clip. It's just that... I can't work out which feet belong to whom. Is her leg on BACKWARDS? Is it his? If so, what is this sexual position called? Polio?
So interesting to hear a writer's voice after you've been just reading them for years. I think I was expecting something Judith Lucy-ish (I do hope that doesn't offend) but you sound a lot like me (I do hope that doesn't offend)!
Priceless, again. As for the erotic animatronic action, where the hell are HIS legs? He looks like he's cut off at the bum.