I can pretty much guarantee that you’d never see something like this come out of the mayor’s office in Baltimore, let alone any other US city. Oh, Europe, why are you always so clever and cool?
And when you’re done watching that, have a look at this.
I read an article before about the ghost bikes – very haunting. When I was in Ecuador, you see big blue hearts painted on the main roads – they represent a person who has died in a car crash. Big ones for adults, small ones for children. We saw plenty on the Pan-American highway. Some-time I’ll do a post about it.
By the way, I gave you a mention in my latest post about what I love in a travel blog.
Very interesting. I’ve never really thought about all the ways death is displayed in different countries. I’ll have to keep my eye out for it….Thanks for the shout out!
Heatheronhertravels
March 26, 2008 at 2:49 pm //
I read an article before about the ghost bikes – very haunting. When I was in Ecuador, you see big blue hearts painted on the main roads – they represent a person who has died in a car crash. Big ones for adults, small ones for children. We saw plenty on the Pan-American highway. Some-time I’ll do a post about it.
By the way, I gave you a mention in my latest post about what I love in a travel blog.
Prêt à Voyager
March 26, 2008 at 2:58 pm //
Very interesting. I’ve never really thought about all the ways death is displayed in different countries. I’ll have to keep my eye out for it….Thanks for the shout out!
A
heatheronhertravels
March 26, 2008 at 3:01 pm //
I just found a blog about the blue hearts
http://erinmcsherry.blogspot.com/2006/11/avoid-being-corazon-azul-blue-heart.html
Prêt à Voyager
March 26, 2008 at 3:06 pm //
Thanks for the link…that does make a statement!
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Prêt à Voyager
March 27, 2008 at 7:05 pm //
My friend Will just sent me the link to the study that makes this ad work:
Gorillas in our Midst
http://viscog.beckman.uiuc.edu/grafs/demos/15.html