Tourists are such a nuisance when you're a tourist!

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There I was in Berlin, quite early one morning last October, and I had just left my hotel to start a day's sightseeing. There were very few people about when I reached the East Side Gallery, which was only a few yards away. This is a preserved stretch of the Berlin Wall that has become an art gallery, with some of the images being particularly impressive. I thought I had the place to myself, and was about to get busy with the camera, but then a bus pulled up and a horde of Japanese tourists poured out! Their sole aim appeared to be to take photos of each other, standing in front of various portions of the wall. When one had taken their photo, another would take their place and take the same shot but with the first person as the subject. When half a dozen of them turned up at the same place, it took quite some time for them all to finish, taking various combinations of twos and threes, then another half dozen would come along! This proved to be quite a common experience during my three days in Berlin. There was nothing for it but to bide my time and just be patient!