Shades of Grey

@JudyEv (381931)

Rockingham, Australia

March 25, 2020 11:04pm CST

While nothing much else is going on for us, I thought I’d go through some of my old photos. I came across this one which Vince took in Innsbruck, Austria, when we were there in 2015. Some might remember we bought a motor-home in Ireland and put it on the ferry to France and went touring around for a few months. If you want to catch up on the posts I wrote at that time, you can click on ‘Innsbruck’ in the green box at the top of this discussion. I’ll also post a link to a YouTube slideshow I made of our visit to the city. These living statues fascinate me. Does anyone know if the paint is hard to get off at the end of the day? I’m glad the little dog didn’t get painted. Innsbruck Slideshow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOm5sUsYClY&feature=youtu.be

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

26 Mar 20

It looks so well made.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

It's a real person. They pose like this and hope you'll give them a few coins.

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@amitkokiladitya (171988)

• Agra, India

27 Mar 20

@JudyEv really....wow... amazing

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@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

26 Mar 20

Wow, she is real? That is an awesome paint job.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

I hope it was worth all the time it must have taken to put it on then take it off again.

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@rappeter13 (8608)

• Romania

26 Mar 20

What fascinates me is the way these people can stand still. They must have iron nerves.

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@rappeter13 (8608)

• Romania

27 Mar 20

@JudyEv And does it worth it to stay there all day long? With such discipline they could earn much much more, I think.

@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

What if they get an itch? I guess they just have to ignore it.

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@LadyDuck (502261)

• Italy

26 Mar 20

This is beautiful, I have read that the paint takes almost three hours to put on and I am sure it takes also a long time to remove it. I am going to watch the slideshow.

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@LadyDuck (502261)

• Italy

27 Mar 20

@JudyEv I looked closely and the dress seems painted to me. Your slideshow was really pleasant to watch.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

I can believe it takes three hours. I wonder if the dress is painted or made from grey material. Thanks for commenting on the slideshow.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

@LadyDuck I wonder if she has to wash it or not. I need to work out how to make slideshows some other way. YouTube doesn't offer that platform any more.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 Mar 20

They're both living? I thought the dog was, but I thought the woman was a statue with the way she's all one color. I remember your tour through France. I'm glad you shared this photo. It's awesome!

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

27 Mar 20

@JudyEv That's an interesting way to make money.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

Some seem to like the grey colour. This guy was in Ireland.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

@just4him They are essentially busking so have their hat at their feet for people to give them money.

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@happylife1 (13403)

• Karachi, Pakistan

26 Mar 20

well done...nice view

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

Thanks.

@RebeccasFarm (91299)

• United States

26 Mar 20

I do not know about that paint Judy. I did not know also that you bought your caravan in Ireland.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

We bought a motor-home in Ireland, left it with our son for two years then sold it. We went touring for 7 months in 2015 and another three months in 2017. Here is the motor-home on a misty day in the Pyrenees. I grew very attached to it.

@jstory07 (148731)

• Roseburg, Oregon

26 Mar 20

I thought it was a statue .

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

It certainly looks like a statue.

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@wolfgirl569 (135643)

• Marion, Ohio

26 Mar 20

Great paint job. I dont think I could do that.

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@wolfgirl569 (135643)

• Marion, Ohio

27 Mar 20

@JudyEv I know I would.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

I'd be bound to get an itch or need to sneeze maybe.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

26 Mar 20

Super photo! I’ve always been fascinated by living statues.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

They are very clever, aren't they? You wouldn't need to be hyperactive.

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@DianneN (254949)

• United States

27 Mar 20

@JudyEv You couldn’t be hyperactive and still be a statue.

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@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

26 Mar 20

I have seen those silver living statues on Hollywood Blvd.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

They're good, aren't they? We saw them in Ireland too.

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@LindaOHio (222285)

• United States

26 Mar 20

I thought it was a statue. It must be tough to stand on that pedestal all day.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

Every now and then they change their position just a little.

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@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 Mar 20

Oh my, this reminds me of something similar I saw at Disney World one year. This is incredible. Love the dog too.

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

They are very good. They stay still for ages and ages.

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@SophiaMorros (5044)

• Belews Creek, North Carolina

26 Mar 20

We saw a man doing something similar in Fussen (the town near Neuschwanstein).

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@JudyEv (381931)

• Rockingham, Australia

27 Mar 20

They're very clever, aren't they? We saw them in Dublin too.