In Case I Didn't Think I was Back in Europe

Two great sightings in two consecutive days.

Thursday afternoon on the tram on the way to the migration office, I happened to see a father-son mullet parade...on scooters! Both of them riding in a row through downtown Zurich rocking mullets that would put early 90s Jaromir Jagr to shame. To top it off, the Dad was wearing the summer version of the Canadian Tuxedo. Yep, jean shorts and jean vest. Classic.

Second viewing was just down the street at the tram station. I looked across theto the platform for the other tracks and noticed a bird hanging out on one of the benches. I was immediately taken aback and looked closer to see it was a duck, but not a mallard, but a thin necked, black duck. Now I wasn't far from the Limmat River which runs through Zurich, but it seemed strange there would be only one hanging around. It was also not disturbed by people walking around the platform. I was thinking it was a bit weird, but it got weirder when the guy sitting next to him bent over and started talking to the duck. He then proceeded to pick up the duck by its neck and cuddle the duck, which I deduced by this point was a pet out for a walk...

These are also two ticks in the pro-column for having a cell phone with a camera on it, because unfrotunately I have no pics of either. But in case I didn't know I was back on the European (sub-) continent, these two instances pretty much confirmed it.

Thanks to everyone I saw in my two weeks back in Ottawa. It was nice to be back for a short visit.