Monday, April 26, 2010

The Monkey of Heidelberg











There is a statue of a monkey on the old bridge in Heidelberg (the Brueckeaffen, or literally, "bridge ape"). He carries a mirror, to remind us that we are not so different from him. I’ve always thought Elvira kind of looks like a monkey, and I think this statue looks like a cat. Especially since there are two tiny mice statues next to it.

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