Comments | thiel: ...for a camel-groomer

thiel

...for a camel-groomer

Nov 26, 2006 22:00

Sunday appears to be extra festive, at the QV market: as we passed through this morning we saw an inflatable castle and a pair of camels being groomed. I got a picture of the animals with skyscrapers in the background while an American couple passed behind me; "at least they're not as stinky as the ones in Israel," one of them observed. I gave a ( Read more... )

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thiel November 29 2006, 00:03:23 UTC

Haven't you? They've got humps.

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thiel November 29 2006, 02:10:57 UTC

We've had them in Australia for quite some time.
Arabian herders rode them through the desert, here.
Now their ancestors give little children rides.

_hindsightbias November 27 2006, 05:32:06 UTC

I wish I had a reason to say "nice camels."

Do you post your photos online? I'd love to see the photo of the camels and skyscrapers.

thiel November 29 2006, 00:04:22 UTC

I'm going to get my photos organised in the next couple of days. Check this entry for visual updates, before the weekend!

(If not, remind me. It was a super-cute snap.)

moonlight_steel November 27 2006, 06:02:57 UTC

I road a camel once, they're pretty cool. And in my experience pretty un-stinky
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thiel November 29 2006, 00:05:13 UTC

I like them too. And these ones were the antithesis of stinky.

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thiel November 29 2006, 00:05:59 UTC

What a lovely thing to say to me! Thanks so much for this encouragement; it makes me very happy to know that you're enjoying this.

karmic_circuit November 27 2006, 06:17:29 UTC

I've only seen camels at zoos, and from a distance. I think I'd like to visit Israel someday, if it's at all possible. It's a place with a lot of history.

thiel November 29 2006, 00:06:42 UTC

"A lot of history" is an understatement. I'd like to go there, as well...