OK, so I know Jim just updated the blog last night, and my intention is not to overwhelm any readers by taking up too much time, but this is pretty funny!
So, knowing Tuesday was going to be the nicest day of the week, we planned to blow off school and go to the beach. This is, by the way, the thing I enjoy most about Home Schooling- the endless flexibility- very nice! So I used the internet (and Yahoo Babel Fish- my new favorite translating web site) to find a local beach. No worries. Gretta (my GPS) actually got us there without incident (very often we are lost!).
We find the beach, pay to get in, get changed and walk towards the beach. The very first person we see is an older than me younger than my mother, topless women. I quickly take the boys (who have pointed out every pair of breasts on magazines, art work, advertisements and sculptures since we have been in Europe) out of her ear shot and explain to them that just like all of the breasts we have seen around town, the Europeans are also more liberal about this on the beach, so get your comments out now before we walk by. They of course make the obligatory "oh gross" barfing sounds (while sneaking peeks I am certain!) and we head to the sand. We plop down our towels and get settled only to discover that not only are there a smattering of other topless women around the beach, there is also an entire section of naked people just to the left of us! Just imagine my boys reaction! Of course the naked people were separated by a gate on the sand, but we all shared the same diving/swimming docks. Too funny! As I am pointing this fact out to Daniel before he heads to a particular floating dock, he says, "don't worry mom, I have seen lots of naked people before!" Really? Where? As a side note, most people in this world, shouldn't be naked on a public beach. Enjoy your day dear friends!
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Great story, Kathy. When my aunt and my mom and I were in Sweden, our relatives took us to a topless beach. Even as female adults, we weren't sure where to look and we were a little uncomfortable, but we survived the evening. The next morning my mom and I were waiting for Aunt Terry to join us so we could go down for breakfast. Terry came out in her linen skirt, pantyhose and high heels - and nothing else, and said "I'm ready for breakfast." She was in her 70s then and quite well endowed. We've been laughing about that ever since.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great experience this trip is for all of you! Enjoy every minute! Lots of love, Mimi and Jay