S is for street and statues

A main street in Hamburg, Germany, and a collection of life-size figures, let me call them  statues:

ABC Wednesday

There were 100 life-size figures - designed by different artists-  of Hamburg’s most famous water carrier, Hans Hummel, in the city centre for about 3 years until June 2006. Hans  Hummel was the last water-carrier in Hamburg at a time when only a few houses still didn't have their own water-supplies back in the middle of the 19th century. He used to walk through Hamburg with his 2 heavy vats of water and he was considered to be an ill-tempered type, which gave the children all the more reason to tease him by calling him by the derisive nickname "Hummel, Hummel!" (English: bumble bee). Because the tormented water carrier was seldom able to catch the little rogues - he was always carrying great quantities of water for many kilometres into the town - his answer was mostly just : Mors, Mors, a Low German (Plattdeutsch) expression to be translated as “@rse, @rse!” (Info gathered from several net sources).

Note: I will be walking the streets of  Hamburg as of Thursday and that is the reason for a  short blogging break. Family (Mr Mar's side) and friends will demand all of my time and attention,  and I am very happy about it. I shall return!!