Non smoking

VA3_8990, originally uploaded by gugs.

an original non smoking sign

Lifeboat

scotland -89, originally uploaded by gugs.

picture taken on a ferryboat in Scotland.

Bicycle

DSCN2121, originally uploaded by gugs.

an interesting combination... you can go to the rest room and to the bicycle parking lot (the parking lot is guarded). This is something you'll probably only find in the Netherlands, very popular for the bicycles.

No dogs no trolleys

DSCN2119, originally uploaded by gugs.

seen in a railway station. Self-explanatory. But the dog has a strange look. I have never seen a dog like that.

No smoking, no gum

Signs 10, originally uploaded by gugs.

seen in a movie theater in Belgium. Self-explanatory.

Surveillance camera

Signs 07, originally uploaded by gugs.

another funny one... the sign is there to warn you that there is a camera, just in case...

Hotel phone

Signs 12, originally uploaded by gugs.

An interesting pictogram on the left. The reception is being identified by two persons on each side of a desk, and a key... in this hotel, they never used keys for at least the last 15 years...

Don't gather flowers

BE7_5170, originally uploaded by gugs.

self-explanatory ? those don't really look like flowers, more like candies...

No music

BE7_5171, originally uploaded by gugs.

don't bring your radio... seen at the entrance of a nature park in Belgium

Notre-Dame II

Paris-24, originally uploaded by gugs.

second part of the instructions (see previous post). The least followed instruction is no flash photography.... it seems that point&shoot camera users don't have a clue on how to switch off the flash and also do not understand that a flash is just ruining the picture when shooting from a distance...

Notre-Dame I

Paris-25, originally uploaded by gugs.

instructions before you enter Notre-Dame (Cathedral) in Paris. This is just the first part.

No fire

BE7_5172, originally uploaded by gugs.

don't use matches, don't smoke, basically no fire allowed - seen in a nature park in Belgium

feeding animals

BE7_5169, originally uploaded by gugs.

Don't feed the animals - seen in a nature park in Belgium. The nimal in question here looks like a horse...

Escalator

Paris 16, originally uploaded by gugs.

another collection of do's and don't s while using an escalator

Dryer

Paris 09, originally uploaded by gugs.

instructions to dry your hands. Found in a restaurant. Press the button and move your hands in the warm air.

Meeting room

Paris 08, originally uploaded by gugs.

This is used in the Musee du Louvre in Paris to indicate meeting or conference rooms

Paris Tickets

Paris 22, originally uploaded by gugs.

Here you can buy (give Euros and receive) tickets. This suggests that you could get a ticket for a coin...

Paris Trains

Paris 24, originally uploaded by gugs.

this is the way to the trains (on the left international, on the right double deck local trains)

Power cut Paris Metro

Paris 05, originally uploaded by gugs.

emergency switch to switch off the power of a metro station in Paris if somebody is falling on the track...

first aid

sign 2, originally uploaded by gugs.

This is a collection of signs found in Belgium, combining two different categories, first aid and tooling (maybe to repair what can be repaired ;-))