Way better than the new stamps on my passport, this speeding ticket I got in Croatia. I've never been proud of a speeding ticket before but this one I was a bit excited about. An expensive trip token for the scrap book, I admit. But, how many people can boast a Croatian speeding ticket? It cost 300.00 Kuna on the spot (about 55.00 USD), and I was terrified by the uniforms and very serious demeanor of the two cops, not to mention that my imagination put me in an 800-year old underground prison with Cuttlefish soup for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and no wall jacks for charging my Blackberry.
The radar gun was held together with gaffing tape and I wasn't the only one pulled over. I think we all got tickets for 89 kilometers in a 70 (55 in a 40, roughly). Here at home, I might have questioned the speed trap's convenient location to the only ATM to be found for 200 miles. I might have been a bit mouthy and resistant. Just a little. There though, I was so nervous that I did everything but offer to polish his boots and salute when dismissed. Seriously, when the cop told us to go now, I was so happy and relieved that I almost hugged him. But that would have been a bit much. I did smile and wave though.
3 comments:
Pricey and unique. I'm fairly sure that not too many bring home that kind of souvenir. We read and hear horror stories of police and jails in other countries - I think I'd have had the same fears you did - if I were stopped.
Wow, I don't think I know anyone else who has a souvenir of an international crime spree ;-)
I'm looking forward to reading more about your travels, and I hope your luggage will turn up eventually.
yeah i think you got jacked. but, better safe than sorry i think.
i was arrested in amsterdam, but i dont know that here is the best place to tell it.
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