Tuesday, September 8, 2009

It's not what you think

I've been taking notice of the strollers lately as I'm trying to figure out which kind I want to buy. I especially pay attention when I see people get on the tram or subway with a stroller to see how well it maneuvers. But this is the first time I've ever taken a photo of a stroller.

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I didn't take a photo of it because I was interested in getting this type of stroller. It looks pretty basic and not at all what I'm looking for. The woman pushing the stroller got off the tram at the same stop as me, so I snapped another photo as she was walking through the station.

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Notice anything strange? Apparently, this isn't a Kinderwagen, it's a Hundewagen -- a stroller for dogs. Even though Vienna is an extremely dog-friendly city, I've never seen anything like this.

I continued on my way, happy to have my covert photos and expecting that I'd never see something like this again. I got on the subway to head home, and what do you know, when I got off the subway this lady and her dogs were there! We ended up waiting for the elevator together, so I asked her about the stroller and if I could take a photo.

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The dogs seemed to be enjoying the ride. I bet one of these things would have come in very handy for Brian a couple of weeks ago when he had to carry Sharkdog home from the vet. But I'm not so sure Brian would be willing to push his dog around in a stroller.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

I thought it looked more like a grocery cart....before you showed us the stroller from the front.

thegermanygirl said...

That is cramazing. Vienna wins. ;o)

frauniepi said...

you have found this here? so funny. vienna wins indeed!

Mel said...

Oh my gosh, you have to be kidding me, lol!!!!!
Hahahah

Brad & Stacey said...

Hilarious! :)

Christy said...

I actually saw someone walking down the street with one of these the other day too! They had one dog they were walking on a leash and one dog in the stroller. We had a good laugh, but unfortunately didn't have a camera with it to document like you.