Every year, the local tourist traps have to come up with new ideas on how to extract money from foreign visitors. Recently, the fashion has been to sell old stuff, or at least brand new stuff that’s made to look like old stuff. Particularly old advertisements are very much en vogue, be it in the form of posters, or like here, miniature metal replicas of originally much larger thermometers or wall plates that used to be prevalent in public places. I actually remember seeing two of the thermometers shown here in bars and restaurants when I was a kid, which shows you not only that the pieces look rather authentic but also tells you a thing or two about my age. Anyway, I thought this colorful display of overpriced nostalgia made a pretty picture for today’s blog entry.