Police Perplex Pedagogue
Where: Bratislava, Slovakia
A Hungarian teacher learnt an important lesson this week: don't teach your students anything, or you could be arrested. He'd taken his history class to nearby Slovak capital Bratislava and was showing them through St Martin Cathedral when police arrested both him and his pupils. The teacher had been giving an unlicensed guided tour, the police alleged: and his students earned arrest by listening.
We've personally tried many a time without success to negotiate St Martin's erratic opening hours, and commend this teacher for even getting inside. What's more, we've heard more than a couple of stories where the police in this area fail to follow even the vague form of the law. It's unclear if there are other circumstances which led to the arrests: perhaps the teacher misinformed his charges on the dimensions of the gold pillow topping the cathedral tower or incorrectly attributed the chapel of St Anna to Anna Kournikova. If you're tripping through Bratislava, we still heartily recommend checking out St Marty's. Just be careful not to sound too knowledgeable when chatting to your traveling partner.
How did the school excursion end? The Hungarian embassy got in on the action secured the group's unharmed release. That'll learn 'em.
[Image via Jamie.Silva/Flickr]
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