Sunday, March 13, 2011

On your guard in Lux

The Grand Ducal Palace in Luxembourg City is the official residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, the head of state. Soldiers of the military of Luxembourg have been performing guard duties since 1966 with frequently only one guard visible at the palace. The representative of them I met once was a perfect example of "life in slow motion"
(for impatient spectators: guard's walk time 1:00 -> 1:33).


It happened that he was offered some help... The enthusiast volunteers tried their best but apparently it's not just a piece of cake to be a perfect Duke's guard!



You can play the movie by clicking on the picture. Credit: bober88

The Luxembourgish guard stayed cool but one day he might take the revenge the same way as his hardcore colleague at Buckingham Palace...



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