the Riot

Aja and I tried hard to get pictures of the Hasidic Jews as they, being ultra-orthodox, had the most traditional outfits.... we did not have much luck, then on the Sabbath day (saturday) as we were walking back to our hotel we noticed a whole group of them.... so we rushed ahead to take their pictures.... little did we know that they were in the midst of trying to shut down a Jewish parking lot that was open on the sabbath... to them it is forbidden to work on the sabbath.... there was a wall of police trying to hold them all back... little did we know that taking pictures was also considered work... when they saw us taking pictures there was a lot of shouting and the wall surged forward and a few broke through the police line yelling in Hebrew... it took a few seconds for us to realize they were shouting at us.....aja later compared it to a scene from the wizard of oz where Dorothy and toto were surrounded by the flying monkeys... so boys and girls if your thinking of leaving Kansas be sure to read your travel manuals about upsetting the locals...