Europeans and their Pinuses

Don't freak out just yet. This is about pinuses.

While on vacation in Europe, on the way back to our hotel in France, I saw this sign that indicated that I would encounter the "NORD PINUS" on the way back.


I could tell I was getting close.


Then I saw it, the Pinus in all its glory.


Then... what? More Pinuses?




The gift shops were packed with monuments to the almighty Pinus.


French people must hold their Pinuses in high regard.


...And their balls, too, but that's another story for another time.


Bu wait! It's not just the French.

Well, I suppose this counts as a penis.


But there's quite a substantial Pinus right in the middle of the Vatican.


And let's not forget the most famous (and crooked) Italian Pinus of all time:



Straight out of Pisa: the Leaning Tower.

Disclaimer: I don't know what the word "pinus" means, but it was a perfect opportunity to post both my sign pictures and my pictures of the curious abundance of European phallic symbols.