At a Budapest zoo: Please do not feed the animals. If you have any suitable food, give it to the guard on duty.

On the menu of a Polish hotel: Salad a firm’s own make limpid red beet soup with cheesy dumplings in the form of a finger; roasted duck let loose; beef rashers beaten up in the country people’s fashion.

In the office of a Roman doctor: Specialist in women an other diseases.

In the lobby of a Moscow hotel across from a Russian Orthodox monastery: You are welcome to visit the cemetry where famous Russian and Soviet composers, artists, and writers are buried daily except Thursday.

A translated sentence from a Russian chess book: A lot of water has been passed under the bridge since this variation has been played.