Scared Half to Death

Tonight I was out on the town looking at buildings and so forth. I was kinda lost in my thoughts and wasn't paying 100% attention to what was going on (momentary lapse of reason). Next thing I know I've walked past a niche in a shadow and 1 foot from me is a dude with a belaclava, full army webbing and automatic riffle.

Scared the living crap outta me and instantly I thought I must be at the American embassy. I looked up and there are another 20 guards, barb wire, survailance cameras etc right in front of me. I kinda quickly exited stage left from the area.

I wasn't game to take a photo of the embassy as who knows what they might think in our current state of paranoia. So I took a photo of the Carlton right next to it with American flags all over it as a reminder.