Neither on nor off the beaten path.

For some reason, when referring to whether or not what we do or see in a day is commonplace, we tend to think of things as being either on or off the beaten path. What, though, about all the random, slightly bizarre things that make up our everyday lives? Do they jolt us from our stroll along the beaten path, or do they do they simply make that well-worn trail just a little less tedious, only slightly more tolerable?

Here are a few pictures of everyday things that just didn’t seem to fit anywhere else.

I love this mural; it leaves me wanting to know more, like what the woman on the right is doing and thinking.

The sign above the tube reads: "Stop. Under repair."

I'm still convinced this is the best way to get around Montevideo.

Carlos Gardel and his impersonator. There are actually several in this city...

An asado. On the street. Next to a construction site.