Thursday, January 8, 2009

Romeo and Juliet Were Late Bloomers

It's an old story; a young couple try to elope. However.....

Two German children - aged five and six - have been stopped by police from eloping to Africa to tie the knot in the sun, reports say.

The budding lovebirds, identified as Mika and Anna-Lena, packed bathing costumes, sunglasses and a lilo and headed for the airport. They even had the presence of mind to invite along an official witness - Anna-Lena's seven-year-old sister.

Why Africa?

The young couple were "very much in love" and had decided to get married in Africa "where it is warm", police spokesman Holger Jureczko told the AFP news agency.

They gave a good effort.

.......as their parents slept, the intrepid trio walked 1km (0.6 miles) to the local tram station at Langenhagen, where they hopped aboard a tram for Hanover central station. But the group aroused the suspicion of a guard as they waited for a train to the airport, and police were called in.

I suppose the lack of passports was a giveaway. It wasn't a total loss for the kids.

Officers persuaded the children they would not get far without tickets and money, but consoled them with a free tour of the police station, where they were shortly picked up by relieved parents.

A dream delayed, but not necessarily denied.

"They can still put their plan into action at a later date," AFP quoted the spokesman as saying.

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