I was reminded yesterday by the presence of a Brazilian guest of a mistake I made on my very first tour.
I was on the walls and I intended to highlight the presence of the Periguin Falcons nesting box however I got slightly tounge tied and told the group there was a penguin nesting on the tower.
Before I could correct myself a Portuguese girl who was translating for her Brazilian girlfriend started to relay the story however as she never knew the word she instead demonstrated by putting he arms by her side and her feet together and done a little penguin waddle.
So many tourists are familiar with the story about the Ravens and the tower of London but I’d would like to believe that in some corner of Brazil there is someone who still thinks there is a penguin on top of York Minster.