Day 8 - Copenhagen
Copenhagen also has public bathrooms on main streets and plazas, food boxes made from pure cardboard that flattens to a tray as soon as you open the cover, and dedicated bicycle lanes (with hundreds of cycles, more than cars) everywhere you go. But the thing that impressed me the most was the lack of something.
Crossing a main bridge to the heart of town, we passed over the main waterway in the middle of the capital. The air was clean and cold and we realized we don’t smell the water. The smell I grew up used to in the city and everywhere in the world was simply not there. Shocking. 📷
We’re heading home through Copenhagen. We have a connecting flight back to NYC tomorrow.
Walking around, we encountered weird metal stripes on the pavement; they reminded me of Braille. It occurred to me that’s what they are: a guide for visually impaired people who use a walking stick. Genius. 📷
We’re leaving Firenze tomorrow, and I think this is a good picture to capture a moment that will stay with me. Peace, flowers, hills of green. 📷
This was taken in one of the local wineries.
Day 7: Resting
One of the things we don’t like about Italy..? The mosquitos. This guy had its friend keeping us up at night, intruding our rest with a hungry ZZZzzzzzz whenever we closed our eyes.
We got him, and this one too. We’ll show them, we’ll show them all!
Folks of micro.blog, what kind of posts do you find more discussion friendly? Do you feel you interact more with a certain type of content? Writing? Pictures? A mix?
Why so?
Day 6: A Wine Tour
The wine tour turned out better than I expected. Small intimate group, fun guide, and the best part was that I was able to handle my wine well.
In the picture - barrels of Merlot from a cellar of an independent local winery.
Also pictured - the winery’s friendly cat was saying hi to us 📷
Finally, a relaxed day in Florence. I went on a walk and captured more of the essence of the place.
There are many small shops and bars, like this one. Whenever possible I avoided the crowds. 📷
I think today’s adventure in Rome, which involved lots of rain, several public bathrooms in unusable situation, and plenty of noise I see back home, we got to the peak of the vacation.
Tomorrow I hope to pace (as in “pache” in Italian) out.
Day 4: Rome
Rome is… Like New York. Similar grunge with millennia old structures scattered about.
We skipped the big ones. We’re not big for crowds.
With extra time to kill, we went to a video game museum instead. Playing old arcade games for free…? Worth it. 📷
This morning we woke up early to take the train to Rome. NK suggested we catch a snack before we start the day - a smart decision.
We got two Foccacias and two espresso (due espresso). When you drink espresso straight up, beating it with a little spoon before you sip makes it sweeter. 📷
