Vienna: Art and Music

        When you live in the Artic you may not feel the cold as much. When you are in Mississippi you may think everyone talks that way.

        In Vienna a visitor is struck by the art and music which the locals likely hardly notice any more. Certainly they must take pride in it.  This photo is of a street corner outside a public building. It is just an example of the art everywhere. We went to a concert and on the same night there were others to choose from. Art and music seem to be everywhere.

        Vienna is a beautiful city with warm people.

 

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

The Pope came and declared the cathedral finished.

When we were there, it was awe inspiring.

But it will likely never be "done".

My photo here is looking through the nave to the chancel.

The gold round in the lower middle is Christ on the Cross over the altar. 

Granada Spain

This photo was taken in the Alhambra above Granada Spain.  It was a long-time goal. Later in the day we were visiting places in the city. Granada is a place visitors ought to go if they have time. We had three days.

While walking along I spied a shirt in the window of a man's shop.

I decided that I had to have it.

Inside the clerks let me try on various sizes. Something unlikely at home.

I was taking my time and realized that the clerks were pressuring me to hurry.

It seemed a little rude.

When I finally purchase the shirt they hurried us out and locked the door.

They were not being rude - I was.

It was Siesta and time for their break.

I ought to have remembered that I was in Spain.

 

Excuse Me Do You Know The Way To Zambia?

When the herd heard me they tuned to see who was taking their photo. Just me in a South African reserve. It is almost time for the great zebra migration.    
 

Not meant to be souvenirs

Photo has nothing to do with text. I just like it.

            We are not big shoppers on our trips. We do not come for objects to remember places by. It just sometimes happens. I put the paper coasters from drinks in my pocket and have a large number of them. They cost nothing and were just a part of a meal. In France each of our Airbnbs were furnished with everything but pepper. We have two small containers of it in the cupboard here at home. I have two boxes of OTC medicines I got in Slovakia but I cannot read the writing and I am not sure what they are for. We did buy a pretty wineglass in Murano but it is hardly used. As I walk around our house looking for things we brought back from overseas it appears that has been brought back is mostly great memories.

 

Ireland road sign

On a cliff near Dingle they express that they want you back.

Lying-man island in the rear.

 

Every village is a new adventure

We often rent a car and do a road trip.

No need to do it along the Danube.

This is the tower of a small church near the river.

The blue church (St. Elizabeth) of Bratislava, Slovakia