Gazing Downward

Today was another train ride, this time from Prague to Munich. Instead of sharing random blurry scenery, I'm going to backtrack a little and share some sidewalk photos.

I look down at my feet a lot when I walk. Not just because I'm playing Pokémon Go on my phone — even before the development of mobile phones I had a knack for stepping off curbs or into holes and spraining my ankles. And many of the places I've visited on this trip have quaint cobblestones, which require an extra degree of caution. Sometimes this view of the world turns up (down?) interesting things.

Vienna has its own Hollywood Walk of Fame, feauturing composers, conductors, and other musicians. I didn't photograph every star I saw, so a few of these are photos I found online, but I did actually see each one in this collage in person. Maybe the next time I go to Vienna I'll look for the rest

The sidewalks in Prague are tiled in little square cobblestones in gray, white, and brown. Each building had its own pattern out front. Churches often had crosses, and Castle Square (third row on right) had this zigzag that kind of reminds me of crenellations.

Other things seen on the ground:

Verona: Original city plan

(Prague: Plaque by the Charles Bridge, marking the spot where Wenceslas Column used to stand)

Prague: Municipal House lobby

Cathedral floors

Tonight was the first of Beth's performances this weekend. Before the show, I grabbed a "döner kebab" at La Casa de Kebob, another Google Maps find. Talk about multicultural: Turkish food at a restaurant with a Spanish name in Germany. It was very tasty, and I would go back again.

Since Beth was only in the first piece tonight, she gave everyone permission to go home at intermission. Looking forward to seeing her dance again the next two nights — I haven't seen her perform in person since high school! And I'm excited to have my laptop back; will have to go back through my posts and do some editing :-)