Come Walk Downtown With Me – Brno & Vienna

After a great weekend in the Czech Republic with friends, it was time to return to Vienna.  I had a live drawing class at 4pm on Monday, and so I had bought an online ticket for the 11:30am bus back.  After breakfast and saying goodbye to my hosts, I headed for Brno to walk around for a couple of hours. There were occasional showers, but it was much sunnier and warmer than the day before. I was grateful for that.  I was also grateful for the  invention of carry-ons with wheels!

I wandered the downtown streets past familiar sites – from my last few visits and twenty some years before.

Thousands were lined up in Liberty Square for what I understood to be free skin-cancer diagnostics and sunscreen samples by Daylong. They took groups of 20 at a time in a big tent – not sure what they did, and although I was curious, I didn’t have time to wait.

The farmer’s market was relocated in a park just outside the downtown core due to construction in the Market Square.

For the first time this year, I ended up walking past the two big theaters. I remember going to operas and ballets there in the 90s for about 50 cents. Bus loads from Vienna used to come up for that. I wonder how much they are these days.

Although I felt very comfortable walking around Brno, I much preferred my time outside the city in the smaller towns – always have.

After another bus ride, movie, and glances at the moving scenery, I arrived in Vienna at 1:20pm, basically 2 hours before the start of class.  I knew that if I went home to drop off my suitcase, there would be a risk that I wouldn’t make it out again.  So instead, I walked around downtown Vienna for another 2 hours. It was fun playing tourist with the throngs of other people doing the same.  Here are more pictures – enjoy your walk along. I’m glad you’re here.

I feel so very blessed to have this time and this space in which to live my life.