Ancient cities have ancient walkways–cobbled, cracked, uneven, tiled. Lovely to look at, charming even. But not so easy on the “dogs.” Nevertheless, the places our feet trod were photo worthy. Sometimes looking down is interesting too.
Thank God for his provision: a soft path of earth. The most beautiful of all.
Galina Filippova says
Wow, what a versatile panorama of the walkways!! I totally know what you talk about when it comes to the feet and entire legs aching after a day of such “bumpy” road walking. I remember in Brussles, Belgium the stones I walked on in the historical centre of the city killed my legs within the first 3-4 hours of stepping on them (even though I was wearing real thick and shock proof sports boots). And I do not suffer from arthritis or any medical conditions…lol Just the hard rocks, bricks, stones those ancient roads are paved with can do this to one’s feet:O I wonder how the folks in those prehistoric times must have endured the pain, day by day? lol
jeanettemorris says
Glad you enjoyed the pics, Galina. And nice to know it isn’t just my feet that suffered these cobblestones and tiles. It was totally worth it, of course!
Galina Filippova says
Jeanette, I wonder, if there were any excursions professionally organized accompanying the cruise ship stops? And how did you understand what the excursion guides told? Did Tanya interpret for you word by word, or did you just play by ear going wherever those cobblestone roads would take you?
jeanettemorris says
All the excursions were professionally organized – and we had an excursion in every port. I understood very little of the commentary, but Tanya would summarize when there was an appropriate opportunity. And sometimes I did just let the cobblestones lead me, rather than standing there stupidly while the guide waxed poetic. The main point is – I saw and learned A LOT, which I could never have accomplished without the excursions.