strolling to work the run out of my legs

took a run this morning with a colleague and needed to go for a walk afterward to keep my legs from locking up. well, that and i did have some errands to run like exchanging some more dollars for kronors and restocking the fridge.

one of the things i find so interesting is that there are so many interesting, hidden away places in this town. furthermore, the alleys aren't scary, their quaintness has a gravitational pull. well, at least for me. so, i just wandered away from the shopping crowds and started snapping some photos.

apparently, not all of the oldest buildings were moved to gamla linkoping.



here's a little secondary alleyway.
which is just off of this alley.

so, when i walk around, i find myself looking down. i'm fascinated with some of the common things or configuration of things are on the ground. it's funny, things don't have to be perfectly polished to be considered useful. this is the front step of a salon (i think). but... instead of getting out the concrete to fill this in "for good" they filled in the spaces with small stones. much more personality than concrete.


ok... i guess i should've snapped a pic of the whole row of these trees, but this is one of those amazingly cool things that happen when trees are trimmed and shaped regularly over a long period of time. it looks like it's going to reach out and grab me! this row of trees made me think of the enchanted trees in wizard of oz. i bet it's a totally different presentation when they have lots o' leaves.