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| Colorful Veggies at the Naschmarkt |
Hi Everyone!
While there are lots of
things happening here, many of them good, I haven’t had fun this past week.
Matter of fact, it was just a week ago Friday that I realized just how bad my
left foot was. Whoa ~ I can see it now, you don’t know what I’m talking about
so let me rewind this a little bit.
All last weekend when I was
being part of history, my foot was being a real pain. I had woke with heel
discomfort and thought it must be plantar fasciitis. For those of you who don’t
know what that is, it’s the thick band of tissue called a ligament that
connects your heel to your toes. The pain is normally worse the first part of
the morning and lessens during the day.
At first, that was true for
me but as the week went on, my foot started hurting all the time. I probably
exacerbated the problem when I didn’t slow down my walking schedule at all.
Another thing that I probably should have been doing was leg stretches before
walking. I haven’t been because I saw no need. I’ll learn more Thursday from
the podiatrist as my general doctor thinks it is something else. Lucky me.
I’ll keep you all post but
realize that as I’m less and less mobile, chances are I’m on my bed or couch
with my feet up. Since this computer isn’t in bed with me, things will not get
done as quickly as I hope. Things like email will pile up because my phone is
normally overwhelmed by the number of messages I get. It’s harder to search and
definitely harder to answer things. Overall, I really don’t do much from my
phone except Facebook, Skype, some Twitter and reading. And of course phone
calls.
However, this column is
supposed to be about Austria not my foot but trust me, the two are related
because this past week has been one of the most beautiful since we got here.
The temp was moderate and the humidity low. Most days the sky has been a
wonderful blue and when it hasn’t, the clouds haven’t been threatening. We’ve
had some sprinkles but it wasn’t until today that we actually got some showers.
Still all in all, the week
has been fabulous. And there are many things to see but alas, I couldn’t get
around to doing some of these things. Like going to the Bruskers Festival. That’s
where all the street entertainers get together in one place and do their thing.
It was in Ressellpark this year and since it’s our last year here, I wanted to
see it but when it took me hours to walk without pain, it wasn’t in the agenda.
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| One of the many Naschmarket Flower Shops |
We did manage to walk through
it though as we came back from the Naschmarkt where I had to get my apples and
fresh spinach. That’s another thing I’ll miss and I definitely want to go someplace
where we’ll access to a Farmer’s Market. The pictures this week are from
another visit to the Naschmarkt but little changes there. There are flower
stalls, produce stalls, clothes stalls and restaurants.
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| A Clothing Table at the Naschmarkt |
Frankly, since the day was
beautiful, I was happy to be out and about even with a hurt foot. Never mind
that it took me twice as long to get to places. I was out in the beautiful
weather in a place I’ve been privileged enough to call home for a short while
as our time is coming to a close here. More on that next week.
Hope you enjoyed this little
look into Austria and beyond. See you all next week!
Lynn
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