"Beautiful! Wish you were here!"

It is so pretty here. Before we arrived I thought it might just be concrete and high rises everywhere. Although there are many buildings, they aren't all massive. Most in fact are less than 20 stories. And on nearly all shop/restaurant door steps you can find planters overflowing with all sorts of flowers. There are often poppies and pansies, a personal fave.

We took a nice walk Saturday near the "river", which is actually a moat. We passed a park with beautiful hydrangeas, which can also be seen all over town blooming like mad. Here is a pic. You can see me at the top center of the photo (as in all posts here, you can click the photo to enlarge). Notice how large the display is!


Also giving a nice show are the azaleas, which are planted in masses in front of buildings and line center medians around town. Here is a small grouping near our flat:


It is so pleasant going about town with the tree-lined streets and showy flowers. It'sawesome. :)