Monday, June 29, 2009

A stroll in town

Typically we go on a stroll a couple of times every day and always pass interesting things to see. This a high school in town with about 800 students. It belongs to the Fransiscan order and specializes in languages (German, English, Spanish, Latin and Italian).
You can come across a puppet show any time. Puppet shows here are never really just puppet shows but involve real characters and actors, clowns and musicians as well. They make children think in an abstract way and interpret stories in several dimensions. They are ususally very entertaining and suprisingly sophisticated. I am definitely a fan.

I used to tell Chris Shepherd that carrying a water bottle in cities in Europe is a definite sign of being a tourist and most of the time a foreigner. There are drinking fountains in different parts of the cities and they are at least as decorative as useful. This particular fountain was built around the turn of the century (not the 21st) and is made from world famous Zsolnay ceramics.


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