I got the idea for this post from that wonderful photographer, Steve McCurry.
Of course, his work far outclasses any of my holiday shots, but I looked through and found a number of walking photos that I wanted to post. So many that I've divided them into this post - the overseas ones - and the New Zealand ones, which I shall save for another time.
"Walking . . . is how the body measures itself against the earth."
~
Rebecca Solnit
Santa Margharita, Italy |
Taormina, Sicily |
"Architecture limits where one can walk,
but the walker invents other ways to go."
~ Rebecca Solnit
but the walker invents other ways to go."
~ Rebecca Solnit
Syracuse, Sicily |
Parma, Italy |
"All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking."
~ Friedrich Nietzsche
Parma |
Parma |
"Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking together in the same direction"
~ Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Capri |
"The mind can go in a thousand directions, but on this beautiful path, I
walk in peace. With each step, the wind blows. With each step, a flower
blooms."
~ Thích Nhất Hạnh
Cinque Terre, Italy |
"Anywhere is walking distance, if you've got the time."
~ Stephen Wright
Ankara |
Bolivia |
"There is nothing like walking to get the feel of a country.
A fine landscape is like a piece of music;
it must be taken at the right tempo."
~ Paul Scott Mowrer
A fine landscape is like a piece of music;
it must be taken at the right tempo."
~ Paul Scott Mowrer
Athens |
"Step with care and great tact, and remember that Life's a Great Balancing Act."
~ Dr. Seuss
Barcelona |