@daliazygas @ajsadauskas It really is!
You can literally walk from one end of town to the other along fully pedestrian streets.
You read in old books about people "promenading". Of people seeing and being seen.
Of people sitting to just watch people passing by. Of people walking down the boulevard in their best designer gear.
And especially in that tree-lined centre corridor, with the park benches, there's a lot of folks doing that today.
Something that really stood out to me was the diversity of different kinds of people who were cycling, rollerskating, and scootering down Laisvės Alėja.
It wasn't just the usual middle aged men in lycra.
There were young kids, right through to elderly grandmas and grandpas.
Even whole families cycling together!
I saw a number of young families, with mum, dad, and two kids around six or eight, all cycling together!
And something else you don't often see elsewhere: Parents cycling with their teenaged sons or daughters.
The skateboarders are treated as just another mode of active transport, instead of as something to be banned.
Which leads to skaters getting to where they need to go, respectful of other people.
There's also a lot of people who either live or work within a block or two of the street. Many of the rest head there in their spare time to have a coffee, or a drink, or a meal with friends. Or go to a show at one of the theatres, or a concert.
People don't want to sit in their apartments when it's sunny and 24 degrees (celsius) in Summer, and the days are long. They want to sit outside and catch up with friends and colleagues at a café/bar after work.
So the street basically functions as the city's communal living room.
As a result, there's constantly people spontaneously bumping into a friend, or a neighbour, or a colleague, and saying "labas".
Pictures can only tell half the story. It really is a great vibe in Kaunas during the Summertime.
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Cycling to work & a swim in the lake. Air 14°C, water ~19°C.
The first week at work after my holiday went well. It helps that today is already the last working day before my next holiday
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit & ein Bad im See. Luft 14°C, Wasser ~19°C.
Die erste Woche zurück im Geschäft war gut. Es hilft, dass es heute bereits der letzte Arbeitstag vor den nächsten Ferien ist
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 16°C, water ~19°C.
Some light rain this morning, yet beautiful for a swim.
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 17°C, Wasser ~19°C.
Leichter Regen heute früh, doch wunderbar für ein Bad.
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 13°C, water ~19°C.
One of those days I'd rather hike in the mountains than seeing them from afar.
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 13°C, Wasser ~19°C.
Einer dieser Tage in denen ich lieber in den Bergen wäre, statt sie nur aus der Ferne zu betrachten.
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 15°C, water ~20°C, no wind.
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 15°C, Wasser ~20°C, windstill.
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 17°C, water ~21°C.
It was quite perfect for swimming.
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 17°C, Wasser ~21°C.
Passte alles für ein kurzes Bad.
I can scratch #OrganicMaps off the list for #cycling navigation. I like the ability to set waypoints ahead of time so you follow the right path, but it continuously tells me to turn left then right or vice versa to stay on the same road and is constantly recalculating the route. I ended up just looking at the map, closing the app, and navigating by memory like a caveman.
Cycled to get some shopping done in some second hand stores, and swam in the lake on the way back.
Mit dem Velo unterwegs zum Einkaufen in einigen Brockis, und ein kurzes Bad im See auf dem Rückweg.
Riding By
Stopped chatting for a few mins, gentleman was doing the C2C ride.
Lens: Tamron 18-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD on a Fujifilm X-T30
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 20°C, water ~20°C, no wind.
It's a well balanced morning, the world disappears in haze.
Compensating 2 weeks of overtime after today
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 20°C, Wasser ~20°C, windstill.
Ein ausgeglichener Morgen, an dem die Welt im Dunst verschwindet.
Nach heute 2 Wochen Überzeit abbauen
Good morning to all!
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 19°C, water ~20°C, some small waves.
Can recommend a swim in an open water. It is refreshing.
Guten Morgen euch allen!
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 19°C, Wasser ~20°C, etwas wellig.
Kann ein Bad in einem Gewässer empfehlen. Es ist erfrischend.
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 21°C, water ~19°C°.
You could hear the rumbling and see the lightning in the mountains. Might get some action today.
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 21°C, Wasser ~19°C.
Man hörte das Rumpeln von den Bergen und sah die Blitze. Es gibt wohl noch etwas Action heute.
Cycling to work and a swim in the lake on the way. Air 16°C, water ~19°C, no wind.
A moment of bliss before going to the office
Mit dem Velo zur Arbeit und unterwegs ein Bad im See. Luft 16°C, Wasser ~19°C, windstill.
Ein Moment des Genuss, bevor es ins Geschäft geht
Zurich: transformation of a tunnel designed for into a
passage (440 m; 1200
parking spaces connected to
)
Plan to build 135 km of priority #cycle routes by 2031 progressing slowly (4.3 km completed) due to legal proceedings related to the removal of parking spaces