"Now I am here, in Krakow, where my life began. I stand on my small balcony, looking out over the Vistula, ready for my morning walk.
It is spring, a mild and sunny day, with the gentle, filtered light of the Old World........I usually walk along Planty Park, sometimes stopping to sit on a bench for a while......
A few weeks ago I found two interesting books at the bookshop at Oslo Airport. Both were by Linda Olsson. I started to read the first one, Astrid & Veronica right away (on the train up to Lillehammer) and knew alresady after the first few pages that I had found a treasure. It took only a couple of days to finished the book, and I decided to save the next one for our upcoming travel to Krakow. On the plane down to Krakow I was busy reading The Trumpeter of Krakow, but finally it was time to start my next Linda Olsson; Sonata for Miriam. I opened the book and started to read........now I am here, in Krakow.......
I almost fell down from the bench where I was sitting.......here, in Krakow.
The Planty is several gardens, shaped like a horse shoe surrounding the old part of Krakow. Nice to walk at all times of the day. We prefered the quiet of the early mornings, the light of the fading days.
The Planty gardens were created back in the 1820ies, and along the walk you can still see foundations of the original city walks.
Everywhere there are benches. Everywhere you can sit down, to read Linda Olsson, to watch life, to be quiet.
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