Garden for Two

The botanical gardens - and an amazing network of parks - are very close to our apartment in the Palermo Barrio. We are not so accustomed to the walking and this sculpture aptly illustrates how we felt at the end of our excursions on Saturday and Sunday!

Jardín Botánico was a lovers' paradise. Young couples sat smooching on park bench after park bench. I parked Rich next to a lovely young woman on a bench and went exploring. When I returned he was engaged in a lively conversation with the young woman. No kissing. She was eager to practice her English!

Good Morning Indianapolis!

There are so many benefits to rising early in the city. I spent an entire morning roaming the streets of downtown Indianapolis on foot. I got to watch the city wake up. People trickling in to work. Sleepy, empty streets. Lots of hands holding coffee cups. But the best sights are the shadows. And the sun filtering through all kinds of obstacles, creating all kinds of distracting light and color combinations.

Early morning is distrustful too. If you are not obviously heading to work, and are equally obviously not loitering, then you are out of place. And I was. What tourist meanders at 7:30am? Me. It keeps me alert.

I can't believe it's you - Indianapolis!

I just can't help myself. I'm such a tourist. So when we spotted this creative bench at the Indianapolis airport, well, I wanted a photo. And Rich was just as excited as I was to be traveling so he forgot to be unwilling to pose. Yay! (unless you really want to believe he is surprised to see me)