Crossing a Canal

On foot or by subway... crossing a canal in Vienna.

 Vienna, 2011

For Sunday Bridges.

Circle of Books

Bucharest, 2011

I really like the looks of this creative entrance to a hallway. A man talking on his cellphone is reflected in the glass wall of a bookstore-cum-cafe, so I link with the community at Weekend Reflections.

[SkyWatch] Crosses in the Sky I

The skies around Bucharest this past week have been nothing to moan about... a lot of blue! But while they brighten my world, they're not always the most photogenic. So I framed these images for SkyWatch Friday with just a few of the  many ornate crosses on Romanian Orthodox Churches I've seen on my walks here.

[click twice to enlarge to see cross detail]

Bucharest, 2011

Is This Your Sausage?

Austria, 2011

Saw these signs everywhere I went in Austria. For Signs, Signs.

PS. After reading all the comments I realize the purpose of this sign is not so obvious. Andy got it right: it's a poop and scoop message. The website he links is also in German and says roughly: The famous Jack Russell Terrier can be seen again all around Vienna. A total of 18,000 of these dog signs have been distributed across Vienna's green spaces to remind people once again to pick up their dog mess or get fined Euro 36.

U is for University

This is Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Bucharest. Established in 1857, it is today the largest state-run health services university with nearly 3000 employees, 1600 teachers and 4800 students. Penicillin was first isolated in the Faculty of Pharmacy in 1921.

PS. I stand corrected! This building is the Central University Library of Bucharest founded in 1895.

In front of the building is the equestrian statue of King Carol I, proclaimed King of Romania on 26 March 1881. He is not to be confused with Carol Davila, the French expatriate physician who founded the university.

 Bucharest, 2011

U is the letter of the week at ABC Wedbesday, and this next image is offered for the folks at Sepia Scenes.

Yellow and Red Fruits

When in season, farmers of Romania come into the cities to sell their fresh fruits. I especially relish fresh plump red (or white) cherries; so when at the start of my walk yesterday I saw this vendor selling them out of the back of her old yellow Dacia car, I took a mental note to get some on my way back home. Unfortunately, a couple of hours later I did not run into any more vendors.

 Bucharest, 2011

I got a kick out of how she was parked in the middle of the road, so I am also posting this longer view.

Plenty of yellows and reds here to link with Mellow Yellow Monday and Ruby Tuesday.

Rowing under a Park Bridge

On this warm sunny day, the people of Bucharest were out enjoying their public park in the city center. This little bridge crossing a man-made lake in Parcul Cişmigiu joins Sunday Bridges and Scenic Sunday.

 Bucharest, 2011