As usual, the summer eventually comes to an end, and this means that the town gets crowded with people wandering around with maps and puzzled expressions on their faces. All students arrive in late August, making this little town getting alive again. The centre of Lund is not that easy to navigate, being a town with medieval layout of roads and buildings. There are a few straight roads and a few large landmarks that help, otherwise you have to ask your way. This is why many seems to wander around without a clue.
I really like this, the feeling of being completely alone in my town. But I like to see people too, so it will be good having them all back. It is somewhat sad visiting a restaurant and finding it completely empty like on the picture above. Okay, these tables were taken five minutes after I made this shot, but anyway. Not to mention how hard it must be running a business depending on customers, like a restaurant… This one is however immensely popular among the university folks, it’s a vegetarian restaurant serving the most wonderful meals. For this restaurant owner, the summer is quite likely his time to take a deep breath and gather energy for the coming busy period.
It is an ambiguous feeling, this, both needing the calm and the activities, but nowadays I much more prefer the calm than I did when arriving here, as a student, twenty years ago.
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Ove, wonderful photograph! It looks like great place to sit and enjoy a meal and a good conversation.
I understand your feeling about sometimes craving both calm and activity. I believe that is very normal. However perhaps the calm, like fine wine, becomes more enjoyable as we age.
You have a wonderful sense of quiet (or maybe it’s peace) in your images. There is a consistent feel to them, and I really love that quality. Makes me want to visit your country.
That looks like a wonderful place to sit, have a delicious meal, and just enjoy the surroundings. As Chris said, very peaceful looking. Soon, Charleston will do the opposite. The summer tourists will go back home in about 3 weeks, after the last summer holiday on September 7th, Labor Day. The beaches will empty. Downtown won’t be so crowded, and it will be business as usual until next May.
Although I don’t really notice much difference north of the city where I live, I certainly like the beaches a lot better in the winter. Lots of calm, quiet, and wide open spaces! Mine! All mine!
Oh yeah…they’re coming. They’re already visible at the horizon. The students, I mean. Let’s see what (who) the new term brings…
That sounded almost worrying, like if the Huns were coming from the east…
What an inviting scene. The warm colors and interesting textures make me want to explore for a while, but linger and sit in one of those comfy chairs to soak up the atmosphere.
I fall in the camp that would enjoy this most when there is no crowd. (My apologies to the owner. I really don’t wish him a poor turnout.)
I’m with you, Anita, and his turnout is probably good enough.
Anyway, I love all this different chairs and tables, not one is the other alike.