September 19, 2005
The first day of autumn
Cold and rainy today, after two weeks of beautiful weather.
Yesterday, I took Alan and David to the northern part of Herestrau Park. I've mentioned Herestrau before, yes? It's the big park north of the city, about 15 minutes' walk from our house. Turns out it's so big that, even after two years here, I haven't explored it all. The northern end of the park (the part on the other side of the lake, for you Romanians) has a whole hidden region I'd never seen before -- with sculpted hedges and gardens, long broad paths for strolling, playgrouds, and even a Ferris Wheel. Who knew?
It was a beautiful afternoon, breezy but sunny and warm, and the boys had a great time. We ate pizza, then spent an hour just wandering around. The boys picked up sticks and vigorously defended us from dangerous trees and bushes. People were flying kites, and we stopped for a moment to watch. It was nice.
But this morning dawned grey and cold. Then the rain began. It's been raining for hours now, and blowing hard too... I was downtown this morning, and my umbrella kept turning inside out. (Of course, it was a cheap one that I bought for 100,000 lei outside the subway at Piatsa Universitatii. Still.) Now the grey day is darkening into a cold, wet, blustery night. Farewell, summer.
-- Speaking of the German elections: In my copious spare time, I sometimes blog over at A Fistful of Euros. They're covering the elections there, and doing it very well. (Not me. I write posts about Albania and such.)
Posted by douglas at September 19, 2005 06:14 PM