Lucky and guilty

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Apparently the "hop on - hop off" buses are very popular all over the world. What happened to the tourists, don't they like walking anymore?

I have always thought that the best way to know a city is by walking. And I have walked for hours and hours in each and every city that I have ever visited.

I can understand that the bus is less tiring and more time efficient. But if you are in a hurry even in your vacations, what's the point of having a vacation in the first place?

The way I see it, those busses are like fast food. They are an easy and quick substitute but they are far from the real experience!

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I shouldn't be unfair though. There were hundreds of people walking all over the town and only a few dozens on the bus!
Not to mention that with the heat we are having today in Greece, I might have chosen the substitute myself, instead of a long walk under the hot sun :)

Which is the reason why I am home in the middle of the day, writing a post with pictures that I took last week, instead of being outside walking or, at least having a swim at the sea. But it is too hot even for that!

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For those that have missed my previous posts, I am in Crete and this is Iraklio, the capital, main port and biggest town (almost a city) of the island!

Like in last week's post I am walking in the historical centre, searching for interesting snapshots of the town itself and the life within.

Street art is what caught my eye this time. I don't remember seeing those before, so they must be relatively new.

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And as I was continuing my carefree walk, among hundreds of people, locals or tourists, lost in their own thoughts, with their small or big problems (where should I eat lunch, how am I going to pay the rent next month, do I have to take my dog to the vet, do I look nice wearing that new blouse etc, etc), there was a small message written on a wall that reminded me that most of our "problems" would be considered happiness in other places of the world. Many places that are ruled by horror, suffering and death.

And I felt lucky to be where I am, that I was born where I was born, to be here, now.

Lucky and guilty.

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This is my contribution to the #wednesdaywalk. My best wishes for quick recovery to @tattoodjay, the host of this wonderful challenge. Hopefully he'll be out walking and taking pictures himself very soon!

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_{The camera that I used is a Canon EOS 6D mark II with an EF 24-105mm f4/L zoom lens attached. I edited the photographs in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic}

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All the pictures and the words are mine.

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