We have been doing so much walking since we've been here. It is a way of life. Everyone walks. It's how you get places - to the grocery store, a pub, a restaurant, work, a bus/tube stop, everywhere.
It took a few days for my body to adjust. You don't think that walking can make you sore but it depends how much walking you do! I've already ruined a pair of shoes and my feet are constantly tired. And this is coming from someone who was onsite at an event for ten days where all I was doing was walking up and down and around the huge convention center.
I miss not being able to drive, but walking places is oddly refreshing. It's nice to be outside in the crisp autumn air with everyone else. You can actually take time to see different shops on the streets or like I said in my previous post, discover something you didn't know was there. When you are driving, everything happens so fast and half the time you are on auto-pilot.
But I do have a few lessons learned with all this walking:
- You need really comfortable shoes. They have to fit your foot perfectly, otherwise you are going to be hobbling home. I don't know if I'll ever get to wear high heels again!
- You need a lot of pairs of really comfortable shoes. Even my most comfortable shoes hurt my feet after I've been wearing them for a day. Guess that just means I need to do some "walk and shop til you drop" for more shoes : )
- You need to dress for the elements. In Seattle people rarely bring umbrellas with them. But when you are caught in a downpour while walking somewhere kind of far away an umbrella comes in really handy. Aaron and I learned this the hard way as we ran from awning to awning trying to make it back to our hotel without being drenched!
I really don't mind all the walking... for now. But talk to me in a year and then I'll tell you what I really think : )
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