Have you ever experience walking on the streets with the shoes off? For me, the feeling of freedom is unique. Even though, there are a lot of people who do not like that. In fact, there are women who can even wear flat shoes. They are so custom of wearing high shoes that wearing flat shoes is paint full for them. That happens because the “Achilles” tendon is always contracted with those kind of shoes. But, that is not what I want to talk about.
Returning with the idea of freedom. Once, almost 10 years ago, I could experience walking without shoes on the middle of the street. I did it on my second visit to my uncle’s apartment. The place where he lived for almost three years is named Nyon, near Genève. One day, my uncle took us my cousins and me to Genève and let us Downtown while he was doing some things for his work. We started knowing the place by walk. After an hour more or less, we stopped on one of those clean Downtown typical street where there are no cars on it, just walkers and cyclist; where the windows are decorated with flowers and white curtains and everybody knows each others. Because it was 8.30am, we could appreciate people arriving to their jobs.
A lot of people were on their bikes, I was so nice. Then, I realize of something incredible, most of girls were barefoot by riding their bikes. They got off of them, parked it on the correct place and then walked barefoot to their jobs. But, just before going inside the store on the place their worked and there they finally took their sleepers, sandals or high shoes in. When I saw that, what I wanted to do first was take my shoes off. So, I did it. I started to walk through the street barefoot. I liked it. If I do that in my country… well, I have never done that in my country, there is no chance to do it because is dirty like all the third world country.
Referring to the second paragraph, can you deduce what country I am talking about?
Returning with the idea of freedom. Once, almost 10 years ago, I could experience walking without shoes on the middle of the street. I did it on my second visit to my uncle’s apartment. The place where he lived for almost three years is named Nyon, near Genève. One day, my uncle took us my cousins and me to Genève and let us Downtown while he was doing some things for his work. We started knowing the place by walk. After an hour more or less, we stopped on one of those clean Downtown typical street where there are no cars on it, just walkers and cyclist; where the windows are decorated with flowers and white curtains and everybody knows each others. Because it was 8.30am, we could appreciate people arriving to their jobs.
A lot of people were on their bikes, I was so nice. Then, I realize of something incredible, most of girls were barefoot by riding their bikes. They got off of them, parked it on the correct place and then walked barefoot to their jobs. But, just before going inside the store on the place their worked and there they finally took their sleepers, sandals or high shoes in. When I saw that, what I wanted to do first was take my shoes off. So, I did it. I started to walk through the street barefoot. I liked it. If I do that in my country… well, I have never done that in my country, there is no chance to do it because is dirty like all the third world country.
Referring to the second paragraph, can you deduce what country I am talking about?
I can imagine how did you feel.
ReplyDeleteI didn't try it before, the only place that I take my shoes off is at the beach :D
About the place, is it Switzerland?
Shouq
It was interesting story. I'll try to walk street without shoes someday!
ReplyDeleteI guess the place is Colombia right?
Minori