This page was translated by AI. Please be forgiving of any mistakes.
‹ Photo Notes · 15 ledna, 2012
People in the streets mostly look at the ground or into the emptiness in front of them. In recent days I have been meeting passers-by with their heads raised, constantly on the alert, watching the edges of the roofs ahead of them and above all above them. They see nothing. If they did see something, it would be just what would smash their face at the same moment. It is remarkable that half a metre of snow on the pavement leaves us relatively cold; we consider snow soft and friendly. Yet a mere half piece of ice can cause panic and jumping into the middle of the road.
The worst is behind us, at least for now, and people are slowly beginning to lower their heads back to the ground.
Do you know the view from a tram or another means of transport on the way to and from work? Every day, the same route, the same houses, shops, the same everything. Although I love Prague very much, this view always killed me. I don’t know how and why it happened, maybe by chance I raised my head towards the upper floors of the buildings. The same buildings. Until then, of the whole route I travelled daily I knew only the ground floor and perhaps the first floors of the houses. Now I was literally gawking at ornate cornices, statues supporting balconies, mini-gardens on terraces. Now I found myself in another world, in another Prague, one I hadn’t known.
When falling snow forces you to look up, enjoy the view, it is worth it. And I think it is worth a photograph too; photogenic is not just Kampa. Heads up!