{"id":547,"date":"2014-08-12T11:08:15","date_gmt":"2014-08-12T18:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/?p=547"},"modified":"2014-08-12T21:56:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T04:56:49","slug":"52-photos-stairs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.slowbloom.com\/blog\/2014\/08\/52-photos-stairs\/","title":{"rendered":"52 Photos: Stairs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week&#8217;s prompt: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.52photosproject.com\/2014\/08\/gallery-14-stairs.html\">stairs<\/a>. For you, a few staircases and a brief story. First the pictures:<\/p>\n<p>The staircase in the shopping center at the JR Train Station in Kyoto:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/10156395026\" title=\"lighting design on JR Kyoto stairs by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm8.staticflickr.com\/7307\/10156395026_e00f43477a_c.jpg\" width=\"530\" height=\"800\" alt=\"lighting design on JR Kyoto stairs\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Spiral staircase in Lisbon:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/4461718532\" title=\"spiral stair by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4038\/4461718532_d53189d21c_z.jpg?zz=1\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" alt=\"spiral stair\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dragon staircase in Chiang Mai:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/5585596761\" title=\"dragon staircase by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5097\/5585596761_b9a31102ca_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"dragon staircase\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Powell&#8217;s bookstore in Portland, Oregon:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/7575864208\" title=\"self-published by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8006\/7575864208_85b031cd3d_z.jpg\" width=\"424\" height=\"640\" alt=\"self-published\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ayutthaya Staircase:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/14307640986\" title=\"stairs to ferry by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5112\/14307640986_37df5305e5_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"stairs to ferry\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before I start telling you this story, I have to show you a picture of something else. It&#8217;s a bicycle:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jillbertini\/14330766185\" title=\"Good luck bike #2 by Jill S., on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5158\/14330766185_f0430928fc_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" alt=\"Good luck bike #2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2011 I spent 3 months in SE Asia. The first place I went after I got my head sorted in Bangkok was Ayutthaya. It was a great place for me to rest and sink into a new rhythm. The guesthouse where I was staying had bikes available to rent. This was my trusty steed as I ventured out from the safety of my idyllic quarters. What you can&#8217;t tell from looking at the picture is how heavy that bike was. I&#8217;d guess it weighed around 25 pounds. Nothing like my lightweight 15-pound aluminum frame bike at home.<\/p>\n<p>And yes, I did carry that damn thing down those damn stairs. And back up on the other side. And then again in reverse. 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For you, a few staircases and a brief story. 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