I am getting out of
bed earlier, today being 5:00am and out by 5:15, walking to
the Pharmacy Gardens, but the entrance was closed so instead of
returning to the condo I decided to walk to the Municipal Stadium. I discovered the track was closed but the exercise equipment on the
boundary of the stadium was accessible so I was able to do a double
distance walk and work on my muscular strength. Perhaps both
places were closed due to a city ceremony.
Because I had not studied a map before walking to the stadium I had to rely on memory
from seven years ago and was somewhat surprised that I was able to retrace my steps, streets and places coming back to me more clearly with each
passing mile.
In the afternoon I
studied game 2 from the Zurich 1953 chess tournament,
Najdorf/Reshevsky, a Nimzo-Indian which ended in a draw.
After a nap I
decided to walk to the old part of the city so that I could visit the
Sunday night market. The market was crowded and filled with music and
odors of food and colorful lanterns hanging over the scene.
I will try to stay
up later than usual tonight to watch the Bears football game, probably won’t make it.