The walk up the path past the castle, steep and tiring today as well, but at least there were no demoralising runners lithely hopping past on their way to a state of fitness that is way beyond this old bodies possibilities.
Follow the path behind the ramparts of the first circle of defence, never mind the castle itself. Pass through the small entrance to the park, the Hofgarten, and follow the path for almost half a kilometre. Take a right turn up to the parking place, there is a public lavatory there that is kept most impeccably clean. There are a few campers up there, the big holiday homes with their many facilities, parked illegally on the public parking space, but who cares?
There is a man in shorts filling his water supply from the tap at the public toilet.
Walk through the playground, there are mothers and their children there, the children all happy to be out and to be able to play with other children. Pass the enclosures where the animals and birds are kept and just walk on down to town. The shortness of breath is gone now, now it is the legs getting a little bit tired.
Stop at a picturesque corner of the sunken path that leads down to the town and wait for a cyclist to come up the path for a photograph. Wait for a while, there are no cyclists. Stop waiting, and meet the first cyclist at the bottom of the hill. She is a non-electric cyclist, struggling slowly up the hill in a very low gear.
Respect that, most people are using the big electrically supported bicycles these days.
One hour later, go into the doctor's practice on the way home, and ask for a new prescription. The pills for reducing the blood pressure have run out. Get an appointment to collect the prescription in the early afternoon.
And then go back home.
It is eleven.
And the family is still in bed.
Except for the cat, she mewing in a disaffected way.
She is hungry.
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