Today I hug cobble stones.
Before I lived in Berlin, I thought that cobble stoned sidewalks and streets were so 19th Century. But they are actually incredibly efficient and cost-effective. A water pipe bursts or a new fiber optic line needs to be put in, an entire block can be dug up, re-piped or re-cabled, and can be re-paved within 24 to 48 hours. And you would never know anything had ever even happened. Try that with asphalt or concrete! When they started laying a new sidewalk around the corner, I had to stop for a hug.












