England - Byland Abbey, Round Steps

These are the steps that Andrew was standing on in yesterday's post.  There's something about steps and stairs, particularly ones made of stone, that humanizes a place like this.  More than with any other structure, you can be sure that walking on them places your footsteps exactly where thousands of others have trod over the centuries while doing their daily business.  Got the same feeling about the steps leading up to a house in this post from Central America.