We took a stroll this morning through the centre, and I was surprised to see how much progress has taken place since I'd last been here. There are new shops, and lots of construction work going on. It was also pretty busy considering it was a Friday morning in late-September.

Interesting only as a reminder of tragedy of the earthquake. All buildings are reinforced with steel or wooden beams, there are some ruins nearby. But in the end it is an empty street/neighbourhood of an empty city center. No people, no tourists, no shops, no cafes... Even stranger though some of them moved long after the quake, e.g. in 2012, from not damaged buildings (at least it looks like this).