One of two pairs of shoes I took on a three week trip to Italy in Nov 2012.  Two weeks before I left for my trip I broke the little toe on my foot.  I didn't have any close toe shoes I could put on and besides a pair of crocs these J-41s were the only thong that I could fit into without pain.  (Other pair of shoes I took were thing type sandals)

The shoes were light and comfortable and I walked all over Rome, Florence and Tuscan Hill towns in these shoes.  These shoes worked out really well.  They looked good, felt comfortable and with socks were warm.  I am still wearing them and they seem to be holding up fine.