[Leica] Nathan's PAW 36: Last days in Barcelona+Perpignan

[Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)]

Nathan:

I love the first one, so full of life!

The second is pretty good as well, another one of your slice of life photos.

Jim


Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Since my trip to Barcelona spanned weeks 35 and 36, I can go to that 
> well again.
> 
> The main picture is of the reason I like to go to Spain so much. The 
> people are more open and friendly than in any other place I visit. These 
> two ladies ran a bakery close to our hotel. Every morning I would go 
> there and buy some morning pastries for my family, since I did not feel 
> like wasting 10 Euro per person on breakfast at the hotel. A side 
> benefit was that they were very friendly, interested in the 
> Spanish-speaking visitor from Holland (they don't get many tourists in 
> that part of town), always ready with advice what to see etc. And on the 
> morning of our last full day the posed for me:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36.jpg
> 
> Another higlight of the trip was of course the day in Perpignan. I had 
> never been there before. The town is a typical lovely French place, 
> somewhat touristy but not overly so. Here is a view of the street life:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36alt1.jpg
> 
> Even though I had planned to see many Visa pour l'Image exhibits, I 
> ended up spending more time just sitting at outdoor cafes and taking in 
> the atmosphere. Here is our friendly waitress in one of them:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36alt2.jpg
> 
> A Perpignan little woman with her cellphone:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36alt3.jpg
> 
> Then back to Barcelona. On the last Sunday morning I went for an early 
> walk in the centre. At 7-8 a.m. most of the people I saw were 
> "leftovers" from Saturday night's partying, including this group:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36alt4.jpg
> 
> Later that day, at lunchtime, my daughter poses with a creature of the 
> sea which she is about to devour. She loves all kinds of snails, moules, 
> squids and other things that other children shy away from:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36alt5.jpg
> 
> Our last evening in Barcelona we went out for a late dinner downtown, 
> and around midnight we spotted this group of girls. I recommended to my 
> son (he is 16) that this is the kind of girl he should look for: 
> good-looking, and with own transportation, apparently:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36alt6.jpg
> 
> All good things come to an end, and we had get up VERY early Monday 
> morning to catch our flight. My children caught up on their sleep while 
> waiting to board our flight home to Amsterdam at Barcelona airport:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2005/2005_36alt7.jpg
> 
> The complete PAW index is at:
> http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2005.html
> and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated.
> 
> Nathan