Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]the warmth of the people comes through it's a common theme in your restaurant photos have a great time in PR ric On Dec 31, 2010, at 6:55 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > My first full day in Puerto Rico, and you get two pictures--what a deal! > > I detest the sanitized shopping malls and strip malls which abound in > Puerto Rico, and I stay away from the fast-food chains which also abound > here. The influence from the mainland is not always benign. But yesterday > afternoon my brother-in-law took me and my son to a roadside restaurant in > San Lorenzo, a small town inland where most of my wife's family lives. We > had a local snack called alcapurrias: > > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1142376378_Fa7vP-O-LB > > This is my kind of place, for sure. And this impression was further > confirmed when we were treated to a couple of shots of the local > moonshine, ca?ita, at the end: > > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1142376461_u5EAr-O-LB > > These are the kind of places and experiences I seek when I travel, rather > than the sterile beachside resorts which dominate the coast around the > capital San Juan and are no different than similar horrible places > elsewhere in the world. > > For more on the food, see here: > http://www.ricanrecipes.com/recipes/detail.php?id=56 > and the moonshine is here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_by_country#Puerto_Rico > > Cheers and happy 2011 to all! > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information