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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 30/12/2010: the Puerto Rico that few tourists see
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2011 09:47:33 +0530
References: <440C7FD4-1697-4EF7-BE57-3D422CF38496@frozenlight.eu> <AB0210D4-03D5-4985-A627-E3A18D4878F8@embarqmail.com>

I agree with Ric, the warmth and the welcome come through very well.
Cheers
Jayanand

On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 6:56 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> 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
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> > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman
> > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] Nathan's PAD 30/12/2010: the Puerto Rico that few tourists see)
Message from ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter) ([Leica] Nathan's PAD 30/12/2010: the Puerto Rico that few tourists see)