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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 10/4/2014: our continent's history
From: ric at cartersxrd.net (RicCarter)
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 09:35:23 -0400
References: <DAC93DBE-752C-41F7-956B-AB1F1F520F03@frozenlight.eu>

rah!

ric


On Apr 13, 2014, at 2:24 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> I gave a talk at the European Parliament Thursday morning. I showed up 
> early, so I explored the edges of the huge complex a bit. The area is 
> decorated by pieces of art that carry deep symbolism related to Europe's 
> terrible history in the 20th century and reminds us all why Robert Schuman 
> made his declaration in 1950.
> 
> First, the horrors of the second world war:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3175422274&k=Wk4qpTd&lb=1&s=O
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> Then, forty years of the Iron Curtain:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3175426577&k=sppH7fN&lb=1&s=O
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> And finally, in the 1980s, the reunification of the continent:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3175426946&k=hMF8CGj&lb=1&s=O
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> The last picture is effectively just a "street sign" for the main 
> esplanade through the EP complex.
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
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> YNWA
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