Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2016/01/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, I like your vintage albums. My first visit to Barcelona was some time in the late 1990s, and I think the Rambla has become more touristy since then, although it already was to some degree back then. Un abrazo, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 23 Jan 2016, at 20:33, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography > at gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Nathan, > > I don?t know if you have know La Rambla before the ?. say 1995, at that > time it was a wonderful Boulevard with local people, flowers and birds > sellers. The only swindlers at that time was ?los Trilleros?, the Bars was > not so expensive, at that time it was too more pickpockets than now, for > us, the Barcelona people who have known the old Rambla now is only > nostalgia. Myself in the 80?s and 90?s if I shall go everywhere if it was > possible I preferred go through La Rambla, today is absolutely the > contrary, I try to go in another way. Same thing with La Boqueria market, > every day there are less local sellers and the streets you mention around > La Rambla are changing too very fast? this is probably the sign of all the > cities of the World?. > > I don?t know if you already know my vintage albums > > La Rambla (Vintage) > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/lluisripoll/albums/72157646568324520> > > La Boqueria (Vintage) > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/lluisripoll/albums/72157649652185812> > > Un abrazo! > Lluis > > > >> El 23 gen 2016, a les 7:57, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> va >> escriure: >> >> Nice. You can see similar tertulias in Alicante, on the Esplanada de >> Espa?a, a pedestrian street running along the waterfront in the centre. >> Even the fixed chairs are the same! >> >> I love Barcelona, but I must confess that La Rambla is not my favourite >> place there. Too many tourist traps, too many Russian swindlers, just too >> tacky. However, one can dive into the side streets and 100 m away there >> is a different world. >> >> Un abrazo, >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> >> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ >> <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> >> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator >> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> >> YNWA >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 18 Jan 2016, at 23:00, lluisripollphotography <lluisripollphotography >>> at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> in my Blog >>> >>> <https://lluisripollphotography.wordpress.com/2016/01/18/barcelona-la-rambla-missing-traditions/> >>> >>> Thanks for looking, your c&c are welcome >>> >>> Saludos cordiales >>> Lluis >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information