In a message dated 9/20/01 4:54:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ll.clark@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
<< I was sorry to see
that you don't favor Las Ramblas; what a wonderful venue to do street
photography and "grab shots" of all kinds!
>>
I was surprised too until I watched a travel special on tonight by Rick Dees
(sp?)...the last time I spent several days in Barcelona was in '77, and I
can't believe how much more commercialized the Ramblas is now..of course,
they hadn't been out from under Franco for long, not many travellers were in
evidence, prices were dirt cheap (my 3-room suite cost $3.50 a day!) and
people spent their off-hours simply walking as the only stores along the
Ramblas tended to be flower stalls and restaurants. The throngs and souvenir
shops I saw tonight bore little resemblence to the Ramblas of yesteryear. I
got some of the best people shots I ever took during that week...especially
of the groups of elderly men with my OM2. I'd love to get back and spend a
leisurely week again..
I used to gather huge groups of people wanting to see my OM2...they hadn't
seen many of the nicer imports up until then...
Susan Steele
Virginia USA
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