On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 1:28 AM, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> I spent a couple of days in Madrid with my son last week. The cultural
> highlight was a visit to the Prado, but no pictures from there. Instead,
> here is a gallery, mostly from the El Rastro and Lavapies neighbourhoods.
> El Rastro is the site of a large street market every Sunday and holiday,
> but in mid-August, when half of Madrid's population is on the coast or in
> the countryside, it was not particularly crowded. Lavapies is a low-income,
> immigrant neighbourhood, probably made notorious by the fact that the
> bombers who carried out the terrorist attacks on Madrid trains in 2004
> lived there. But the neighbourhood is interesting, not least because of the
> ethnic mix.
>
> Twenty-three pictures are here:
> http://www.frozenlight.eu/madrid_082013/
>
> We did go by the traditional touristy places like Plaza Mayor as well, but
> I had no pictures to take there.
>
>
> I like the garden one with the graceful statue standing in the dry
fountain, contrasted with the ugly grafitti. And I like the bartender
because, well... just because.
I wouldn't expect touristy photos from you. It's these other ones that
give us a view you can't find in a travel brochure.
--
Paul Braun WD9GCO
Music Junkie
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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