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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 15-16/8: two Madrid vignettes
From: steve.barbour at gmail.com (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 14:12:30 -0700
References: <B20D78CC-3653-4B29-947C-946BFC859E62@frozenlight.eu> <516417BA-7B74-4A47-8C8F-ED7ABF8DA421@gmail.com> <4B7BD27B-D9EB-4C18-B612-345A693DE949@frozenlight.eu>

On Aug 16, 2013, at 2:08 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Bay Area, broadly defined: Concord.




I am in Sacramento, perhaps we can get together, and maybe also with Bob 
Adler who is in Palo Alto...


has he ever been to Yosemite?



Steve


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> 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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> On Aug 16, 2013, at 11:01 PM, Steve Barbour wrote:
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>> On Aug 16, 2013, at 1:56 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> 
>> wrote:
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>>> I just got back from a couple of days in Madrid with my son. Alicante is 
>>> about 450 km from Madrid, and I wanted to have a father-and-son trip 
>>> before he heads to California
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>> where?
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>>> at the end of the month to begin his professional career (aka as Real 
>>> Life where you have to worry about health insurance, car loans etc.).
>>> 
>>> We had a wonderful time. Madrid is one of the world's great cities. The 
>>> problem is that most visitors only see the tourist traps of Plaza Mayor 
>>> and the surrounding areas. Fortunately, I know the city well by now and 
>>> was able to show my son the REAL parts of Madrid.
>>> 
>>> Yesterday we walked around the Rastro neighbourhood and happened upon 
>>> this event which included a jazz band and a se?orita:
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2704452132&k=q4Tz6mj&lb=1&s=O
>>> 
>>> Today's highlight was El Museo del Prado, one of the world's greatest 
>>> art galleries, with two of my all-time favourite painters, Goya and 
>>> Bosch, well represented. Afterwards, we had lunch before heading home to 
>>> Alicante, and had most pleasant company at the neighbouring table:
>>> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=2704452545&k=VsxRsTM&lb=1&s=O
>>> 
>>> 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/
>>> 
>>> YNWA
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