Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks, Jim. Indeed, after spending all this time in Spain since September, I have learned that a proper ham has little to do with the over-processed stuff we in Northern Europe or North America put in our sandwiches. I was inside the shop with a visiting Dutch colleague, and he bought 1 kilo of the most expensive variety to take home (50 Euro/kg). The girl in the picture is slicing it for him. She gave me a slice to taste, and it was simply heaven in my mouth. Nathan Jim Hemenway wrote: > > Hi Nathan: > > I like this one best: > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_13alt1.jpg > > But... that may be because during a visit to Marbella in 1987, I was > strolling along the open beach near the Don Carlos hotel and stopped for > lunch at a "snack shack". When I asked for a ham sandwich, I was > surprised to see the cook reach up into the grass roof to retrieve a > long, large leg of a well cooked pig and then proceed to slice off some > thick pieces for my meal. The whole process didn't look all that > appetizing, but the results proved to be one of the best ham sandwiches > that I've ever eaten. > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > Nathan Wajsman wrote: > > > This week I offer you some snapshots from Seville, near my office there. > > In the morning it is often foggy: > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_13.jpg > > > > This is one of my favourite places near my office, a shop dedicated to > > selling the wonderful Iberian hams (similar to Parma ham, only better): > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_13alt1.jpg > > > > Seville has started building a metro. The city certainly needs it, and > > it will be great when it is finished, but in the meantime it is a major > > hassle. My office is located on a major thoroughfare, Avenida Blas > > Infante, which will be closed for the next 2 years (if the project is > > finished on time, always a big IF): > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_13alt2.jpg > > > > Finally, an inhabitant of Triana (old part of Seville), looking at the > > street from his first-floor apartment: > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/paw/2004/2004_13alt3.jpg > > > > All pictures with Leica CL on Agfa Scala, the first 3 with the 25mm > > Snapshot Skopar, the last one with the 40mm Rokkor. > > > > The complete PAW index is at: > > http://www.nathanfoto.com/indexpaw2004.html > > and comments/critique are always welcome and appreciated. > > > > Nathan > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Nathan Wajsman Almere, The Netherlands e-mail: n.wajsman@chello.nl Mobile: +31 630 868 671 http://www.nathanfoto.com/index.html