Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/12/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]My first full day in Puerto Rico, and you get two pictures--what a deal! I detest the sanitized shopping malls and strip malls which abound in Puerto Rico, and I stay away from the fast-food chains which also abound here. The influence from the mainland is not always benign. But yesterday afternoon my brother-in-law took me and my son to a roadside restaurant in San Lorenzo, a small town inland where most of my wife's family lives. We had a local snack called alcapurrias: http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1142376378_Fa7vP-O-LB This is my kind of place, for sure. And this impression was further confirmed when we were treated to a couple of shots of the local moonshine, ca?ita, at the end: http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1142376461_u5EAr-O-LB These are the kind of places and experiences I seek when I travel, rather than the sterile beachside resorts which dominate the coast around the capital San Juan and are no different than similar horrible places elsewhere in the world. For more on the food, see here: http://www.ricanrecipes.com/recipes/detail.php?id=56 and the moonshine is here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_by_country#Puerto_Rico Cheers and happy 2011 to all! Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog