Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]really like this one ric On Feb 16, 2014, at 12:09 PM, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > Alicante is not a big city, we have about 350,000 inhabitants. But even > then, we have a mini-Chinatown. No parades or lunar New Year celebrations, > but some groceries, restaurants, hairdressers and other shops that are > more or less concentrated in a part of downtown. Walking through that area > the other day provided me with this street scene: > > http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_kdsZ6C#!i=3077740755&k=2BB2XJr&lb=1&s=O > > I think the origin of the Chinese community here is in the business of > producing and distributing the fake designer bags and sunglasses and the > cheap toys that are sold to tourists on the beaches and along the main > promenade. In the neighbourhood where I took the picture, and in some > other, even lower-rent neighbourhoods, there are large warehouses > distributing those goods. The counterfeit designer stuff is just a small > part of the business, most of it are legitimate cheap household items, > clothing, toys, etc. > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information