Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/02/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Why am I thinking of Cuba I wonder. And I like it Amities Philippe Le 17 f?vr. 14 ? 04:07, Jayanand Govindaraj a ?crit : > Nice colours > Cheers > Jayanand > > On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 10:39 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye. Antoine de Saint Exup?ry in Le Petit Prince. NO ARCHIVE