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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Varadero with DuPont mansion, and lesser housing
From: boulanger.croissant at gmail.com (Peter Klein)
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:29:14 -0700
References: <AE9B198A-93C1-49B2-9439-1CBA7555360F@archiphoto.com> <72444141-75E6-4121-9264-784B4FB4DFA5@frozenlight.eu>

Henning: The beach/mansion picture is gorgeous. The "lesser housing" is
very funny, and I actually like the geometry (of the picture. Just don't
let OSHA see it).   :-)

--Peter

On Saturday, March 14, 2015, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> Beautiful. Varadero is also the name of my favourite Cuban rum. It is a
> staple in my house.
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> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> Alicante, Spain
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> YNWA
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> > On 09 Mar 2015, at 02:48, Henning Wulff <henningw at archiphoto.com
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
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> > Varadero, with the DuPont mansion called 'Xanadu'. It's now a hotel and
> base for a golf course. We stayed there as part of our trip arrangements;
> the place has 8 huge rooms that haven't been renovated since the place was
> built in 1930. Lots of marble, but lots of worn bits.
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/trips/Cuba+2015/_DSC6637.jpg.html
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> > Housing renovations are somewhat ad hoc, and clearly not much supervised
> by any authorities (or people concerned with safety). In Trinidad:
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> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hwulff/trips/Cuba+2015/P2030640.jpg.html
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> > Viewing large is better :-)
> > C&C very welcome.
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> > Henning Wulff
> > henningw at archiphoto.com <javascript:;>
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In reply to: Message from henningw at archiphoto.com (Henning Wulff) ([Leica] IMG: Varadero with DuPont mansion, and lesser housing)
Message from photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman) ([Leica] IMG: Varadero with DuPont mansion, and lesser housing)