Alcoy- with a Tamron 10-28mm
Well,being on the 5th floor of an apartment block, is really not my thing, however, it does present some opportunities, especially if you have an 10-28mm Lens. Ii quite liked these straight lines going off in the distance.
Also at this time of the morning is a great time to have a real good cup of Spanish coffee- if you can find a bar open-i found at least three on this Sunday morning- done every single one-the coffee´s here are absolutely the bizz-how come they can´t do you a cup of coffee of the same quality in my pueblo!!!
Alcoy is a pretty cool small city-like London in microcosm- love that sound of Police sirens kicking off-but probably not great if you´re on in need of them!
Nice and cultured people there, but like most places in spain-hard to compete with the Chinese influence-Alcoy was a major influence in textiles once, who can compete with China- it was also a place where trades unions fought and won rights for workers in the textile and other industries and resisted the Franco thing as much as could be-big changes since i was last here 20 years ago!
Canon 5DMKII|f/13|1/60 sec|ISO-640|Tamron 10-24@16mm|
I like the contrast between shade and light.
I am going to Catalonia in July – any recommendations?
Hi Andrew, my first on the list would be La Vall De Nuria- you would definately find this interesting as a travel writer of unknown Spain-one of the first chain railways in the world i think- the trip up there is about an hour long, with stunning views.Although it is cast as a ski resort, in July, it´s something altogether different, if i´m correct it was built as a resort for the Franco elite so it has some history- now, outside of Catalunya most Spanish have heard of it but not been there and foreign tourism is almost non-existent. I think it would fit into your “unknown Spain” niche perfectly! You would´nt be disappointed.Bring a packed lunch on the train as it´s super basic and the cafeteria is super expensive.I have a very expensive t-shirt from the gift shop which i still wear and the colour´s have´nt washed out-cost me about 50 euros but still looks good.The area around there is Ripoll and has a distinct alpine feel to it vis-a-vis houses and towns-not spanish looking at all. My other favorite towns are Camprodon and Cadequés- a little more tourist centered, but nice towns too-steer clear of Figueres-fleecing town! Catalunya is´nt so big so you can get around everywhere in a few days if you´ve got a hired car. Looking forward to you´re July posts!
Thanks Adrian, that’s helpful. My plan is to drive a loop from Girona and stay in Vic, Ripol and Besalu so I should be able to make that train trip. I am reading ‘Voices from the Old Sea’ by Norman Lewis so want to go to the Costa Brava, do you know the real name of the village that he writes about?
Love the perspective you brought out here and the colors are fab. Excellent.
Thanks Brandon, much appreciated, just coming to realise that mundane things can be transformed into something else with a little imagination!