Saturday, April 29, 2006

600 pictures - 10 really good ones

I've been trying to sort out the massive amount of pictures from last month with varying degrees of success. My $150 Olympus definitely proved its worth, despite being a rushed purchase with no optical zoom and a plastic casing. I was so relieved to upload them on the computer, as at least two of the Scottish student diaspora had cameras stolen and photos lost.

I realized very quickly that the endless cathedral and landscape shots would blend together in numb insignificance, so I tried to take as many personal perspective shots (feet in the water, hands on the steering wheel (had help on that one) as well as a myriad of food and drink experiences. So I'll be posting a selection from each geographical area, I hope you enjoy them.


It was a lovely day and a real refresher to be back on a beach. San Sebastian itself was a little ritzy for my tastes, but the sun was free.


We hiked a small hill to check out the castle. Gorgeous views overlooked the old city, beaches and harbor.


Kara made an awesome vegan torilla, replacing the essential egg with garbanzo paste. This added a mealy texture that bound up the vegetables in their own natural flavors. I thought it was tastier than most traditional versions.


Dawn at Parque Buen Reitito. This city doesn't get going until 10am so things were a little quiet at 6:30.

I actually considered spending a night here as I only booked one night in advance, and every hostel I tried was booked solid. Luckily the best one in town had a cancellation.

Sexy

Introducing my 17 part series: pensive portraits in front of world parliments


They're everywhere.

This was the only guy I gave money to during the trip.

frambuesa y cafe, so good.

It was sad to say goodbye to Spain, but it was time to bro it down in Eastern Europe, and I knew I'd be returning in a month anyhow. In the Metro I ran into a friend from Ed, one of many serendipitous experiences to come. I flew on an airline called Smartwings, a carrier I had never heard of. Apparently the people at the airport information desk hadn't either. About to panic, I questioned Iberian airlines, who luckily pointed me in the right direction, four terminals away. I met up with Josh at the terminal in Prague, only after seeing another friend from Ed claiming his luggage after his flight from JFK...weird.

3 Comments:

At 2:26 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

okay, B, maybe i never got to teach you photography, but i can still rant about your ratio here...10 out of 600?? i know you did better than that! post some more, okay? :) or maybe i'll just have to wait and see them all when you finally come home....
xoxox
janet

 
At 10:19 AM, Blogger Tom said...

oh they're comin, in all their blurry and out of frame glory.

definitely could have used some of your professional expertise last night at the Beltane Fire festival, a pagan celebration of the beginning of summer. There were about 8000 spectators and 300 performers on this hill in Ed. Lots of fire.

 
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