Nice images.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Friday, December 31, 2010 5:55 AM
Subject: [OM] Nathan's PAD 30/12/2010: the Puerto Rico that few tourists see
> My first full day in Puerto Rico, and you get two pictures--what a deal!
>
> I detest the sanitized shopping malls and strip malls which abound in
> Puerto Rico, and I stay away from the fast-food chains which also abound
> here. The influence from the mainland is not always benign. But yesterday
> afternoon my brother-in-law took me and my son to a roadside restaurant in
> San Lorenzo, a small town inland where most of my wife's family lives. We
> had a local snack called alcapurrias:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1142376378_Fa7vP-O-LB
>
> This is my kind of place, for sure. And this impression was further
> confirmed when we were treated to a couple of shots of the local
> moonshine, cañita, at the end:
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/4253606_netUM#1142376461_u5EAr-O-LB
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> These are the kind of places and experiences I seek when I travel, rather
> than the sterile beachside resorts which dominate the coast around the
> capital San Juan and are no different than similar horrible places
> elsewhere in the world.
>
> For more on the food, see here:
> http://www.ricanrecipes.com/recipes/detail.php?id=56
> and the moonshine is here:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moonshine_by_country#Puerto_Rico
>
> Cheers and happy 2011 to all!
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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