Places vs Photography Gallery

Two classmates and our gentle English boss made some comments on the photographs published within my last blog. I had no intention as to organize a game or a quiz but rather to have an excuse, as I do usually, to write a subject in English.

But Lydia took it seriously and wrote the names of the places depicted in the photos. She was more than great! She must have a special gift for sites recognition because she succeeded in identifying all places including the two more difficult ones. I thought those two photos could be known only by Carla or anyone else having been in Argentina.

Also Montse wrote a comment which I found it to be very nice. Apparently she likes lighthouses and she felt curious about the one you may see in my photo.

So I'm going to list right away the places of the photographs. I will list them in the same order appearing in my post. Here they are,

Cala Aiguablava (Costa Brava)

Golden Gate Bridge (San Francisco, US)

Colosseo Romano (Roma)

Hoi Han (Vietnam)

Peterhof Palace (St. Petersburg, Russia)

Una bodeguita (La Habana)

Mountain train (Switzerland)

El Ateneo bookshop (Buenos Aires)

Chichen Itza Pyramid (Yucatan Peninsule, Mexico)

Bangkok (Thailand)

Lighthouse (Argentina) SEE EXPLANATION BELOW

India (place not identified)

Blue Mosque (Istanbul, Turkey)


Last but not least:

Huge dish of 'rice with lobster', prepared by 'cheff' Miguel. (Miguel, not Miquel!)

Restaurant's name: Miguel, el Rey del Cabrito (sic)

Location: Palafrugell (Girona)

Comment: '10 star' Michelin, providing you don't expect any luxury
and you're rather ready to the noise made by customers and fumes
from kitchen.

However, dishes are obscenely large and tasteful!!! (and cost is very, very reasonable)

Comments on Argentinian photos:

The bookshop 'El Ateneo' in Buenos Aires used to be an old large classical theater. When the theater was closed the building was reconditioned as a bookshop. As you may see this is a very especial bookshop. Because of its layout and esthetics but also because you're allowed to take any book from the shelves and read it seated in a box for as much time as you want. And eventually you may leave the book back in the shelve without having to buy it. Furthermore the stage is now a 'cafeteria' were you can also read the book you like while having a drink or coffe for as long as you wish. That's a great bookshop, isn't it?

The name of the lighthouse is 'Les Eclaireurs'. This is a French name which means 'The explorers'. This lighthouse is in 'Tierra del Fuego' in the very south of the Argentinian Patagonia. It is situated in a tiny island on the Beagle Channel, very close of the Ushuaia town which is the closest town to Antarctica in the world. Many people there call this lighthouse as 'El faro fin del mundo' (The end of the world lighthouse). Ushuaia and the surroundings is one of the actual fascinating places one can visit worldwide. There it is easy to feel you are still in one of the few 'end of the world' places.

Argentina is a country full of places that can be qualified as the Michelin guides state: 'Worth the travel'.

The Buenos Aires bookshop and the 'End of the World Lighthouse' are clearly among those which 'Worth the travel'.

See you next Thursday!