NO TOCAR LA FRUTA!

Very interesting street scene Andy. The fruit in the foreground give a nice splash of colour to balance the light on the white building.

All the best, Doug

Thank you Doug, It was tricky to get it right (in editing, I mean). The light was very bright and the shadow contrasted with it so much that I left it in the archives, not thinking I could make it even half-way presentable. In the end I was fairly pleased with the result.
Best wishes,
Andy

Erhard,
Doug,
Very many thanks!

Nice and colourful streetscape.

Thank you, Jaap!

A lovely street scene Andy...........I like the contrasting light and shadows on either side of the street.

Thank you Keith. Please see my reply to Doug's commnt above!

A beautiful neighborhood that gets its name from one of the Napoleonic victims.

Indeed, the 17 year old Manuela!

cammino,
Ulrich,
Anton,
Many thanks!

Prachtige opname,met interessante details.
Ik haat het ook als mensen in het fruit knijpen,om de kwaliteit te testen.......
Hartelijke groeten........Frans.

I agree, Frans. But these fruit, outside an 'organic' fruteria looked a bit tired so I bought my oranges elsewhere at 1/3 the price (and they were juicy and tasty!). You need to know your "organic produce" shops well!

Larry,
Frans,
Many thanks to you both!

Thank you, Helena!

And the bookstore name is in English? Are the books?

In Spanish, Steve.
The Spanish are funny like that. The use of English in advertising etc is considered trendy and modern. You would be surprised at how many tv ads are 100% in English (especially if they are appealing to the youth market as all young people speak English but the more elderly were not taught it under Franco, who preferred schools to teach French).
But it is also why I have a job here teaching it. They feel a little bit inferior in business circles if they don't speak good English and are frightened of losing out; the competitive nature of the Spanish just will not allow that to happen, hence the tens of thousands of English teachers here.
They will be seeking more American English teachers if us Brits get kicked out due to the Horror That Is Brexit :o(
(The academies might welcome this because most American English teachers are young interns on a two year visa stay and they are very cheap!)
Here endeth the lesson!

Thanks for the background, Andy. Very interesting indeed. There's some irony there, of course, because Spanish itself is a world language--on some estimates having more native speakers than English.

We visited Puerto Rico several years back, and at one point I got to talking with a tour guide. He said that P.R. is a popular destination for Latin America, and I asked how that worked out, with all the regional variations in Spanish. He said things were fine as long as everyone stuck to textbook Spanish, but incomprehension set in quickly if people slipped into their local expressions or slang! I saw this a little bit--we were on a tour bus in El Yunque National Forest, and a Hispanic family from L.A. was asking the driver about places to see. Both sides of the conversation had to slow _way_ down, at which point I could even follow it! ;)

I agree that it's ironic and it annoys me a little to see a proud people show disdain for a fine language. I know it's not disdain really, but it can come across that way!

It would seem that Spanish companies could capitalize on their common language to have an advantage in Latin American markets. Dunno if that happens to any degree, tho--

Yes, it happens. The Instituto Cervantes does exactly that but from a cultural and educational viewpoint, rather than commercial. But that happens also. My girlfriend worked for them for a time and now works for an E-learning spin-off that is now part of the Fundacion Santander.

Another question that occurred to me, Andy: are Spanish-language programs from Latin America available to any degree in Spain? We have a number of Spanish-language cable channels available here, mostly Mexican sitcoms and melodramas, and I wondered how much (or how well!) they travel. If I were serious about practicing my Spanish I'd watch them ;)

Yes they are watched here, I suppose mainly by the large immigrant population from South America. These soap operas have a poor reputation for quality among the more discerning of the Spanish! .
Probably OK to immerse yourself in Spanish from them but you might not survive the splitting of your sides with laughter at the comical acting and risible story-lines!!

From what I'm hearing now, your position should be OK thru at least 2020? Hope it works out!

Thanks Steve, but things could not be more 'up in the air' than they are at the moment! No one in Britain can make head nor tail of all the goings on and how foreigners can work it out ... well they can't! I see the Spanish TV news and they quite clearly are making the news up because it is impossible to understand and they need to tell the viewers something!!

I'm all for cheap books Andy ;-) The charity shops are great for them.

There are no cheap books in Spain Rosa. Prices are as high, relatively speaking, as in the Uk 20 odd years ago before the book publisher's cartel was broken up and which saw most independant booksellars go to the wall. Big difference here: There are very many small and not so small independents and it is a joy to go rummaging!
Charity shops don't exist here. Indeed the concept would not be understood. Yes they give to charity but always privately or through a national tax deductable scheme (as in the UK).

Helena,
goandgo,
Ernest,
Roger,
Leon,
Steve,
Rosa,
Thank you all!

adorable foto callejera, muy bueno el encuadre !