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Spain: visiting Valencia, Granada, etc..from old Slides (1977)

Português:
No verão de 1977, tirei férias e fui para a Espanha, que não conhecia. Naquele tempo, um "pass' de trem permitia viajar à vontade enquanto durasse o pass. Chegando em Barcelona (agosto), não havia hotel disponível. Voltei para a estação de trens e fui diretamente para Valência, onde passei vários dias. Assisti a uma cruel tourada, algo inconcebível hoje, mas uma atração na época. Depois segui de trem para Murcia e Granada. Os trens da época, na Espanha (que ainda vivia sob o regime de Franco e não fazia parte da Comunidade Européia) eram muito antiquados. A lentidão do trem me permitiu fazer várias fotos no trajeto. Em Granada encontrei uma amiga japonesa de Paris. Granada era (e é) uma cidade importante e interessante pelo seu passado impregnado pela cultura moura. O palácio de Alhambra é uma atração internacionalmente reconhecida. Nunca mais voltei à Espanha, mas há intenções de viajar em breve para lá. Os slides (maioria Kodachrome) foram digitalizados por macrofotografia e tratados no software ACDSee.

English:
In the 1977 summertime I had vacations and I went to Spain, unknown so far for me. At the time, a train pass allowed you to travel as much as possible without any limitation during the pass duration. Arriving in Barcelona (august) there were no free places at the hotels near the train station. At all. Then I returned to the station and took a train towards Murcia and Valencia. At the time, Spain was still under the Franco regime and not part of the European Community. The trains were very old and their speed was very low allowing me to take pictures during the trajet. I spent several days in Valencia and I went to a cruel bullfight, inconcebible today, but a typical attraction in 1977. In Granada, I met a Japanese friend from Paris. Granada was (and still is) a very interesting venue due to its Moorish culture of the past. The Alhambra palace is an international attraction. I never went back to Spain but I hope to visit this country quite soon again. The slide photos (mostly Kodachrome) were digitized by macro photography and traited with the ACDSee software.
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Overview of Granada.
Overview of Granada.
Valencia: bullfighting.
Valencia: bullfighting.
Valencia; bullfighting arena.
Valencia; bullfighting arena.
Valencia: bullfighting.
Valencia: bullfighting.
Sad moment in the bullfighting; in 1977 it was still popular.
Sad moment in the bullfighting; in 1977 it was still popular.
Valencia: bullfighting.
Valencia: bullfighting.
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Detail of the previous picture turned BW by suggestion of a friend.
Detail of the previous picture turned BW by suggestion of a friend.
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Valencia
Almendricos : train station located between Murcia and Granada.
Almendricos : train station located between Murcia and Granada.
Picture taken from the (very slow) train.
Picture taken from the (very slow) train.
Picture taken from the train.
Picture taken from the train.
Picture taken from the train.
Picture taken from the train.
Picture taken from the train.
Picture taken from the train.
Picture taken from the train.
Picture taken from the train.
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