I don’t know exactly. This was a few months ago and would have been something to do with job losses somewhere I think. I have been in Madrid three times this year and there hasn’t been a day when I haven’t seen a demonstration. Mainly small ones. This one was pretty big and I stayed out of the wsy!
Indeed. I wouldn’t say I’m always the most street wise – I tend to expect the best to happen, not the worst – but on this occasion I had already seen the police in significant numbers so I stayed in teh Botanical Gardens, protected by that huge fence!
On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 11:09 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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This is interesting.
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oh i hope it was peaceful!
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Now this is a great shot with lots going on behind that fence.
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I hope it was a peacefyl demonstration. Great shot, have a happy weekend!
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a good fence scene with a lot going on behind it.
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Uh-oh, what was the demonstration for? Saw on FB that there were clashes in Paris about the Palestinian thing.
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I don’t know exactly. This was a few months ago and would have been something to do with job losses somewhere I think. I have been in Madrid three times this year and there hasn’t been a day when I haven’t seen a demonstration. Mainly small ones. This one was pretty big and I stayed out of the wsy!
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when you travel a lot you gain a lot of wisdom where to get involved or stay out of the way:)
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Indeed. I wouldn’t say I’m always the most street wise – I tend to expect the best to happen, not the worst – but on this occasion I had already seen the police in significant numbers so I stayed in teh Botanical Gardens, protected by that huge fence!
On Thu, Jul 17, 2014 at 11:09 PM, Travel with Intent wrote:
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