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February 11, 2006
On the Street Where You (We) Live
Across From Our Apartment
As requested, some photos of our neighborhood. They're not very interesting though. I snapped them on my way to do laundry at the laundromat across the street and didn't want to leave my clothes unattended to go do a more thorough expedition. This shot shows (from left to right) the laundromat, the paper store, the beauty salon and the little store that sells phone cards and candy bars. The shadow of the tree that you see in the street is from the big acacia that shades our balcony.
Looking Down Calle La Ermita
This is to the right of the previous photo, looking down the street that now serves as a detour for a very major street. We get loud traffic at all hours of the day from here.
Looking Up Calle La Ermita, Westward
Our apartment building is on the other side of the road pictured here, off to the left.
A House on Calle La Ermita
This is a house viewed from the street on La Ermita, just to give you some idea of what the places look like right around us.
Posted by crispy at February 11, 2006 02:54 PM
Comments
Looks as though there are quite a few pools in your neighborhood. Either that or people are trying to kill their lawns with big blue tarps. Is the area around 20° 39' 17.72" N / 103° 23' 49.97" W just a big vacant lot or a park of some kind?
Posted by: Kevin Wenzel at February 11, 2006 06:38 PM
Yes, it is a big vacant lot. When you walk by it, it says (in Spanish, of course), "THIS PROPERTY IS NOT FOR SALE. FOR RENTAL INFORMATION, CALL..."
I asked Joseph why they didn't make some cash by selling it to some developer who would build condos there and he suggested that they may generate a lot of income renting it out. When the Cirque du Soleil was here recently, they rented that space for their location, and they made some astronomical per-car parking fee too...I seem to remember it being between $5-$10 USD.
Posted by: Chris Coen at February 11, 2006 10:10 PM
Buh, what's up with the white paint on the trees?
Posted by: Mark Allen at February 12, 2006 06:42 AM
Hey was that Ivana Trump?!!!
Posted by: akira at February 14, 2006 04:58 PM