Untitled, Barcelona, April 2010.
If you break away from the tourist trail that surrounds La Sagrada Familia, Antoní Gaudi's unfinished cathedral in Barcelona, you will find a little park where locals come to play. As modest as the cathedral is grand, I found the park remarkable for one thing: the virtual absence of women. Here elderly men gather under the shade to play chess or on plots of sand to watch or compete in lawn games -- with nary a female in sight.This set of pictures shows a tournament in progress, complete with gold cups for prizes. I don't know the name of this lawn game. It seems like a variation of boule or bocce, but the players use discs instead of balls. Any ideas?
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ReplyDeleteSorry, I made a mistake while copying the url. I wanted to say that it's a nice serie of pictures. You're totally right, this place is amazing for grabbing shots !
ReplyDeleteThe world, at least I : ), demand new posts in this blog!!!!!
ReplyDeletethe game is called juego de mallo. (and is actually the origin of the english "mall" as in shopping mall, from a London avenue where some olden version of it was played.
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