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Published: February 15th 2011
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Barber Shop Side Street
Nicer looking shop but this is what makes walking to where your going on a side street so pleasant. Don't forget to click on the photo to see it more clearly (bigger).
To film a crash as the people are still laying on the ground it helps to know what to listen for. Cars colliding are loud but hitting a motorcycle is not so loud but does sound like metal on metal. One guy told me he saw 3 motorcycles get hit all at once by a cab. That would have a totally different sound I guess.
Bit of excitement for me, I booked a trip to Salinas, Ecuador. It's on the coast I am excited. If I decide to hang out there next winter I may have a chance that Brigitta and others will visit. Of course I am pretty sure I have to be within 3 blocks of a good beach to get Brigitta to come.
The booking was on Cheapoair.com how many people would give there financial info to a company called Cheapo?
I picked a cafe for a beer for it's quiet location of the main road and observed a robbery about an hour and a half ago. My Spanish is still not so good but I think the woman's boyfriend
Llittle shops below every house
Agiain this fills the street with life. robbed her of her money (she just got at the atm) in her driveway around the corner,he escaped past our restaurant on motorcycle. She followed in her car and jumped out at the restaurant as there were lots of people and one or two would have guns. Which they did, a guy at my restaurant jumped over the balcony and got his a large hand gun (glock) from the car, and lined the guy up and took 2 (loud) shots but it was silly as the bike was 2 blocks away at least and people were on the street of course.
I find I am still thinking about the shooting (unnecessarily as there are better things to think of). The others who saw it were excited for 30 minutes maybe and then it was back to normal, not even mentioning it to friends who came by.
Weapons are not allowed except for security type people, still someone on every block has a gun with them, even our security at my apartment here. From the look of the gun and big holster I think the guy was military. The cops came 15 minutes later and didn't seem to concerned
about the shooting but took off in the direction of the bad guys like they were chasing them.
If I would have been on the ball as soon as there was a commotion I could have got the camera ready and videoed the guy shooting. My first action footage is, not to be...yet.
Don't know why the photos are in black and white. Will try to adjust later. They are on page 2 of the photos. I had tooo many to fit on this page. Also Marta said this morning she saw 2 buses collide at the same spot where we saw the motorcycle get hit.
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I'm glad you have this blog. It is interesting to see what interests another person when they travel. Like that ugly but secure house...when I saw that photo, I thought it looked like a really tall (extra story) Vancouver special! Take care and see you soon.