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 ONE OF MY POOR QUALITY
PICTURES by matcrazy1
Taking good pictures on white snow in full sun is always very difficult never mind how good and expensive camera you use. You can try to light the object using a flash but it works only for short distance pictures. After this trip in 1994 I changed my camera to a bit better "full-idiot", I mean automatic camera by Kodak which at least had built-in flash.
If your pictures are already almost white and black try to improve them a bit using any editing software but keep in mind that the result can't be satisfied :-(. Rather cut the picture into two: one of light (darker it) and one of dark (lighter it) object.
Avoid taking pictures of objects of large contrast especially around midday. Generally take pictures early in the morning or before sunset to have longer and softer shadows. Around midday better zoom and compose pictures of non-contrasting objects especially in a shadow. Use UV (mountains) and polarising (elimination of non-metallic reflections of water, glass or snow) filter.
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Andorra La Vella - with the very modest exception of the Barri Antic district - and Escaldes are both tourist traps insofar as both are essentially big shopping centers that seem to be perrenially under construction. You will never see more cranes per square inch, and hear more jackhammers per second, than in these two towns during the day. (One book described Andorra La Vella as 'Hong Kong without the noodle shops.') In a country reputed for its scenery and serenity, Andorra La Vella and Escaldes are the exceptions. To be certain, the shopping is almost all high end - no cheesy souvenier shops here - but it can be overwhelming and is not conducive to peace and quiet, especially during the evening commutes and the weekends. The bottom line is that Andorra La Vella and Escaldes should be viewed as a base camp, not your sole stop in Andorra. Leave a Comment
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Andorra is a duty free state with only 2 main roads in. One via France and one via Spain. Each of these has a 'Bordertown' crammed with Booze and ciggy shops. Electronics abound. Bewere! The French customs don't challange you at the Border crossing. They wait in a big van at the bottom of the pass and tend to ignore all French plates and go straight for other countries plated cars. Allowances are small and the temptation to buy big! Leave a Comment
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Shops are the greatest tourist trap in Andorra but remember: almost all shops may be closed at 13.30-15.00 as they rest at siesta time. Not because it too warm this time but it seems like tradition :) Leave a Comment
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 by Narviking
However its not a tourist trap in the bad meaning of the word. Its a great place to be but I just wish I were a millionary so I could buy some more of the stuff they sell there..... THE PHOTO: A QUIET MOMENT IN THE STREETS OF ANDORRA LA VELLA. Leave a Comment
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STARS is a flamencoid (pseudo-flamenco-ish.) club in Andorra La Vella. It's EXPENSIVE, and the entertainment is.....embarrassing. It caters mostly to French senior citizens who expect 'Typical Spanish' while having their sensitivities unscathed. Just Spanish enough basically. The club's owner dancing flamenco in drag is an image that has been burned into my retinas. Sometimes I wake up screaming from dreaming about it....
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 by almogaver
perhaps, more than you could be paied in your own
country. Be careful, it´s easy to lose your head
when everybody is spending lot of money around you!! Leave a Comment
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 by sabe
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After purchase there is no money refund, you only get a credit coupon for new purchase in the same store.
I tried to cancel the purchase of the digi-cam, one hour after leaving the store. It took me a long time to find an English-speaking service worker, the manager refused to see me, and they refused to get the digi-cam back and give me money refund, only a credit coupon for alternative purchase in the same store. For most of tourists a credit coupon of 234 Euro is useless, you know.
I went to the central police station to complain, and an officer told me that thr refusal is according to the custom and the rule in Andorra, and you can get money refund only in case of obvious demage or defect/ defecto. Andorra is a member in European Union, and the officer told me that Andorra rule in that case is an exception, AGAINST the EU' rules/law, but EU failed to enforce Andorra to change this custom.
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