And now for something completely different:
[... sorry for the delay ;-) some minor problem with blogger upload, but now the problem's solved ...]
Sorry, but today blogger wouldn't upload any images.
Don't ask me why, seems to be a technical problem. What the hell ...
I will describe the image I have selected for today: it was taken in Barcelona, Park Güell, a view over the city with a house prominently in the upper half obviously occupied by squatters.
On the roof sprayed an inscription which reads: Okupa y resiste - occupy and resist. And above that, in smaller letters: Why call it tourist season if we can't shoot them?
Please notice, perfectly placed - this inscription: in view of every tourist ascending the slopes of Park Güell.
I confess - I sympathize. Yes, you're absolutely right, I was a tourist too. And on the other hand, what has tourism to do with rising housing costs in Barcelona? Well, come to think of it, quite a lot.
There was a huge boom in tourism in Barcelona after the Olympics of 1992. (Quite incredible what masses of tourists frequent the sights; I've left with the impression that it's much worse than even in Vienna.) As a consequence, of course, real estate prices went up and over the roof. So, I do sympathize. Still, I wouldn't like being shot.
