Alfileritos

by Joan Carroll

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12.000 x 18.000 inches

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Alfileritos

Artist

Joan Carroll

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Photograph - Digital Photograph

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Toledo Spain is one narrow street after another and it is easy and fun to get 'lost'. Although you never get much lost due to the small size of the city. Don't be fooled by the narrowness of the streets because cars and trucks use some of the them and tourists better step into a doorway quick when one goes by. The locals are better at negotiating the streets and could just keep walking! This is Calle de los Alfileritos (Little Pins Street). One website tells the following story: The legend says that once upon a time, two lovers were separeted by the war; the lady went each and every night to visit an image of Virgin Mary, situated on this street, to pray for her lover's life. As she was afraid of sleeping, she asked her maid to sting her with a pin; then, she gave the pin to the Virgin, as a proof of her sacrifice. One day, happily, the gentleman came back. Nowadays, the Toledan girls leave a pin, and ask the Virgin for a boy-friend.

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January 31st, 2013

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