Sunday, June 10, 2012

Beautiful Country, Beautiful People

I have always said that it is the spirit of the Dominican people I adore. It is very hard to put into words and explain what makes them so very special, so I thought I would try and use pictures.

Firstly the country itself is beautiful. Look at this sunset, taken in Juan Dolio by my sister.


And the same Caribbean sea is just as fabulous in the day time.


In the south west the mountains tumble into the sea. The view is absolutely stunning.


Back to the people. The best way is to show you a video of photographs taken by Paul Gerace who has been taking photographs in the Dominican Republic for 21 years.  His website is in the list of sites and blogs I follow on the right of this page. I hope you enjoy the video, and the music. It shows all different situations and people, and I think it really shows the spirit of the country and the people.  Enjoy!



8 comments:

  1. thx for the video and love you haavefor our ppl.

    yenyok

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  2. Wasn't Paul's video beautiful! So glad you enjoyed it. Gracias a ti para hablar conmigo.

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  3. Hi Lindsay,

    Beautiful pictures. Shame I am unable to view the video :(

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    1. Oh dear, this is the you tube link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wb4q2xLD6Zg

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  4. Lovely video, the people look happy, always smiling, and you feel like dancing to the music!

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    1. The music is called bachata, it is my favourite Dominican music and yes is great to dance to.

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  5. My eyes fill with tears while seeing these images, I can't wait to go home. Thank You

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    1. So did mine so I knew there would be a few tears from Dominicans! I am so pleased you liked them.

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