tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post7998524457439099556..comments2024-01-15T18:32:48.269+08:00Comments on My Manila: Old guardHildahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03572824685124656116noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-61742567998150700532010-03-19T22:30:00.721+08:002010-03-19T22:30:00.721+08:00I have a question about the boots as well, but the...I have a question about the boots as well, but the uniform is so snappy that I'm willing to overlook the boots.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06923630536753873113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-35406546253725973502010-03-19T10:48:39.835+08:002010-03-19T10:48:39.835+08:00This photo is catchy; I found I kept coming back t...This photo is catchy; I found I kept coming back to look at it more. And yes, the boots..T. Becquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00394719490343354486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-48136909330912243382010-03-19T10:30:07.957+08:002010-03-19T10:30:07.957+08:00My eyes went right to the boots as well!My eyes went right to the boots as well!Charlestonjoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12590582268028752174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-8132683561945772532010-03-19T10:11:23.821+08:002010-03-19T10:11:23.821+08:00Not only did they not have rubber boots back then,...Not only did they not have rubber boots back then, they didn't have rubber duckies, either!Louis la Vachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09039777863022193315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-89047433683326465702010-03-19T03:39:10.224+08:002010-03-19T03:39:10.224+08:00Your security guy looks a lot more approachable th...Your security guy looks a lot more approachable that did the Guardia Civil in Spain. During the Franco years it was forbidden to photograph them. And they were definitely associated with the oppression of Franco's reign.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by Oakland Daily Photo. Yes, the tower bell still tolls on the hour. The campus maintains its old time charm.Oakland Daily Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352365270299187377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-48850391417875138322010-03-19T03:38:53.889+08:002010-03-19T03:38:53.889+08:00Very clever question, Hilda! :-)Very clever question, Hilda! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783877262954668959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-81542305900670807222010-03-19T03:25:59.444+08:002010-03-19T03:25:59.444+08:00Not a bad place to guard!Not a bad place to guard!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-29409044875923326362010-03-19T02:23:24.840+08:002010-03-19T02:23:24.840+08:00a portrait very simpathetica portrait very simpatheticBergsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944872370825666531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-14365717485197573032010-03-18T22:38:54.463+08:002010-03-18T22:38:54.463+08:00I'm not so glad today...
Thank you so much for...I'm not so glad today...<br />Thank you so much for your happy birthday !!!<br />I really love the hat of your guardia civil. It remembers me the XVIIIth century...<br />The past is so often a refuge...Michel Benoithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815300603298662229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-72795521979518570632010-03-18T21:53:18.276+08:002010-03-18T21:53:18.276+08:00hi hilds,
haha, manong looks awfully handsome huh...hi hilds, <br />haha, manong looks awfully handsome huh?! hehe. ^0^<br />i manage to caught one guardia civil when i was there, it's a stolen shot, so just imagine his grim, unnerving look, yours is better definitely,..^-^arabesquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906096829817289921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-75782176236273232122010-03-18T21:41:35.906+08:002010-03-18T21:41:35.906+08:00Interesting---I know that the making of rubber has...Interesting---I know that the making of rubber has been around for along time but I bet the civil guards didn't wear them.<br /><br />Love the 'WOK' in. MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-19190083475603563162010-03-18T18:27:24.644+08:002010-03-18T18:27:24.644+08:00What a green, lush place to stand guard.What a green, lush place to stand guard.brattcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-73810571453826059692010-03-18T15:23:54.097+08:002010-03-18T15:23:54.097+08:00The uniform looks pretty modern
work at home in ...The uniform looks pretty modern<br /> <a href="http://www.workathomeforum.in" rel="nofollow"> work at home in india </a>Nishanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461392896444120934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-14965748092981903172010-03-18T14:29:41.216+08:002010-03-18T14:29:41.216+08:00I've seen these guards walking around, never n...I've seen these guards walking around, never noticed the footwear :) Laughing on the rubber boots question :)Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089560323457141948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-73376259000484287572010-03-18T13:40:42.157+08:002010-03-18T13:40:42.157+08:00Beautiful and lovely shot !! This is simply nice !...Beautiful and lovely shot !! This is simply nice !!<a href="http://www.unseenrajasthan.com/" rel="nofollow">Unseen Rajasthan</a>Unseen India Tourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02181236800235013022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-44845655300107246202010-03-18T13:26:12.998+08:002010-03-18T13:26:12.998+08:00I think those rubber boots are designed as rain-we...I think those rubber boots are designed as rain-wear, not for military use. I could be wrong, of course.JLTanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00794087765993583616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-30786080894867725742010-03-18T12:54:51.827+08:002010-03-18T12:54:51.827+08:00Hmmm. Good point about the rubber boots!Hmmm. Good point about the rubber boots!Stine in Ontariohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15449865663892740308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-29111913389624705102010-03-18T12:37:14.471+08:002010-03-18T12:37:14.471+08:00Yeah, I have to question the rubber boots too Hild...Yeah, I have to question the rubber boots too Hilda. It beats high heels though. ;-)<br /><br />P.S. We voted on May's theme day last night.Don and Krisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15836979417230059021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-69680336852281042842010-03-18T11:17:03.938+08:002010-03-18T11:17:03.938+08:00The Spanish are world famous for rubber boots! Di...The Spanish are world famous for rubber boots! Didn't you know that, Hilda?Leif Hagenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268045909244159357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-78112690750704041612010-03-18T10:38:43.514+08:002010-03-18T10:38:43.514+08:00Cool uniform. I can forgive the rubber boots.Cool uniform. I can forgive the rubber boots.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-59675881218391481822010-03-18T08:59:13.680+08:002010-03-18T08:59:13.680+08:00Love the hat! As for the rubber boots...I know the...Love the hat! As for the rubber boots...I know they had rubber boots by the 1800s so maybe yes. But probably not as nice as this one :)Kaorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06495830655043821533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-3251898075001972922010-03-18T08:48:54.681+08:002010-03-18T08:48:54.681+08:00A rather nice uniform, I think. And it looks ligh...A rather nice uniform, I think. And it looks lightweight so it shouldn't be that uncomfortable. The rubber boots I don't understand, either...maybe he was expecting a downpour?Lowellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305748075301453010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-12553412894704463122010-03-18T07:36:13.583+08:002010-03-18T07:36:13.583+08:00un bel uniforme, il a l'air tres fier de le po...un bel uniforme, il a l'air tres fier de le porterOlivierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602980523811128510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-15361238252022625962010-03-18T07:27:58.323+08:002010-03-18T07:27:58.323+08:00The uniform looks pretty modern. As for the rubber...The uniform looks pretty modern. As for the rubber boots in the 1600s, I wouldn't say no because rubber has been cultivated since about 1600 BC by the ancient Mayans.Clueless in Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00246601221880879890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999552601430694736.post-1656438746968513662010-03-18T07:20:55.632+08:002010-03-18T07:20:55.632+08:00I was already wondering if these are really rubber...I was already wondering if these are really rubber boots. Do they all have rubber boots, I mean even those without dressed like the Guardia Civil?Urselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07456335798317555363noreply@blogger.com