Lunch Break.  by happypat

Lunch Break.

This stall selling hot food was in Preston Town Square yesterday & boy did it smell good !! If I hadn't just had my lunch I would have been tempted !! As you can see it was doing a roaring trade & I liked the smoke coming out of the chimney ! I had just been in my school days lending library so was in a contemplative mood & was remembering the dire threats from my Convent school about daring to let food pass your lips in the street !!! I would have felt guilty walking along Fishergate with a hot dog in my mouth...old habits die hard !!!!
But times change, don't they? Street food is booming all over. I love this photo - nicely composed, great colors, the smoke...nicely done.
November 22nd, 2011  
Yes I remember being told not to eat whist walking out, how things have changed, Nice colourful street scene Pat
November 22nd, 2011  
I like the colours in this shot as all as the busy street seen. There is a thread at the moment about bicycles adding to a shot and I agree, it adds to this shot too.
November 22nd, 2011  
Hahahaa!! That's EXACTLY what I was thinking. And when I pass all the language students sitting around Cambridge stuffing food I think they were right although I do realise they don't have a lot of choice. Still - I only do it when desperate myself - what did they do to us?!
November 22nd, 2011  
It looks like a favorite spot for many, and tell me, why does food always taste so good coming from the street vendors?
November 22nd, 2011  
I'm sure the nuns would've forgiven you just this one time. I like hot dogs, but I can't help comparing them to the ones I used to have in Frankfurt. They were something else.
November 22nd, 2011  
Looks so happy and festive . . one gets that lovely feeling of the street vendors and the smell of food!! Great catch . . as nice as that cute little shop nearby. :)
November 23rd, 2011  
Wonderful shot! A lot of activity, color and people. Wonderful capture!
November 23rd, 2011  
Why couldn't you eat in the street? sounds pretty harsh, but things have changed so much. What a fabulous little food stall. It looks a bit chilly - lots of warm coats and jumpers. Mind you, it's almost summer here and we have a fire bubbling along again tonight.
November 23rd, 2011  
@murnane It was just the times Marg, nobody eat in the street then . Times have changed so much here & I think us Brits were always rather proper years ago, wearing hats & gloves etc ! I think the Australian way of life has probably been much more relaxed always. Yes a bit chilly but we are coming into winter now & this time last year we were just beginning to get the first snow. Actually the weather here has been fantastic & we have lots of flowers & shrubs flowering out of season.
November 23rd, 2011  
nice street shot..looks like it could have been in Santa monica right where i live... xoxo
November 23rd, 2011  
Same rule in my school too - not far from you .... Queen Mary School Lytham! I still have a hang-up about it too!
November 23rd, 2011  
Pat , I love this shot. It is definately one that I would take.
November 23rd, 2011  
@jmj Well I never Jennifer , small world !!! @judithg went to school in Preston Too !!
November 23rd, 2011  
@jmj @happypat Queen Mary's - posh!
November 23rd, 2011  
?!!! But I'm not posh!!!
November 23rd, 2011  
Really great street scene Pat! Mmmmm, street meat! I'm going to have to go find myself a hot dog cart now!
(i'm now wondering if this is why my Mum won't eat/drink while walking!)
November 24th, 2011  
i missed this shot Pat, i remember thinking i'll comment and then didn't !!!......love the movement of the people in the frame, there's a lot to see and admire in this photo
November 24th, 2011  
Love seeing a world apart from mine. Reminds me how lucky i am to live out in the country.
November 25th, 2011  
lovely street shot! very atmospheric!
November 25th, 2011  
Great street scape! Looks inviting.
November 28th, 2011  
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