Photos tagged as hemingway

Puente Nuevo and El Tajo

18th century bridge and former prison; scene of defenestration in Hemingway's For Whom the Bell Tolls and during Spanish Civil War

Date: 20 February 2009
Photographer: rbyslipahs: gallery
Location: Ronda, Spain: gallery
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Hotel San Miguel and Puente Nuevo, overlooking El Tajo

view of my hotel from the opposite side of El Tajo; Parador de Ronda on the facing side of the Plaza de Espana

Date: 20 February 2009
Photographer: rbyslipahs: gallery
Location: Ronda, Spain: gallery
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Writing Room

Ernest Hemingway built this room and wrote 9 on his most famous books in it during the years he lived on Key West.

Date: 5 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Mstr Bdrm

There weren't any king size beds in the 1930's, so the Hemingway's connected two twin beds. They purchased a hand carved Spanish gate & posts to use as a headboard.

Date: 5 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Mom

This is Mom waiting for the next tour of the Ernest Hemingway house.

Date: 5 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Hemingway, LR

The house was actually built by Asa Tifts, the richest wrecker in Key West. Hemingway bought it for back taxes and his wife supervised the remodel.

Date: 5 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Hemingway, DR

The dining room table is Spanish Walnut. Ernest Hemingway liked Spanish furniture.

Date: 5 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Cat Water

This water trough is used by the cats now, but was originally a urinal at one of Ernest Hemingway's favorite bars.

Date: 5 January 2008
Photographer: jl98584: gallery
Location: Key West, USA: gallery
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Day 126 - Hemingway, Cat Paw

The left paw on this cat has an extra digit, kind of like a thumb. There are 47 cats on the property now, some inherit the gene that makes them six toe'd.