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Shhhhhhhhh, Knifesharpeners Are Coming – Old Spain

Shhhhhhhh. Listen. You may hear a shrill whistle, twittering up the scale and back down. This is a sound of old Spain, and still occaisionally found today. That call means the Knifesharpeners are pushing their motorcycles through the quiet plazas and streets of neighborhoods.
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Where Barcelona Milked Its Cows…The Milking Shop in El Raval

What is a Vaqueria? Well, vaca is ‘cow’ in Spanish and the Vaqueria is the place where said cow is milked.
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