Benidorm (2)
Benidorm is a monstrous holiday resort on the Costa Blanca (Spain). Fifty years ago there was nothing here except a tiny fishing village. Now the place is a jungle of concrete tower blocks, fast-food restaurants, night-clubs, bars, and shops selling tacky souvenirs made in Taiwan.
The scene on the beach is somehow reminiscent of photos of Benares. All those bodies moving in an out of the sacred waters...
This photo was taken on a Monday morning in August. On Saturdays there is hardly room to sit, still less to lie down, or so I am told. Fighting your way to the water's edge is so hard that the local government is said to be planning a new law whereby no one may sit within six feet of the water.
Follow the link, to see another photo of this beach.