Random street music and instruments

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Playing piano somewhere in the world

These pictures taken in Carrer de Petritxol in Barcelona shows the sadness of a piano no longer being played.  One might not know the story of this piano, but it still speaks to you .



Failing to find a piano to play on in Barcelona, Elize eventually found this one in a toy shop in the northern suburbs......


Barcelona is bekend vir die straatmusikante in die Old Town en by Parc Guell.  



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