Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wanted to do a ride with decent distance and climbing today, so I decided to cycle to the town of Relleu, a round trip of 63 km with about 1000 meters of climbing. The weather was great, not much wind, so a very enjoyable ride overall. But the nice part was what I found in Relleu. The town/village (about 1100 inhabitants) were celebrating their fiestas patronales, a mix of the Moros y Cristianos common around here, and a celebration of the town?s patron saint. I got an idea that something out of the ordinary was going on when the street where I usually buy my Coke looked like this: https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mv2j8Jj/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-mv2j8Jj/A> The people, young and old, were dressed up for the occasion (note another confused cyclist in the background): https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MGmRkz3/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-MGmRkz3/A> The outfits were, well, different: https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v4MXDVb/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v4MXDVb/A> A sort of ritual dance was performed in front of the church: https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Qk6cP6S/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Qk6cP6S/A> The parade had a somewhat agricultural theme, even though there is not much agriculture in the area, aside from some goats and olive trees: https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NV4Vk3q/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NV4Vk3q/A> In any event, it was all very nice and colourful, and it made me take a 30 minute break just to take it all in: https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NNfswF8/A <https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-NNfswF8/A> So cycling is good for my health, and also good for my photography and appreciation of the local traditions. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA