Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The guy on the right in "Who needs a Horse" looks like he forgot his Leica in the hotel. ;-) Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com/look/ Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA On Sun, Sep 29, 2019 at 2:00 PM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information