Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2020/03/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]About the same situation here. Splendid isolation in the midst of the countryside for me. My kids and grandkids are in town, and won?t take refuge here, they say. Dad?s worried. Take good care all. Amities Philippe > Le 15 mars 2020 ? 09:07, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> a ?crit : > > As from Saturday morning, all bars and restaurants in Alicante are closed. > Monday morning, the emergency decree comes into effect, basically shutting > down all movement in Spain except for going to work (for those who cannot > telework), shopping for food and other basic necessities and accessing > medical services. There are a few exceptions having to do with caring for > elderly or disabled people etc., but certainly all leisure activities are > finished for now. Even my bicycle rides will be forbidden from tomorrow > (the decree specifies permitted uses of public roads, and recreational > cycling is not one of them). > > So, yesterday afternoon, my daughter and I drove to the centre of Alicante > while we still can to document the highly unusual look of the city. > > This is the main pedestrian coastal promenade, normally full of people on > a sunny afternoon: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-KKDJFqX/A > > Calle Mayor, one of the main restaurant streets: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-tVrs7Gd/A > > The playground in a small park near my house: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-k7SLwp5/A > > Our beach, now closed: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-v8G4Q9q/A > > The next 2 weeks I am working at home and not going out much. Walking on > the beach promenade will continue to be possible, so that will be that. > > 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 > > "I?m not arguing, I?m just explaining why I?m right" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information