Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/07/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lovely shots Nathan. Steer clear of the cheese. Happy Birthday Joseph! Peter On 17/07/2021 09:48, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I have been somewhat silent the last few days, because we are taking our > first family vacation in ages (or so it seems). We celebrated Bastille Day > on July 14th by driving the 1400 km from Alicante to Le Mans to spend a > few days here, celebrating my uncle Joseph?s 90th birthday, which is being > used as an occasion for a small family reunion?besides us and the French > family, my uncle from Florida and his daughter (my cousin) Renata, with > respective spouses, are here too. A few images from the first two days. > > 15/7: > > Our hotel is very close to Place de la R?publique, a large square rich in > bars and photo opportunities, just what I need: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-864S6wM/A > > Joseph may be 90 but that does not slow him down too much. He recently > acquired a new partner, Nicole (he has been divorced for many years), and > we played p?tanque, at which he excels, the day before yesterday. > Inevitably, a dispute arose about whose ball was closest: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-Q5k9967/A > > Such disputes can only be resolved thusly: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-QL44GQ4/A > > 16/7: > > We had a very nice lunch at a restaurant called Le Pont Rouge. The coup de > grace was the cheese board after the meal: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-cCCrBSH/A > > And afterwards, we visited a school that was renamed in honour of Joseph a > couple of years ago. The school is closed for the summer break, but the > principal came, let us in, and gave us a quick tour. More details in the > caption: > https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-8vHPXMV/A > > The stay in Le Mans continues until we drive home on Tuesday. > > 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 > -- Dr. Peter Dzwig