[Leica] Nathan's PAD 22/6/2019: life in Relleu

[Philippe]

Yup!

And I love it that the pipe on the left doesn’t get down to ground level, or underground. May wash the pavement/sidewalk and passers-by when it rains, but does it ever rain there?


Amities

Philippe



> Le 23 juin 2019 à 15:39, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a écrit :
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> This one, I think, says it all:
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> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4HDVNsZ/A
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> Cheers
> Jayanand
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> On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 10:30 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
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>> Relleu is a village about 35 km NW of Alicante, surrounded by mountains.
>> It is quite old, dating back to Moorish times, and reached its peak in
>> terms of size in the year 1900, when population exceeded 3000. In the
>> following decades, like much of rural Spain, the village declined as young
>> people migrated to the cities to look for work, hitting bottom at 700
>> inhabitants in 1990. Since then, an influx of foreigners (mainly British
>> and Dutch) has lifted the population to around 1300. This is a pattern seen
>> in many of the inland villages around here; some people who want a house in
>> Spain do not necessarily want to be on the beach—they come here in search
>> of the peace and quiet of village life—and of course, houses are far
>> cheaper than on the beach.
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>> Relleu is one of my regular cycling destinations. The central square of
>> the village is just over 31 km from my house, with a significant amount of
>> climbing involved, so it is a nice and challanging ride. This is the view
>> of the village as I approached it yesterday:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-vGmXN8Q/A
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>> I took a break on the main square, which contains the church and a couple
>> of bars but is otherwise residential. A man and his dog were relaxing in
>> the shade, a very typical village scene:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-9qxXf6Z/A
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>> And then, another man and dog came by, and since in a village like this
>> everybody knows each other, human and canine social life ensued:
>> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4HDVNsZ/A
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>> Oh, and the ride is here for those who are into the cycling aspect
>> (although the Garmin site seems down at this moment):
>> https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3772350028 <
>> https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/3772350028?fbclid=IwAR1myKvr37y7jduEbWFDVmJ-7lpk-mrvvChYF5eJxoG3BTqc68q5pIYfylo
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>> Cheers,
>> Nathan
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>> Nathan Wajsman
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>> Alicante, Spain
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