[Leica] Nathan's PAD 29/9/2019: a delightful surprise during my bike ride

[Sonny Carter]

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>
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> 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>
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> 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>
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> 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>
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> 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>
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> 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>
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> So cycling is good for my health, and also good for my photography and
> appreciation of the local traditions.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
>
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/>
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> http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
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