Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/06/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice destination, and, a well-documented ride. Do you just select well-kept houses to depict, or is the village generally that well maintained? Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN USA On 6/23/2019 12:00 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > 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. > > 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 > > 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 > > 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 > > 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> > > 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 >