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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 22/6/2019: life in Relleu
From: jayanand at gmail.com (Jayanand Govindaraj)
Date: Sun, 23 Jun 2019 19:09:14 +0530
References: <A28D7B94-D08A-46B0-B987-4A6EA47F9D1F@frozenlight.eu>

This one, I think, says it all:

https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-4HDVNsZ/A

Cheers
Jayanand

On Sun, Jun 23, 2019 at 10:30 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu>
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.
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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
>
> 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
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> Alicante, Spain
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> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <
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> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <
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Replies: Reply from photo.philippe.amard at gmail.com (Philippe) ([Leica] Nathan's PAD 22/6/2019: life in Relleu)
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