Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/06/23
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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 ? 15:39, Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG <lug at > leica-users.org> a ?crit : > > 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. >> >> 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information