Prowling my world, camera in hand

15 September 2009

Week 36: France, Alicante and rain

Filed under: — Administrator @ 19:52

The week started in France. I was on my way home from Perpignan (see gallery here). We drove the approximately 40 km to the Spanish border along the coastal road instead of the motorway.

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This is what the road looked like:
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Alternate 1
The road passes through pictoresque seaside towns:
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We stopped for lunch in the last French town, Cerbère. Evidently there had been a big party the night before:
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Not a lot of traffic in the town, so the girl selling ice cream had plenty of time for the kitty:
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Since I started cycling a month or so ago, I notice signs like this one, and become suitably impressed:
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The rest of the pictures are from around my home in Alicante.

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Small-town life in El Campello. The plaza in front of the church is a playground and a gathering place:
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Three of “my” cats on our golf course. We feed them through this hole in the fence, as do other inhabitants of our subdivision:
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Early morning, a man reading the paper on a bench near our house. I really like the way my Leica lenses can deal with strong contre-jour:
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On weekends, I buy bread, croissants and napolitanas at this bakery while I walk my dog in the morning:
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On Thursday, five of my sons’ friends from the University of Bath came to visit us for a few days. Here are some of the in full flight:
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One day, we stopped at this ATM to get some cash and found it guarded by a fearsome creature. But since he was sitting on a key that was not needed, we just worked around him:
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Sunday afternoon, threatening clouds rolled in:
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And the threat was not empty:
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1 Comment »

  1. A very enjoyable set of images, giving a great account of what you have been doing. I’m envious of the lightning shot; very clear.

    Comment by Brian Swale — 16 September 2009 @ 16:40

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