{"id":1099,"date":"2013-12-31T06:59:34","date_gmt":"2013-12-31T05:59:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1099"},"modified":"2013-12-31T06:59:34","modified_gmt":"2013-12-31T05:59:34","slug":"week-52-the-year-ends-at-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1099","title":{"rendered":"Week 52: the year ends at home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last week of 2013 was very quiet for me. I was alone at home and spent my days watching football, going for walks and cycling.<\/p>\n<p><strong>52_1<\/strong><br \/>\nAs I often do, I went for a walk in the centre of Alicante on Christmas Day. In the morning it was raining, and the city was virtually deserted:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_1.jpg\" alt=\"L1010227\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_2<\/strong><br \/>\nPlaza de la Monta\u00c3\u00b1eta:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_2.jpg\" alt=\"L1010232\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_3<\/strong><br \/>\nScurrying down the street:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_3.jpg\" alt=\"L1010235\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_4<\/strong><br \/>\nAutumn colours, Alicante style:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_4.jpg\" alt=\"L1010234\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_5<\/strong><br \/>\nThe &#8220;official&#8221; Alicante nativity scene, Plaza de la Monta\u00c3\u00b1eta:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_5.jpg\" alt=\"L1010238\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_6<\/strong><br \/>\nOne of the pedestrian streets in the centre of Alicante has acquired an Alice in Wonderland kind of feel:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_6.jpg\" alt=\"L1010241\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_7<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_7.jpg\" alt=\"L1010243\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_8<\/strong><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_8.jpg\" alt=\"L1010242\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_9<\/strong><br \/>\nLater in the day, my friend Egle invited me for a Lithuanian Christmas lunch. Here are her two daughters, whom we have seen grow into young ladies during the past six years:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_9.jpg\" alt=\"L1010244\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_10<\/strong><br \/>\nThe weather was cold and sunny most of the time (&#8220;cold&#8221; means afternoon highs of about 18-20C), ideal for cycling. Here is the harbour of Santa Pola:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_10.jpg\" alt=\"_1010474\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_11<\/strong><br \/>\nNot much fishing going on today, everybody is on vacation:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_11.jpg\" alt=\"_1010478\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_12<\/strong><br \/>\nLaid out to dry:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_12.jpg\" alt=\"_1010472\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_13<\/strong><br \/>\nAfter taking the above pictures, I cycled home, about 30 km, partly on roads like this one:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_13.jpg\" alt=\"_1010485\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_14<\/strong><br \/>\nThe island of Tabarca is visible in the distance:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_14.jpg\" alt=\"_1010482\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>52_15<\/strong><br \/>\nRock details:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2013\/52_15.jpg\" alt=\"_1010484\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And this completes the 13th year of posting the weekly picture blog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last week of 2013 was very quiet for me. 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