{"id":1284,"date":"2014-11-03T07:18:12","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T06:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1284"},"modified":"2014-11-03T07:39:27","modified_gmt":"2014-11-03T06:39:27","slug":"week-44-oktoberfest-in-rojales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1284","title":{"rendered":"Week 44: Oktoberfest in Rojales"},"content":{"rendered":"

A nice week, starting with a private Oktoberfest on the Sunday and ending with my birthday party the following Saturday night. In-between just work but featuring our office hosting a major meeting on Tuesday and Wednesday which provided a few photo opportunities and a nice dinner Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

44_1<\/strong>
\nWinter is allegedly coming, so the chestnut stand outside El Corte Ingl\u00c3\u00a9s department store is open for business again. The only thing is that the weather is not particularly wintry:
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44_2<\/strong>
\nI had a chat with the casta\u00c3\u00b1era<\/em> about the weather; she said that regardless of the weather, it is time, so she is there:
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On Sunday afternoon, I went to an Oktoberfest organised by a German artist, Jeni, married to a local man, our friend Carmen’s son Hilari\u00c3\u00b3n. The event took place in a small town 70 km south-west from Alicante, Rojales, which I had never visited before. The location was quite unique; it is a place called Cuevas de Rodeo. These are actual caves which have been converted into small artist ateliers, basically places to spend the day or even a weekend.<\/p>\n

44_3<\/strong>
\nThe cuevas<\/em> are located on a hill overlooking the town:
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44_4<\/strong>
\nThe entrance to the Oktoberfest:
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44_5<\/strong>
\nJeni and friends in front of a poster explaining the beer brewing process. They had brewed 40 litres of an excellent ale, and I was lucky to get one of the last bottles:
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44_6<\/strong>
\nA glass of something strong:
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44_7<\/strong>
\nJeni wants more beer!:
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44_8<\/strong>
\nPinning the beer badge of honour on a visitor:
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44_9<\/strong>
\nHilari\u00c3\u00b3n with friends, doing a selfie:
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44_10<\/strong>
\nThe interior of one of the caves:
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44_11<\/strong>
\nLooking in:
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44_12<\/strong>
\nWall detail:
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44_13<\/strong>
\nCave entrance:
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The area around the caves is littered with sculptures created by the artists working there.<\/p>\n

44_14<\/strong>
\nTorso:
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44_15<\/strong>
\nBicycle:
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44_16<\/strong>
\nAnother bicycle:
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44_17<\/strong>
\nUmbrella:
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44_18<\/strong>
\nPiano:
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44_19<\/strong>
\nBack home, one of “my” cats eyeing me and Cheeta warily from his vantage point:
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On Tuesday we were going to host a major meeting at the office, with representatives of EU member states, international organisations dealing with IP infringement, and private stakeholders. I did not take pictures during the event itself (I was busy) but the preparations and Tuesday night’s dinner provided some opportunities.<\/p>\n

44_20<\/strong>
\nOur main conference room on Monday afternoon, almost ready:
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44_21<\/strong>
\nTamara and Stephanie discussing some detail:
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44_22<\/strong>
\nClaire checks her presentation:
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44_23<\/strong>
\nOur communications people were doing interviews with selected participants, here with Linda from Latvia:
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44_24<\/strong>
\nSame Linda a few hours later, at the conference dinner in a restaurant on the waterfront:
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44_25<\/strong>
\nIn preparation for Saturday’s birthday party, I stopped by my usual beer temple, El Rinc\u00c3\u00b3n de la Cerveza in Elche, to pick up some quality products from Belgium and the US, my two favourite beer countries. They were ready for Halloween:
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44_26<\/strong>
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44_27<\/strong>
\nSaturday was my birthday, and I started the day with a morning bike ride in the hills, to Aig\u00c3\u00bces and then Busot. The light over Busot was nice:
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44_28<\/strong>
\nSaturday night’s party; we were about 20 people, everyone brought some food and wine to complement the Indian spread I had prepared:
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44_29<\/strong>
\nI had done the cooking but my wife had worked really hard the preceding couple of days to decorate our backyard and organise everything. So I end this week’s blog with her taking a well-deserved breather:
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