{"id":1497,"date":"2015-10-26T12:46:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T11:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1497"},"modified":"2015-10-26T12:52:14","modified_gmt":"2015-10-26T11:52:14","slug":"week-45-plenary-and-oktoberfest-in-rojales","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=1497","title":{"rendered":"Week 45: Plenary in Alicante and Oktoberfest in Rojales"},"content":{"rendered":"

We had a major event at work last week, the Plenary meeting of the European Observatory on Infringements of IP Rights, that we hosted. But the main event was on Saturday, when I went to the town of Rojales for an Oktoberfest celebration put on by my artist friend Jenni who is German but married to a Spanish guy and part of the wine family of Carmen and Hilari\u00c3\u00b3n in nearby Almorad\u00c3\u00ad.<\/p>\n

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\nBut first a bit of cycling, as usual. On Sunday I cycled to Benidorm, stopping at Platja Bon Nou in Villajoyosa, in my view the nicest beach on this stretch of the coast. This is the view looking south-east, towards Alicante:
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\nAnd looking north-west towards Benidorm:
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\nLater in the ride, I passed this sign for a nudist beach–apparently with a strict dress code:
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The next few pictures are murals and signs from the neighbourhood around the Mercado Central, where I took a brief pre-lunch walk one day.<\/p>\n

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45_5<\/strong>
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\nVintage clothing:
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45_7<\/strong>
\nDoggie hair salon:
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45_8<\/strong>
\nHuman hair salon:
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The Plenary was held at our office Wednesday and Thursday, with a dinner Wednesday night. It is an event which we host once a year, bringing together representatives of the 28 EU member states, rights owners lobbies, civil society, Members of the European Parliament and others with an interest in IP.<\/p>\n

45_9<\/strong>
\nMario and Stephanie confer. These two are responsible for a large part of the logistics of the event:
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45_10<\/strong>
\nMEP Jean-Marie Cavada talks to his assistant:
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45_11<\/strong>
\nMy colleague Claire interviews Enrico Turrin from the Federation of European Publishers:
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45_12<\/strong>
\nClaire at Thursday night’s dinner, somewhat more relaxed:
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45_13<\/strong>
\nTwo nice Latvians. Linda is a senior lawyer with the Latvian Patent Office, and we have become friends since we first met in April 2014. Next to her is Sergejs, a film producer and blogger whom we had invited to speak at the event:
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45_14<\/strong>
\nOn Friday, to celebrate the successful Plenary, we went for lunch at Hostal Maruja, to enjoy it one more time before they close for the winter on November 1st:
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45_15<\/strong>
\nLooking north towards Alicante:
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45_16<\/strong>
\nLooking south towards Guardamar:
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The rest of this week’s images are from the Oktoberfest at Cuevas del Rodeo in Rojales. The “caves” are in fact manmade, and most are occupied by local artists. Among them is our German friend Jenni who does sculpture. But this day was less about art; it was more about beer, sausages and saurerkraut. However, I could not resist photographing some of the art as well.<\/p>\n

45_17<\/strong>
\nThe entrance to the complex:
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45_18<\/strong>
\nMural and cat:
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45_19<\/strong>
\nThe toilet building–important to know where it is if one is going to drink beer:
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\nDogs:
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\nWifi love:
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\nSculpture:
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\nDoor:
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\nJenni and her husband Hilari\u00c3\u00b3n serving bratwurst and potato salad:
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\nPaying close attention:
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45_26<\/strong>
\nPreparing the Kartoffelsalat<\/em>:
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45_27<\/strong>
\nQuality check:
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45_28<\/strong>
\nThe quality check was successful:
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45_29<\/strong>
\nGoat cheese from Tibi. Perhaps not standard Oktoberfest fare, but delicious:
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45_30<\/strong>
\nBoth the food and the views were enjoyable:
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\nEating:
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\nLooking on:
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\nFlags in the wind:
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\nBavarian banner:
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\nSmartphone:
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\nOn the way up:
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\nLooking at photos:
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\nEngaged in conversation:
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