{"id":290,"date":"2009-09-28T06:38:10","date_gmt":"2009-09-28T05:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk:80\/paws\/?page_id=290"},"modified":"2009-09-28T06:38:10","modified_gmt":"2009-09-28T05:38:10","slug":"week-38-autumn-begins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.fotocycle.dk\/paws\/?page_id=290","title":{"rendered":"Week 38: autumn begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The weather is still pleasant in Alicante, and people still go to the beach, but it is clearly not summer anymore. In fact, this is the rainy season, such as it is. When the cold air from the north meets the warm water of the Mediterranean, violent storms often result. This past week we have torrential rain and hail at various times, fortunately not for long.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Main<\/strong><br \/>\nThe view from our office&#8211;note all the leaves on the ground:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38.jpg\" alt=\"L1007662\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nAlternates<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 1<\/em><br \/>\nThe bad weather also makes for more interesting sky, however. Here as seen from our office terrace:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt1.jpg\" alt=\"L1007663\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 2<\/em><br \/>\nAnd here on the beach in El Campello:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt2.jpg\" alt=\"L1007690\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 3<\/em><br \/>\nOn the same beach, evidence of an overnight visit by aliens:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt3.jpg\" alt=\"L1007659\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 4<\/em><br \/>\nThe wind can get pretty strong:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt4.jpg\" alt=\"L1007768\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 5<\/em><br \/>\nFootsteps:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt5.jpg\" alt=\"L1007762\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, the rain and wind does not last very long, and even during a week marked by bad weather, there was still plenty of good weather to enjoy the outdoors.<\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 6<\/em><br \/>\nOne of the pictures taken while cycling after work. There IS one clothed person in the window:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt6.jpg\" alt=\"L1007792\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 7<\/em><br \/>\nWaiting outside a hairdresser&#8217;s:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt7.jpg\" alt=\"L1007755\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 8<\/em><br \/>\nWaitress and customer chatting at a beach caf\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00a9 in Gran Alacant:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt8.jpg\" alt=\"L1007763\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 9<\/em><br \/>\nIn the centre of Alicante, a policeman is looking for illegal street vendors (they are not allowed to ply their trade in this particular area):<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt9.jpg\" alt=\"L1007699\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 10<\/em><br \/>\nI have often shown pictures from the Mercado Central. But Alicante has other markets as well, more local in nature. Here is one of the bigger ones, in an area called Benalua, where the meat and fish stands are indoors but everything else is in the surrounding streets:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt10.jpg\" alt=\"L1007774\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 11<\/em><br \/>\nFresh herbs:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt11.jpg\" alt=\"L1007770\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 12<\/em><br \/>\nArranging reading material for the child:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt12.jpg\" alt=\"L1007775\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 13<\/em><br \/>\nStudying the menu:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt13.jpg\" alt=\"L1007776\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Alternate 14<\/em><br \/>\nFinally, something completely different. A plant grows out of the thick walls of the Moorish fortifications of Castillo Santa B\u00c3\u0192\u00c2\u00a1rbara which dominates Alicante:<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"uploads\/2009\/38alt14.jpg\" alt=\"L1007786\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The weather is still pleasant in Alicante, and people still go to the beach, but it is clearly not summer anymore. In fact, this is the rainy season, such as it is. When the cold air from the north meets the warm water of the Mediterranean, violent storms often result. 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