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Subject: [Leica] Nathan's PAD 22/7/2017: the cemetery in Busot
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2017 08:57:15 -0500
References: <4E927F37-AEC6-4922-99A2-BE8CD46936C0@frozenlight.eu>

Those mountains look like very rugged country.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 7/22/2017 8:29 AM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> Because it is hot today and I had some pain in my knee this morning, I did 
> only a short 50 km ride this morning, through the mountain villages of 
> Aigues and then Busot that form my most frequent weekday route. In Busot, 
> I cycled up to the hilltop cemetery to have a look there. In most of the 
> villages in the hilly interior of Alicante province (and elsewhere in 
> Spain too), the cemetery is at the highest point of the village. I imagine 
> it is to avoid flooding of the cemetery during the often violent rains in 
> the winter.
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> The entrance:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-kBT5mzH/A
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> The graves and the mountains:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-8HcQt4L/A
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> The dead (and the living when they visit) have a great view. The road down 
> below is also a standard route for me:
> http://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-m7VhMg7/A
> (spot the cyclist if you can)
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
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> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws 
> <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ 
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> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator 
> <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
> YNWA
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