Thursday, 2 April, 2015:
The last day of our Alicante mini-vacation saw another dazzling sunrise over the Mediterranean Sea that gave everything it touched a glow of it's own.
This tile roof welcomed the day
As did this blue edifice
Both of these buildings are seen from our B&B's penthouse area breakfast nook.
The Basilica de Santa Maria also
doubles as a Segway Training Facility
A Segway rental store is located just across the way from the Basilica's small plaza.
The Basilica de Santa Maria also
triples as the starting point of the
Camino de Santiago's
Mediterranean Southeast Route
The entrance to the Local Police's Station
I like this blue sun
Candle wax droppings were all over
last night's Procesión route
Mementoes from Alicante's annual
Fiesta de Sant Joan
Including GIANT effigies
and smaller funny ones
Fantasy effigy
A Peña is a social group . . .
of Gorillas?
1942 Fiesta Banner
Alicante is a seaside town afternoon
Scary effigy
Kitschy Romantic effigies
Occult effigy
Where do writers get their ideas?
Nothing a few workouts
at the gym couldn't fix
The devil you say!
A fawn effigy
It IS Semana Santa isn't it?
Christ and some local ladies
Alice in Wonderful street
A dangerous mushroom
Colorful hop-scotch game
One BIG bug
Handsome profile
Small mushroom house
An artsy plaque
Ben Todd inspired?
Brian FitzGerald inspired?
A refreshing fountain
Major European cities are a delight because they are dotted with small parks and fountains like this one to beat the Summer heat.
A vine filled tree,
a Banyon tree I think
Café anyone?
Alphonse Mucha inspired art deco
The trek back to our B&B after
some shopping before coming home
Another glorious obelisk/fountain
Interesting Architecture
At Alicante's railway station
Laurie high-fived the Cruzcampo
man as we left for Murcia
We thoroughly enjoyed our three days in Alicante and look forward to returning again before coming home to California.
When we arrived in Murcia at about 2:30 p.m. after another smooth train ride, we found our home city completely dead.
As it turns out, Murcia shuts down at 2:00 p.m. on Holy Thursday and is also closed for business all day on Good Friday.
The solitude was oddly nice.
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