Alicante

Looking across the harbour to the casino.

This will be my last photo entry for a couple of months - have exhausted my supply of pics and now await my return to Spain with camera in hand.

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Alicante

Statue - somewhere in Alicante - have forgotten exact spot

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Alicante

Swanky building - lots of character.

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Alicante

Narrow street in the old town, Alicante.

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Alicante

Photo taken in March - nice and sunny unlike England in September where it is cold, dark and very very wet.

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Alicante

Another corner of Alicante ..

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Alicante

Traffic moving along - through the streets of Alicante

Alicante - Cross

I'm not too keen on this cross - centre of Alicante - it looks as though it is made from concrete .. not the best of materials.

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Alicante - More photos

More photographs from Alicante - taken in March this year.

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A good start for Real Madrid

A good start for Real Madrid yesterday in the La Liga - a six nil win over Real Zaragoza.

The scoreline included a hat trick from Ronaldo.

That will certainly please the fans.

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Torrevieja Harbour

This monument " sings the praises " of the local Torrevieja singers who are famed for their songs of the sea.

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Torrevieja Harbour

In theory you should be able to see this rather strange statute sitting in the harbour waters without too much problem - however when walking along it is quite easy to miss or ignore.

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Torrevieja Harbour

You could miss this little statue as you walk along - hidden away in a little corner of the harbour.

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Torrevieja - Boatyard

Take your pick and then head for the wide ocean ..

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Football strike ..

No football in the top two Spanish leagues this weekend - and why ? - because they are on strike .

It would appear that the finances of some of the football clubs are not in too good a shape and there are delays in paying some players. The football unions are demanding guarantees, that come what may, players will be paid. These demands have not been met and hence the strike which is set to carry on until next weekend.

This situation will cause a backlog of matches which will cause severe congestion in the fixture list later in the season but will not affect games played in the European competitions.

Spanish fans will not be happy ..

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