Bored on a Saturday Afternoon

The following are pictures were taken on a typical Saturday in May. Little did I know a bit of boredom and creativity would lead to some of the prettiest pictures I've ever taken in my life. These pictures are of downtown Alicante, about two miles from my bungalow. The weather was average, neither too hot or too cold.

In less than two hours I saw a live television broadcast, five wedding couples, three of which were in a photo shoot, two or three non-related photo shoots, a group of tourists needing English to Spanish translation help, old fashioned cars, and the everyday normal things, such as Spaniards reading books by the dock, leaving from work, and more. The pictures were taken around 5-7PM and turned out to show the real beauty of Alicante. It's hard to believe such a small country has so much diversity.


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Downtown Plaza- notice the castle between the two buildings.

Live TV Broadcast

Wedding downtown. I think that's the prettiest dress I've seen in my life..



Town Hall Building (location of wedding)



Typical Street in Spain.



Explanada de España (below)

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Palm trees on the Explanada de España







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Street Artist's Office




Family by the dock



La Marina Alicantina





Photoshop wasn't used in any way for these..


Does anyone know a gadget to put on a blogger post? Loading all the pictures takes forever...

Again, one of the prettiest dresses I have ever seen.

Santa Barbara Castle on the top right.

My house behind the big square building in the center.

Notice the girls' dresses, they are "damas" ('beauties') and are the
Alicante representative...there are a lot of them.

...I love the photographer's dedication.

A few more pictures...



So now, you have officially had a tour of Alicante, and have a sense of the culture on a Saturday afternoon. Alicante is a beautiful city, and I found that just a walk in the park can really show what the community is all about.

Happy New Year Everyone,

May 2012 bring you good health, new experiences, and opportunities.

-mb