Wet Streets

 

What a difference from last Sunday! The blue skies have gone and we have rain and temperatures have dropped.

 We set out a bit late so we thought a wander through the centre of Alicante would be best.   It seems everyone else had the same idea and cafes were very busy. Mostly outside on the terrace. I am glad to see that the majority of the people are diligently wearing masks. 

I asked Sr P to pick the route as we walked and I would stop to take photos of the streets along the way.

So no blue skies and it had just stopped raining as I mentioned previously. It was a moody Alicante City today! Mind you I don't understand when some people say rain makes them melancholy as I enjoy a walk in the rain or after it has rained. It is as if everything has had a good wash  and the air is crisper and fresher too. 

This promenade leads up to the shopping centre so we didn't go all the way up there.

 I followed Sr P when he turned right down the road to the Gabriel Miro Gardens taking photographs as we walked. 

I nearly got run over while I was taking this snapshot due to standing in the middle of this road 😜!   Totally my own fault I forgot it wasn't a pedestrian zone there. 

It looked as if it was going to rain again and it did but just a drop or two 😀

All these little streets turn off into the esplanade and lead to the port and also the Postiguet Beach. I always say that you can't get lost in Alicante City because all you have to do is keep walking down to the sea and the port to get your bearings.

Gabriel Miro garden and park isn't very big but it is lovely and quite a surprise when you come around the corner of the main Post Office and this jumps into view. A bit like a breath of fresh air among the agglomeration of tall official looking buildings.

Mind you if one should think the tall buildings that surround this garden dominate the view you just need to turn towards the grandeur of the huge Ficus trees that are in this park! They are enormous!  I must say they do love their Ficus trees here!  

They also hold numerous craft markets in this garden throughout the year. During the last market before COVID there was a beautiful display of lace for sale. There were also some lacemakers from Novelda ,a small town in Alicante province, who were demonstrating how it is done. 

It brings back fond memories as my mother used to make Honiton Lace.

Remember now Sr P was organising the walk so of course he lead me towards the oldquarter of the city  where he is from. However, this time we went a different way past the back door of the town hall in the Mayor Street and up to Santa Maria Church.

We didn't stop or go into the church as we go there so very often but continued on up Villavieja Street 

I thought this curious little altar in the wall of the Church dedicated to the Santa Faz (the Holy Face) was well worth a photograph.

One of the narrow streets leading up to the Santa Barbara Castle.  This is where we finally turned around and made our way back to the car as we were more than ready to go home for lunch.

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Baby blanket parcel on its way to Australia.  I so hope it gets there before baby arrives at the end of February.

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