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The Tanagras Collection at Bancaja

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 14, 2010
  • Post category:Culture/Museums
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One of the world's most important collections of terracotta figures is currently on display in Valencia's Bancaja Cultural Center. The Titeux Dancer, c. 375-350 BC The Tanagras figures take their…

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San Vicente Ferrer

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 12, 2010
  • Post category:Festivals
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This long holiday weekend, the celebrations in honor of San Vicente Ferrer competed for my attention against beautiful, hot, sunny weather. The weather won. I spent the weekend alternating between…

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Valencia CF – Ripped Off Again

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 9, 2010
  • Post category:Sports
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I'm beginning to believe in a Europe-wide officiating conspiracy against Valencia. There's no other way to explain the constant, laughably terrible calls which have gone against the side. Last night,…

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13th Annual Kite Competition in Valencia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 8, 2010
  • Post category:Festivals
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Hey you, there! Yeah, you with the "I Love Kites" shirt on. Yes, you! You, who's wearing the "Krazy 4 Kites" ball cap! I've got some news that is going…

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Fallas 2010: Na Jordana – 7th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 8, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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Na Jordana's monument impressed most in the evening hours, when its haunted mansion and creepy figures were lit up and given an extra air of spookiness. https://vimeo.com/10773203 The motto this…

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News Roundup – Franco, Gürtel, Cabanyal

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 7, 2010
  • Post category:News
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Today has been extremely eventful news day in the Valencian Community. Here's a quick rundown of the stories which are front-page news around town. Franco's Final FarewellA statue of Francisco…

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Fallas 2010: Plaza de Pilar – 6th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 7, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas
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(Note: we skipped 5th place, which went this year to the commission of Malvarrosa, titled "The Battle of Color". We didn't get down there to see it, much to our…

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Valencia 3 – Osasuna 0

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 6, 2010
  • Post category:Sports
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Sunday afternoon. The sun was shining bright, and it felt like Spring had finally arrived. What better way to ring in the long-awaited new season, than a trip to the…

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Fallas 2010: Sueca – 4th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 5, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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A large Valencian man sleeps on the ground, dreaming of the world, in the monument of Sueca-Literato Azorín, titled "Planet Fallas". Around and on top of him, we find characters…

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Fallas 2010: Almirante Cadarso – 3rd Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 3, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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Continuing our look at the special section monuments of Fallas 2010, we arrive at the Canovas corner of Almirante Cadarso and Conde de Altea. A fat cat in a leather…

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We're Jürgen and Mike, from Germany and the USA. We've been living in Valencia on-and-off since 2008. Much of our time is spent traveling the world with For 91 Days... but Valencia is the city we call home, and to which we'll always return.
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