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Fallas 2010: Cabalgata del Fuego

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  • Post published:March 21, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/10321591 The Cabalgata del Fuego, which takes place along Calle Colón at 7pm on the last day of Fallas, is a relatively new addition to the calendar. But what the…

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Fallas 2010: La Cremà

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  • Post published:March 20, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/10307564 On Friday night, after a day full of bad weather and a month full of noise, Fallas 2010 finally came to its fiery end at la Cremà. The destruction…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 18th

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https://vimeo.com/10267301 Today's mascletà, by Ricardo Caballer, was my parents first and it was a great one! The weather wasn't beautiful, but the fireworks made up for it... the finale set…

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Fallas 2010: Castillo March 17th

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https://vimeo.com/10258974 Fireworks! My parents arrived on Wednesday too late for the Mascletà, but in plenty of time to get a little buzz on, get some buñuelos in their round American…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 17th

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https://vimeo.com/10241112 There was a huge crowd gathered for Pirotecnia Valenciana's mascletà on the 17th... the sun was shining, and it was finally warm enough to get away with just a…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 16th

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https://vimeo.com/10219178 After today's mascletà, put on Pirotecna Turis, a friend looked over at me and said, "I've seen a lot of mascletàs in my life, and that was the best".…

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Fallas 2010: Castillo March 15th

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  • Post published:March 16, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/10198908 Just a quick post for the incredible fireworks display. Enjoy … got to run now to take a first real look at the Fallas figures.

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Fallas 2010: David Villa as Super Fallero

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  • Post published:March 16, 2010
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2n4HwiPGih8 I was THIS close to David Villa!! If I stuck out my arm I could have touched him! David Villa graced the Plaza de Pilar with his presence today…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 15th

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https://vimeo.com/10191927 Wow. Today's mascletà, I think everyone in attendance will agree, was ... insane. A great way to start the first of the Big 5 Days of Fallas. Shot off…

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Fallas 2010: La Planta and Buñuelos

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  • Post published:March 15, 2010
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March 15th – Fallas is now truly underway! A few weeks ago the city was awoken by the Despertà and ever since we've been running ourselves ragged, trying to attend…

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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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