Fallas 2010: Miniature Street Mascletàs
Right after the last official mascletà of Fallas, a lot of commissions shoot off their own street mascletàs. While we sat down to lunch, the rhythmic, explosive sounds in the…
Fallas 2010: Ultima Mascletà March 19th
https://vimeo.com/10350217 The last of Fallas's mascletàs is always something special -- it's only too bad that the weather didn't play along nicely for the crowd, or for Pirotecnia Caballer. Before…
Fallas 2010: Cabalgata del Fuego
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…
Fallas 2010: La Cremà
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…
Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 18th
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…
Fallas 2010: Castillo March 17th
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…
Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 17th
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…
Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 16th
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".…
Fallas 2010: Castillo March 15th
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.
Fallas 2010: David Villa as Super Fallero
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…