Monuments of Fallas 2008 Part I
(What is Fallas? Read our description of the festival) We’re archiving the most important and best Fallas monuments of 2008, so that we can always look back on and remember…
(What is Fallas? Read our description of the festival) We’re archiving the most important and best Fallas monuments of 2008, so that we can always look back on and remember…
Part of Fallas is the annual competition of lights, and traditionally Calle Sueca in Russafa carries off the prize. It's not hard to see why. While most streets in Valencia…
Here are some snapshots I took today: Fallera giving a high five. Hell over Plaza de l’Ayuntamiento. Bankers on one of the balconies of the Banco Valenciano. Reading the newspaper…
Today we went to see the national semi finals of bull jumping, as a warm-up before going to a real bull fight a couple of days from now. Not sure…
After a year in Western Ireland, what a relief it was to finally go to a decent theater, populated with people interested in watching a film rather than tweens interested…
One of the first things I noticed about Spain was that parents enjoy dressing up their kids for the weekend. And the Fallas seems to be enough of an excuse…
A Valencian friend suggested we try out Restaurant La Utielana, if we’re interested in authentic, delicious and affordable Spanish cuisine. Yes, indeed. Very interested. After today’s mascletà, we made a…
Fallas Valencia is loaded with events, and today we went to see the start of the traditional Vintage Car Rally. I hope they weren't searching for the keys to their…
buñuelo (m) small doughnut, fritter Oh buñuelo, you greasy ball of dough, so sweet, so wrong, so disgustingly delicious! You disgusting, delicious little whore, selling yourself on every street corner…
El Albero - the Andalusian Tavern - offers authentic tapas and atmosphere at a very reasonable price. This was my very first tapas bar in Spain and I loved it.…