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Christmas for Kids in Mercado Colón

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:December 24, 2009
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Christmas at the Mercado Central; the events described are at the Mercado Colón The rain is depressing, but if you have kids, you can distract them from the weather with…

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Nativity Scene in the Cathedral

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:December 18, 2009
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This year's nativity scene is up and ready to be visited in the city cathedral. The artist, Daniel José Pons, has added 30 new figures and the display is even…

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Procession of the Three Kings

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:January 7, 2009
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We've all been to those parades where candy is thrown into the crowd. The throwers, perched atop shoddily-constructed floats, are usually weak-wristed children who can barely launch the treats past…

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Arrival of the Three Kings of the Orient

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:January 5, 2009
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The biblical Three Wise Men, Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar arrive today onto the shores of Malvarrosa, at 5pm. Journey of the Magi (1902) by James Tissot Spanish tradition puts the…

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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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