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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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  • Post published:March 16, 2010
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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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Fallas 2010: Applying the Final Touches

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  • Post published:March 10, 2010
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The city is slowly transforming and getting into Fallas mode – most of the main Fallas figures are already starting to get set up and in the tallers, artists are…

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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 5th

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  • Post published:March 5, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/9942106 Today's mascletà was insanely loud. I don't know what happened; I thought I was just being whiny and sensitive, but when I looked around, everyone else in the crowd…

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Must Have: Buñuelos during Fallas

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  • Post published:March 12, 2009
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBoMdashEoo While walking from monument to monument during Fallas, stock up on energy with buñuelos, which are sold on almost every street corner in Valencia during Fallas. Don’t forget to…

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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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