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Fallas 2010: Exposición – 9th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 21, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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A free-fall in the final standings for Exposición-Mícer Mascó, who finished in 4th place last year, and 3rd in 2008. And what can you say... they didn't deserve much better…

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The Ubik Café & The Tapa del Libro

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 21, 2010
  • Post category:Books/Events/Festivals
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If you're not familiar with the Ubik Café in Ruzafa, then you're missing out on one of the coolest hangouts in the city. The Ubik is more than just a…

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41st Annual Book Fair in the Viveros Gardens

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 20, 2010
  • Post category:Books/Festivals
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There are a number of book fairs in the city, but perhaps the biggest and best of them all is the Fira del Llibre in the beautiful Viveros Gardens. This…

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Fallas 2010: Duque de Calabria – 8th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 20, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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The Special Section monument closest to our apartment wasn't one of the most celebrated. But Duque de Calabria's ode to eavesdropping still had a lot of great aspects. "But Don't…

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22nd Festival of Wine and Sausage

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 16, 2010
  • Post category:Festivals/Food & Drink
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For us, one of the highlights on the Valencian calendar is the yearly Wine Festival, celebrated in the Turia riverbed. The Mostra de Vins i Menjars offers cheap wines and…

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13th Annual Kite Competition in Valencia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 8, 2010
  • Post category:Festivals
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Hey you, there! Yeah, you with the "I Love Kites" shirt on. Yes, you! You, who's wearing the "Krazy 4 Kites" ball cap! I've got some news that is going…

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Fallas 2010: Na Jordana – 7th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 8, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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Na Jordana's monument impressed most in the evening hours, when its haunted mansion and creepy figures were lit up and given an extra air of spookiness. https://vimeo.com/10773203 The motto this…

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Fallas 2010: Plaza de Pilar – 6th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 7, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas
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(Note: we skipped 5th place, which went this year to the commission of Malvarrosa, titled "The Battle of Color". We didn't get down there to see it, much to our…

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Fallas 2010: Sueca – 4th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 5, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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A large Valencian man sleeps on the ground, dreaming of the world, in the monument of Sueca-Literato Azorín, titled "Planet Fallas". Around and on top of him, we find characters…

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Semana Santa 2010

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 1, 2010
  • Post category:Culture/Events
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I hope you're recovered from Fallas, because the next big celebration is already here. Get ready for the excitement of Semana Santa in Valencia! Sigh. Well, if we must. As…

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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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