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Fallas 2010: Mascletà March 2nd

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  • Post published:March 2, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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https://vimeo.com/9860104 As you'll see in the video above, this Mascletà came straight out of hell. It was just plain sick (mostly, in a good way) and was so intense it…

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Fallas 2010: Upcoming Events

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  • Post published:March 2, 2010
  • Post category:Events/Fallas/Tips & Tricks
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We feel for everyone who can’t make it to this year's Fallas, but hopefully the content we've posted so far helps soothe the pain! Color Mascletà 2010La Despertà 2010The midday…

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Fallas 2010: First Mascletà – March 1st

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  • Post published:March 1, 2010
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https://vimeo.com/9830654 As always, March in Valencia gets off to a bang! After standing in an insanely long line for bullfighting tickets (and eventually giving up), we grabbed our favorite spot…

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Fallas 2010: La Despertà

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  • Post published:February 28, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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Luckily for us, the world's most annoying alarm clock only goes off once a year. But it's a bastard. At 7:30am on the last Sunday of February, Valencians take to…

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Sunday Flea Market at the Mestalla

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 26, 2010
  • Post category:Shops/Tips & Tricks
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Looking to pick up some junk fished out of garbage containers? Then head on down to the Mestalla this Sunday and marvel at the wonders of the Flea Market!! The…

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Color Mascletà & Cabalgata Infantil 2010

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  • Post published:February 22, 2010
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After watching a color mascletà for the first time last year, we knew we were in for a treat. And yes, it was incredible again. If you'd like to see…

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Pelota, Cabalgata, Mascletà: A Busy Sunday

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 22, 2010
  • Post category:Culture/Events/Photography/Sports/Video
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February is coming to a close, which means that party time is slowly gearing up. Fallas is right around the corner, and it's impossible to miss the vibe starting to…

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IVAM – Mean Streets & My Mother’s Suitcase

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 17, 2010
  • Post category:Museums
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The weather hasn't been the greatest in the Valencian Community recently, so we spent one rainy afternoon at the IVAM -- Valencia's modern art museum -- where there's almost always…

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Requena’s Sausage Fest: The Aftermath

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  • Post published:February 15, 2010
  • Post category:Day Trips/Festivals/Food & Drink
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On Saturday morning, we bundled up and took the train from Valencia's Sant Isidre station to Requena; a beautiful 90-minute continuous ascent into the mountains. Snow was falling, lightly dusting…

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Dum Dum Dum Dum…. SAUSAGETIME!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 12, 2010
  • Post category:Festivals/Food & Drink
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Tomorrow, we are on our way to Sausage Land! Where sugar, spice, and all the other things which make up little girls... are crammed into pig intestines AND CONSUMED!!! Longaniza,…

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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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