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Fallas 2010: Cuba-Literato Azorín – 10th Place

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 23, 2010
  • Post category:Fallas/Photography/Video
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Alright, 10th place isn't the greatest finish ever for the Fallas commission of Cuba-Literato Azorín, but they did emerge from the festival with the victory they were really hoping for…

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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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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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Exposicio Del Ninot 2009

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  • Post published:February 13, 2009
  • Post category:Events/Fallas
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Welcome to the 75th Ninot Exhibition. I moved to Valencia almost exactly a year ago; back then I had no idea what Fallas or Ninots were. But I have learned…

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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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