by cwells | 2015-03-31 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
Gentle reader, Fallas ended on March 19, and I am just now posting some more pictures from the event. The weather was really unsuitable for this past Fallas, making picture-taking jaunts a little difficult. However, I think you might appreciate a few of the pictures...
by cwells | 2015-03-23 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
Gentle readers, I posted a little last year on la ofrenda, where the communities, towns, and villages throughout the Valencian Community come to the city to pay homage to the Virgin Mary here in Valencia. The processions last for hours and cover wide swaths of the...
by cwells | 2015-03-18 | Culture, Fallas, Food, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
Gentle reader, you may remember this post from last year, where I chronicled a Valencian paella in some of its glory. To be honest, last year the paella took me by surprise, but this year was a different story. I was prepared! From bringing my own meat-free lunch to...
by cwells | 2015-03-17 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
Unlike the permanent museum celebrating Las Fallas here in Valencia, there are often a few temporary exhibits celebrating this unique cultural heritage here. I went into the city center one afternoon specifically to visit the Exposición “Falles de cartó,”...
by cwells | 2015-03-16 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Spain, Valencia, Walking
The amazing thing about Las Fallas is that encompasses so many aspects of the local culture. Businesses hold massive paella gatherings, friends and families reunite for spectacular celebrations and dinners, and the streets are alive with tourists, music, and...
by cwells | 2015-03-13 | Culture, Fallas, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Valencia, Video, Walking
One of the more interesting aspects of Las Fallas is from a sociological perspective, in that the behaviors of so many Valencianos changes overnight. Think about the fairgrounds when the state fair comes to town, then expand that to a neighborhood. Lots of people,...
