Las Fallas

This past weekend a couple of us went to Valencia for Las Fallas. Las Fallas is a crazy festival that celebrates the end of winter and the beggining of spring. Definetly not a festival for the ill at heart or the sensitive. It was insane. From the moment we got there it was a party. Fireworks exloping everywhere, firecrakers being thrown, and mini bombs exploding creating a sound that could make you go deaf, a brass band marching through the streets and gigantic puppet sculptures, or ninots, made of cardboard and paper-mache in every plaza. By 8 oćlock the streets were filled with about 2 million people. firecrackers exploding everywhere and everyone drinking cervezas in the streets.

Valencia, oh what to say about our adventure in Valencia. We didn't have a place to sleep so we walked around Valencia until 8 in the morning. It was awesome. We came to find that getting lost in Valencia's city center is very easy. We spent most of our time getting lost in the narrow alleyways. The festival itself was a trip, definetly everything about it was illegal back in the states. Starting at around seven they begin the celebrations by lighting the paper-mache puppets on fire creating bonfires everywhere. At around 1 in the morning they were going to light the largest puppet on fire and have a massive firework show. This was the craziest thing I have very seen. I got some great footage of it. And what else do you do for 8 hours wandering the streets of Valencia, many cervezas later, but eat churros. Everywhere you go you see a churro stand and they never close. I can't tell you how much money I spent eating churros and chocolate. I think I be happy if I never ate a churro ever again.

The next day we were so exhasted from our all nighter so we had a really nice dinner at an authentic restaurant that made the best Paella, since Valencia is known for Paella, we had to splurge. Continuing our journey through out Valencia, I was amazed by the culture. At around 1 in the morning, it seems that all the Valencians take a break from bar hoping and head to the nearest gelato stand and then continue on partying till 6 in the morning where they head for the nearest Churro stand. It was interesting to watch. I loved it.

So I now have seen the Mediterranean Sea. It was beautiful.