Mom and Cailyn Visit

In the City of Arts and Sciences

A fountain in the Plaza de la Virgen

Virgen Mary bell at the Cathedral of the Virgen

Where I go to school every day

Finally beach weather!

La Crema (video)

La Crema (the burning) of the falla I did my project on. So sad :( 

 

Fire can be beautiful...La Crema!

Burning of the first Infantil (baby) falla

Firefighter spraying the buildings so they don't burn

The skeleton of a falla

Before they burn our falla :( 

The view from above

Burning down to the ground

All of these pictures are of the fallas burning in Denia. The heat these things create is incredible; you do not want to be close at all. But watching the fire from a distance or from above is stunning. Fire can be beautiful.

Offering of Flowers to the Virgin

It starts with a procession through the streets

There are women of all ages marching

The Virgin Mary, made of flowers, outside the cathedral (Catedral de Santa Maria)

More flowers...from every Falla

At night, once more of the flowers had arrived

Side view of the Virgin Mary

Las Fallas

Falla in Denia

With the millions of people in the Plaza de Ayuntamiento in Valencia 

These things are huge

The winner...valued at roughly 210,000 euros

Mascleta in Denia

Fireworks, firecrackers, anything that makes lots of noise

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 I love these traditional costumes!!

St. Patricks Day!

This is the daugther, Avery, of one of my friends, Ginger. Isn't she adorable???