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By MountainBelle
April 1st 2009

No, I've never been to Spain... But I kinda like the music Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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30-3-2009 Hola! I write this from a juice bar in Spain. It's an interesting place, right around the corner from where Kelly is in class, and the guys behind the counter seem to speak a variety of languages: Spanish, of course, then English, and I could have sworn that they were speaking French to each other a minute ago. They laughed at my inability to speak Spanish, and my highly American desire to pay for my juice when it was given to me: ''Here in Spain, you go sit at the table, drink it, then pay when you leave'' one of [View Full Entry]

By TheCheek
March 31st 2009

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Welcome to Valencia!
Julia and I took the train to Valencia. We left bright and early from Barcelona, and arrived in Valencia around 1130 in the morning so we were hungry! Therefore, we decided to start off by eating at t... [more]

Valencia was mine and Julia's first trip together! There were so many things to see! We got to see the Holy Grail that is recognized by the Catholic Church along with the largest aquarium in Europe! My favorite part was the aquarium because it was so cool! I just love the animals! We even got to see a dolphin show! I will include a few videos so you can see the dolphins just like I did! [View Full Entry]

By Bernadette50
March 25th 2009

Wenn die Mama und die Michi nach Valencia kommen - bella Valencia! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

abholen vom Flughafen II

Nach nur 4 Stunden Schlaf war für mich auch schon wieder Zeit zum aufstehen. Nach der letzten Nacht der Fallas (19 auf 20 März) holte ich in der Früh Mama und Michi vom Flughafen ab und schon ging es ins Hotel. Haben Mama und Michi echt sehr schön ausgesucht, an die durchsichtigen Glastüren für das Bad muss man sich dann halt einfach noch gewöhnen. Danach ging es schon auf Richtung Plaza de la Virgen, um die letzten Reste des riesigen Festes, den Fallas, zu sehen. Dort stand nämlich noch die Virgen de los Desamparats und auch das Meer von Blumen war [View Full Entry]

By Julie Marie
March 23rd 2009

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Valencia 001
All of the Fallas!

Last Tuesday I went out to celebrate St. Patrick's Day! It seems like Spaniards know of it but don't celebrate it (they don't need an excuse to drink anyway) but there are quite a few Irish pubs in Madrid anyway. After out evening class we all regrouped in Sol and the first group went to an pub called Dubliners. Since there were six of us, Sezen, Andres, Ashley, Hallie, Jarrad, and I split a bucket of beer. Then the rest of the people in my program called us and said they were around the corner outside another pub and had grabbed [View Full Entry]

By court jensen
March 23rd 2009

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Torres de Serrano
Jacob and I on top of Valencia, almost. The cathedral is higher.

March in Valencia is CRAZY and it flew by. Everyday at 2:00p.m. starting on March 1st we went to Mascleta in la Plaza de Ayuntamiento. During Mascleta a different organization each day competes for the loudest fireworks. Bombs is a more appropriate word for fireworks in this sense though, sometimes it is pretty but I didn't go to watch; I went to feel the ground tremble. I miss going to Mascleta everyday. The weekend before Fallas actually began Jacob came to visit! I'm excited he got to experience Mascleta because it really cannot be described, only felt. We walked all over [View Full Entry]

By Rasmusonthego
March 21st 2009

Fallas Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Mascletá
Valencia's rådhusplads er proppet med mennesker for at se mascletá. Det varer ca. 5 minutter

Fallas Den sidste uges tid har jeg haft fri fra skole, på grund af en festival der hedder "Fallas", som kun finder sted i Valencia by. Wikipedia har en meget lang artikel her der forklarer hvad det er. Den korte historie er at alle de forskellige områder i Valencia by, der er mange, holder gadefest i en uge. Til denne gadefest hører sig et telt, en KÆMPE papfigur, en masse paella og alkohol, lyskæder, traditionelle klæder og fyrværkeri der bliver affyret på alle tider af døgnet. De forskellige områder i Valencia konkur [View Full Entry]

By Bernadette50
March 20th 2009

Fallas en Valencia Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Straßenbeleuchtung von unserer Straße
haben damit den 1. Preis der schönesten Straße gewonnen

Seit Ende Jänner bereitet sich Valencia auf das Fest der Feste vor. Die FALLAS! Es ist das größte Fest Spaniens und findet jedes Jahr zur selben Zeit vom 15-19 März (naja eigentlich ist da nur der Höhepunkt, die Stadt feiert schon davor) statt. Der Ursprung der Fallas ist das Mittelalter. Damals verbrannten die Menschen ihre Holzgestelle für die Lampen. Diese Stehlampen waren mehrarmig und von jedem Arm hing ein kleiner Metalltopf, der mit Brennmaterial gefüllt war. Im Frühling, wenn die Tage wieder länger wurden und genügend natürliches Licht zurück kehrte, verbrannten sie die Lampen. Mit [View Full Entry]

By Waffle
March 19th 2009

Las Fallas Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

La Falla

Lunes 16 marzo 2009- Class went well today, even though I had my history of Spain mid-term. The exam was tough and took the whole two hours to answer all the easy questions, but I’m glad that it is behind me. After lunch, I celebrated with a three hour siesta, lol. When I got up, I decided to go on a hunt for sunglasses because it is getting to the point that it is a required part of the attire here. I went to two different Chinese stores (like dollar stores here), but I didn’t find any that I liked. I [View Full Entry]

By Canty
March 19th 2009

La Tomatina! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

"The most insane party you could likely attend" was how MTV producer Emma Richardson described it. Valencia is not your average tourist destination. You don't hear swathes of people on the bus saying they went to Valencia last year, or the year before. In fact, many people will probably admit to knowing very little at all about this jewel of a city. And I have to admit, I had to check the map to see what coast it was even on, and might I add I was thrilled to see it had a coast!...Unlike Madrid which is the bullseye of Spain, [View Full Entry]

By Dos Botellas
March 15th 2009

Las Fallas Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Girls dressed up

Las Fallas defined in Wikipedia: Las Fallas are a Valencian traditional celebration in praise of Saint Joseph in Valencia, Spain. The term Falles refers to both the celebration and the monuments created during the celebration. Each neighbourhood of the city has an organized group of people, the Casal faller, that works all year long holding fundraising parties and dinners, usually featuring the famous speciality paella. Each casal faller produces a construction known as a falla which is eventually burnt. * La Despertà: Each day of Falles begins at 8am with la despertà ("th [View Full Entry]

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