My firework is louder than your firework

Let me begin with these damn fireworks. They are called "petardos"and they look like little dynamite sticks. People love to throw them anywhere and everywhere. They make an obnoxious "boom"that leaves you temporarily deaf in one ear. Then we have "borrachos" which are untamed, unpredictable fireworks that jump from place to place, emitting sparks and finally blowing up in the end. These are illegal in Spain because the final moment of these suckers can blow a hand off. So yes, people run from these and I had many close encounters with them. I was lucky enough to get thrown a firecracker that exploded next to me and a piece burnt the fool out of my leg. I had a very pretty burn blister there for a couple days. 

Thursday and Friday were filled with walking all over Valencia to see the Fallas. These structures are huge! They have a wooden inside of them and are built with styrofoam then painted. They all have a cartoonish look to them but I am told that they all serve a political purpose or a certain statement that the artist is trying to portray. Here are some that we saw...

This last one is the one we saw burn at the Cremá on Saturday. Here is this one on fire....

We waited 2 hours to see this Falla burn and it was SO worth it! The heat was so intense that when it caught on fire, the whole crowd (hundreds of people) pushed back. Then glowing embers and ashes fell all over us along with splashes of sulfur water from the fire hoses. Que bueno!

There were also three parades. The Ofrenda, the Moors parade and the Fire Parade.

Then we found street paella. It is an event called Paella Gigante and it is a HUGE pan set up in the street that feeds 1000 people. It was amazing! We waited in line for about 30 minutes and it was the best paella ever. 

Last but not least we have the churros. These little fried boogers were so amazing and irresistible. There were lots of different kinds and there was a churro stand at every corner. 

Yum, yum ,yum. Slash, this is the reason I am on a diet this week! Well that is it for my Fallas posts. There are videos coming soon! My Facebook page has more pictures as well. 

Hasta Luego