BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! DRUMS! SINGING! BOOM BOOM!
These are the graceful sounds of Las Fallas. People from all over Spain travel to the small city of Valencia for this single weekend to celebrate the largest Spanish festival of the year. I could have never asked for a more surprising coincidence. There isn't a single street where you don't hear fireworks going off (even during the day), see children playing, or witness a parade where everyone is elegantly dressed. Also on every street are "ninots" or dolls built out of wood or plaster that can be a few stories high. The ninots remain in place until La Crema (the burning) when they are stuffed with fireworks. Crowds begin to form and children start to sing as these ninots BURN TO THE GROUND.
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| El Principito Cafe! <3 |
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| La Crema |
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| Just some bushes... wait.... |
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| Took a 4 hour walk to the other side of Valencia and ended up in the future. |
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| Eating a plate of jamon at the Ham museum! |
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| Spain has the most artistic graffiti artists :) |
When we got to Madrid, the sun went to bed and the rain came out, but that wasn't about to ruin our day. We did loads of shopping and visited three modern art museums including the Prado museum. Everything was gorgeous! I felt right at home since it's such a large city with lots of tourists. In a way, that was a turn off for me. I'm not ready to be back in a huge city yet. I've had twenty years of the hustling and bustling. Nevertheless, spending Spring break with my sister made this trip the best ever. Even though we were traveling in a new place, a foreign language, and a completely different culture, I felt comfortable. But spring break doesn't last forever. Back home to Firenze :)
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