We spent last weekend in Valencia, Spain's third largest city, for the festival of Las Fallas. Las Fallas is kind of like Mardi Gras: neighborhoods around the city build huge and elaborate Fallas, which are cartoon-like structures that poke fun at politics and current events. It's also kind of like Burning Man: the fallas are on display across the city, but then, at the end of week, they burn them down in huge bonfires. It's also kind of like that scene in the movie Boogie Nights where a guy keeps randomly throwing firecrackers: all day and all night the city is full of kids (and adults) lighting off firecrackers and exploding things. At 2PM every day in the main square they have The Mascleta, where they set off enough firecrackers to shake buildings and set off car alarms blocks away, and at midnight each night they have a huge fireworks show. Crazy loud fun.
A few photos below, full set is here:
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| Neighborhood falla. |
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| Nighttime falla detail. |
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| Valencia street by night. |
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