That fine chap, Senor Andrew Averill of Valencia, has very kindly given me permission to publish some more of his Fallas photos on my blog for which I am very grateful. It's different every year of course,but nevertheless they bring back a lot of memories for me of drinking lamumbas and eating donuts.
For those who've never had the chance to experience this extraordinary fiesta, I should explain that there is a big competition between the diffeent barrios as to who can build the most amazing papier-mache construction. These are often the size of a small house and wildly imaginative, satirical and frequently quite bawdy.
And then on the last day, they all get burnt up amidst an extraordinary cacophony of firecrackers and fireworks. Remarkable!
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