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The Flight of the Snowbirds
... cheap camera” roofs on cars, that black vinyl that for some unaccountable reason proved so popular? Well I was setting a new trend of sandpaper roofs. So it was off to the do-it-yourself car wash to power hose it off.
Shortly after we arrived at Vilanova we heard from daughter Helen to say she has time off next week so she is flying over to join us for a few days. So we have booked in here for another week and are praying to the rain gods that it is fine for ...
¿Are we in Rome? ¡No, Just Tarragona!
... carried out brings it to life. Their construction techniques are the same in Spain as they are in Rome, regardless of the differences in culture, language, and the sheer distance between the two places. After our brief stop in Tarragona, we drove to Valencia. Stay tuned for more adventures! Your Can't-Escape-the-Italians Adventurers, Katherine, Zack, Ginger and Steve (aka mom and ...
The Baixada de l'Aliga
... a blocked off window’s sill as extra seating at a different angle and there was space in this area again so we staked our claim before someone else snapped it up. Sitting on stone steps for 3 hours is not very comfortable but it beats sitting on the ground.
James disappeared to find replacement mamadetas whilst we sorted out some supper from the delicacies in our backpack and this helped to pass some of the time as crowd built up and the excitement ...
Vis Mig in the morning, castles at night
... re desperate it it can be found quite easily on Youtube although the 'rude bits', basically the "Que'est que c'est"s having been replaced by "WTF"s (hilarious!) having been censored and replaced by the crow of a rooster.
That aside it was a pretty good way to finish the day off and I have no idea what time it was when we decided to turn in, but it was well after midnight and the party continued despite us no longer gracing it - we could hear it from the hotel. :)
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Santa Tecla
... most of the parade had passed by returned to Placa de la Font where we found a decent place to stand and wait not far from the stage and the Ajuntament, where it all finishes.
This proved to be a pretty good spot and if anything the crowd seemed fairly light around here this year, even as the different groups arrived and we got a few nice photos of this colourful event.
Amongst the most popular participants this year where the 'cercolets' who dance with decorated arches. Part ...