Only 5 nights to go 'till la Nit de San Joan... and coinciding with the weekend things are shifting into a higher gear around here!
There have been 5 nights of Masclet�s, today the big daytime Masclet� competition started (more on that in the next post), the big Hogueras got a heads start yesterday on the smaller ones (which get set up tomorrow, official day of La Plant�), lights are up all over town, barriers piled up on the sides of streets ready to block them off as of tomorrow (or today even), and with kids finally out of school for the summer the number of firecrackers being set off around the neighbourhood has increased. There's FIESTA in the air! :o)
And here go a few photos to illustrate all this! Click on 'em for bigger views.
This street (2 blocks from my place) will be completely different tomorrow... no cars, barricades, and a couple of Hogueras
Lights are up
Barricades are piled up, and if you look to the left you'll see many fiesta essentials (food, drink) are already there! ;o)
Finishing touches on the plaza in front of City Hall
They got a head start on the "official" Hoguera yesterday and now are practically done! (will get more photos another day)
Ninots from the Hoguera Rambla all wrapped up
Look at this fella' raging to get out!
"Official" viewing stands for the parades are up, as are the lights on the Rambla
In front of the Cathedral all is ready for the flower offering on Sunday and Monday. The artists will make a flowery tunic for the virgin from the the bouquets that the different Comisiones de Hogueras will bring her.
Very necessary element:
Hungry? These places get set up all over town! Delicious, but not cheap!
Hoguera Hern�n Cort�s: a piece worthy to be in Prof. McGonagall's giant Wizard's Chess (I still have Potter on my mind!).
more chess pieces to complete the picture (I recommend clicking on this one... have you ever played "where's Waldo"? well, not Waldo, but you should recognise someone else!):
"ingredients" for the Hoguera de Calvo Sotelo:
close-up:
There have been 5 nights of Masclet�s, today the big daytime Masclet� competition started (more on that in the next post), the big Hogueras got a heads start yesterday on the smaller ones (which get set up tomorrow, official day of La Plant�), lights are up all over town, barriers piled up on the sides of streets ready to block them off as of tomorrow (or today even), and with kids finally out of school for the summer the number of firecrackers being set off around the neighbourhood has increased. There's FIESTA in the air! :o)
And here go a few photos to illustrate all this! Click on 'em for bigger views.
This street (2 blocks from my place) will be completely different tomorrow... no cars, barricades, and a couple of Hogueras
Lights are up
Barricades are piled up, and if you look to the left you'll see many fiesta essentials (food, drink) are already there! ;o)
Finishing touches on the plaza in front of City Hall
They got a head start on the "official" Hoguera yesterday and now are practically done! (will get more photos another day)
Ninots from the Hoguera Rambla all wrapped up
Look at this fella' raging to get out!
"Official" viewing stands for the parades are up, as are the lights on the Rambla
In front of the Cathedral all is ready for the flower offering on Sunday and Monday. The artists will make a flowery tunic for the virgin from the the bouquets that the different Comisiones de Hogueras will bring her.
Very necessary element:
Hungry? These places get set up all over town! Delicious, but not cheap!
Hoguera Hern�n Cort�s: a piece worthy to be in Prof. McGonagall's giant Wizard's Chess (I still have Potter on my mind!).
more chess pieces to complete the picture (I recommend clicking on this one... have you ever played "where's Waldo"? well, not Waldo, but you should recognise someone else!):
"ingredients" for the Hoguera de Calvo Sotelo:
close-up:
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