I'm starting up a new blog series here!
Every Sunday in July and August I'm going to share a slice of Alicante summer with you! Don't worry, I promise not to send you any mosquitos, heat-wave, or muggy air! Just the nice stuff to remind myself how great it is here (when I ignore the humid heat) and to make you all jealous! ;o)
First off: FIRE!!!
Fire for the Summer HEAT, and Fire for the Hogueras that ended 10 days ago. Ended in Alicante that is! Several neighbouring towns will be having their own Hogueras throughout the summer (but a much smaller deal, less insistence on the monuments, more on the "barracas" and getting together to eat, drink and dance outdoors!), starting with San Vicente del Raspeig (where the Uni is, just on the other side of the highway) in 2 weeks! And since I have friends with a Barraca... guess what I'll be doing that weekend? ;o)
And fire as in FIREWORKS!
I haven't had time to put up that post yet (I have to edit video sequences, and it comes after the Crem� post which also requires a few more video edits), but right after the Hogueras was a 5-night international fireworks competition launched from the beach downtown. In the Province of Alicante a holiday isn't a holiday unless it includes a decent dose of fireworks! This weekend I've been hearing "booms" in the distance (sound travels so far at night!), and it will continue to be so every weekend this summer! Depending on the town (or Alicante neighbourhood!) I can actually catch a sight of some of them from my windows! :o)
So, anyone else feel like sharing glimpses of what summer is like in their neck of the woods? ;o)
Every Sunday in July and August I'm going to share a slice of Alicante summer with you! Don't worry, I promise not to send you any mosquitos, heat-wave, or muggy air! Just the nice stuff to remind myself how great it is here (when I ignore the humid heat) and to make you all jealous! ;o)
First off: FIRE!!!
Fire for the Summer HEAT, and Fire for the Hogueras that ended 10 days ago. Ended in Alicante that is! Several neighbouring towns will be having their own Hogueras throughout the summer (but a much smaller deal, less insistence on the monuments, more on the "barracas" and getting together to eat, drink and dance outdoors!), starting with San Vicente del Raspeig (where the Uni is, just on the other side of the highway) in 2 weeks! And since I have friends with a Barraca... guess what I'll be doing that weekend? ;o)
And fire as in FIREWORKS!
I haven't had time to put up that post yet (I have to edit video sequences, and it comes after the Crem� post which also requires a few more video edits), but right after the Hogueras was a 5-night international fireworks competition launched from the beach downtown. In the Province of Alicante a holiday isn't a holiday unless it includes a decent dose of fireworks! This weekend I've been hearing "booms" in the distance (sound travels so far at night!), and it will continue to be so every weekend this summer! Depending on the town (or Alicante neighbourhood!) I can actually catch a sight of some of them from my windows! :o)
So, anyone else feel like sharing glimpses of what summer is like in their neck of the woods? ;o)
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