Las Fallas de Valencia

Hola everyone! Sorry I have taken so long to post, but here is what I did in Valencia! We only went for the day, which wasn't long enough, but the reason we went was to see the Fallas, which are like huge paper mache statues that make fun of things in society or pop culture. Then the next day they light the suckers on fire! We didn't stay for that though. Luckily we had some great weather. It was sunny and warm all day. We were given a list of stuff that we should see, but it was kinda hard because there were over a million people in the city that day to see the Fallas. And let me tell you, there were people everyyyywhere. We were only able to get a few of the things on the list because we didn't have enough time. The first thing we got to was the huge wooden statue of the Virgen Mary that was decorated with flowers. There were tons of flowers surrounding her too. After that, we went into a cathedral that supposedly has the cup that Jesus used on the Last Supper. We didn't get to see it because it closed for lunch time. Instead, we had time to climb the billions of winding steps to the top of the cathedral which had some great views. After the long climb down, we went to the center of town for the Mascleta, which the only way to describe it is that it's kinda like the annoying fireworks on the 4th of July that only pop and make loud noises. Before we got to Valencia, we were told that this was a must-see, and that when we watch them, we should do it with our mouths open so that our eardrums wouldn't break because of the intense sounds they make when they go off. Yeah, they weren't joking. We somehow managed to get really close to them and they started at 2:00 and were done at 2:10. It was sooooooooo loud!! And there was smoke everywhere, and at one point, it was hard to see clearly. It was such a cool experience because there was the constant sound of loud fireworks. I took a couple videos of it to prove how crazy it was. After that we just walked around the city and enjoyed the weather. We walked around to the different neighborhoods to see their Fallas, which I took pictures of. Before we knew it, it was time to get back on the bus. It was a really fun trip, but I could have used more time there!