Back from Fallas, very tired and feet are killing ush: as always, but had a great time and will be back next year :smile: .
I am beginning to think that the more Riverbed displays you see the more they seem to lose their impact, I was slightly dissapointed by the finale of Ricasa's Nit Du Foc this year, the main part of the display was fantastic, but the final push was simply not as powerful as it has seemed in the past or compared to many other displays I have seen there. In 2005 the final salute hits went on for ages, but not this year. In saying that there were some fantastic shells on show and they are still a must see.
Saw too many injuries this year some of them very serious. I saw someone tread on a No4...some kids threw one into where a man was cooking his foot went from white to black bruised in 30 secs and his foot was shattered. Also saw a man lose part of the side of his head and a woman get her leg broken by a 3" salute shell that went 'blind' and landed in the crowd. That shook me up quite a bit as it was second shell to do that in the same mascleta. Saw Tony soon after and as he said 'that is fireworks' ....and in a city where so much is being set off with so many people around accidents are bound to happen. The only injury I had was from the fire from the crema in the main square I had some hot embers go down my top and burn my chest...OUCH!!! ush:
Back to the high's....have made the decision that I am not going to hang around the main square so much in the future for the 2 pm mascleta, whilst the big mascletas are spectacular they do not have the impact of a smaller back street mascleta. Perhaps see one or two, but get out there and experience the smaller ones. The mascleta all the freaks gathered for on the 19th was simply the best I have ever seen, was great to get so close to the size of masclets being dropped in the main square, and as an added bonus they started the show with some old style mascleta pots and some canons, very loud indeed!!!!!
Fallas is still the place to be....!!!!!!!
Final low 'The Black Sheep's' prices have rocketed almost on a par with the dearest London prices, won't be spending so much time there.
Meggsy
I am beginning to think that the more Riverbed displays you see the more they seem to lose their impact, I was slightly dissapointed by the finale of Ricasa's Nit Du Foc this year, the main part of the display was fantastic, but the final push was simply not as powerful as it has seemed in the past or compared to many other displays I have seen there. In 2005 the final salute hits went on for ages, but not this year. In saying that there were some fantastic shells on show and they are still a must see.
Saw too many injuries this year some of them very serious. I saw someone tread on a No4...some kids threw one into where a man was cooking his foot went from white to black bruised in 30 secs and his foot was shattered. Also saw a man lose part of the side of his head and a woman get her leg broken by a 3" salute shell that went 'blind' and landed in the crowd. That shook me up quite a bit as it was second shell to do that in the same mascleta. Saw Tony soon after and as he said 'that is fireworks' ....and in a city where so much is being set off with so many people around accidents are bound to happen. The only injury I had was from the fire from the crema in the main square I had some hot embers go down my top and burn my chest...OUCH!!! ush:
Back to the high's....have made the decision that I am not going to hang around the main square so much in the future for the 2 pm mascleta, whilst the big mascletas are spectacular they do not have the impact of a smaller back street mascleta. Perhaps see one or two, but get out there and experience the smaller ones. The mascleta all the freaks gathered for on the 19th was simply the best I have ever seen, was great to get so close to the size of masclets being dropped in the main square, and as an added bonus they started the show with some old style mascleta pots and some canons, very loud indeed!!!!!
Fallas is still the place to be....!!!!!!!
Final low 'The Black Sheep's' prices have rocketed almost on a par with the dearest London prices, won't be spending so much time there.
Meggsy
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