Thursday, I took the commuter train (Cercanías) into the city of Málaga (we live in the province of Málaga) and spent a couple of hours at Feria (the annual summer fair). It was much bigger (and louder) than I expected. Booths, music, food, gifts, street performers all over the old city center. At the port was more. In the evenings, the fairgrounds outside of town (between us and the city center) are filled with rides, food, and casetas (where people drink, dance, and party until the wee hours).When I arrived in the city before 1 p.m., the streets were already crowded but the crowds were manageable. On some streets the noise (canned music blasting from many directions) could be overwhelming. But there were several really good live bands. I took loads of pictures (some with my camera and the rest with my phone when my camera battery died), including many of the beautiful city. I decided to keep this post entirely about Feria. (That's more than enough for now.) I'll save Málaga for another time.
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| THIS IS WHAT I SAW WHEN I ENTERED CALLE MARQUÉS DE LARIO (THE CENTER OF THE FESTIVITIES). |
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| ONE VERY SERIOUS FLAMENQUITA. |
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| FLAMENCA TWINS... AND A DIVA. |
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| ANOTHER DIVA. BOTH DIVAS SAW THE CAMERAS AND MADE SURE TO BE FRONT AND CENTER. |
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| CALLE MARQUÉS DE LARIO (CLICK TO SEE IT IN ITS GRANDEUR). |
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| MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS. |
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| THREE GENERATIONS. |
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| SOME OF THE KIDS' GAMES TENTS. THE ROMAN AMPHITHEATER IN BACKGROUND. (CLICK TO ENLARGE THE RUINS.) |
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| PLAZA DE LA MERCED. FILLED WITH HANDICRAFTS ... AND MUSIC. (CLICK FOR A BIGGER OBELISK.) |
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| THAT MIGHT BE ENOUGH FOR ME. (CLICK FOR A STRONGER CUPPA.) |
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| THIS GROUP SANG AS THEY HEADED OVER TO PLAZA DE LA MERCED. THEY FILLED THE STREETS (AND ME) WITH JOY. |
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| THE CROWD (AND NOISE) GROWS. CATHEDRAL IN BACKGROUND. |
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| ONE NEARLY EMPTY PLAZA (WITH MUSIC BLASTING FROM ALL AROUND). |
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| TWO HOURS LATER, MAKING MY WAY THROUGH WASN'T EASY. (CLICK TO MAKE THE CROWD BIGGER.) |
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| TOSS IN A COIN AND SHE CHANGED HER POSE. (CHARLIE CHAPLIN WAS GOOD, BUT THE FLAMENCA HAD A NICE SET OF CASTANETS.) |
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| HEADING BACK OUT BEFORE THE MAJOR CROWDS ARRIVED. |
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