By mipiano on Skatehive
It is half past ten. I am sitting on the balcony with my laptop, and finally, at this time of day, the temperatures are a little more bearable. Maybe I should say at this time of late evening, when the night slowly brings its darkness, its coolness, and my inspiration to write this post that I had and then lost, on several occasions this afternoon. But the day was great, spent in the city of Alicante, visiting Santa Bárbara Castle, the old centre, the promenade and seeing the paper/wooden sculptures all around in the city that will be... burned down this night! 😱 We picked the most hectic day of the year to visit this city. 😂 Yeah, if you are from Spain, you probably know that in the days between 20 and 24 June, Alicante is on fire! Almost literally, as the days are accompanied by firework displays, music and that traditional burning of the sculptures seen on the streets and squares. It also means that many streets were closed to traffic... and we went by car. 😅 Avoiding those close