From graffiti to kitesurfers, in search for sun!

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That day, the nineteenth day of April, I met some works of Mario and Harry, some kitesurfers, children on the playground and some kind waiters in a restaurant. I was not remembering the exact day until I opened the file containing these photos. That is the secret of my knowledge, just a date that was shown there. As according to the food we got in the restaurant, I would not remember. I didn't even remember what we ate, also until now. But let's start this walk from the beginning and let me introduce you first who is Mario.

A real person, but I didn't meet him in real. It was just a mural I saw, that came out of his mind and the spray that followed his hand movements. A street artist, with the pseudonym Mario Mankey. Coming from these lands, moved to Berlin but still, we can find some works from him painted on the walls of the Valencian Community in Spain. That is how I met him, through this lady who has blown a huge bubble-gum bubble.

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It was a cloudy day, with dull grey skies. Nothing seemed nice that day in the city of Sagunto, but the graffiti I met made some balance to the colourless day. The other lady decided to smoke. She was cool too, though she came from the imagination of Harry. Harry Bones, another street artist, covered the walls of the parking plot with his contribution.

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The rest of the street artists, I don't know who they were. Maybe they introduced themselves with a signature, but I was not focused. I missed it, as the next goal that day was to find a place where to eat. The clouds seemed more and more persistent, so a quick decision was made. We will go towards the part of the city that is situated right on the shore. Five or ten minutes away, by car, in the search for more sun. And food.

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That is how we arrived at Puerto de Sagunto, looking for a brighter day and a short walk before lunch.

What did we expect?
More people and life, open restaurants and bars.

What did we get?
All closed venues, a few people, two children, two kiteboarders and wind.

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Well, not that the kiteboarding (kitesurfing) was not interesting to see, but what was happening? Why everything was closed?

Oh no, another bank holiday, and restaurant owners taking a break. We do know how to choose a day for an excursion :D

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But to be honest, the blue sky did a bit of recompense. The only place we found was full, with just one available table, on the terrace. That is why nobody was on the streets. All those people had the same idea - get something for lunch. As I already mentioned, I almost forgot what we have eaten, but now I remember. It was paella, not the best one that we had in our lives, but it served its purpose. And the waiters were kind.

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Well, I almost forgot to mention the seagull in the sky (do you see it?). He also counts as someone we met in this Wednesday Walk, right?

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El arte callejero color para las calles grises. 😍

Sí, es mucho mejor con los colores en la vida y en las calles también.
Gracias por pasar por esta publicación 👋

Manually curated by brumest from the @qurator Team. Keep up the good work!

Thanks @qurator team for the support. Much appreciated 😌

Man, I love that mural of the dude with a spotlight on his head .... sort of like a miners lamp.

Hahaha, yes, indeed. It's like a lamp of a miner in his head 👌
Good observation 😎

I worked as a learner surveyor in a gold mine (the deepest in the world at the time.... was pretty damn frightening) ...so used to have to use one of those.

Oh, I didn't know that. (of course, how could not I know that)

But anyway, sounds exciting and scary at the same time. 🙌

Hello @mipiano 👋🏻😁 good afternoon!
Those first StreetArt works are quite pretty and the last face.

Such a beautiful beach you found. Love the views around it.
Isn’t it funny, sometimes we don’t know an exact date, but then look though our photographs and find it. Likewise with what we ate, if we took a photographs that is hahaha

Yes the seagull is counted too 😉

Have a wonderful day today 👋🏻☀️😁

Hi @littlebee4

It was colourful, the wall was much nicer with them, and later I found who were the artists. I mean, from their signature :D

The beach was nice, a bit windy. Long sandy beach, though it was not the right time to try the water. It was still a bit cold. Now the forecast promises us summer temperatures, maybe these days I will check how the water is (lol, it will be cold and wet hahaha)

Yay, you saw the seagull :)

Thanks, it's already evening, so wishing you a nice evening and congratulations on top 1 😎🙌

Hello @mipiano good evening 😊

Photographs are great, sometimes I don’t know who made it and find a name later in the photo. They are nice to see, brightens things up when done nicely 😎

Ooo I so know, the water will be still freezing hahaha it had no time to warm up yet. Bbbrrr
Brave you, to try this early later on, if we have the summer temperature. I would try September hahaha when it is warm water and not cold 🥶

Yay me I saw him 😁
Night night and thank you so much, don’t know how I got up there again… lol
Congrats to you too 🎉 we’ll done us 💃🏻💃🏻

At least we found one restaurant that was open, but then everyone who wanted to eat was there

You wanted more people - you got them! 😂
Very beautiful photos beautiful places!

Hahaha, true. From nobody on the streets to the full restaurant 😂😂

Thanks Ludmila 🌟

Great street art! I really like the first one of the girl blowing the bubble.

I've definitely had that happen as well - when you go to a place and find out that everything is shut down because of a holiday and there isn't a person in sight hahaha. At least you had the beach that day.

I also liked the work of Mario Mankey. On his webpage, there are cool artworks, not just street art that he is doing.

Hahaahah, yeah, so you know the feeling.
Once, it happened in France that we went in search of a restaurant after 15:00 and nothing was open, until evening 😂
Similar in Italy, if you are not early for lunch, everything is closed until evening.
The beach was nice but it was still April, and it was a windy day, so we didn't enter the water.

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Oh, those red kites are beautiful.
And the street arts looks pretty amazing too, don't really see street arts around here, only once or twice I guess.
These one's are really cool.
It's a good thing you saw a place that was filled up, at least you knew why the streets were empty. Everyone wanted food😁😁😁😁 and there's no don't that you had a great meal.
Keep exploring @mipiano
Enjoy your week.

Hey @benii

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your comment!

I do see here many times murals and graffiti, especially in some bigger centres (I live in a smaller town). There are plenty of street artists here in Spain, and I like when I see a nice one. There are a lot nicer ones around, indeed some artworks.

I will try to keep exploring :))
We do that when I have some free days, when I work, not so much time is left for exploration!

Thanks once again, and have a great week you too! 😇

Thank you so much for stopping by and for your comment!

The pleasure is all mine mam.

I will try to keep exploring :))
We do that when I have some free days, when I work, not so much time is left for exploration!

Yaya...I understand and I also can't wait to see the next place you will visit.

I would love to be like you when I grow up.

That street art is awesome, love it all, a pity everything was closed but the beach was also beautiful

Thanks for joining Wednesday Walk :), I truly enjoy exploring the world virtually each Wednesday seeing walks from all around the globe and feeling I am there and experiencing it all myself, such as I did in your post just now :)

At least we found one restaurant that was open, but then everyone who wanted to eat was there 😂

I gues sit must have bene crazy busy in the restaurant did you have to wait a long time

Well, they were pretty organized, as one was taking the order, another putting the table and the third serving the meal, drinks, so at that part it was indeed good. We had to wait for the paella, though my son ordered pizza, so it arrived faster to him.

OK that sounds pretty well organized at least

Although everything was closed and therefore seemed boring, I enjoyed walking with you and I liked the place. It is enough to see those palm trees and the sea and I would have a great time there. 😊 Moreover, I would be happy that everything is closed, to enjoy the peace. Graffiti is interesting, it always attracts my attention, I love street art very much. It was a pleasure to walk with you.🤗

Thanks Jelena, the palm trees always bring some nice feelings, right? Although I am so used now to them, I just want to see sometimes any tree that doesn't belong to the Mediterranean climate 😂

Thanks for stopping by and enjoying this walk with me 👣🙂