Castell de L’Olla fireworks

Yes, I know I am still under the impression and that my post may not be very objective. I mean, maybe if I remembered the fireworks I attended yesterday after a few months, maybe they wouldn't be so special to me. I don't know... in a few months, if I remember them and am still thrilled, I will know the answer to my question. But the fact is that now, at this moment, I am still full of those positive and hyped impressions that I would like to share with you. My post yesterday was shorter than usual because I was at work, and I had to start playing the piano. I was there to provide music during the dinner, but I decided to enjoy the part after it, the awesome fireworks show, in the same way as if I were one of the guests. And I don't regret it.

That hotel where I played overlooks the bay of the town of Altea, right from where the fireworks display was launched from floating platforms. Yesterday, more than 1,500 kilos of gunpowder were used. I smelled it in the air, but it wasn't an unpleasant smell actually. The sound... well, being so close to fireworks, you have to suffer a bit from the noise haha. I thought for a moment that it would damage my hearing, but luckily, I quickly dismissed the negative thoughts. I didn't want anything to spoil the mood and the spectacle.

For some time, I was standing close to the fence, in the grass area where the dinner was held. Until I realised, after some ten minutes of standing, that it would be better to watch the fireworks from a deck chair. There were many as we were around the swimming pool. So, I was lying down in that deck chair and looking at the sky. It was in those moments that I felt the real impression. I got emotional, quite a bit.

No, I didn't know that artificial fireworks could move someone so much. We always look at everything from an objective perspective. We know that it is just gunpowder, that they are designed lights, and that yes, there is a lot of work behind a spectacle like this. But the moment you forget where you are and imagine it is a meteor shower on a summer night falling towards you, things change. The noise doesn't bother you anymore either; all the shapes that appear in the sky, their rhythm, intensity, and the effect of surprise impressed me greatly.

I also stopped recording the fireworks and let myself be just there in the moment. However, I am sorry that I didn't record the ending part of the show, as it was the most impressive part of it. Not that I didn't want to... but my phone informed me that I had no more space. Oh dear... why don't I clear the storage on the phone from time to time? I was scolding myself. 😂

_{Today I deleted 20GB of unnecessary stuff from my phone! 😁 Now I need more fireworks, right?}

▶️ Watch on 3Speak

I remember, two years ago, we already talked about the topic of fireworks here in Hive... Definitely, it is not a pleasant time for small animals. Many dogs and cats are afraid of that noise, not to mention the wild animals in the area. Poor creatures... It would be great if these shows were without that loud noise, wouldn't it? Because the lights are, without a doubt, brilliant.

For me, last night was not just a visual entertainment, not just some lights that filled the space above us. They touched my heart and filled my soul with joy, something I didn't know fireworks could do to such an extent. 😃

▶️ 3Speak