Day 1 Stiges Visual Highlights, Delights & Oddities

Jet lag adaptation Rule #1: Never nap the day of arrival. The usual background fuzziness disappeared within minutes of cycling out of the airport. The overcast cleared by mid-afternoon, perfect for exploring Stiges (Cee-ges) streets. About 9 pm the streets literally exploded, the beginning of Feast of Santa Tecla with Fireworks on 22 September. http://www.visitsitges.com/en/fiestas-y-tradiciones/43-santa-tecla

Some visual impressions.

—Seaside church, fortress, public building, wedding site, and adjacent museum complex.

—Door #1

—Door #2

—Passage #1

—Passage #2

—Door #3

—Critter of the Afternoon

—Tapas Bar Sign Above Door

—Family Operated Tapas Bar Selection

—Feast of Santa Tecla began at dusk with youth drum corps parade

—Feast of Santa Tecla gets noisy mid-evening with fireworks echoing off of stone passages. Fireworks dispensers parade through Stiges streets for hours

—Feast of Santa Tecla: Reloading

—Feast of Santa Tecla Fireworks in action (Web photo)