The Secret Garden Valencia
Carrer San Juan 23, Barrio San Juan Valencia, Valencian Country, 46689 , Spain and Canary Islands
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The wheels on the bus go round then ... stop
... yet blend in with one another. There are several buildings that are located next to each other, most of which are covered in either white or blue mosiacs - and you would feel sorry for the poor people whose job was to smash up the ceramics for these buildings, because they are hige and they cover vast areas.
We started from one end and gradually worked our way through to the other and stood in awe of the ...
¡Vamos a Peñiscola!
... Catalina was still with us and we attempted to tell her to stay (in English and in Spanish), but she did not listen. So we all decided to ditch her and that is was for her own good. We ran down a flight of stairs towards the buses and that was the last we saw of Catalina...or so we thought. We finally made it back to the buses and we were all sitting on a wall in the shade along the beach, waiting for the buses when we saw Catalina. She had began to ...
Make em go ohohoh as you shoot across the sky ayay
... From what I could tell, they threw a fire cracker at the ground. Based on how long it took to explode, they chose a person. Then they sang a song that ended with a long ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh until that person finished their drink. It made the long wait a little more fun (to watch, not play, mind you).
Right at midnight, the big fireworks show started. They were right above us. I didn't even notice that I ...
Travelling through Space and Time (with Padre!)
... of the couples and Antonio made a delicious cake with anise, walnuts and raisins in a sort of Hawaiian or Portuguese sweetbread.
One the return trip through the dark night, the moon and a satellite shone above the winding mountain roads. We talked about one thing and another as we climbed back up the central plateau. I am continually amazed at Padre's eloquence. Maye that's one element that makes it so much easier for me to ...
Valencia is intoxicating
... other during our entire visit.
With a quick drop off of bags and clean up at our hotel, we ventured out for some bocadillos (small, open faced sandwiches). My craving for ice cream took us throught he streets of Valencia, past many closed storefronts. While we didn't find any gelato worthy of the caloric intake, we did stumble across a Panaderia. Very simple, one woman working ...


