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Plaza de la Merced, 3 Valencia, Valencian Country, 46001, Spain and Canary Islands
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A Navel Experience
... the local lowdown on what to see and convinced us to visit Valencia the next day. Somewhat hesitantly we set off for the city - with a hot tip from Leonie on where to find free all day parking! In need of caffeine and also keen to try out the latest addition to our Spanish vocabulary: "para llevar" = takeaway, we wandered through the old city and found where the Holy Grail lives, when it's not in Ethiopia (see Andrew's earlier entry: 69.Aksum's Ark). Eventually, we made our ...
Oranges !! Not Apples !
... of the old town, down to the beach and through the parks. One of the highlights was climbing one of the old defensive towers that mark the entries into the old city when it was walled. The two remaining towers are perfectly preserved and apart from giving us knock out views of Valencia, it gave us a feel of what it would have been like on sentry duty protecting the city from the hordes.
Fatima also took us to what proved to be one of the gems of Valencia, ...
BioParc and Kick-off to Fallas
... it's a noise-based show rather than the traditional fireworks display. Each day a different organization around Valencia sponsors a show and it turns into a competition to see who can assemble the most impressive ear-numbing show. The Mascletas, essentially just sticks of dynamite hanging from strings in the main city square, explode to well-timed rhythms and beats, and end in a deafening finale that can be heard from just ...
At least it was sunny
... but it was very.....erotic....violently so. The reason I bring it up because it shows that our new cultural flare does know its bounds.When talking about the artist we both reverted to our prudish ways by saying "what would his mother think!"
Outside of the food and a very interesting down town there was something else of interest. And no it wasn't the Holy Grail. If you didnt know, Valencia claim to have the holy grail on display for 3 euro. ...
Spanish Culture 101: Flamenco and Bulls
... was a small, intimate setting to enjoy one of the cultural staples of Spain, and I definitely have a whole new respect for how difficult flamenco dancing truly is!
While on the topic of respecting Spanish culture, tonight was the biggest challenge. Throughout the month of July, the "feria de julio" (fair of July) is going on in Valencia. It consists of different cultural activities, concerts, fireworks, and carnival rides all over the city, and this ...


