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Travel Blogs from Valencia
Last Day before we leave our Spanish Casa :(
... and 4th parcel!!!! It was particularly important as our airline, Ryanair, are very strict about enforcing the 20kg suitcase rule and after that you pay excess baggage (the cost of which is pretty steep). After these 2 jobs were done, it was then shopping time!!!! However, siesta time got the better of us and just as we started shopping, the store closed and would re-open @ 17.00. So, what else could we ...
Being a Material Girl in a Hunger Driven World
... reason shopping has an emphasis is because I want to bring back synecdochical souvenirs of the areas that we've travelled to for my family and friends. I love it when things have genuine meaning, not just a bag that has "Spain" colorfully exclaimed all over it. The cities that have the best selection of souvenirs that pertain the their identity are Lisbon and Barcelona. Unfortunately, Madrid does not have much that represents itself.
Things to buy in Lisbon are ...
Habits and Customs: Coffee and Beer
... doing coffee spread in Europe like it has in the US? Naturally, I turned to Google to see what other people had to say about it. Turns out, Ryan King of the Fine Dining Lovers blog was wondering almost exactly the same thing about two months ago: http://www.finedininglovers.com/blog/ne ws-trends/starbucks-in-europe/
As Mr. King points out, a key difference between the US and Europe is that Europe already had ...
New experiences
... way home and then we took a cab, just to be on the safe side. Clubs here don't close until 7:30 am! Last night we made it til about 5:00 and had to call it a night.
Today I slept in until 2:15 and then did some shopping. Even with the conversion, things are cheap here. I bought a few clothing items and then had to come back to the study center to pick up my passport in order to activate my temporary phone. It makes me appreciate my smart phone ...
T'estime
... narrated by none other than Leonardo Dicaprio. Go and see a movie here as it's a great experience, but not if you're tired and emotionally drained! The hairs are uber comfortable and reclining so you'll probably miss the movie anyway.
Hop
We tried the famous Paella Valenciana- with chicken, rabbit and added herbs (I'm guessing there was some rosemary and thyme in there) that really made it stand out from the other paellas I tried. ...
Other places to stay in Valencia
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La Casa Azul
Ciutat Vella, Valencia | Hotel -
Bed & Breakfast Almirante
Almirante 3, puerta 2, Valencia | Hotelfrom $84
