Hotel Nh Abashiri Valencia
Avenida Ausias March 59 Valencia, Valencian Country, 46013, Spain and Canary Islands
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¡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 ...
The Valencia Virgin
... an ideal location, i.e. central but off the main streets across a church. How much noise would you expect from a church? Surely not that much you would think... unless you arrive in the City during the annual celebration of the Virgin Mary!!! .... We had all gone to bed a bit earlier than normal still trying to sleep off the massive night we had in Madrid a day or so before. At about 12.45 am we were woken up by a huge Fireworks display which was pretty cool. We fell back to sleep ...
Valencia - Caves and Churches
... and went into a cave system and hopped onto a boat that was like an underground gondola ride. Nowhere near as good as Aussie caves but a very peaceful and enjoyable experience, gliding along amongst the stalactites and stalagmites and watching the world go by.
There is a reason that this post is short – the shops are shut and all Gaye can do is look in the windows at all the ...
Chrismas Dinner....
Xavier and Katherine had been great hosts, Christmas dinner was extensive given I have not properly eaten for months. The fondue at the end was in fact the main course! Katherine and I have only tried chocolate fondue with fruits and marshmallow, and it came as a surprise to the Spaniards where they only eat cheese fondue instead. Their cuisine and culture is so different and rich compared to mine and Katherine's. I give up trying to get used to ...
Valencia on foot
... of a little bit of business. We walked over to the bus station and picked up our tickets to Madrid for tomorrow. The station was easy to find again and buying the tickets was a breeze.
We then wandered to the one of the old gates of the city. It was impressive. It would have been amazing to see the wall in all of its glory. Then we continued through a couple plazas and ended up at the Cathedral which houses the ...



