Hospes Palau de la Mar Hotel Valencia

Travel Blogs from Valencia

Stayin' Alive

A travel blog entry by cng

... better every time.

The weather was sauna like, so we checked out the beach, which was packed with people but very scenic. After that, we went to the Arts and Science Museum, which is renowned for its amazing architecture and then paid a visit to the Oceanographic Park, which is an aquarium, museum and animal park all rolled into one complex. It was quite expensive at €25, (AU$30.25) but worth it as we took some amazing pictures, saw a ...

Myra's dream, Bill's nightmare!

A travel blog entry by bdvano

... locals as heroes. Debbie had a good laugh when she saw us approaching her, but she did have two large cold beers ready for us when we arrived. Myra and I were able to find a couple of locals with hoses who offered to hose us down and we certainly enjoyed that. Then, we simply 'drip dried'.

The bus was not leaving until 3:00 so we had time for a small pizza and enjoyed meeting some of the local men who were sitting near by. By 2:30 we slowly walked ...

Spain, its Banking Sector

A travel blog entry by lgjino3

... 12 percent of Santander's profit came from the domestic market in 2012 Q1. Key to their success has been fast modernization and standardized computer systems and procedures globally. For instance, despite the high number of branches, Santander and BBVA's costs are 50 cent per
dollar earned and lead the chart of top international banks which are happy when their cost/income ratio hovers around 60 percent. Given that the future of banking seems to ...

Conservatism

A travel blog entry by amnorris

... restaurants and even while walking down the major streets. ...

LAS FALLAS-BONFIRES, NOISE & CELEBRATIONS

A travel blog entry by kathandsheila

... and closed the bars. Actually it rained all through the night and all of Tuesday and temperatures dropped to around 6 degrees in contrast to the warm sunny days of the festival.

This festival seems inappropriate in times of monetary crisis and environmental issues but it is mass entertainment and distraction in tough times and ...