Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Valencia

August 25

We decided to take a trip to Valecia. Lara’s sister Jen was still in town and Lara had gone with her other sister Nicole, so the 6 of us (Jen, Steve, Laurie, Chelsea, Kelly) set off for an adventure on the Spanish Mediterranean Coast. Along the 5 hour drive we encountered many olive, grape and almond plantations/orchards/vineyards.

We decided after the long drive that an afternoon at the beach was in order. We began with a stroll along the boardwalk and finished with tapas at one of the oldest and most famous tapas bars in Valencia




We spent a lazy afternoon on the beach and then made our way out for a treat of Valencian Paella (seafood paella filled with lots of crustaceans and calimari/squid)




The following day we did a walking tour of Valencia after a fabulous breakfast at a local eatery.



The architecture and artwork of Valencia was amazing. Here are a few pictures of the futuristic complex of the City of Arts and Sciences (Ciutat de les Arts i de les Ciences) and the walkway approaching.





1 comment:

Teixeira said...

Very nice pictures :)

Will be coming back for more.

Cheers,
UmNome

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