Thursday 21 July 2011

Valencia


A long weekend in Valencia with the girls.


Tapas at Tasca del Belga, where we accidentally ended up while running from the rain.
After the rain, comes Agua de Valencia.
The fountain in front of our hotel.
Breakfast at Horchatería Santa Catalina.
Horchata, like milk, but nuttier.
The Mercado Central, a large covered market place.



The Palace of the Marqués de Dos Aguas.
On top of the Miguelet tower, overlooking Plaza de la Reina and the tower of Santa Catalina.
Grafitti in el Carmen, the medieval neighborhood.
The botanical garden.
It sure is an adventurous place.

Lunch at a hip restaurant called Lolitas.
La Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias by Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava.

The Gulliver playground.
The view from the breakfast room in the Astoria hotel.
On the train zooming through the orange orchards.
The most gender correct stoplight I have ever seen (it switches between a male and female icon).
The small mountain village of Xátiva, baking in the sun at 37°C.
The beach.
The last dinner in a restaurant we nicknamed 'The Cave'.

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