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By overit2
November 5th 2009

Moto GP Valencia Ride for health day Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

pit walk Valencia 1

Thursday 5.11.2009 Day 21 We had bfast with the Pramax, Ducati, Yamaha, KTM and Aprilia teams. Then we went to the track for the ride for health day. Ride for health day in Valencia. We did a pit lane walk and saw lots of riders only Kello from the Ducatti teams was there and I got my photo taken with him. [View Full Entry]

By absurdflaneur
September 24th 2009

´Aw, pobrecita!´ ...in Valencia Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Sunday dinner
Check out those prawns! Thanks guys!

The camino has left me limping, feeling sorry for myself, and unable to continue...so where to next in beautiful Spain? Not wasting a minute, made a quick call to English friends Clare and Steve in sunny Valencia, and I´m booked in for two weeks of intense Spanish lessons to fill up my September. And intense they were! Valencia, birthplace of paella (originally made with rabbit, not seafood), surprisingly lacking in cheap fresh orange juice, but sufficiently student-ridden and laid-back, was the perfect place for my language sabbatical, made all the more welcoming by the chance to hang out [View Full Entry]

Tres profesoras meet again(Ciudad de Artes y Sciencias)

By Wawa
September 20th 2009

Old World and a sight to see! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Ahhh paella: The plates B/4 the taste!
So before we ate Paela these are the plates! We could just imagine. Do you believe that they have BLACK Paella with squid ink!

Ahhh Valencia , the city of Medeival Spain. We ate and ate and ate. and drank vino. What can I say. The old city was spectacular, and we visited everywhere. Not as tourists, no.... as visiters from afar..... we experienced the essence of a traditional city that best represented the area. Old buildings, terasses, cafes, and the like. we felt like old montreal on steroids. It felt like the Plateau Mont Royal as well, with the price of the Vino and the food well below the price we would pay a LA LOCALE. That meant the flavor was that much more [View Full Entry]

By SlavicNerd
August 27th 2009

Segon día a Valencia! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Jo en frente

We had set our alarm for 8 the next morning, but upon waking up decided it was best to reset it for nine. At this point supposedly Chris pushed it a bit later to 9:15. When I finally woke up I had an uneasy feeling that it was a bit later than it seemed. Looking at my computer and seeing 11:56 confirmed that. At that point I jumped out of bed, since, well, WE HAD 4 MINUTES TO CHECK OUT. I quickly called reception to ask for an extension but due to the place being booked we needed to get out [View Full Entry]

By SlavicNerd
August 26th 2009

Benvinguts a Valencia! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Balcony View

Pulling into Valencia I was at first slightly nervous about the city given that my surroundings were, well…ghetto. I suppose that is just what is to be expected around a train station/train tracks. The Valencia-Nord station was awesome - very old school European with a huge awning and perhaps 10 tracks for both regional and long- distance trains. In a matter of seconds I spotted Chris in his wifebeater - after all it was about 700 degrees and humid - and all things were once again well. My first impression of the city was that it reminded me of the Plaza [View Full Entry]

By kifandpeter
August 23rd 2009

Valencia Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Spanish Friends

Ola, After leaving Barcelona, I headed south along the coast to Valencia. I arrived before noon, and headed past the opulent buildings and into the old town known as the Barrio del Carmen where my hostel was located. It was a great hostel with single beds in each room and a beautiful two story atrium and lounge area that was one of the best ones I had ever seen. I didn’t stay in the hostel long as I was in town for two reasons. The first was to see La Ciudad de las Artas y las Ciencias (CAC), the most famous [View Full Entry]

By thecrashpacker
August 5th 2009

A Wing and A Prayer Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Valencia from the sky

I don't have a crystal ball. But in ten years time, I bet we won't be racing the world around on cheap flights. Lets all cross our fingers and hope that the price of oil goes back up and keeps going skyward. For the good of the world and our kids, lets hope 'Budget Flights' are just a silly passing fad. 'Pay peanuts and you'll get monkeys' is the old saying - I paid peanuts for my flight, and monkeys now are boarding the plane to Valencia. Clambering aboard, pushing and jumping over the seats. Howling and shrieking as their child-chimps [View Full Entry]

By Shalea
July 31st 2009

Beach Life Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Again, I don´t have time to put pictures here right now, you can see them all at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/91387210@N00/sets/72157621908366740/ I am giving you fair warning that this entry is pretty much about food and being lazy. It´s not entirely my fault as I am traveling in a country where they pride themselves on spending their time at one huge and delicious meal talking about, planning and, let´s face it, fantasizing about future meals. If you are feeling ill, hungry, overly full, or over worked you might want to read this at another time. On Thursday afternoon (over a week [View Full Entry]

By Carly and Jez
July 30th 2009

Valencia, more than just oranges! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Cultural Centre

Day 460 (15/7/09) Steps 20291 Early start, we packed up of gear and headed to the bus station, feeling slightly worse for wear following perhaps a little too much brandy in our sangria. We boarded to Valencia with Chris and were all asleep before we had left the city making our trip seem significanty shorter! We arrived in Valencia and having picked out a campsite (recommended by Rough Guide) we opted for a taxi. We arrived at Devesa Gardens and were immediately disappointed with our barren camp ground in the middle of no where, particuarly after passing some impressive camp sites [View Full Entry]

By Shiggidy
July 27th 2009

To tell you the truth, I haven’t done much... Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

I have had the best time in Valencia but I haven’t done much at all. I find during the day it’s to hot to enjoy the city, so I just laze around . Most days I have sat up on the terrace listened to music and had a few “drinks”, and played some DS. Most nights I have been hanging out with people that I have met and head down the square once the terrace closes, the square is great fun for people watching. The other night there was a fight between 2 of the guys that wander around and sell [View Full Entry]

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