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By asummerinSPAIN
May 25th 2008

Historical Valencia Tour Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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On Tuesday we went on a tour of historical Valencia. Before the tour began, we stopped at a local cafe to enjoy cafe con leche...the gringo version of Spanish coffee. :) We began the tour at the Torres Serranos, and continued throughout that section of the city to visit the Plaza de la Virgen with a tour of the cathedral and look at the Tower of Miguelete, the central market, and a Ceramics museum. It was a fascinating tour, and we enjoyed it all! [View Full Entry]

By asummerinSPAIN
May 25th 2008

La Universidad Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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We only have a few lectures in an actual classroom. The rest of the time is spent on the field, on a tour, or something of the sort. Which is just great. Who wants to sit in a classroom while in Spain?!? [View Full Entry]

By asummerinSPAIN
May 25th 2008

A Little Taste of Valencia Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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Here are a few pictures taken from various adventures into different parts of the city. Enjoy! [View Full Entry]

By asummerinSPAIN
May 25th 2008

Miguelete Tower Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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We climbed to the top of Miguelete Tower, which I believe is 50 meters tall. There were about 270 steps. [View Full Entry]

By asummerinSPAIN
May 24th 2008

Arrival: ATL --> BCN --> VLC Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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Well, friends and family, I am spending 6 weeks this summer in the city of Valencia on the western Mediterranean coast of Spain. It is a study abroad program, and my courses include a Mediterranean Ecology and a catch-all course on Spanish history, culture, and soccer. I am going to miss you all! Feel free to email or facebook me, and I'll try to keep this site updated. The pictures might be a lower quality than they should be, but uploading time is slow, and I wanted to upload quite a few pictures! So anyways, I apologize if pictures look fuzzy [View Full Entry]

By Guy and Jude Explorations
May 1st 2008

Day 8 Final Hoorah Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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We started our final day on a rough note…. Judith was sick, we are not sure if it is food poising, the water (which was fine in Madrid) or a stomach virus but she was up most of the night and we got little sleep. It started 2 days back but got worst last night. No worries though, the wounded trooper got up on time, got ready and we were off to our final destination. The drive to Valencia along the coast was very nice and if we had more time I would have taken all the back roads to enjoy [View Full Entry]

By Travels with Tom and Alice
April 27th 2008

Valencia, Spain Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

April 25, 26, 2008 VALENCIA / PLAYA VORAMAR, Spain We enjoyed the drive through the Spanish countryside to Valencia and on to Playa Voramar ( an hour north of Valencia. This is beautiful country with great views of the Mediteranean, the mountains, thousands of vineyards, orange ( famous Valencia Oranges ) and olive groves as well as other fruit and vegetable gardens. Playa Voramar is a beautiful place with a great beach. One of the nicest beaches we've ever seen. We were a little early as some of the facilities are just opening for the season. It is evident here that [View Full Entry]

By willso
April 25th 2008

Too much vitiman C? Never! Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

Gema and me at the Med

I was to fly to Spain on the 22nd of April, departing from Buillund. This all went smoothly enough, but when I arrived 30 min early and had all my luggage, I was amazed. Normally, an early flight is no real cause for amazement, but after hearing the numerous horror stories floating around the aether related to Ryanair, I was suitably impressed. Despite the flight being early, it was still 2230. Not wanting to wait aruond for a bus, I hailed a cab and 12 Euro later I was in Valencia. I met Gemma, my host, dumped my bags at her [View Full Entry]

By eliselondon
April 20th 2008

Valencia- on the Mediterranean Sea Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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After leaving Toledo, we arrived in Atocha (Madrid train station) and decided to leave our large backpacks in lockers and grab what we needed for the night and set out for a hotel. This can sometimes be an easy goal and other times, not as easy. You wind up stopping at a hotel, asking the price, seeing if breakfast is included and then ask to view the room to see if it’s worth the money all while trying to speak and understand spanish. We eventually found a very cute loft apt that was in a great area that was cheaper than [View Full Entry]

By SarahBartlett
April 8th 2008

Valencia 3/28-3/30 Europe » Spain » Valencian Community » Valencia

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Hey everybody! So I am super behind in my travel blogs, so I am going to skip the rest of my spring break blogs for now (dont worry I will come back and do them when I have time!), and go on to my trips that I have had since then. That way, I can try to stay up to date and then when I have time I will fill in a blog or two about my spring break. So after getting back from spring break, I was exhausted, so I had a nice week at home. Lauren’s friends from home [View Full Entry]

Me, Nicole, and Us at la cuidad de las artes y ciencias

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