Blogs from Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain, Europe - page 2

Had to take the hire car back today so decided to drive into the city, hand it in and then do some more city sightseeing before taking the bus back to the campsite. Satnav took us straight to the car hire place. So glad Bob thought to bring the spare Satnav with us. Our old one which we use in the car, as we have a 'big vehicle' version for use in the motorhome to hopefully avoid being taken down an inaccessible rat run. Handed the car keys in and grabbed a taxi from just outside to take us to the Central market. First stop the old Silk market (La Lonja de la Seda) as advised by cousin Gillian to be a place not to be missed. Indeed it was not. Wonderful building and fair oozing ... read more

Absolutely perhissed it down all night.. We were prepared though and had tucked the outside table and chairs away as the bad weather had been forecast. In fact it forecast much worse than we had. We caught the bus into Valencia again to pick up the hired car we had ordered. Went slightly later than planned as needed the rain to stop first, didn't want to stand waiting for the bus in the pouring rain. In Valencia we then grabbed a taxi as the car pickup was over 2km away from the bus stop and our feet were still complaining after yesterday. Car Hire at GoldCar Rent which we had found via DoyouSpain.com was fine and very reasonably priced. Handed over our reservation, used card to secure insurance deposit and we drove out in a sweet ... read more

Moving on day and this time as far south as we are going this trip, to Valencia. Filled up with fuel as we left Blanes at a fully automated garage. Goodness knows what you do if it eats your card. Motorway all the way and we have been down some of these same stretches of busy motorway before when we've visited Barcelona and Tarragona. At least 10 years ago though but probably busier now than before. Lots of trucks sharing the road and sometimes our lane. Delighted to find all the toll stations are out of action which made the drive cheaper than it might have been. As usual the views were on Bob's side so the camera missed most of them. The scenery is varied with mountainous backdrops in places, lots and lots of fruit ... read more

VALENCIA Oct 26, 2019 By 8am we had boarded the bus and were off to Valencia traveling North East on the Autovia A-92N. Vera announced that there would be two stops on this long journey from Granada through the region of Murcia to Alicante and finally Valencia. Adding beauty and interest to our drive, we passed through the spectacular mountainous region of Granada province with their famous cave houses (you can stay in a cave hotel or eat in a cave restaurant) and Parque Nacional de Sierra Nevada. The cave dwellings were quite close to the highway so I was able to get a closer view of awnings, windows and clothes drying on lines, giving life to the unique homes here. It was fall and the poplar trees' yellow autumn leaves against the brilliant blue sky ... read more

Tag 4 – Freitag, 13.3. València Wir schliefen aus und wurden von lautem Tumult geweckt. Eine Horde Kinder tobte vorbei und irgendwer schlug mit einem Hammer das Haus kaputt. Nein, Quatsch, aber so hörte es sich zumindest an. In der Küche suchten wir nach Frühstück. Da es weder Wasserkocher noch abgewaschene Töpfe gab, wagten wir uns an die Nespresso-Maschine und brauten einen Kaffee, allerdings mit viermal soviel Wasser als gedacht. Dann stippten wir Digestive-Kekse und Löffelbiscuits in den Kaffee, und ich trank auch mutig den Rest aus. Gegen halb elf machten wir uns auf den Weg. Eine Straße weiter kamen wir an einem tollen Obst&Gemüse-Händler vorbei. Namid fasste prüfend eine Mango an, und ich wollte ein Foto machen. Da kam der Verkäufer und wir dachten, er wollte uns anmeckern. Aber stattdessen stellte er sich grinsend fürs ... read more