http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Spain , Valencian Community , Valencia en-us Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:11:20 BST Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:11:20 BST Activities Official Rest DayMarketShopping practice Highlights Taking the opportunity for a rest day after a really busy and hot few days on the go. The lady that served us at the fruit shop had looks like a movie star you don't get that at Prahran market. Lunch at the little Italian place. The handmade duck ravioli needed another run. We took the opportunity to do a little shopping prac http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-314674.html Activities European F1 Grand Primo Race Day Highlights Massa won Jenson finished Spanish commentator leading crowd in singing Spanish fight song prior to race start. Ease of getting to and from the race track. Miguel's Gelati count 12. Odd Spot First 5 laps of race were spent in and out of seat as entire crowd would rise to cheer each time cars went past. Spanish crowd were u http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-314672.html Activities Grand Prix QualifyingRace preview party with James Allen Highlights F1 Qualifying was down to the wire with the Ferrari of Massa just sneaking onto pole. Watching the GP2 race which is like the F1 Seconds the start was hugely exciting with a few cusualties. Meeting James Allen who was a really nice bloke and even asked if he could join us for the rest of our trip. Mick's http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-314671.html Activities La Ciudad de las Ciencias The City of ScienceEuropean Grand Primo first day's practicePlaza de Toros Museo Taurino Highlights Quality and location of our grandstand seats for the race. It's always hard to picture what they'll be like when you buy them online. For those watching the race we're on turns 1 2 the first turn after exiting the pits. Anticipating some close ca http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-314669.html Activities Exploration of city and lanewaysShoppingConjunto Catedralicio Highlights Each and every laneway offers up a new experience. Lunch we stumbled across a great little local Italian place called Maramao. Handmade pasta and house wine were the order of the day. We stumbled out at about 4pm and went back to the hotel for siesta. The secondhand bookstore was a ripper. Relaxing havi http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-314668.html Activities Adios Barcelona Hola Valencia Activities Eurail transfer to ValenciaTurisitic bus tourLaundry day yippeeee Highlights New town new sights love Valencia Negotiating room change to secure room with balcony overlooking Plaza del Ayuntamiento Watching drivers touch park around the Plaza Churros finally Gelati count 7 Odd Spot Father and son sharing a nap on the turisit http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-314505.html My time here has been somewhat tainted by Iberia Airlines. They have lost my luggage and tell me that they have no idea where it could possibly be in the world. My first week here I spent shopping to replace all necessities. I guess I have bad luck with luggagehellip but on the plus side it wonrsquot be hard for me to travel light through Europe now. Valencia is a precious city with intricat http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-314251.html So just a quick update to respond to all the comments I got YAY I was starting to get lonely Im currently in Valencia and tomorrow I go to Barcelona....ONLY because its the only place to get a train to France...HOPEFULLY Ill only be there for one night....if everything works out well....Ill be heading to Nice on Monday...if not then Im gonna try Paris or Ill just have to deal and sp http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-310235.html Hello from Valencia Spain. Havent written in a few days so I just thought Id throw out an update. First and foremost my body and I are in a lovehate relationship right now. It loves me because I eat Gelato like three times a day. It loves me because I dont care and it tastes delicious. It loves me because all that I can afford to eat is heaps of pasta and have been doing so daily. It lo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-309902.html Well Im down to the last few days... and are they ever magical I am staying in an amazing hotel in Valencia. The beach is beautiful and the city is amazing. I left from Salamanca on Thursday afternoon. I literally ran from class to my piso to pick up luggage to the train station. I made it with about 15 minutes to spare which is more than I can say for a friend of mine that missed the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-307922.html I don't know what happened in Valencia but the travelling trio attracted the attention of many admirers in the land of oranges and the birthplace of paella. It all started when we arrived and decided to stop for some wine and tapas at an outdoor cafe always our first activity anywhere we go. After noticing that we spoke English a nicelooking black man came up to ask if we could translate th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-307203.html Our time here in Spain is soon coming to an end Three more nights then we are heading to Eastern Europe for a few months so going to be quite different to here We are not going to miss the heat of this place though with everyday about 40deg and stinking hot The citys we have visited since the last update Seville Granada and Valincia have been fantastic places. Saville was by far the hottest http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-305118.html There are two interesting things to talk about in this blog the first involves dogs exdruggies and bonsai....and the second my grandma oma coming to visit us in a tiny village in ValenciaMario and I have been lucky enough to get to travel together around Spain because of his work with Bonsai. We left Alicante for one week to go to Valencia. We were given an apartment in a tiny town calle http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-301040.html Everything is really going great so far. Day one we left valencia and motored our way out to sea. at around 2 we put up the sail and motor sailed our way to denia. the wind never really picked up enough to just sail but it was nice to get a feel for how to raise and lower the sail and what its like using it. we parked in denia for the night i made fajitas for the crew and we had a pleasant http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-299538.html The hair needed to go as well http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-298349.html the planned departure date is tomorrow morning at around 8am. thus this was my last nite at the hostel for this evening ill be sleeping on the boat itself to make for and early escape. im really excited for this chance to learn from some truley seasoned sailors. sailing is something ive had on my list of things to learn if not only for the day when the great flood returns this time less by go http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-298305.html Ok heres the story. ive taken a position. i wont describe it as a job because the is no monetary compensation. Ive joinded the crew of a sailboat headed from valencia spain around gibralter up through portugal past france and over to the UK. its a long trip and may take as long as a month to make. the real highlights are free room and board while on the boat a free boat tour up the atl http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-297581.html So I left off on Saturday morning. We went down to the hotel lobby at 530 am and our taxi driver took us the Barcelona Sants train station. We asked him if he could pick us up at night but he couldnrsquot because thatrsquos not his pick up territory he can only drop off there. When we got in we had a little scare because our train was not on the big board of departures. So we waited i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-296947.html The bio kids took our last research excursion to Les Rotes and Denia Beach. The beach was fantastic with rocky shores and a few cliffs falling straight down to the sea. But the real question is was this trip project or play...or bothTo summarize my partner and I researched algae zonation. We spent several hours crawling around rocks and snorkeling in water to learn about algae. fun stuff...h http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-290968.html Here's several pictures from excursions or things we've seen here in Valencia PSOE socialist government headquarters Generalitat de Valencia conservative government headquarters Basque a northern region of Spain Pinchos aka tapas compliments of Dr. Snell. They were delicious Visit to Mestalla the Valencian futbol club stadium. Soccer is HUGE here. GO SPAIN IN THE EUROCUP http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-290949.html Today is my last in Spain and it has been a whirlwind in every sense of the word I have totally neglected my chronicling for the past two weeks so Irsquom going to attempt a summarized account of my time here now. Here goeshellipIrsquom going to quote my new Brazilian friend Yuri in saying ldquoThe best of Morocco was the airport upon arrival and then the airport upon departure.rdquo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-290428.html The biology students took a 3 day trip into the Pitarque Mountains. Our little 12 passenger van chugged along a winding curvy road to the top passing several quaint mountain towns precariously perched at the peaks and sides of lower mountains as we headed further and further north. The mountains were breathtaking. Our final destination was Boixar a little town of population 7. We unloaded at th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-283962.html We climbed to the top of Miguelete Tower which I believe is 50 meters tall. There were about 270 steps. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-279979.html Here are a few pictures taken from various adventures into different parts of the city. Enjoy http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-279978.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-279959.html 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. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-279945.html Here are a few pictures of the Valencian City near our apartments and of the city. I will of course be updating and adding new blogs as I take more pictures. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-279940.html 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 catchall 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 low http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-279766.html 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. No http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-273794.html Two thousand miles in two weeks. It all begins with a wonderful overnight train from Paris to Madrid. The simple term 'overnight train' seemed straight forward. You figured you would get a chance to get some sleep and arrive in Madrid the next morning. Well after being shaken around for 34 hours the train stops in the middle of nowhere no where near a station for another 23 hours then continu http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Spain/Valencian-Community/Valencia/blog-273097.html