Valencia, Spain - Day 1

We took a late night bus to Valencia, Spain in the southeast to escape the cold of Madrid. It was a nice 70 degrees with the wind blowing in from the Mediterranean Sea. One thing you will learn quickly about Valencia is that it is a city of a 1000 smells. This makes visiting the city a double edged sword so to speak because it is beautiful with great places to eat, nice architecture, and a tendency to let the sewer smells mix with the people. We stayed with our friend at his apartment and enjoyed ourselves quite nicely. It's the third largest city in Spain and boasts some fun cultural activities. In the province of Valencia, the rice used to make paella is grown, thus making Valencia an excellent place to try paella. In a small town nearby in August, there is a festival known as Tomatina, an event that kicks off around 11:00 a.m. and lasts until and involves tons of tomatoes being hurled at whoever you can throw them at while trying not get nailed yourself. Recently, the America's Cup was held in Valencia as well because of its great location on the Mediterranean. The sand is some of the softest we have encountered so far in the world and come this spring/summer, we plan on going back for Las Fallas and a trip to the beach. Here are some pictures of our first day walking around the city and along the beach.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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