Valencia in Photos
At the end of August, Andy and I went to Valencia, Spain for a week and rented an apartment with Val and Jaime so we could all go to Tomatina, which I didn’t really enjoy. But overall I did enjoy the trip and our time in Valencia. Instead of getting beds in a hostel or expensive hotel rooms, we rented an apartment from AirBNB which meant we stayed in a residential, non-touristy neighborhood. There were lots of restaurants, cafes, bars (including the bar downstairs we sporatically got WiFi from), and other shops around to keep us fed and entertained. We were about a half hour walk from the beach, and only a few blocks from the closest metro station to get us to the center of the city.
We were all exhausted the Sunday we got there, so after dropping off our bags and finding a cafe to eat at, we spent a few hours at the beach. The next day we tried to be ambitious by walking all the way into the center of town to do some sightseeing. Have I mentioned Spain is really hot in August? The Old Town was filled with amazing architecture, one of many reasons Spain is one of my favorite countries. Another day went to the City of Arts and Sciences, which is Valencia’s arts and sciences museum, although we just took pictures of the outside. When it started raining, we ran across the street to a mall and had lunch at a buffet where I finally found decent gazpacho. Anyway, here are some of the sights we saw during our week in Valencia.
It was a fun week but for the most part, we just relaxed and didn’t do much. But sometimes you need that. Please check out some posts from Andy, Jaime, and Val which include great pictures of Valencia and us having fun eating, being silly, and not doing much else.
Andy: Scenes of Spain: Ham Obsession
Jaime: A Week in Valencia & We Did Nothing
Val: The Rain in Spain Stays Mainly in the Plain
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September 26, 2011 @ 4:57 PM
That dinosaur shot is awesome!
September 26, 2011 @ 11:50 PM
Thanks Andi!
September 27, 2011 @ 5:50 AM
Yeah, Andi beat me to it. I just love that dinosaur photo. Winner, winner, chicken dinner!
September 27, 2011 @ 9:53 PM
Thanks!
September 28, 2011 @ 12:19 AM
OMG I was so thinking the same thing about the DINO photo… fucking love it… Its great.
Yeah I so love that we didnt do much…lol!!! Ahh good times with good friends!!!
September 28, 2011 @ 12:05 PM
Thanks Jaime! Good week 🙂
October 1, 2011 @ 3:46 PM
I love these shots…Valencia and other spots in Spain are on wishlist
October 2, 2011 @ 4:25 AM
Thanks! I love Spain!
October 4, 2011 @ 9:24 AM
Great pictures! I feel like Valencia is the perfect town for visiting in because it just under the tourist radar and presents a great chance to really get to know Spain & Catalonia. I have penciled in visiting twice but both times something came up and I missed it. I will visit next year though, no ifs, ands or buts.
October 4, 2011 @ 4:17 PM
Valencia was really nice, still a decent amount of tourists but it didn’t feel overrun. Great place to try paella but look for it at lunchtime, not dinner. I hope you make it there!
October 10, 2011 @ 8:46 AM
I spent 9 months living near Valencia… It’s a great city to ‘do nothing’ in.. I miss it immensely!
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November 9, 2012 @ 10:17 AM
Where’s the dino pic from? Is it a museum?
I’ve been thinking about going to Valencia, but didn’t really know if it was worth a seperate trip.
Would you say it’s do-able in a long weekend?
November 9, 2012 @ 3:13 PM
It’s the museum of arts and sciences. We didn’t actually go in, but it was a cool building to see from the outside, including the dinosaur. It really depends on how you like to travel, but a long weekend might be enough. There aren’t tons of touristy things to do, but there is an old town section that’s really great. And it’s on the ocean if you like the beach, although the beach isn’t walking distance from the center of the city.