Valencia

This weekend a few of us flew to Valencia. I am going to try something different--namely I am going to tell my weekend in the form of a photo essay. Enjoy:

welcome to valencia



valencia is on the mediterranean sea (eastern spain)

this is a desolate boardwalk...i imagine in a few more weeks it will be crowded



it is a modern city;



it is an old city;



let us juxtapose the two...[modern = left; old= right]



it is also a pretty city;



another example indicating prettiness.



there was a church,



a soccer team,



and a random street performer.

*we saw him two days in a row at different places.
**same songs.
***his best two: a unique and original version of both "Wonderwall" by Oasis, and "Hound Dog" by Elvis.

speaking of the King...cool graffiti.



here's my first hostel,



the plaza de toros,

and a cool euro-mullet.

*other notable facts about this kid: 15 seconds before this picture was taken, he decided he had to go the bathroom, stopped, and actually peed on the sidewalk like it was no big deal.

bridges make good photos.

and so do reflections...

here's Tommy;
he is from Finland;
he slept in our same hostel room;
he traveled alone;
he followed us everywhere for three straight days;
he was a chain smoker.

this collection of buildings is an imax,
an aquarium,
a modern science museum,
a planetarium,
among many other things.

a park.

statues.

an orange tree.

*valencia is famous for their oranges.
**my conclusion: they are pretty decent

park [revisited]

*the park was huge and great people watching.

the park once more.

final thoughts that cannot be portrayed in photo form:
1) valencia is famous for paella, which i thoroughly enjoyed
2) we saw the movie "into the wild" (in spanish)
3) we went to a flea market
4) at the flea market, a pick pocketer was arrested right in front of my face
5) probably walked around 12-15 miles over the course of a three day trip
6) i had a great time.
7) valencia was one of my favorite cities due to the fact that i always play with their soccer team in video games; this trip solidified my allegiance towards the city, as well as their futbol club.

-el fin