by cwells | 2013-12-19 | Culture, Expat, Holiday, Spain, Valencia, Walking
Christmas traditions here in Valencia are radically different than what you see in the states. It is not the all-consuming passion that you might find at your local Walmart, your grocery store, or even your mailbox (yes, catalogs are STILL printed!). Here, it is...
by cwells | 2013-12-18 | Culture, Expat, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Travel, Valencia, Walking
After the street market mentioned in my last posting, I took off on my own to see the city. It was a beautiful day, and I had time on my own to think and consider some of the internal changes that are occurring in my mind, and then in my behaviors. Probably the most...
by cwells | 2013-12-17 | Culture, Pix, Spain, Valencia
Street markets here in Spain, called mercadillos, are a daily thing. The one in my town, Benimaclet, is held on Fridays, which is an interesting prospect for the store owners already on the streets where the market is held. Saturday, though, some friends and I went to...
by cwells | 2013-12-13 | Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
Since I live alone, I have the luxury of doing chores whenever I want to schedule them. For me, that means that I do my laundry on Friday or Saturday nights, and thenI get to go out first thing on Saturday or Sunday morning to take my clothes to the nearby...
