by cwells | 2014-07-01 | Culture, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Walking
Imagine the scene. It’s seven in the evening, and you decide to visit Plaza de la Virgen for a drink and enjoy the people-watching opportunity. Suddenly, two police on horseback clop-clop by, followed by the sound of a band playing music. A moment later, a...
by cwells | 2014-06-18 | Culture, Spain, Walking
Twice a year, there is an event here called “ShOPENING Night,” and it’s meant to be a sort of fashion and shopping night in the fashion district here in town. I attended the previous one in early December. Alas, I did not have my camera for the last...
by cwells | 2014-06-16 | Culture, Holiday, Pix, Walking
I have to admit it… the Spanish idea of siesta is pretty awesome. After Montmartre, both Ron and I were tired, and decided to get some sleep before heading out on an evening walk that was filled with the sights of the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysee. In...
by cwells | 2014-06-10 | Culture, Food, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia, Walking
My friend Angela turned me onto a Feria de Tapas about five blocks from my flat that is part of an annual degustation event. She works later in the evening, so I was able to join her after work for an hour or so. As you can see, the crowd is quite intense, and it was...
by cwells | 2014-06-02 | Bicycle, Culture, Pix, Spain, Spanish, Valencia
In a previous post, I provided pictures of my morning bike ride scenery in the Túria riverbed. In that post, I headed toward the northwest part of the city, and could have even left town using the bike trails that are scenic and well-tended. For this post, I headed in...
by cwells | 2014-05-30 | Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
About five blocks away from my house, there is a park that used to be part of the Sultan’s garden when the Moors inhabited Valencia. Yes, that was centuries ago, but the palace grounds have been kept up extremely well, with some ruins of the previous structures...
