by cwells | 2015-09-01 | Culture, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Train, Walking
Gentle readers, I took a week to visit the town of Alicante, which is south of Valencia city and a popular vacation spot in Europe. Even though it was August and a lot of businesses were closed, it was still a memorable experience in a beautiful areas. Most of the...
by cwells | 2015-08-25 | Culture, Holiday, Spain, Train, Valencia, Walking
August in Valencia is a bit of a weird month. For the most part, the typical rhythms of the city are disrupted as huge numbers of people leave for vacation, taking trips both far away and into local pueblos. It’s a far cry from the few days that Americans take...
by cwells | 2015-06-23 | Bus, Culture, Festival, Food, Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
There are times when keeping your schedule open is a good thing. The weather here, while growing into the summer season in sunlight, heat, and, well, humidity, really begs for some outdoor time. This is Valencia’s advantage: long springs and autumns and...
by cwells | 2015-06-19 | Culture, Festival, Pix, Spain, Walking
Ahhhh, summertime. With all of the rain we have been having here in Valencia, the temperature has been mild and the trees are green. The riverbed, then, becomes a great place to have festivals and celebrations of all sorts. Recently, the “alternative...
by cwells | 2015-05-14 | Culture, Pix, Spain, Valencia, Walking
Every April, Valencia holds an amazing kite festival on the Malvarosa beach. In the past, these days herald the beginning of spring with sunny weather and plenty of breezy opportunities to fly kites and get the family outside. This year, however, Mother Nature had...
by cwells | 2015-05-11 | Car, Culture, Holiday, Pix, Spain, Walking
On the way home from Carcasonne, our group visited a lovely town, Roses. Wait, is it Rosas? This beach town is in the Girona province of Spain, and just south of the French border. Like Valencia and the Province of Valencia, the residents there share a dual-language...
