!Ida y vuelta! Valencia, Spain
On a cold afternoon a few weeks ago with a desire to work equal to the strength of an ant, I look around looking for a bit of life from my location but I only see the sad faces of my colleagues that I do understand that it is high time away from this "valley of tears". Yes, yes I definitely need a vacation.
This event! Here I find that on Ryanair bid for Valencia Interestingly, Mary and Max will join me now, convince Tizy e.. Reserved tickets, a weekend lightning, 3gg the fiesta!
It then combines, Benjamin, our colleague will be a new and unusual. And 'his first time with us, we promise not to upset too!
Very democratically decide that we Ciampino with his car.
Thursday 24 January, we start!
Sveglia 05.45 hours, 06.50 to the appointment, that sacrifice, yesterday I finished work at 00:00! Benjy, I think it is a punctual person, do not expect it, I say. To 07.10 with already 20min. of off track I try to call Benjamin-cell non-Mah! .. but is not that this has not woken up!? Nooooo, can not make this slim figure! .. and you! Shows an hour late, the mortified face and the anxiety that comes from knowing that you will receive a "cazzata". Show me strangely calm and understanding, even when the story once and for reasons of work I missed a train! .. It has no idea how many bad words and the malice I launched during the wait!
For me, however, we think that the diplomatic Masari strangely that morning diplomat did not own anything!
Fortunately, we arrive at the airport in time for check-in, the flight is on time and landed in about 2h in Valencia. We reach the city with a shuttle bus (airport station) which stops near Plaza Ayuntamiento. The ns. hotel, continental, is located nearby at Calle Correos-www.contitel.es-. The rooms are not very big but nice, the staff is friendly (especially pertaining to the reception of the morning shift) and then the location is really excellent.
Advantage of good weather to begin ns. cultural tour to the delight of Massimo (whose only interest is the aquarium).
The ns. speedy mini tour starts from Plaza Ayuntamiento, in the center with a beautiful fountain surrounded by trees, shops, restaurants and bars. We head towards towards Calle San Vicente, which leads into the Plaza de la Reina, which is the center of the old town. On the left of the square is the church of Santa Catalina in the Gothic style. More over, there is the cathedral, in Gothic style but with a Baroque façade. Inside you can see how those styles have accavalati over the centuries. Majestic is the octagonal cupola (ciborium), ii beautiful rosettes and the altar. At the cathedral there is the bell tower, whose entrance is inside the church. To climb the 207 steps you must pay a € 2 ticket. The effort is rewarded by the beautiful landscape and the bell-water than in the past with the sound of regulated irrigation Huerta. We continue along Navellos Santa Ana to arrive at the Torres de Serranos, one of the 4 ports of Valencia. I expected something more impressive, however the gate "closes" the old with the new and busy area of the city. Let us march back is high time for dinner, hunger is felt ... We decide to have dinner