Some days in the city of Valencia, along the eastern coast of Spain

We wanted to make an autumn weekend in a city somewhere convenient to reach via Ryan Air, and between 3 or 4 that attracted us in the end we chose Valencia, even the most Covenient this time because we spent € 256 in 5 from Ciampino . The boys had never been to Spain, Madrid has still not attracted to Andalucia takes too much and we are already in Barcelona ... so here made the choice to Valencia.Abbiamo left the car in a parking charge near the airport, a shuttle is constantly back and forth and back we only paid € 6 per day, which does not seem a great cifra.Siamo arrived in Valencia on time (I always like that happen with Ryan) to 15 25, we took the metro which is easy to reach the center and then we got a 15 minute walk to our hostel, Valencia Center, in a quiet but strategic, behind the Place de la Virgen, the heart of a chosen città.Avevo hostel with a room of 6 (otherwise there were from 4/8/12) to spend at least (16 € per night per person) and because I had never had this experience and I was the slightest element of risk to have a camera.com sixth person ever, because all I ever organize and study, my have adapted to my whim, my mother who traveled with us, including! And it went really well: the sixth bed was not occupied, the room was clean, had a hearty breakfast and internet was free and available sempre.Certo, bunk beds and a sink ertissimi were skimpy, but ... I would say that for 3 nights you can do! We have arranged a little something and we immediately usciti.La city is full of Baroque and Romanesque churches, squares fondamentalmente.Abbiamo visited the Virgin and the queen, the museum of ceramics, especially nice because it hosts in the beautiful and magnificent palace of the Marquis of Waters and the Lonja, Mercado or of Seda, former seat of the palace of commerce and major trade of the past, UNESCO World Heritage since 1996 and is the Gothic hall calendar from the more wide across Europa.La evening after dinner, we walked through the alleys of the Barrio del Carmen and struck us that there was a protest in the Government Palace, and because it was Saturday evening, both because it was organized so that a boy ran ... un'orchesta evocative rhythms of drums played and people danced attorno.Fantastico!

 

The next morning we got up with the intention of going to visit the City of Science Technology of the famous architect Santiago Calatraga.Abbiamo done each morning and we reached the gate of Serranos, one of two ancient city gates, beyond the which we should take one autobus.Intanto the civilized demonstration the previous evening, had left a mess in the streets and the stench of urine was present primarily in the many alleys of centro.E 'true that the garbage collectors were already at work but we have spent 2 days to Sparre also smells and who knows how many liters of water and detergent .. in short, civilized Spain, left me perplessa.Gli bus seemed to me another contradiction: on one hand, the stop is how many minutes you have to wait on the other, when you go, the driver makes the tickets to those without them, using, of course, a lot of time.
Tickets for the metro, are not the same bus:!! We come and we go down a bit wrong 'before necessario.Ma faccimo a walk and a lot of photos: the complex is great, a summary of water, transparencies and aerodynamic spettacolare.Abbiamo made a single ticket, which included the Museum of Science and Oceanographic Hemisferic, book now time for the show tridimensionale.Il Museum of Science there really liked because it seemed not to Children and adults do not know how to explain ... but no go tralasciato.Ad others I heard, like molto.forse is that I have in mind only that, unsurpassed in Parigi.L 'Oceanographic is beautiful a water park and more than a simple aquarium, compares favorably with others we have visto.L 'Hemisferic, with its three-dimensional show, I liked it a bit to my' meno.Calatrava continues to build and just before our arrival was just opened a sports hall, fully "embedded" in these days and that housed the international tennis.Gradevole even a walk under the Umbracle, an avenue of palm trees that is under a kind of greenhouse completely open.
We toured the large shopping center that faces and then, dead tired, we took the bus to the door of Serranos, and then, we have reached our walk ostello.Dopo ESSECI refreshed we went out to dinner.

Il Lunedì abbiamo bighellonato per il centro,abbiamo visitato il bellissimo Mercato Centrale,in perfetto stile Liberty e poi,approfittando del cldo e della bellissima giornata,abbiamo preso una metropolitana leggera che in una ventina di minuti,ci ha portato al mare,alla spiaggi della Malvarrosa.Sì,perchè,in effetti,Valencia non è una città sul mare,come Barcellona,pur non essendone staccata.Insomma,è un concetto diverso:dal centro antico,devi faticare per vederlo e per raggiungerlo.Siamo andati anche per mangiare la Paella,che abbiamo preso alla Pepica,buono ma non economico.Cioè,è proprio la Paella che è cara,in realtà un po' ovunque.Tornati in albergo verso le 4,i ragazzi sono andati al computer,che era sempre a disposizione,gratis,mio marito si è riposato ed io e mia madre siamo state in terrazza fino al tramonto,a goderci il panorama sui tetti della città.La sera,fuori a cena.

Tuesday is the last giorno.Facciamo breakfast, we leave the luggage in the warehouse, go to giro.Visitiamo shops, churches, climb the tower and that of SantaCatalina Micalet or Miguel, where we happen to experience emozionante.E 'almost noon and we are just on the bell when they initiate a "played" more than 10 minutes long and laborious, which makes contortions, fit together and it is clear that the strings are male.Sudano are excited themselves, seem to be honored to do what they do, they are four, including one woman and one of them is evidentement maestro.Le the bells, which have all a person's name, are many and heavy bell and sometimes even lie down on the floor, to give the right force, leveraging all they can.
Then it ends.
We (we are fortunate in 6 or 7) remain in a stunned silence, I have shining eyes, they are in a sweat.
We collect and make the last few steps up to the roof, where is the Micalet, the most majestic bell and this time did not suonato.Avrei wanted to say thanks, but I did it.
Let's take back your bags and go to eat in Queen Square, in the sandwich "Cervezeria Montaditos y", where all the tasty little sandwiches cost a euro.
Slowly we are heading towards the metro and then the airport. The plane leaves on time the doo 15.a Rome we expect a temperature lower than 12 degrees, but we knew! Telephony to the car park operators, which takes 10 minutes to get taken by the shuttle, and we pay way home.
In short, Valencia is nice, the center is full of churches and particular views, and Calatrava structures are not to be missed.
2 days full and two half days, we have been the perfect time to visit the city, some museum and monument and stroll quietly, sipping a cerveza or orchata.