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Singapore is the closest I’ve ever lived to Australia. And it’s a good thing we’re here since a few good friends moved to Melbourne about 3 years ago. That and well, who doesn’t love Melbourne?
The left bank.
Blue sky day.
Public transport.
Street art outside tapas restaurant.
Sunshine, good food, art. But let’s be honest what it was really all about. Getting these two their presents.
presents.
The simple and versatile ribbon on string wins the day.
Ribbon on string.
Posted in Architecture, Art, Beach, cake, cathedral, City Breaks, Dance, Food, gothic, grafitti, Landmark, modern, Photography, Roman, Spain, spanish, Spanish, street performance, Travel, travel photography, Weather, tagged Architecture, Art, bachelorette party, Beach, cathedral, city breaks, costume, Food, hen party, La Pepica, Landscapes, paella, parade, Photography, Plaza de la Virgin, reflexology on beach, Roman architecture, Spain, Torre del Micalet., Travel, travel photography, vacation, Valencia on April 23, 2012| 1 Comment »
Sun. Paella at La Pepica. Roman architecture in the city centre. Spontaneous street parades. Independent designer street vendors. Reflexology from my beach chair. 14 girl hen / bachelorette party. Sangria. Cava.
A great weekend in a beautiful city with a wicked group of ladies. I really do love Spain. Although Seville is so far my favorite Spanish city, it does lack a beach, a quality Valencia delivers highly on. Unfortunately my fancy pants camera is in the shop. Again. Well, technically it’s not in the shop anymore. It’s being held ransom in UK customs. Here are a few shots I took with my extremely vintage iPhone. Let me know what you think.
We were greeted at the airport by these lovely gluten free, vegan hen cupcakes. What a great way to start our journey.
Valencia has a thriving night life and the old city at night is absolutely breathtaking.
The silly sunglasses man made out like a bandit on us. Here is the normally gorgeous Anna giving the rest of us a fair shot at looking beautiful too.
Valencia Beach. If you get a reflexology on the beach, pick the lady with the Dora the Explorer bag and flowered hat. The rest pale in comparison. Kind of like standing next to Anna when she’s not wearing those ugly glasses.
After some partying and beach time with the ladies, I took a later flight so that I could explore the old city myself. I am so glad I did as I ran across many spectacular moments in the short span of a Sunday afternoon.
The Cathedral.
The Cathedral.
The Cathedral.
Torre del Micalet.
Couple at Torre del Micalet.
City view from Torre del Micalet..
Fountain in Plaza de la Virgin
Child vs. pigeon standoff in Plaza de la Virgin.
A bit of modern architecture mixed in.
Valencia street view.
Random street performance. These ladies were amazing.
Clarinet player in the street performance band.
Costumed men joining the street performance.
And now I’m finding it difficult to get back to the mundane tasks that life is requiring. I guess that’s what Monday is all about. What do you think the people of Valencia are doing right now?
Texas on Thames 