We were lucky to stay at a beautiful location right near the ocean at our friends place. We took few walks along the beach and enjoyed some Valencia paella. One evening we observed a huge moon spreading its light all over the sea and a little Venice alike building block nearby the beach :) We really wanted to take a picture of the moon, but i the dark it didn't work out and we just had to live with the thought that not every nice moment has to be documented. We have our memory for that :)
In Valencia you can see the green river. It used to be a river going through the city that flooded in 1957. After that city decided to dry it. Now it is a huge park with old bridges over your head. Absolutely weird to walk along a park that used to be a river bead :)
Another impressive thing in Valencia is the City of Art and Science complex. It's been built between years 1996 and 2005. The architecture looks like from a different world. Very modern and at the same time sort of cosmic. Buildings are used mainly for exhibitions, as museums, concert and opera hall. There is even little garden with palms and cactus on on of the roofs :)
We took the free city tour and ended up eating nice tapas near one of the biggest markets in Europe. Tapas places around the market always have fresh fish and other ingredients.
One of the interesting points in tour was the silk market that basically was a bank. Silk market has a little tour where people who couldn't pay their loans ended up for 3 month. If nobody payed their loan during this period, these people were executed. Interesting method to deal with debts.
Park that used to be a river
Park that used to be a river
Art and Science city
Art and Science city
Art and Science city
Art and Science city
Art and Science city's garden on the rooftop
Art and Science city
Cathedral
Sealing of the basilica
Market
Market
The symbol of market - parrot. Guess why :)
Pans for paella
The most narrow house in the world - 107 cm
Cathedral and basilica. Notice the bridge between the both. That's for bishop, so he doesn't need to walk on the square with poor/normal people.
Eating paella near market with fresh ingredients :)
Take this policeman serious :)
