Valencia, Spain – 2/19/2015 – http://fulltimetimeshare.com/blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2015 (Thursday)

Usual, got up, got dressed, went to the Grand Pacific for breakfast.

Breakfast in the Grand Pacific is so civilized.

Ham and eggs, hash browns. Coffee and toast.

It was around 9:00 AM when we got off the ship. We opted not to take the 12 Euro per person shuttle to the city center. Instead, we took the city bus for 1.50 Euro per person and enjoyed the scenery. Michael and I didn’t really have any expectations of Valencia and were quite impressed. Not quite as beautiful as Barcelona, but close. We enjoyed the ultra-modern buildings, one of which was something to do with the Oceanographic Institute.

Here we go with the beautiful buildings.

Lots of cathedrals and old buildings. We went to the end of the line and then went back the other way and got off to go to the Prehistoric Museum. It cost us two Euro each and we enjoyed walking through time. It reminded us of being back in Pompeii or Ephesus.

Lots of really old stuff that has miraculously been found.

Pretty woman strolling through time, sans backpack. She had to put it in a locker.

The ruins don't stop, there are many in Spain. — The ruins don’t stop, there are many in Spain.

Center left, that is a Hazel Hoe. I could get one at Home Depot today!

Once we left the museum, we asked the lady how to get to the city center. We walked along narrow streets and finally found the old city center. We enjoyed the feel and all the old buildings. We really loved the Plaza of the Virgin with the church, the fountain, and all the other things around. Loved all of it.

I just can't tell if this is graphics or graffiti. — I just can’t tell if this is graphics or graffiti.

The doors were left open and I love the colors and details inside.

The center loaf has a fish baked into it. I am just not that big a fish person.

Police car, just right for the narrow streets of Valencia.

We went down a little street and ended up in a rotunda kind of space, circular with 5 or 6 streets spoking out from it. Great shops and nearly got us lost for a time.

Fountain in the center, hard to keep track of what streets we went down and which one was first.

We thought this was a beautiful and different looking church.

Beautiful skylights and dome... — Beautiful skylights and dome…

We continued walking to try to find the bus line back to the port. The walk was quite long and Michael’s knee was beginning to hurt (as were my feet). We looked for a place to stop and eat lunch but most of the places weren’t open yet (around 12:30 PM). We finally found a place a cute little place called Abierto, which served tapas. We had spiced potatoes and a salad – which were excellent.

This salad was spectacular. Makes my mouth water just looking at it and remembering it.

The potatoes and bread were equally outstanding.

We finally found the bus and got back to the ship. Once back on board, we took a little rest and watched “The Judge.” Good movie.

All the bridges have really neat statues of one form or another at each end and on each side.

We got a call from Helga asking if we wanted to meet her and Dennis for dinner, which we did at 6:00 PM at the Grand Pacific. (We’ve decided we like the Grand Pacific much more than the Alizar because it has more room. The tables in Alizar are very close together.) After dinner we headed to the show, called “Showdown.” The show was the audience voting (applause) for who they wanted to stay and who would win. It was okay but we all enjoyed the show last night the best.

We were in bed by 9:30 PM. That was our day. Hope yours was great!