Valencia
Its been a few days since we were in Madrid and we've done so many things! We left our hostel and walked to the bus station. With all of our gear on, this 3 mile walk turned into quite the workout.
We made it to the bus station to find out that this particular station didn't have a bus that went to Valencia. We had to hop on line 6 and head to another bus station. Luckily, there were some very nice locals that sent us in the right direction! We got our tickets, made it on the bus, and were off for our 4 hour bus ride to Valencia!
Once we made it to Valencia, we took a cab to the hotel. Our hotel was in a perfect location and the rooms were pretty nice as well!
Later that evening, Taylor and I spent our time walking around the city. It was gorgeous. We drank wine while enjoying a crepe filled with mushrooms and spinach. We walked in the church of San Nicolas too!
Eventually we made it to our favorite place of the day, Lizarran. Here you eat tapas help together by a little stick. You keep ahold of these sticks and thats how you know much to pay at the end. Smaller sticks cost less, larger ones cost more. Every time the kitchen made new tapas, they rang a bell (which seemed to be every minute or so) and the wait staff brought them around to your table to see if you wanted some. Tay and I had a ball. The fact that our glasses of wine were only 2 euros each might have helped.
The next morning, our hotel had an amazing breakfast with an amazing view! We enjoyed a variety of meats, cheeses, cheesy zucchini & tomatoes, and tortilla de Espana (Tay's favorite).
We ventured back out into the city to run a few errands and happened on Les Torres de Quart. The towers were built between 1441 and 1460. They were part of a medieval wall that surrounded the city of Valencia. Tay and I each paid 2 euros to walk around and it was well worth it.
On our way back to the hotel, we stopped by the market where we got fresh juice and lots of water. We have found its hard to stay hydrated with the heat and how much we are walking. The market was beautiful and busy.
After leaving the market we stopped to have a glass of wine with some cheese, olives, and a pork and pepper bocadillo. Tay's Spanish speaking skills came in handy with helping the next table over ask the waiter a question!
I was pleasantly surprised to see a craft beer place right down the street and stopped in. I chose a brown ale that won first place in a 2014 competition. It was from Ireland and really good! Sorry, I forgot the name of it!
We got back to our hotel and napped before heading out to gather some last minute items for the next day's adventure: Tomatina! We went to El Corte Inglés to get some snacks and goggles! I had no idea this place was a 6 story grocery store/mall all rolled into one. Needless to say, we were able to get all of our last minute things all at once.
On the way home we grabbed something quick so we could eat and head to bed early. We had to be up, packed, and out the door at 6am the next morning. Taylor and I decided we will do a separate post just on Tomatina so look for that within the next 24 hours!
Peace & Love,
Savannah