This past weekend, our entire program took a trip to Valencia, the third largest city in Spain behind Madrid and Barcelona. Despite almost missing the bus (I neglected to set an alarm), I miraculously managed to pack my back, get dressed, grab some food, and run 6 blocks to the bus in under 10 minutes. Pretty impressive, if I may say so myself.
We first visited La Ciudad de Las Artes y Ciencias. Here we had the pleasure of visiting El Oceanografico, the largest aquarium in Europe! We visited all ten areas reflecting different marine habitats and saw a dolphin show.
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| Pinguinas! |
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| Shark Attack! |
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| Amigas at the Delfinario |
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| Jellies.... |
We then headed over to El Museo de las Artes y Ciencias, where we saw all sorts of interesting displays. They had many exhibitions on the human body, and a few random ones as well. We got to see baby chicks hatch from their eggs!
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| The Chickadees |
Valencia is an absolutely beautiful city. We were able to walk around before enjoying a lovely tapas dinner, complete with the one and only "Agua de Valencia." It was really nice to have our entire program together for the weekend. We woke up early the next morning for a tour of the city. We visited El Mercado Central, tried some Horchata, and had yet another lovely serving of the true Valencian paella.
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| The largest (covered) market in Europe |
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| Proudly showing off their Valencian oranges |
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| The Horchata was super sweet, but very good! |
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Paella Valenciana
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| Plaza del Ayuntamiento |
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