Rj and I headed down to the old part of downtown while the others went to the beach. It was too hot for Carter bear to be at the beach. Our first stop was at the Mercado central. It was large food market. There were so many delicious looking fruits and veggies. We bought some Valencia oranges and a couple of peaches.
We continued our day by wandering the streets and decided to stop for a bit to eat. After lunch, we headed back to the cathedral to check out the holy chalice. Inside the church was amazingly beautiful. We saw paintings by Goya and there was a left arm of a saint in a glass box on display!
Eventually we got to the chalice. It was golden and displayed in a glass case. Is it the real thing? Who knows, for some reason I just don’t think the cup that Jesus drank out of during his last supper was gold…..
Anyways, we met up with my parents and sister after touring the church. We walked around some and then headed back to the hotel. That night we ate at a great place known for its tapas (Spanish style appetizers) The food was sooo good and we ate the best paella ever!
It was our last night in Valencia. Saturday we are to head back up to Barcelona. We really enjoyed our stay here in Valencia.
Saturday June 17: Back to Barcelona
We head back up to Barcelona by train. Rj, Carter and I are seated in first class while all the others are chillin back in second class! Ha! We had, I don’t know what to call them, train attendants? Anyways, they served us food and drinks! We had a snack and a drink served to us and then later on we had lunch! Rj drank red wine with his lunch. Of course we took photos of us enjoying the luxuries of first class so we could rub it in, I mean show the others our ride. :)
Back in Barcelona, we arrive at the hotel, drop our stuff off and then head out to shop! It was the last day in Spain so we needed to get our souvenirs’ bought!!!
For dinner that night we ate at a Mexican style restaurant by the hotel. It was actually quite good and plus the Italy vs. USA match was on the big screen. We were the only Americans in the place! (gulp)
Well its adios to Spain!!! We had an awesome time but now its time to move forward with the rest of our journey!!!
CIAO
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