Valencia’s Mercado Central
Anyone who reads our blog regularly or who knows us knows that we love the markets in Europe, and in Valencia we’ve found the granddaddy [Read More…]
Destinations
A Bullfight in Valencia, Spain
I went to a bull fight in Valencia, Spain this past Saturday. To go wasn’t exactly an easy decision, but I’m glad I did. If [Read More…]
Flamenco in Valencia
They exchange glances, only for a moment, their eyes returning quickly, demurely to the floor. Their hands slowly raise over their heads, the heavy soles [Read More…]
Playa Malvarrosa Beach, Valencia, Spain
One of the reasons we decided to go to Valencia was to go to the beach. Chuck asked me where I wanted to spend July, [Read More…]
The Architecture of Valencia: The Classical
Valencia’s Town Hall (“Ajuntament”) Valencia has a unique classical architecture. We’ll call it “Valencian”. It’s something of an ornate blend of mediterranean Europe with functional [Read More…]
The Architecture of Valencia: The Modern
Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences We’re neither architecture experts nor aficionados, but in the same way that you don’t have to be an art [Read More…]
A Valencia, Spain Primer
Nobody has asked us why we decided to spend the bulk of our summer (July 3 to August 3) in Valencia, Spain. This is only [Read More…]
El Grecos in Toledo
“The Disrobing of Christ” El Greco is among the most recognizable and famous Spanish renaissance painters. Which is totally ironic because he was Greek: “El [Read More…]
Madrid’s 20th Century Cathedral
X There is no shortage of cathedrals in Europe. They seem to be a dime a dozen. We’ve heard even the most seasoned of European [Read More…]
Weird Dali’s = Sorta Normal
“Gypsy Figure” When people think of Salvador Dali, they think of melting clocks, grotesque nightmarish stick figures, wild collections of seemingly random images on a [Read More…]