Hey everyone!
I'm in Valencia! I took a train this morning from Barcelona, after spending yesterday evening in my hotel room in bliss, eating take-out meatballs and drinking red wine.
The train ride was just over 3 hours, relaxing and a view of the blue blue coast, and so many orange trees. They went on for ages, row after row. Many of the trees were heavily laden with fruit. I didn't know oranges grew in winter, but they seem to manage nicely here.
The weather is mild and sunny, and Valencia is just as I imagined a Spanish town to be: the pastel colored buildings have iron railings and flower boxes in the windows. There are tapas bars on virtually every corner, and the winding streets open into charming plazas, all of which have cool names. The town is pretty quiet right now.... it seems to become lively even later in the afternoon than Barcelona. If I go much further south I'll be eating dinner at midnight!
I'm roomed in an apartment, rather than a hotel. It has a complete kitchen, and is on the top floor with a pretty view of the roofs of the other buildings around. It's right off a plaza called Conde Bunol, near Plaza San Nicolas.
I am sending you my love!
Love T
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oooooh - Valencia! I recognize the name and now I recall--it's from Valencia oranges I see for sale at the Safeway!! So cool! I still like Gaudi's buildings and the fruit stands in Barcelona. You'll have to go some to top that!!! Bopcha's looking at your site too. We're enjoying it together. I send you my love my dear sweet adventurer. love, mother
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