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Adios Valencia
We’re leaving Spain tomorrow and we’ve made the most of our time in Valencia! The past couple of weeks we’ve been going to the most popular touristy sites of the city. We visited the Valencia Cathedral to see the holy grail. We climbed the Micalet bell tower of the cathedral. They rang the bell while…
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Madrid
We spent this past weekend in Madrid and hit some of the hot spots. First a tour of The Royal Palace. Incredibly beautiful and my first opportunity to see a Stradivarius cello up close! I bet it sounds like angels. The artifacts in the palace museum were also super interesting. Can you imagine being carried…
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Toulouse
Last weekend we headed to Toulouse, France. We got the recommendation from Riley and found direct flights from Valencia for €40! Couldn’t pass that up. We wandered all around the old city center and along the banks of the Garonne river. Toulouse is nicknamed La Ville Rose because of the pink bricks used in the…
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La Cremà
This week Fallas wrapped up with La Cremà, a burning of all the monuments to ashes. We went to see the burning of my favorite falla in the nearby neighborhood of Russafa. A beautiful piece of art gone up in flames in a matter of minutes! A truly wild experience. We also made it back…
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Fallas de Valencia
Every spring Valencia has a massive celebration from March 1 to 19 called Fallas. This weekend we hit peak celebration with local parades and music and near constant fireworks. I have been consistently impressed by how good our local band and really all of the bands sound! The most notable part of the festival, aside…
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Athens
This weekend we headed to Athens to meet up with our friend Jen, visiting from L.A. on a birthday trip! We started off the celebration with a very fun dinner at a hillside tavern on Friday night. Our server was really smitten with Jen and gave us roses to help celebrate! After dinner we capped…
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Lindsay visits Valencia
Last weekend we had a visit from our most dedicated visitor, Lindsay! The weather didn’t really cooperate but we made the best of it despite the wind and rain. We headed to the beach and had some excellent seafood. We headed out of the city to the Utiel-Requena wine region for a little hike and…
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Sicily
This weekend we headed to Sicily to visit Chris’s cousin Rob who is stationed at the US Naval base outside Catania. We stayed right in the middle of Catania near the Piazza del Duomo and the ruins of a Roman colosseum. We were also right around the corner from an ancient Greek amphitheater. It was…
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Valencia
We arrived in Valencia one week ago! We’re pretty much all settled in after a few trips to Carrefour, a shop like Meijer (for the Michiganders) or Target+. The local mall is right across from the City of Arts and Sciences, which makes for a delightful shopping trip. Our apartment is in a quiet part…
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Breckenridge
Chris’s cousin Lindsay came to visit us last weekend for a ski trip in Breckenridge. It was frickin freezing but the snow was great! Thanks for visiting and schooling us on the slopes, Lindsay!
Traveling Van with a Man 