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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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… Read more

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! Read more