Barcelona: night at Hotel Sidorme Viladecans
Drive: Approximately 340 km (212 miles) - 3 hours 15 minutes
Valencia:
Spent the day in Valencia before driving and spending the night in Barcelona.
The Central Market of Valencia. It was designed in 1914 by Francisco Guardia and Alejandro Soler and inaugurated by King Alfonso XIII in 1928. Valencia, Spain.
Inside the market. The seafood section. The Central Market of Valencia, Spain.
Cigalas, a type of lobster. Inside the seafood section of the market. The Central Market of Valencia, Spain.
Fish. Inside the seafood section of the market. The Central Market of Valencia, Spain.
Fish. Inside the seafood section of the market. The Central Market of Valencia, Spain.
Inside the produce section of the market. The Central Market of Valencia, Spain.
Dried shark. The Central Market of Valencia, Spain.
Forn Desamparats, a bakery located in the market. The Central Market of Valencia, Spain.
Spinach or espinaca(left) and tuna or atun (right) empanadillas from Forn Desamparats. The Central Market of Valencia, Spain.
Las Fallas ninots on the streets of Valencia. Spain.
Inside Església de Santa Caterina. A Gothic style church.
For a small fee you can go up the bell tower and get a view of the city. Valencia, Spain.
For a small fee you can go up the bell tower and get a view of the city. Valencia, Spain.
View of Plaça Redona from the bell tower of Església de Santa Caterina. Valencia, Spain.
Horchateria de Santa Catalina for horchata and fartons. Valencia, Spain.
Horchata. Horchata is a drink made from pressed chufa (tiger nuts) that are originally from Egypt, brought to Valencia by the Arabs. Horchateria de Santa Catalina. Valencia, Spain.
Farton. Fartons are dipped in the horchata and eaten. Horchateria de Santa Catalina. Valencia, Spain.
Plaza de la Virgen with the Valencia Cathedral in the back left. Valencia, Spain.
Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias (City of Art and Sciences). Valencia, Spain. It is situated at then end of a former riverbed of the river Turia, which was drained and rerouted after a flood in 1957. The buildlng on the right is El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, an opera house and performing arts center. Valencia, Spain.
The building to the right is L'Hemisfèric, an IMAX cinema, planetarium, and laserium. It is suppose to resemble a giant eye. Behind it is el Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, an interactive museum of science. Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. Valencia, Spain.
Another view of L'Hemisfèric representing a giant eye in the front and el Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe resembling the skeleton of a whale in the middle. You can see Pont de l'Assut de l'Or, a white cable-stayed bridge, and L'Àgora, a covered plaza for concerts and sporting events, in the back. Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias. Valencia, Spain.
Late lunch at La Pepica, a restaurant known for its paella, was founded in 1898, and has even served Ernest Hemingway. Located at Playa de Malvorossa, an urban strand of beach. Valencia, Spain.
Inside La Pepica. Valencia, Spain.
Started off with anchovies in olive oil with tomato and olives. La Pepica, Valencia, Spain.
Seafood paella. This was okay. The paella we had for dinner at Arrocería la Valenciana was much better.
La Pepica, Valencia, Spain.
On the beach right outside La Pepica. Sand castle. Playa de Malvorossa, Valencia, Spain.
On the beach right outside La Pepica. Playa de Malvorossa, Valencia, Spain.
We then drove from Valencia to Barcelona. We stopped by to check into our hotel and drop off our luggage, and then headed to the airport to return our rental car since we wouldn't be needing to drive in Barcelona.
