My friend, Ali, and I met up in Spain for the long MLK, Jr. weekend. This was a do over for two different times we had trips booked to Sicily but both were canceled due to Covid. Even though it was overdue, it was well worth the wait.
When we booked our tickets back in May we just tried to find somewhere that was sunnier than Londor or Berlin and easy, direct and cheap flights. Barcelona ticked all of those boxes but we both have been to Barcelona several times. We decided to fly in and out of Barcelona but train to Valencia and stay most of our time there. This turned out to be the best choice.
The train ride was just a quick, comfortable 3 hours and we were transported to the beautiful city of Valencia. The city was filled with friendly people, beautiful buildings and some of the best food and drinks.
We went on a walking tour and otherwise just lost ourselves in the streets of the city. We walked about 10 miles a day and never tired of just wandering.
I knew that paella was created in Valencia so I knew we had to eat it here. We learned that Spaniards never order this at a restaurant for dinner (only lunch) and they never order from a restaurant with photos of the food (I knew the no food photos tip before but the not eating paella in the evening was new to me) I'm not sure how it would have tasted in the evening but our mid day meal of traditional Valencian paella was delish.
Ali found us a great Airbnb right in front of one of the famous Towers - Torres de Serranos, What a view!!
We at tapas every chance we got. We fell in love with the tomato, garlic alioli bread!! The picture below is pan con ajo y tomate, grilled artichokes and garlic mushrooms and sangria!
The picture below is a gorgeous building built in the 15th century that used to be where people bought and sold silk.
The coffee each morning was amazing!!
Our walking tour guide, Mery, who was so funny, knowledgeable and quirky.
Such a great time in a beautiful city with my lovely friend. Until next time!!
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