VALENCIA

this past weekend we went to valencia which is on the coast of spain. the weather was AMAZING. it was a vacation within a vacation. i felt like i was in florida-palm trees and old spanish buildings, plus the smell of salt from the beach. we first got there and went exploring for different bars and discotecs. the next day we woke up and went to get an early lunch-tortilla espanola!- and then went on a tapas tour at 2:30. the guide was from great britain and there were 2 australians on the tour with us. we went to three restuarants and got a tapa and drink (sangria) all for 8 euro. 

at the first one, we had blood sausage. and now i know that it is all blood and no sausage. then we had sausage and beans on a slice of bread. then we had peppers on bread. then at the last one we had so much food! we had bread and cheese, croquettes, a platter of meats, and then paella of course because we were in valencia! i tried rabbit and snail for the first time and there also was calamari in the paella too.

we went back took a nap and then got ready for our pub crawl. we went to a bar and 2 discos. it was a blast! our australian friends joined us and we met a bunch of people from all over the us who were there for the weekend and the guides were from italy and holland.

the next day before we left we headed to the beach. this was probably my favorite part of our whole trip. it was so windy on the beach though but there were palm trees everywhere-so tropical! i put in feet into the freezing cold Mediterranean to say that i did. you can't go to spain without seeing it! then we picked up our bags at the hostel and headed home on our 5 hour bus ride to toledo.