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Day 7, ValenciaWaking up at the second day in Valencia. Today's plan is to visit the science museum, a very futuristic designed building. Valencia:
Gunilla checking the weather through our "City View" window. At least we understand that there is daylight. Mercado Central de Valencia:
We start with a visit to the Mercado Central. It's a big impressive building. 
The building was erected the years 1914 to 1928. 
It's very nice but as usual a bit expensive, the same in Sweden's market places. Before this building it was an open air market here. 
The architectural style is Valencian Art Nouveau. More information about Mercado Central:
Placa de l'Adjuntament:
When walking through the big square Placa de l'Adjuntament we could see the Clock Tower far away in the back ground. We think the tower stands on the building Sindicat Federal de Correus i Telecomunicacions. A telephone company ? Pont de l'Angel Custodi:
After walking along the streets in the more modern area of Valencia we escape to the moat again. Take the stairs down at the bridge l'Angel Custodi. 
Follow the old river bed, pass by an enormous statue of fairy tale Gulliver and pass trough under the next bride, Pont del Regne. 
In the park there is a water tap, we cooled our hands with the water but didn't dare to drink it. Les Arts Valencia:
It took 30 minutes to walk to here but now we are at the place we want to visit. These buildings you will see are fantastic with its futuristic design. 
It's like a star ship from Star Trek. 
Water is important in this park and has influenced the design. Ponte de Montolivet:
Even the bridges here have this futuristic science fiction design. 
The pillars that hold the bridge, no grey boring concrete. 
The aft of the space ship. It's an opera house and it opened in 2005. More information about the opera house:
Hemisferic:
We continue walking to investigate the other building at this place. This is a cinema with a hemispherical screen, it can project planetarium shows and others. 
More pools of water around the buildings. Caixa Forum, L'Agora:
L'Agora building, for conferences, concerts etc. A 90 million Euro project to built. More information about the L'Agora building:
Map over Valencia's Old Town. Museo de las Ciensas:
The science museum, we took a look inside but never visit the exhibition. The most interesting is the outdoors views. Zones Humides - Aviari:
In the background we can see the next park, L'Oceanografic. 
Now we have seen most of the places we wanted to visit. Time to go back to old town of Valencia. |
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The building is 90 meters high and have a glass roof. 
The wires that hold the bridge. Jardin de Astrnomia:
On the way back we got into the astronomy park. This clock which works without batteries can display time, date and month. L'Umbracle:
A park with Valencia's plants. 
We are now about in the center of this area and have to choose which way to go back. 
No plants we are used to see in Sweden. More information about L'Umbracle:
Now we have walked long, legs hurts, continue walking back home. El Rio:
We continue to walk more North in the park, the old Moat. 
Beautiful places we see, water fountains. Font del Palau de la Música:
To the right Palau de la Musica. Pont d'Arago:
One after one we pass by beautiful bridges. Pont de la Mar:
Puente del Mar, one of the older bridges, I think it's constructed 1425. More information about Puente del Mar (only Spanish):
Lunch time:
For lunch we got some local specialty, bread with tomatoes. A nice Spanish couple eating lunch there helped us to order and explained what we get. They had noticed how I looked at their plates what they eating. Porta de la Mar:
A last monument to look at before we go to our rom for a rest. More information about Plaza de la Puerta del Mar (only Spanish):
After a rest on our room we went out to the city in the evening. Find a nice pub and got this, Agua de Valencia, mango, orange juice, quantro and wodka. More information about Valencia:
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