Quick trip, part two

Because we were on foot we saw only a small part of Valencia, but it was a nice part!

Plaça de l'Ajuntament

Also on Plaça de l'Ajuntament.

Torres de Quart
We saw a lot more Spanish flags when were in the autonomous region of Valencia, one of seventeen regions. It has its own language, Valencian, but I am not clear how much it is used.

Plaza de la Virgen
with a statue of Neptune

We did not see the Holy Grail when we were in Valencia,
but we read about it and watched the Monty Python movie!

Guarding a bridge

Poseidon near the skatepark

The most visited site in Valencia is the City of Arts and Sciences, a twenty-year-old complex of stunning buildings housing the science museum, aquarium, and theater.

If we hadn't narrowly missed being caught in a thunderstorm I would have taken even more than twenty pictures. Here is a small sample.

We chose to visit only the science museum, which was a good choice since it filled all our time.

I was surprised that this entire exhibit was entirely in Castilian and Valencian, although the translator asks if I want to translate from Catalan, so the languages are similar. I just looked at the pictures.

It was a quick trip, but really felt like a vacation. Maybe we
should do the same thing when we return to California.