31 Hours in Valencia

A How-To Guide

Step One: Make sure you are listening to O Valencia! by the Decemberists as your flight lands in Valencia. Have your husband waiting for you at the airport.

Step Two: Have a great lunch on the patio at Cuvee Restaurancion. We highly recommend the tempura vegetables and calamari. Try out your Spanish by ordering "dos cervecas, por favor"

Step Three: Take a walk down to see the magnificent buildings designed by Calatrava.


Step Four: bus back to the old centre of the city, and buy sunglasses.


Step Five: wander through the many plazas admiring the old buildings. And the oranges.


Step Six: stop for a drink and marvel at how cheap the drinks are. Our record this weekend was 3euros for a glass of wine and a coffee.

Step Seven: wander through a church that we had visited previously with Karina. Marvel at the painted panels and ceilings that we under restoration when we had been before.


Step Eight: stop for tapas on the Plaza de la Reina and admire the views of the old church.


Step Nine: Have an aperitif at Tula, a cute cafe near the hotel

Step Ten: Eat an amazing tapas dinner at Tapas Gastronomik. All the food was fantastic, and the service couldn't have been better.

Step Eleven: Go for drinks at Marasquino, just around the corner from the restaurant. Again, be amazed at how little they cost.


Step Twelve: The next day take advantage of the extensive hotel breakfast.

Step Thirteen: walk up to the Modern Art Museum, and visit for free because it's Sunday.

Step Fourteen: Eat Paella for lunch at a restaurant in the Plaza de la Reina, and decide to walk back to the hotel.

Step Fifteen: stumble upon a covered marketplace that is filled with little cafes. Stop for one last glass of wine.


Step Sixteen: Pick up your bags at the hotel, and cab to the airport. Wish you could stay longer.

PS. Erik got new glasses. What do you think?