Valencia
Friday 09/19
Reina Sofia Palace of the Arts
Designed by Santiago Calatrava to anchor the northwest end of the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia, Spain. It opened on 8 October 2005
Moving to begin the tour of the opera house
The tallest opera house in the world, amazing architecture
L'Umbracle-a landscaped walk with plant species indigenous to Valencia, over a car park
Looking west from opera house
Inside the main entrance
A look towards L'Hemisfèric, Assut de l'Or Bridge, and L'Àgora
Glass door handles on floor 1
The Sala Principal, The Main Hall seats 1,470 people
There are four tiers of seating
One of the smaller auditoriums. The seats have perforations in the leather so the acoustics are the same without an audience
The door handles on floor two (the torsos were on level one)
L'Umbracle from upper level of Arts and Performing Center
One of the smallest spaces
Politaria, Apartment building across from Reina Sofia Palace of the Arts
Torres de Serranos, One of the two remaining city gates from the 14th century,
Walking down Serranos on our way to Plaza de la Virgen
A look back at Torres de Serranos
Street Cafe
Relaxing on a Friday
Friends conversing
Palacio de los Borja
Valencia Cathedral, Architeture is Mainly Gothic with 18th c Neo Classical
Cathedral Main entrance on the Plaza de la Reina
Miguelete Tower, 14th c bell tower next to the Cathedral
Cathedral entrance detail. The Cathedral dominates one side of Plaza de la Reina
Gargoyles on the Cathedral
A closer look at Miguelete Tower
Hanging out on Plaza de la Reina
Wonderful walking
On the Plaza
Water court
Narrow apartment, Ha ha
Fundación Mediterráneo
Cafe in Mercado Central
Who were those touristas??
La Lonja, The silk exchange, an excellent example of Gothic architecture
Amaia, our wonderful tour manager dispensing some of her wisdom!
Ready for the paella (Valencian: [paˈeʎa]) cooking class
Snacks to give us energy to do kitchen work
The layout
Part of the group
Adding ingredients to paella pan while the tortilla de patatas cooks (pan with yellow stuff)
I got caught taking pictures
Stirring the paella while the chef shares his knowledge
The finished paella was yummy!!
Reflections from inside our hotel lobby. Made it on my way out to do some night photos!
Assut de l'Or Bridge (Valencian for the Dam of the Gold and refers to a dam that was located nearby)
A shot to establish scale
Assut de l'Or Bridge, The pylon of the bridge, at 125 meters (410 ft) high, is the highest point in the city.
A partial view of the City of Arts and Sciences at night, looking west
Museo de las Ciencias (science museum)
Assut de l'Or Bridge & L'Àgora
L'Umbracle (detail)
Museo de las Ciencias
Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía & L'Hemisfèric
On the left: L’Hemisfèric & Museo de las Ciencias, center: Assut de l'Or Bridge & L'Àgora and on right L'Umbracle
Listing at the City of Arts and Sciences
Underneath Montolivet Bridge looking towards L'Hemisfèric
L'Hemisfèric & Museo de las Ciencias Príncipe Felipe
Montolivet Bridge & Palau de Les Arts
Friday night hot wheels