Valencia

Valencia..  gorgeous town on the Mediterranean coast of Spain.  It’s the third largest city in Spain, but honestly didn’t feel like it..  It has a much more relaxed, non-urban, old-world feel to it.  Which was a nice contrast having just arrived from Barcelona and Madrid, back to back.  We had one day off there and I didn’t get to see some of the more prominent attractions like the Town Hall or the “Ciudad de las Arts y las Ciencias”, but here are a few from around town..

Above: A nice cold Alhambra, one of the more common Spanish beers.  Below: A local specialty: marinated crab cocktail, served in its own shell..

Madrid pt. 1: ¡Viva España!

Spain defeated Germany Sunday night 1-0 to win their first Euro Cup Championship in 44 years..

We had a show in Madrid last week at the Palacio de Deportes when Spain won against Russia, they showed the match on the big screens inside the arena before Juanes played. Here’s the crowd, intensely watching the match..

And some crappy video taken after the 3rd goal..

I’m admittedly not the biggest soccer fan, but it’s easy to catch Euro Cup fever. People were partying in the streets in Valencia on Sunday well into the night..