Glitz of my life: Honeymoon: Spain Day 2 Valencia

Did you know, Paella is originated from Valencia?

Yes, it originated from Valencia, which is famous for its gastronomic culture. Paella is a simmered rice dish with seafood. We were lucky we got to try authentic Paella here on the second day of our Spain tour! Unfortunate, it was not to our liking. =X

As I mentioned earlier on my previous blog post about Day 1 Barcelona, we woke up early and had breakfast at 7am as the journey to Valencia starts at 8am.

Although we resided in different hotel in the different cities, breakfast was universal: cereal, milk, bread, ham, cheese and fruits. According to the tour guide, this is what the locals have daily for breakfast.

Journey to Valencia took approximately 3-4 hours. I was sleeping most of the time and was only up snacking at every available toilet breaks; And this, was my favorite snack on the go:

When we finally arrived at Valencia, we were greeted by the new town- the area in Valencia with modern architectures. Our first stop was the City of Arts and Sciences which was designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava. Santiago Calatrava is apparently the world most famous architect around currently and is the architect behind the Olympic sports complex in Athens.

The City of Arts and Sciences consist of five avant garde modern white buildings, namely, the Opera House - Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia; An IMAX theater, The Prince Felipe Science Museum, the Agora - a multifunctional space where major (sports) events are held and lastly the L'Oceanografic - the largest aquarium in Europe.

All the structures were really modern and nice. It's such a pity, we stopped for cam-whoring purpose and did not visit any of the buildings.

Next, we were given a city tour around the old town. El Museo Nacional de Ceramica y de las Artes Suntuarias Gonzalez Marti was one very pretty building that we passed by. Loving it very much!

Miguelete is so tall that at any corner of the old town, you can see it. Apparently, if you go up the tower, you get to see both the old and new town skyline. It should be quite a nice sight yet unfortunately, we do no have the privilege to do so.

Valencia Cathedral was closed on the day we visited Valencia hence, we were only brought to see the exterior, once again.

We walked to the city centre -Plaza de la Virgen, the gathering place and site of activities for festival of the Fallas. It is also the site where the Turia Fountain resides.

We were given some free & easy time to wander around ourselves before heading to La Lonja de la Seda.

The narrowest apartment measuring 105cm in width!

Finally, one attraction we entered for a visit. The Lonja de la Seda (Silk Exchange) is situated in a medieval street up a flight of steps. It is a late Valencian Gothic style civil building built between 1482 and 1548. It is a UNESCO world heritage site as it illustrates the power and wealth of one of the great Mediterranean mercantile cities.