Our Spanish high continued on in Valencia- what a delightful town! Sean recommended a hostel and I am so glad we listened to him on this one. Anyone going to Valencia, stay at the Home Backpackers Hostel. My favourite features were the rooftop terrace (and in Valencia in November, it is warm enough to use!) and the enormous kitchen.
Valencia used to have a river flowing right through the middle of the city, but in the sixties(?) the water was redirected and the riverbed was tranformed into an enormous park area with soccer fields, playgrounds- the works. We arrived early enough to spend the afternoon walking through the park and reading our books in the sun. While we were there, I finished "Water for Elephants." If you have not yet read this book, I suggest that you do. I didn't realize that a novel about a traveling circus set in depression era America could be so riveting! For dinner we went on a quest to find non-seafood paella. As you know, there are certain foods that I do my best to keep from ever crossing my palate, and all seafood belongs on that list. Result: chicken and rabbit paella and it was good! I am now on board with Spanish cuisine.
This is where I happened to be for Katie's birthday and I celebrated by going to the science centre. Best decision ever. Everything was interactive and Larissa and I were like children in there, trying everything out and hogging all the best games. My favourite was the mind race. Larissa and I sat at opposite ends of a table with our foreheads resting on bars. The objective was to use your mind to push a ball on the table toward your opponent's end by clearing it of all thoughts. Now, I don't want to brag, but this is something that I am particularly good at. would never in my life bet on my intellectual prowess, but I can think of nothing like a pro. I spend most of every day thinking about nothing. If you have ever seen me deep in thought, you were quite mistaken. That raki guru I saw last year commented on my skill at deep meditation, and all I was doing then was looking at my shoes. Poor Larissa and her busy brain didn't stand a chance. We didn't realize the centre had closed until all of the displays stopped working and we suddenly realized that we were the only people left in the building. We capped off the day the best way I could imagine- eating almond Magnums and watching the Real Madrid game at the hostel.
Our Spanish high continued on in Valencia- what a delightful town! Sean recommended a hostel and I am so glad we listened to him on this one. Anyone going to Valencia, stay at the Home Backpackers Hostel. My favourite features were the rooftop terrace (and in Valencia in November, it is warm enough to use!) and the enormous kitchen. 
Valencia used to have a river flowing right through the middle of the city, but in the sixties(?) the water was redirected and the riverbed was tranformed into an enormous park area with soccer fields, playgrounds- the works. We arrived early enough to spend the afternoon walking through the park and reading our books in the sun. While we were there, I finished "Water for Elephants." If you have not yet read this book, I suggest that you do. I didn't realize that a novel about a traveling circus set in depression era America could be so riveting! For dinner we went on a quest to find non-seafood paella. As you know, there are certain foods that I do my best to keep from ever crossing my palate, and all seafood belongs on that list. Result: chicken and rabbit paella and it was good! I am now on board with Spanish cuisine.
This is where I happened to be for Katie's birthday and I celebrated by going to the science centre. Best decision ever. Everything was interactive and Larissa and I were like children in there, trying everything out and hogging all the best games. My favourite was the mind race. Larissa and I sat at opposite ends of a table with our foreheads resting on bars. The objective was to use your mind to push a ball on the table toward your opponent's end by clearing it of all thoughts. Now, I don't want to brag, but this is something that I am particularly good at. would never in my life bet on my intellectual prowess, but I can think of nothing like a pro. I spend most of every day thinking about nothing. If you have ever seen me deep in thought, you were quite mistaken. That raki guru I saw last year commented on my skill at deep meditation, and all I was doing then was looking at my shoes. Poor Larissa and her busy brain didn't stand a chance. We didn't realize the centre had closed until all of the displays stopped working and we suddenly realized that we were the only people left in the building. We capped off the day the best way I could imagine- eating almond Magnums and watching the Real Madrid game at the hostel.
Sounds like a delight! I do love a glorious science centre!
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