valencia

bullfighting ring next to the train station where we arrived

upon arriving in valencia, the weather was absolutely beautiful. so a group of us set out to the old part of town. first on the agenda though was to find some food. since it was around 3, many places were closed but we soon found a turkish kebab restaurant (much to efe's delight). it was delicious.



efe was saving some of his dessert for later





unfortunately, the paella place leonidas wanted to take us to was closed after the concert so we ended up going elsewhere. but since he had been talking about this place since our concerts in philadelphia, i had to try it the next day. che-hung came w/ me and we enjoyed our final paella of the tour at la pepica, by the sea. as usual, we ate until we could barely move.




che-hung watched and quickly learned their secret recipe

since we were so close to the water, i had to go in. the beach was so beautiful and enormous. it took me about 5 minutes to walk to the water but i only lasted about 5 seconds in it. the water temperature here made las palmas feel like the caribbean.



after getting back to the hotel, efe (who i have been rooming w/) and i decided to check out more of the city. we walked to the original gate of the city and along the oldest street.





can you tell efe enjoys his desserts?

does this hall look familiar? same designer as the one in tenerife. we played in the hall next door.