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On arriving in Valencia we were confronted with the sight of hundreds of acres of oranges.as we drove into the city we saw the irrigation that the arabs had setup when they made it an agricultural and industrial center 2000 yrs ago.
We caught the hop on hop off bus and the driver thought he was a competitor in the F1 motor race that is held here on street course on the water front.With motogp and Valencia FC and very popular bullfighting they have a lot going on here .Oh and americas cup which is quite hard to find any mention of.There is a cup village on water front ,we didn't manage to get out there though.
The city , as all Spanish cities we have seen so far a re a huge sprawl and have a mass of building going on ,with cranes working every where.I not sure if the ever present credit crisis is stopping this as they really only have an economy based on agriculture and tourism , sound familiar?
The city is bounded by a dry river bed.The river was diverted in the 1960s after a devastating flood .This area has been turned into a green area that travels right through the city.I think the metro also is under it.Also on it are the astonishing city of music basically opera house and science museums. On the drive out of valencia we were confronted with alot of traffic again roundabouts with no lines and many exits also in the mix traffic lights ,but we prevailed in the end arriving back to a hotel again in darkness .Thankfully lights resumed soon after.
Spent the night yakking to Dutch guys who are working on contracts in Spain and live in hotel during the week and go home every second w/e.
On our way to Barcelona this am and returning little pug tomorrow after nearly 8000kms.She was defiled in Madrid carpark when someone obviously wanted the park light more than we did. This was in a park that had manned 24 hr security.