Not enough hours in a day!

Hola a todos!

I'm sitting here typing at 12:30am and we wake up at 5:45am to be at the train station at 6:30am to head to Barcelona! The fútbol game is on Saturday night so it's going to be loco.

We have no idea for our itinerary but we do know we are visiting a Vineyard, a Cathedral, and going out for a nice meal all together and staying at a hotel, so hopefully I will have lots of pictures.

Today we attended classes and then shopped for a bit, we went to one of the University book stores and I purchased a bag that says "Universidad de Valencia." Then we went to the main mall, and similar to the pentagon mall in DC, you walk right off of the metro and into shopping central.

I found a cute dress for 1/2% off. Hopefully after I wear it this weekend, I'll have a few pictures to upload.

After shopping, we met up at the Mercado Central, the best place in Valencia to get the best of the best food. It wasn't open, because it closes when we are still in classes at 2pm. Apparently when famous (aka hollywood people) visit, they only shop there so it's pretty important.

Yesterday, we went to the Catedral Miguelete, it was gorgeous! The holy grail is supposedly there. Not sure if I mentioned that already but I'm really tired. Someone order me a new pair of feet! Pronto!

Here are a few photos from yesterday:

We walked to the top of the tower, it was 207 steps! Lots of exercise, and then got to enjoy some spectacular views: 

Then here are a few from today's visit to the Mercado Central, and La Lonja de la Ceda (a great trading center where the first bill of exchange occurred).

Below is the back of a church I thought was pretty. All of the architecture was so gorgeous! The stained glass, ceramic tiles, and carved stone.

The next two photos are of the Lonja de la Ceda. This is the market where they would trade valuables like silk (ceda). The pillars are made in the style of palm trees. They were and architectural masterpiece at the time. Artisans from all over the world contributed to build this for over 100 years. Gargoyles and angels monitor good and bad trading. 

The palm tree was representative of heaven. If you were a good trader, you would go to heaven, and if you stole or did not complete your trade properly, you would go to hell. It's pretty neat how they actually do resemble palm trees!

That's all for today, here's a painting from the street of what Valencia looks like at night. Pretty accurate from my bedroom window. Miss you all, thanks for keeping up with my travels and feel free to put in any request for souvenirs!

Hasta luego....  :)