Polly loves Paella

As the original home of Paella, we were quite excited about what weird and wonderful ingredients we would enjoy in Valencia. When we sampled a traditional local one, it tasted pretty good, even if we weren’t quite sure which food group most of it had originated from!

Valencia is a city full of great architecture with amazing buildings and facades nestled in amongst the twisty maze of the town centre. Even with a trusty map in hand, we still wandered in countless circles, but this wasn’t so bad with sights like the ‘Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias’ and a few glasses of sangria to get us through the day.

We visited an aquarium where I found a new contender for our Voyages of Discovery ads this winter. Move over penguins, here is a Beluga – this amazing creature was fascinated by its audience and pressed up right against the glass to get a better look at us.

Valencia also offers a 3km stretch of beachfront for the less cultured. This is where we found what few Brits there were, mainly in the form of stag-parties. I’m ashamed to admit this guy was in fact from Essex but what can I say? In my defence, at least I spared you the full frontal shot! All in all, Valencia was a great weekend destination. Thanks Worldchoice!