I took a bus south from Barcelona to Valencia with my friends Darline and Ebyan. The trip only takes about 3.5 hours and if you go with the Alsa "supra" line you get free snacks! The Spanish dish Paella originated just outside Valencia and we were sure to try it out. They make it with either squid, octopus, and shrimp, or you can order the Paella Valenciana with chicken and rabbit. We stayed in a nice hostel called the RedNest that was close to all the city's attractions. It also allowed us to meet fellow travelers from places like the Czech Republic, Spain, U.S and England.
One of the city's main Cathedrals.
The ladies tried Spanish Horchata, spelled Orxata and made with tiger nuts
instead of the traditional Mexican Horchata made with rice. Very delicious!
Squares like this were very typical in Valencia.
A typical Spanish tapas, "Jamon Serrano" a Spanish ham that is thinly sliced and very salty. It's delicious alone or on a baguette sandwich!
We went to a cafe that specialized in hot chocolate. It was so thick it was like eating melted bars of milk chocolate! We were in heaven! The best thing to do is order churros (long strips of fried dough) and dip them in your hot
chocolate or coffee. Can you tell we did a lot of eating on the trip? : )
Another square, this was where most of the teenagers hung out at night.
A tree I really liked in a park nearby.
On the last day we did a tapas tour. With Nonstop Tours, you pay 10 Euro and
go to three different restaurants. At each place you are served either
cola, beer, or sangria as well as various tapas dishes. It was a great deal for the amount of food we got and we were also able to meet more travelers!
This company also does free tours and we were sad we didn't know about it before we had to head back to Barcelona.
One of the city's main Cathedrals.
The ladies tried Spanish Horchata, spelled Orxata and made with tiger nuts instead of the traditional Mexican Horchata made with rice. Very delicious!
Squares like this were very typical in Valencia.
A typical Spanish tapas, "Jamon Serrano" a Spanish ham that is thinly sliced and very salty. It's delicious alone or on a baguette sandwich!
We went to a cafe that specialized in hot chocolate. It was so thick it was like eating melted bars of milk chocolate! We were in heaven! The best thing to do is order churros (long strips of fried dough) and dip them in your hot chocolate or coffee. Can you tell we did a lot of eating on the trip? : ) 
Another square, this was where most of the teenagers hung out at night.
A tree I really liked in a park nearby.
On the last day we did a tapas tour. With Nonstop Tours, you pay 10 Euro and go to three different restaurants. At each place you are served either cola, beer, or sangria as well as various tapas dishes. It was a great deal for the amount of food we got and we were also able to meet more travelers! This company also does free tours and we were sad we didn't know about it before we had to head back to Barcelona.
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