1/26/09
It was nice of the saints to pose with me for this picture in the Cathedral, don’t you think?
Here I am in Valencia, Spain and while it is a beautiful city, I have to say that it doesn’t have that incredible something I felt in Barcelona. Of course, I leave many friends behind in Barcelona and here I am just another guy staying at a hostel, in this case the Red Nest, which is quite a nice hostel with free wi-fi, reasonable laundry, and lots of couches and common space. None the less, I feel that this place feels more manufactured, manicured, and created for tourists than the raw excitement I felt in BCN. There is a difference in the graffiti, the architecture, and the people that I can’t quite been able to place my finger on. Probably, I will leave tomorrow and head to Alicante, but to be fair, I’ve not seen much of this city. It surely has many wonders that I am missing.
Today I simply did laundry, caught up on email, and managed to get lost several times walking through the center of the city. I also visited the cathedral and climbed the steps to the tower for stunning views.
One thing in the Cathedral was the Holy Grail! I didn’t know it existed…so much for the stupid fucking Davinchi Code…
Vago Damitio is the Vagabond in Chief. He is also a writer, blogger, traveler, adventurer and teacher. He has spent his life mastering how to have incredible adventures on minuscule budgets. Someday he hopes to have the option of using gigantic budgets for miniscule adventures.
