Valencia!!!

On Thursday Susana and I drove into Valencia to meet up with our friend Xamu. We walked around the old part of downtown to see all of the historical buildings and plazas.

Me and Xamu in front of the town hall.

In the center of one of the plazas there are glass tiles through which you can see ruins of the Roman city that is underneath Valencia. Xamu's grandfather was actually born in a house that used to be on top of this area until they discovered the ruins underneath. It is so interesting because the current city and it's structure date back to the 12th century but that was all built on top of the original Roman city that was built in the 2nd century BC so it is not uncommon to uncover really old ruins underneath existing structures.

In Spain and in Europe in general, there is such an abundance of old, beautiful buildings. I have seen a lot of them but I still am always amazed to be in the center of a huge city surrounded by the mixture of modern technologies and structures that are 600 years old. After walking around for a couple of hours we went to grab a drink and chat for a bit. It was a fun evening and especially great to see Xamu.