As you surely know by now, Spain defeated Germany in last night’s Euro 2008 Final. It was Spain’s first major title in 44 years, and Valencia exploded in joy.
Spain wins EM 2008 from Valencia Blog on Vimeo.
We watched the game at a local bar, complete with live entertainment from drunken, crazy fans.

After the tense [...]

It’s on!!!
This is the match we’ve been praying for. We just happen to have German visitors in town for the week, and the final falls on my birthday … Sweet! We were already planning on a party, and I think it just got crazier.
Now the question — where is the best place in [...]

On the evening of June 23rd, Spaniards all along the southern coast flock to the beaches to celebrate the Día de San Juan, by burning all their old, unwanted items and drinking themselves silly.
As often happens, the mixing of small, manageable bonfires and young, drunk people results in a night full of fire-jumping.
Source: Levante-EMT.es
We’re [...]

Agua de Valencia is an extremely popular drink here, taking advantage of one Valencia’s prime exports — oranges.
I ordered it at an outdoor bar recently and instantly fell in love. “I’m going to find out how to make this as soon as I get home!”
Agua de Valencia
1 cup (18cl) freshly squeezed orange juice
1 bottle [...]

We wrote about the Cinema Jove just couple of days ago. Turns out that all open air films are shown at the Viveros Garden. So we went on the first night to watch [REC], which was really fun.
The next day, we went to see the opening film in competition, giving me the opportunity to snap [...]

Variety Magazine recently ran an article about the MUAA Museum of Audio Visual Arts, which is scheduled to open a year from now, in Alzira (location), just 25 miles south of Valencia city.
Alzira
There is precious little on-line about this museum (here’s an article in Spanish), but it sounds as though it will be pretty cool. [...]

It’s about time for another picture dump. Hope you like them.
Above, some tourist lost on the roof of thePatriaca!
Two of the many different mailboxes at the main post office:

I never saw something like this before, rain clouds on fire:

Marquis des dos Aquas at night:

Desert Ship:

Two more shots from we went to the coast line of [...]

Asian food makes me happy.
I just don’t understand why people would go to a fast food chain in Valencia. You can get a filling meal for the same price like you would pay for an Extra Value Menu. Rong Hua is one of the alternatives, in a prime location on La Paz.
For only €6.95 you [...]

There’s a certain class of lady whose elegance and grace elevate her effortlessly above the fawning masses. She carries herself with a poised confidence that would be threatening to men, had her coquettish charms not already entranced them. She is a socialite and mother, as beautiful as she is intelligent.
This, however, is not a [...]

Why does the phrase “modern art” evoke a different mental image than “contemporary art”? Shouldn’t the two be synonymous?
Anyway, if you’re interested in the latter, be sure to make your way to the IVAM (location) before July 6th, to see an excellent exhibition by Columbia’s Fernando Botero.
95 of his works are on display, from two [...]