Because we splurged for the Valencia Bioparc’s yearly pass, the Entrada Berde, we’ve been back to the zoo frequently. And every time, there’s something new to see. Yes, the €20 entry may be prohibitively expensive for tourists, but if you live in Valencia, we really recommend the €40 yearly pass. It’s a bargain. We went [...]

Walking by this candy store yesterday, we saw something that made us stop and wonder. Chunks of coal were in a box, being advertised as “Carbon de Reyes”. Of course, we had to try it. Maybe I’m missing out on something but this piece of coal looks more like a punishment than candy. Maybe it’s [...]

For the past few weeks, there have been a lot of protests in Valencia. We already posted about the student protests of the Bolonia Process, but there have also been a lot of people in the streets fighting something called “Ciudadanía en Inglés“. These protests have been getting national attention, so I finally decided to [...]

The Christmas season has definitely arrived. Walking around the crowded streets this past Sunday, it eventually dawned on us that all the stores were open. On a Sunday! This is not normal in Spain, but apparently even the strictest of Catholic customs is vulnerable to the gluttonous whims of capitalism. But it was fun to [...]

On Thursday, we went the the grand opening of Valencia’s newest shopping center, Mercado Fuencarral. The word “grand”, though, might be overstating things a bit… The new mall was, indeed, open but many of its shops were not. There were very few people wandering around floors still grimy with construction dust. The same techno-lite song [...]