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Mentira – Alcoy’s Awesome Party Drink

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:April 24, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Festivals/Food & Drink/Vocab
  • Post comments:3 Comments

When we went to Alcoy for the Christians & Moors festival, we were delighted to be introduced to la Mentira, the city's official party drink. Mentira is a delicious and…

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Despertà 2009 — Welcome to Hell, Kid

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 23, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Fallas
  • Post comments:17 Comments

Ah, Sundays. There's nothing better than sleeping in on a lazy Sunday morning, taking your time with breakfast, coffee, the paper. Disbelief and a gratifying sense of shame when you…

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Walk Down Obama Street in Náquera

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:February 3, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Day Trips
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Náquera is a small touristic village located 23 kilometers north of Valencia city. In accordance with The Law of Historical Memory, a Spanish ruling that obligates the removal of anything…

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Best Time to Take Pictures in Valencia

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  • Post published:February 2, 2009
  • Post category:Bizarre/Photography/Tips & Tricks
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In the last couple of days we have seen a couple of very spectacular sunsets & sunrises. The sun hovers over the horizon longer than usual and the air is…

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The Drawing of El Gordo Christmas Lottery

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:December 22, 2008
  • Post category:Bizarre/Culture
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I've never seen anything quite like the drawing of the Spanish Christmas Lottery, popularly known as El Gordo. The drawing lasts for nearly 3 hours, and consists of two kids,…

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Monkey Wars at the Bioparc!

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:December 19, 2008
  • Post category:Bizarre/Things to Do/Video
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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…

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Carbon De Reyes

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  • Post published:December 18, 2008
  • Post category:Bizarre/Food & Drink
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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,…

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Christmas Lottery – El Gordo

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:November 25, 2008
  • Post category:Bizarre/Tips & Tricks
  • Post comments:14 Comments

El Gordo, the "big one", is the most important prize in the Spanish Christmas Lottery -- the largest lottery in the world. This year, there's €2.3 billion in prizes (about…

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The Holy Grail in Valencia

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:October 31, 2008
  • Post category:Bizarre/Culture/History
  • Post comments:1 Comment

Indiana Jones could have saved himself a lot of trouble if he'd have just gone to the city cathedral in Valencia, where there is a grail that a lot of…

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Wake Up, VLC: September Has Arrived

  • Post author:mpowell
  • Post published:September 2, 2008
  • Post category:Bizarre/Tips & Tricks
  • Post comments:2 Comments

Finally, September is upon us, and things have returned to normal in Valencia. Life in this city during the month of August is ridiculous. Everything shuts down, from the bakeries…

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We're Jürgen and Mike, from Germany and the USA. We've been living in Valencia on-and-off since 2008. Much of our time is spent traveling the world with For 91 Days... but Valencia is the city we call home, and to which we'll always return.
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