Valencia, FTW!

My last leg of the trip began with an obscenely early wake up call and a nice employee at my hostel who let me use the kitchen for breakfast before the official opening time. He must have known he would unleash a terrible, terrible monster if I didn't have my coffee at that hour. Bless his soul.

My train ride was more or less pleasant. I slept in odd positions, as one does when they travel while sitting upright, and I ate a terrible sandwich around lunch time (no sandwich will ever taste like the one's Maria makes for me...) when all I really wanted to eat was a burrito.

My mother and I used to travel to Mexico via charter bus once a year when I was little and I have fond memories of the delicious burritos my mother would prepare before leaving. Even now, whenever we have long road trips, my mom will make at least one burrito or two to take along with us. Oh, if only burritos existed in Spain...

Immediately upon arriving, I realized this is a much more urban city than the others I have visited so far. It has alot of similar elements to Madrid, which were surprisingly comforting to me (i.e. I saw a 100 Montaditos and was thisclose to getting a tinto de verano...maybe tomorrow). Turns out Valencia is the 3rd largest city in Spain after Madrid & Barcelona!

I had some famous Valencia horchata- yum!

Much thicker and sweeter than the horchata I have had before (and to be honest, I prefer the one from Mexico, shhhhh!)

Saw more cathedrals/basilicas/churches and some cool plazas

Awkward fountain in the Plaza of the Virgin jaja

And I got to visit a beautiful museum of fine arts (for freeeeeee). I've decided I appreciate art more when I know something about it.

I see some paella in my future :D