El Weekend

Hi Everyone,  It's been a full on weekend.  On Friday night we found our Jazz Club called Jimmy Glass and only five minutes walk.  It is everything a jazz club should be, dark, crowded and a little tatty around the edges.  The trio of bass, double bass and guitar was really good, and even better as you don't pay an entrance fee, so if you want to leave after the first set, you can and not feel like you have to stay to the end.   We went back on Saturday night and the band, this time piano, bass and saxophone, they were even better.  They load one euro on every drink which I think is fair.  Me thinks we will become regulars.

The Valencianas just love dressing up here.  As we left the apartment to night a little parade of dressed up people danced by, followed by a small brass band.  The guys were swigging down some evil looking stuff, and all were enjoying themselves immensely.  Haven't got a clue what was going on, but it was lovely.  Will find out though.

Sorry about the picture, I only had time to get mobile out, so I don't know if it's me or the mobile that is crap.

The sales are on here so we went shopping, yes Rod went shopping, not for long and only to buy him a lightweight jacket..... sorry, it's been so warm, he only had a heavy lined jacket.

Horchata is a drink made from Tiger nuts and sweetened yum......

We walked for miles again today.

Sunday, it was on two new types of transport, the metro and tram down to the beach for a long walk and lunch.  It seems this is what people do on a Sunday.

When you first see it, it look likes seaweed on the sand, but it is dark volacanic rock.

It was time for our first paella of the trip.  We went back to Neptuno (we came here five years ago) and have decided that we will mark this paella and compare all others to it!  For the non fish eaters, sorry! but it was great.  A set menu of pan y tomates, Valencian salad, fried fish followed by Paella con Mariscos.  I was then given a pudding to die for,  Cabalgata Cake with chocolate sauce..... that means another 10,000 steps on my fitbit.

I don't know if there is a word for feeling Stuffed in Spanish, but we were very.  After leaving the restaurant we had to walk back via the Marina Real to walk it off.. The Marina was built about ten years ago to host the Americas Cup.

More People dressing up

Velas Y Vents Building - Americas Cup Building now used as exhibition/music space and restaurants

Very weird landscape

Bijou little property for sale in from of the quays.  A little renovation needed.

Again we walked for miles, and when we got back to the apartment, I immediately fell asleep for two hours, but felt much better afterwards.  My legs felt like someone was trying to unscrew them.

Sunday night we ventured back to the area we stayed in five years ago to a flamenco club that was underneath our apartment.  Thursday/Friday and Saturday the shows starts at 11pm which is still a little late for us, we will no doubt get used to socialising late, but not just yet.  On a Sunday it is 8pm, much better.  Fabulous singer, guitarist and male and female dancer.  They enjoyed themselves so much, it was obvious.

Think I might need to have a couple of days without walking 6 miles a day, my poor feet are suffering.