Valencia (part 1)

My first weekend trip (where I was not working) was to Valencia, Spain! I had an awesome time. We stayed with one of the FSU Staff members who work at the Study Centre there. Luke (a GC with me) had friends studying there so we even had our own personal tour guides. The best way to see the city! The first few pictures were taken when we arrived. The city was beautiful. The next day we went on their Day Trip which was a hike about an hour outside of the city. It was mostly great except at the end we unknowingly were hiking straight up a mountain and everyone had drank their water. So instead of ending up at the river to swim we ended up at a resort, downing all their water, and sitting by their pool! It was a great day outdoors and a good way to get to know some of the students there!

 Our gracious host gave us wine and tapas when we arrived :)

 The torries. The medieval gate to enter the city. This was taken right outside the Study Centre. They even have pieces of the wall going through some of their classrooms!

 The bull fighting ring is the building on the right. It's right next to the train station. Some of the students said it was cooler than they expected, but I don't think I'd ever want to see one live.

 The town where we started the hike.

 The waterfall spring we ended up at. I snapped this before everyone got in the water. The water was freezing and the rocks at the bottom made it impossible to walk, but we stayed in most of the time anyway. Even found some caves!

 A cool pictures taken by one of the directors, Alicia. I definitely got a sunburn from this day!