Making New Friends in Valencia
I have only a few minute on the Internet, so I’ll make this brief. I got my first chance to beach it in Valencia and it was so calm and relaxing. I got a good does of peace-of-mind. I go to go to the beach twice and I got my running on the beach, which was a better run than on the streets.
I’ve witnessed several cultural traditions in this city. The other night, I heard all this loud banging noise out in the streets. I was up in my room at one of the 5 star hotels Valencia has, and I just had to step out on my balcony to see where all that noise was coming from. I saw about a dozen men dressed in some kind of medieval Spanish costumes and they were holding these enormous guns. I was a little a taken back by the sight of big guns, but I didn’t panic due to the fact that there were people lined up the street watching them. They were firing them off periodically and seemed to shoot straight up in the air. Later, I found out that this display was in commemoration of their victory over the Moors.
Today, I witnessed hundreds of people marching down a street with musical instruments. I didn’t find out what that one was all about. The rest of my time here, I spent getting to know the locals here and making friendships instead of doing the usual sight seeing thing. I also met, Germans, Australians, Canadians and a few Americans. There was this huge rugby tournament happening, so everywhere I went, besides the cultural traditions, I ran into all the fans. One guy invited me to see a couple of games with him in this Irish pub, and what can I say, I now love rugby.
I’ve gained some interesting cultural insights from all the people I’ve met and I’ve gained a lot more friends. Tomorrow is my last day here in Valencia, I’ll be heading to Salou to meet new people and to make new friends.