Hi everybody! Erasmus life is not only about studying but also discovering new areas. Many students take this opportunity to visit the main cities of the country.
For my part I decided to go to Valencia it’s only at 3 hours by car from Madrid. I took a Blablacar with my flatmate. It’s a really good way to make enriching meetings and it’s really cheap! I went at the end of September and temperatures were still very high (30 degrees).
We stayed 2 days and as my sister was studying in Valencia we slept in her shareflat with 3 others girls from Germany, Czech Republic and Spain. Valencia is fantastic for nights out. So on Friday night we went to the Umbracle, it’s a huge nightclub completely open to the outside.
Umbracle
The Saturday we decided to take the bus to go to Gandia (at 1 hour).There, was organized a pool party for Erasmus people. It was really hot and the place was amazing with a big pool and a lot of palm trees. We had a great time.
On Sunday we visited the city center of Valencia and the City of Arts and Sciences. It’s a scientific and cultural leisure complex designed by the Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava. The Umbracle building is part of it.
City of Arts and Sciences
During the afternoon we enjoyed the beach and ate Paella. It’s the typical meal of Valencia.
Unfortunately we didn’t have enough time to see the Oceanogràfic. It’s the largest aquarium in Europe. It houses 45000 animals of 500 different species!
I really enjoyed this trip because we met new people and discovered a new town which is the third largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona.
Have a good week!
