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Two Poodles living in Spain

The daily lives of two poodles living in Spain. We are a Black Standard Poodle (Grande Caniche) called Dudley and a Cream Standard Poodle called Monica. We were born in a village in the mountains of Andalusia and now live on the Orihuela Costa in Spain. Monica is 4 years old and Dudley is 1.

(This blog is in memory of Buddy, one of the original TPLIS who sadly was put to sleep on 27th December 2010).

Valencia (Part Two)
Sunday, January 23, 2011

We were only there for a couple of days, so it was difficult to decide what to see. So we opted for the Oceanográfic. Here you can “travel” to the various seas and continents to see amazing birds, fish, animals and Dolphin display. For those of you who want to get up close and personal there is the opportunity to be a trainer for a day, or swim with the dolphins and even sleep with the sharks!! A fantastic day for all the family.
 
 (left to right: Starfish, Jelly Fish, Sharks)
 
(left to right: Spoonbill, Red Ibis, Terrapin)
 
On the way back from the Oceanográfic we were going to walk through the Umbracle; this was holding a display of 26 life like robotic dinosaurs, but as we did not have the time to do this justice, we decided to leave it for the moment.   However, we did see a 27 ft long Diplodocus……..
 
 
On day two, we only had half a day left so we opted for the Museo de las Ciencas Principe Felipe. Which is the Science Museum with lots of hands on exhibits to play with which was great fun.
 
One of there current exhibitions is Star Trek. With real props and costumes from the series, video clips of various episodes, masks and make-up and a replica of the Bridge of the Enterprise….so I got to sit in Captain Kirk’s seat. (Unfortunately you were not allowed to take picture). Still….live long a prosper!
 
 
 
Please note I have only scratched the surface of what there is to see and do in Valencia…..there is so much more……definitely well worth a visit.
 

 

 

 



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Valencia (Part One)
Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Valencia, what a city….beautiful in so many ways. OK so I haven’t visited many cities in spain..…yet! Not been to Barcelona, Granada, Cordoba, Seville, Madrid…..but I will do some day. I am not really a city person, give me the wide open countryside, woods, rivers, fields and I am at home. One thing I really miss about living on the Costa Blanca is lush green grass, but hey you can’t have everything. 
 
In May 2010 I visited London (to see relatives) and do the usual tourist things….London Eye - which was amazing, Tower Bridge (Chris’ favourite London monument); see a show and spend a fortune on meals out!! The weather was brilliant whilst we were there….sunshine and T shirt weather ……but for me Valencia was far superior.
 
It has amazing buildings both old and new…….....
 
The façade of the railway station, for instance
 
 
The glass domed ceiling inside the Post Office.......Royal Mail take note!
 
 
The Cathedral (which houses the Holy Grail)
 
 
The City of Arts & Sciences, a truly magnificent complex, designed by Santiago Calatrava and Felix Candela and completed in 1998. It is situated at the end of the Turia riverbed. This complex houses:
 
 
The Hemisféric (a building which looks like a human eye) and houses an Imax Cinema, Planetarium and Laserium.
 
 
El Museo de las Ciencies Principe Felipe. An interactive museum of science but resembling the skeleton of a whale. It occupies around 40,000 m² on three floors.
 
 
L’Umbracle. A landscaped walk with plant species indigenous to Valencia.
 
 
L’Oceanográfic. An open-air oceanographic park. It is the largest oceanographic aquarium in Europe with 110,000 square meters and 42 million liters of water. It was built in the shape of a water lily and is the work of architect Felix Candela.
 
 
El Puente de L’Assut de L’Or. This is now spain longest bridge at 180 meters and whose 125 meters high pillar is the highest point in the city.
 
L’Agora. This building has a height of 80 meters and occupies 5,000 square meters of elliptic space.  The Agora was officially inaugurated in November 2009 to host the Valencia Open 500 ATP Tournament.

The L'Agora is the blue building in the background; the bridge is on the right

 

 



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