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Site Under Reconstruction
I’m sorry for the inconvenience but I needed to change my hosting company and, as always, hilarity ensued. Or, rather, everything went tits up. I will try to get everything back up as soon as possible so visit again soon.
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Sagunto
Valencia’s history goes back a ways, but just 30 km to the north, there is another city some 300 years older, its roots dating back to the V century BCE. Sagunto (or Sagunt in Valenciá) used to be the major administrative and trading stop on the east coast of Iberia. When Hannibal crossed the Rubicon, he set his sights on Saguntum first, and set siege of it in 219 BC triggering the Second Punic War between the Carthaginians and the Romans, one of the most important wars of antiquity. So that’s where we, Sagrario, L. (a Finnish girl staying with us), and I went off to for a mid-week excursion. Getting to Sagunto is…
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Valencia, I’m Baaaack!
Back in my beloved Valencia, I feed on paella and face the August heat.
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Galicia, I Will Miss You
Saying goodbye is never easy and this time it was a bit harder than usual.
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Rías Baixas, Day Three
Day Three in Rías Baixas was split between Corme and Faro do Roncudo on a Costa da Morte.
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Rías Baixas, Day Two
Day 2 in Rias Baixas was split between Noia and Baroña, old town and older ruins, and a beach, of course.
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Rías Baixas, Day One
One of the advantages of having friends in new places is that once in a while you get invited along on a mini-vacation to parts unknown.
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Monte de San Pedro
Monte de San Pedro is a massive urban park on top of a hill with views that go on for miles.
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Afundación A Coruña
Afundación A Coruña is not only a really cool building but also the seat of a foundation dedicated to social and cultural development in Galicia.
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Three’s Company
After almost five months of separation, it was great to spend time catching up with old friends while retracing steps along Paseo Maritims.