Valencia – the third largest city in Spain has a big port. We are docking far from any terminal. People from the ship offer a shuttle bus to the center for 12 dollars round trip but it is too much for budget traveller. Nobody on the ship will tell you that from the pier there is free shuttle bus to the ferry terminal and from there you can use city bus no. 4 to get for just 1.5 euro to the central square (Ajuntamiento). But I decided to walk, to see on the way Science & Art Center – the group of the buildings of fantastic, modern architecture housing also famous oceanoghaphic museum. Since my last visit they add here new objects – lt looks very impressive but be ready to pay 34 euro for the last expensive entry tickets. Then I was walking palm- fringed avenidas to Plaza del Toros (today there was police show with motocycles and horses instead of bulls) going onward I reached old town and central square with nice fountain
Only here I round tourist info office and got a city map. Nothing like that at the cruise ships! Shame on you, beautiful Valencia! Bells ringing at 12 found me on the cathedral square. Imagine long line of the tourists, waiting for the entrance to the cathedral… But I like Valencia anyway. Tomorrow in the morning I waill be disembarking the ship in Barcelona… See you soon!
