Some while back my Dad saw an item about the opera house in Valencia design by Santiago Calatrava. The end result was that we three siblings and Dad (and BIL Pete) went to Valencia for the weekend to visit the aforementioned building in the City of Arts and Sciences.
Valencia - opera house
The building, and the whole complex, was quite stunning. A building to rival the most dramatic in the world. It surpassed expectations; indeed the whole complex was quite extraordinary.
Valencia - Dolphinarium
The whole of Saturday was basically spent at the complex. Admiring the buildings, a film at the IMAX and a dolphin show.
Valencia - Irish pub
In between times we walked, talked, ate and drank. Saturday night we had a superb meal at Sagardi (brilliant restaurant, shame about the website).
Valencia - Sagardi restaurant
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